Clearly, diagnosis is a critical aspect of healthcare. However, the ultimate purpose of a diagnosis is the development and application of a series of treatments or protocols. Isolated recognition of a health issue does little to resolve it.

In this module’s Discussion, you applied the Clark Healthy Workplace Inventory to diagnose potential problems with the civility of your organization. In this Portfolio Assignment, you will continue to analyze the results and apply published research to the development of a proposed treatment for any issues uncovered by the assessment.

To Prepare:

• Review the Resources and examine the Clark Healthy Workplace Inventory, found on page 20 of Clark (2015).
• Review the Work Environment Assessment Template.
• Reflect on the output of your Discussion post regarding your evaluation of workplace civility and the feedback received from colleagues.
• Select and review one or more of the following articles found in the Resources:
  • Clark, Olender, Cardoni, and Kenski (2011)
  • Clark (2018)
  • Clark (2015)
  • Griffin and Clark (2014)

The Assignment (3-6 pages total):

Part 1: Work Environment Assessment (1-2 pages)

• Review the Work Environment Assessment Template you completed for this Module’s Discussion.
• Describe the results of the Work Environment Assessment you completed on your workplace.
• Identify two things that surprised you about the results and one idea you believed prior to conducting the Assessment that was confirmed.
• Explain what the results of the Assessment suggest about the health and civility of your workplace.

Part 2: Reviewing the Literature (1-2 pages)

• Briefly describe the theory or concept presented in the article(s) you selected.
• Explain how the theory or concept presented in the article(s) relates to the results of your Work Environment Assessment.
• Explain how your organization could apply the theory highlighted in your selected article(s) to improve organizational health and/or create stronger work teams. Be specific and provide examples.

Part 3: Evidence-Based Strategies to Create High-Performance Interprofessional Teams (1–2 pages)

• Recommend at least two strategies, supported in the literature, that can be implemented to address any shortcomings revealed in your Work Environment Assessment.
• Recommend at least two strategies that can be implemented to bolster successful practices revealed in your Work Environment Assessment.

  

You are the Nursing Director for the medical-surgical area of a large 

hospital. Nurses at this hospital to “self-scheduling”. The managers of the 

units have brought to your attention that a severe staffing shortage for the 

winter holiday schedule is apparent. Using two different types of leadership 

styles, how would you handle this situation?

Define compliance and reimbursement and discuss their financial relevance in healthcare organizations. What accounting methods are applicable and why?

Health insurance and reimbursement methodologies are some of the basic foundations of understanding health care finance. Health care administrators must have a basic understanding of these areas to successfully run their respective departments and/or organizations. Interestingly enough, most consumers have no concept of how their benefits are designed, implemented, and paid for. Understanding health insurance from a financial perspective is one aspect to review. Aligning the insurance with networks, co-pays, co-insurance, and deductibles from a structural perspective and connecting the dots with providers and payors complicates matters even further. Hopefully, this section will clarify these complexities.

Three to five pages, APA formatted ,describing the critical areas of reimbursement and how they function? Journal and/or peer reviewed articles required. Industry terminology must be used. Current research, within the last five years preferred.

On the Discussion Board we will be discussing core competencies:

• If on NP tract: Describe the NP core competencies as identified by NONPF and discuss how you can attain basic mastery of those competencies.

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• If on a tract other than NP: Describe core competencies in your role and who defines these. Discuss how you can attain basic mastery of those competencies.

In addition, answer the following question in your post:

• Define your leadership style.
• What are elements of role transition from RN to APN, and what are you currently experiencing in this process?

Leadership journals from SOU Library are The Journal of Nursing Scholarship or Nursing Leadership Forum or the American Journal of Nursing, Journal of Nursing Administration, Nursing Administration Quarterly, Nursing Management or Health Care Management Review.

Guidelines: Support your responses with scholarly academic references using APA style format. Assigned course readings and online library resources are preferred. Weekly lecture notes are designed as overviews to the topic for the respective week and should not serve as a citation or reference.

In your discussion question response, provide a substantive response that illustrates a well-reasoned and thoughtful response; is factually correct with relevant scholarly citations, references, and examples that demonstrate a clear connection to the readings.