NURS6201 Leadership in Nursing and Healthcare
Week 7 Module 3 Assignment
Workplace Conflicts
Conflict is inevitable in every profession and organization, and nursing and the broader healthcare field are no exception. Conflict can result from poor communication, jurisdiction issues, low trust, bullying, stress and heavy workloads, and poor leadership. These issues cause not only staff turnover, inefficiency, and expense to the organization but also disruption of care and diminished patient outcomes. Whether at the individual or organizational level, nurse leaders can affect change to improve these outcomes and move teams and organizations toward their mission and values.
A set of beliefs, culture and behaviors demonstrated by a group of individuals working toward a common purpose is referred to as organizational culture (Thomas, 2018). This can refer to healthcare personnel who are seeking to deliver the highest quality treatment for patients based on evidence-based practice and promoting positive, innovative changes that help improve workplace ethics and clinical abilities. Nurses, as well as opinion leaders in healthcare, academia, and government, agree that nurses are not seen as key decision-makers or income generators. This notion makes it difficult for nurses to advance to positions of leadership and influence health policy and reform. The first line of defense is to become aware of and understand this barrier. On this issue, nursing needs to educate, foster discourse, and address problems. The fact that nurses aren’t considered as income creators originates partly from the techniques used in acute care. Because there is no billing provision for nursing services, they are grouped together as one huge cost category. The emphasis is on cost rather than productivity. Changes will necessitate policy changes. Furthermore, the healthcare industry must pay more attention to nursing indicators, outcomes, and the impact of nursing on overall healthcare expenses
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Consider some of the AONL competencies that stress leadership, professionalism, and the ability to resolve and manage conflict. How might you approach these situations?
In this Assignment, you reflect on a conflict situation you have experienced in the workplace. Considering what you have focused on in this module, how might you approach this same conflict today?
To prepare:
Review Resources related to conflict, violence, and bullying in the workplace as well as effective communication for resolving conflict.
Consider a situation in your workplace in which you experienced a conflict (e.g., bullying, interpersonal conflict between staff members). Reflect on how the situation was handled at that time.
Considering the IHI (2017) and ANA (2015) resources, as well as the AONL competencies, reflect on how you could have been more effective in resolving this conflict situation or avoiding unnecessary misunderstandings in your case example.
Assignment (3–4 pages)
For your selected workplace conflict, write a reflective conflict analysis memo in which you address the following:
Describe the situation and conflict.
Explain how you handled the conflict at the time. Describe strategies you employed to resolve the conflict.
Reflecting on the final outcome, explain how you would approach the conflict differently to improve your effectiveness at managing the situation.
Referencing the IHI (2017) and ANA (2015) resources, and the AONL competencies, explain how you might implement strategies to encourage a culture of safety and respect to decrease conflict and bullying in the workplace in the future.
Support your Assignment with at least two scholarly articles beyond those in the Resources for the module, explaining how the research supports your argument.
Reminder: The College of Nursing requires that all papers submitted include a title page, introduction, summary, and references. The Sample Paper provided at the Walden Writing Center provides an example of those required elements (available at http://writingcenter.waldenu.edu/57.htm). All papers submitted must use this formatting.
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