Discussion: Factors Pushing on Healthcare

There are multiple external and internal factors pushing on healthcare administrators in thismarket. It becomes harder to remain focused on the central mission and vision of theorganization. This assignment provides the opportunity for you to have a voice and make abusiness case for innovation in health care that ties to the hospital’s mission and vision.A business case is designed to lead directly to a decision (Gambles, 2009; Roussel, Thomas, &Harris, 2016). Therefore it should be directed toward those individuals with the authority tomake decisions for the organization. This work will focus on making a recommendation to seniorleadership on improving a process within your organization.Respond to the following:Creating a fiscal and operational plan takes vision, alignment with the larger organizational plan,and attention to detail.

As a masters prepared nurse, you are expected to have the necessarycompetencies to achieve budget soundness by using the best approach possible. This PowerPoint(with voice over) assignment will take you a step past the discussion forum this week.Your task at hand is to make a presentation related to this discussion. You have made thepresentation at the Nursing Leadership Council and now you are asked to present this atthe senior administrative team meeting.You have been granted a 15 minute block (including time for questions) on the SeniorAdministrative Team meeting to make your business case of why leadership should agree to yourproposal. You found out that the CEO prefers proposals made using SBAR format (Situation,Background, Assessment, and Recommendation or Request) as a simple yet effective way tostandardize communication. Therefore, you will prepare a 10 slide PowerPoint Presentationusing SBAR format to make the business case for why the improvement should occur.

This should be a succinctly prepared PowerPoint Presentation using SBAR format. Rememberto use the notes and Voice Over to add additional information. The voice over will be nolonger than two minutes per slide as if you were presenting this in person based on the 25 minutepresentation block. There is a minimum of three references and citations.References: Gambles, I. (2009). Making the business case: Proposals that succeed for projects thatwork. Burlington, VT: Gower Publishing Company. Roussel, L., Thomas, P., & Harris, J. (2016). Management and leadership for nurseadministrators. (7th ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

Discussion: Factors Pushing on Healthcare

Discussion: Factors Pushing on Healthcare

Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to: Demonstrate leadership and stewardship through the improvement initiative. (SLPO 1;NUR 625 M7A1: Presentation of Your CaseCO 1) Use knowledge of healthcare financial management principles in the development ofyour proposal. (SLPO 4; NLAC 2; CO 2)Review the presentation format to know the topic headings you should include in yourpresentation.Select each highlighted text for more information on the topic headings to be included in thepresentation.Introduction (30 %)Title Slide: Name of proposal, author, and date (1 slide).

Situation:a) Describe the product or service you are proposing (1 slide).b) Remember to present the supporting rationale for “why” the change is needed now.Background:c) identify the goal or purpose of the proposed product or service (1-2 slides).d) Connect the relationship of the product/service to the organization’s existing mission, vision, andgoals. Tie the change to the organization’s strategic plan or quality initiatives (e.g. patient safety goals,patient experience, or financial return on investment).Assessment: 30%a) Provide SWOT analysis to describing succinctly the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threatsregarding your proposal (1 slide)b) Categorize the projected costs (e.g. personnel/labor, supplies, equipment, remodeling) along withcourse correction costs it will take to remedy the identified change (1-2 slides).c) Projects invariably involve risks.

Clearly identify any risks associated with the proposed change andwhat it would take to mitigate the risk (1 slide).Conclusion 10%NUR 625 M7A1: Presentation of Your CaseRecommendation or Request:a) Provide a conclusion section that summarizes the proposal including what you are requesting orrecommending a timeline and costs (1 slide).b) References (1 slide).You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.

Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.

The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.

 

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS

Discussion Questions (DQ)

Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.
Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source.
One or two sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words.
I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.
Weekly Participation

Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.
In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.
Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).
Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.
APA Format and Writing Quality

Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required).
Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.
I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.
Use of Direct Quotes

I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’ level and deduct points accordingly.
As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.
It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.
LopesWrite Policy

For assignments that need to be submitted to LopesWrite, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me.
Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes.
Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own?
Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score.
Late Policy

The university’s policy on late assignments is 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies.
Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances.
If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect.
I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension.
As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.
Communication

Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me:
Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class.
Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.