Analysis of a Pertinent Healthcare Issue
Posted on: Monday, December 7, 2020 10:30:08 AM EST
Week 2 is the start of the completion of this course. Sounds strange but this assignment will be used to build all other assignments during this semester. The main thing about this assignment is not only to use the requirements, APA manual, and optional templates, but collect all required information prior to writing. The main item to collect is to write a specific problem statement which will guide you throughout this semester. Without a problem statement is like driving across the US without a map or GPS. To write a specific problem statement here are some ideas:
To write a problem statement you need to answer all the following and validate with references that are current and credible.
Who - Who does the problem affect? Specific groups, organizations, customers, etc.
What - What are the boundaries of the problem, e.g. organizational, workflow, geographic, customer, segments, etc. - What is the issue? - What is the impact of the issue? - What impact is the issue causing? - What will happen when it is fixed? - What would happen if we didn’t solve the problem?
When - When does the issue occur? - When does it need to be fixed?
Where - Where is the issue occurring? Only in certain locations, processes, products, etc.
Why - Why is it important that we fix the problem? - What impact does it have on the business or customer? - What impact does it have on all stakeholders, e.g. employees, suppliers, customers, shareholders, etc. Each of the answers will help to zero in on the specific issue(s) and frame the Issue Statement. Your problem statement should be solvable. That is, it should take a reasonable amount of time to formulate, try and deploy a potential solution.
Remember you must have research to validate the information in this section including why this is a problem.
Then one of the main things you need for this assignment, after identifying your specific problem/issue is quantitative data from the organization. You can obtain that directly from the organization or from publicly reported data such as the Hospital Compare or Nursing Home compare website. That is a mandatory requirement for this assignment. For example - if your problem statement identifies burnout - then data should include how many nurses have been treated or are seeking treatment for burnout, how many nurses have left or been terminated for burnout type issues, etc. if you can't retrieve the information then you might need to use another issue.
I WOULD RECOMMEND USING QUANTITATIVE DATA FROM PUBLICLY REPORTED SITE - ITS EASIER AND PROVIDES A MEANS OF COMPARISON OF STATE AND NATIONAL STATISTICS.