UTA NURS4455 Nursing Leadership and Management All Module Discussions

Module 1 Discussion

DQ1 Who controls nursing? (Consider nursing practice on all levels in your discussion.).

DQ2 Below are the hyperlinks to the websites where our information (quality/HCAHPS) can be accessed by the public:

The Joint Commission Quality Check:

http://www.qualitycheck.org/consumer/searchQCR.aspx (Links to an external site.)

US News:

http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area (Links to an external site.)

US Department of HHS (Hospital Compare):

http://hospitalcompare.hhs.gov/ (Links to an external site.)

National Patient Safety Goals

jointcommission.org (Links to an external site.)

These topics are hot topics for healthcare and CMS  will deduct reimbursements on quality scores, starting 2013. They are monitoring these scores now to see what percentage they will be deducting. We are finding in the hospitals across the country that nurses may be unclear on these and they have been around for years.

Care Measures (AMI, CHF, PNU, and SCIP).

Patient Safety Goals

Fall Preventions

HCAHPS-(Hospital Consumer Assessment of Health Plans) Patient satisfaction scores

Go to these links and compare your facility to another hospital in your area. As a change agent pick one of the topics and discuss how you can implement change in your department to bring your quality scores up. Post your hospital scores in your presentation.

 

NURS4455 Nursing Leadership and Management

Module 2 Discussion

DQ1 How can conflict in the workplace affect the quality of care for the clients? Describe examples and techniques you have seen.

DQ2 For Maximum Score – must respond to all 3 questions.

1. How do you define quality of care?

2. What factors can you control, as a manager, for your staff to provide high-quality care (which factors are internal and which are external)?

3. If an organization is deciding between several quality management programs which would you recommend and why?

NURS4455 Nursing Leadership and Management

Module 3 Discussion

Are there tasks or functions in your work environment that you believe are redundant, unnecessary, or repetitive or that could be done by a lesser-paid employee? Explain.

 

NURS4455 Nursing Leadership and Management

Module 4 Discussion

DQ1 Think about your current or former workplace. Are you aware of any specific actions that were taken to protect employees from workplace violence? What more could you suggest?

DQ2 How could you use the Nursing Process to address a staff member’s performance shortcomings?

 

NURS4455 Nursing Leadership and Management

Module 5 Discussion

For Maximum points, you must respond to all 3 questions.

What style of leadership do you work best under?

What leadership style best describes your present or former managers?

Why is it important for nurse managers to have a clear understanding of their predominant leadership style?