BSN FP 4008 Assessment 3 Executive Summary of Organizational Diversity

BSN FP 4008 Assessment 3 Executive Summary of Organizational Diversity

Preparation

To prepare for this assessment, use the Capella library and
the Internet to study the impact of health system’s power structure on nursing,
leadership, diversity related to empowerment in nursing and patient outcomes,
and recruitment of a diverse workforce. You may also wish to look for examples
of an executive summary on the Internet.

Identify a type of health care facility and examine the Web
site and available public information to review the organization of the nursing
department, nursing recruitment, and any information about the diversity of the
system’s workforce and leadership.

You may use the health care setting in which you currently
work or have worked in the past.

Describe the type of organization and region. Example: a
major Midwestern teaching hospital or a rehabilitation hospital on the East
Coast.

Do not report the name of the facility.

Deliverable: Executive Summary of Organizational Diversity

Read the following scenario:

Scenario:

The city in which you work has undergone a significant
population shift within the last 10 years, due to increased employment,
education opportunities, and an influx of immigrants and refugees. To put the
population shift in perspective, the local school district enrollment report
states that nearly 100 languages are spoken in the schools, up from 32 languages
in the last census. Senior leadership has asked you to examine all types of
multiculturalism and diversity within your health care organization.

To do this, you will need to use a systems perspective to
examine the relationship between a diverse workforce and patient outcomes;
identify gaps between best practices and the organization’s diversity policies,
and make a recommendation for organizational change.

In the executive summary:

Analyze the impact of a diverse workforce on patient
outcomes.

In what ways or situations might multiculturalism and
diversity impact health care delivery or patient outcomes?

How is diversity defined in the organization?

Analyze how the health care system integrates diversity and
multiculturalism into its practices.

Is the makeup of the organization’s leadership
representative of the patient and employee populations? Is this important? What
would you change?

Explain how multiculturalism and diversity can impact health
care delivery or patient outcomes.

Analyze current recruitment and retention policies to
identify gaps between best practices and current policies.

Assess the level of integration and importance of
multiculturalism and diversity in a health care organization.

Are all types of diversity recognized and included?

Provide support for your position by including 2 or 3
examples of the integration of multiculturalism and diversity into the
organization.

Recommend evidence-based changes to the organizational
structure and systems leadership that empower a diverse workforce.

What changes would you champion as a health care leader to
make the system more responsive to patients and the organization’s workforce?

Make your document easy to scan for readers by:

Using subheadings to organize content.

Using bullet points and phrases for main points, in addition
to short, succinct paragraphs.

Including a visual, such as a graph, table, or chart.

Additional Requirements

Written communication: Written communication should be free
of errors that distract from the overall message.

APA formatting: Resources and in-text citations should be
formatted according to current APA style and formatting.

Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point,
double-spaced.

Length: Summary report should be 3–5 pages.

Also Read:

I agree that medical practice problems are diagnostic and curative in nature, whereas nursing practice problems are concerned with nursing diagnoses, nursing assessments, or nursing processes/situations. They are very different, but they can use the same PICOT format and get very different results. Interesting. One of the articles I read was more focused on the medical PICOT, but it contained a statement that is applicable to nursing practice. According to PICOT, “a lack of [clinician/nurse] representation in research has the potential to limit growth and new developments for the profession” (Riva et al., 2012). It emphasizes the importance of research and involvement in the profession. I completely agree, but before embarking on this journey to obtain my bachelor’s degree, I had no idea what research was or how it related to nursing. I’m curious where in their education physicians are introduced to the world of research. Clearly, very few people in the medical profession are actively engaged in research. I believe it is far more important than I ever imagined in order to keep the nursing profession current and on top of an ever-changing body of knowledge.
Evidence-based practice is a decision-making approach that uses the best available evidence to inform clinical decisions. As a result, healthcare researchers make decisions based on a combination of research evidence, clinical expertise, and patient preferences and values (Helbig, 2018). There is mounting evidence to support EBP in healthcare. EBP has been shown in numerous studies to improve patient outcomes, lower costs, and increase provider satisfaction.
Nursing practice appears to have similar patient goals as medical practice, but both take different approaches to addressing the patient’s problems and improving prognosis. While medical practice focuses on diagnosing the disease or condition affecting the patient or a population, nursing practice focuses on identifying and addressing all health problems that contribute to the medical diagnosis. As a result, even before or without a medical diagnosis, nurses can manage the patient’s symptoms immediately in order to save the patient’s life and improve the prognosis (Kim et al., 2020). However, in order to make an accurate diagnosis, the physician should perform various tests to support the subjective and objective data.

Nurses use the nursing process to ensure effective and long-term solutions to the patient’s illness and health outcomes, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Because nursing practice focuses on holistic care and extensive addressing of the patient’s concerns, the PICOT question should be based on a nursing practice problem. As a result, while medical practice focuses on the patient’s pharmacological and possibly non-pharmacological treatment, nursing practice investigates the patient’s various healthcare concerns (Helbig, 2018). As a result, nursing practice will address the issues to ensure that the patient leads a healthier lifestyle, lives in a conducive environment, and receives attention for health issues other than the primary complaints. Furthermore, nursing practice extends beyond curative services to promote health in individuals and communities. In light of these facts, a PICOT must be nursing-based in order to achieve the desired results.

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