Nursing Research and Evidence based practice

The role of Nurse Leaders in resolving conflict/bullying in the workplace.

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The role of Nurse Leaders has become very multitasking in our current age, one very important area nurse leaders need to focus on is on problem solving, change and conflict resolution in the workplace. Also, Nurse leaders need to be able to tackle issues that have to do with bullying in the workplace as this has been in existence for many years now in various workplaces. Nursing Leaders need to be able to handle conflict and other work-related issues effectively. Comment by Darcy Nelson: The role of the nurse leader has changed overtime and has increased in complexity of tasks in our current healthcare climate. Comment by Darcy Nelson: I would take out very multitasking no one can actually multitask. You need to be able to give 100% to what you are doing. Comment by Darcy Nelson: Place a citation reference here. How do you know this a problem Comment by Darcy Nelson: Place a citation reference here. How do you know this is a problem Comment by Darcy Nelson: This introduction should tell me about what is to follow in the chapter. Is your project topic about bullying? If that is the case you need to develop the introduction so people know what they are going to read.

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(b) The focus of the introduction is to be the “Project topic” That may seem

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determine what it contributes to a discussion of your Project. Use the guidance in

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is required to frame your project and eliminated all material that is not. Providing

extraneous material is a particular problem for both emerging and established

scholars. Careful editing and rewriting is the best approach to dealing with this

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(c) The content offered must establish the main ideas and context of the project.

(d) Each assertion is to be backed by scholarly sources.

(e) The introduction section is to wrap up with an overview of what is contained

in chapter one.

The problem/issue that I am concerned about writing is on the roles of Nursing Leadership in problem solving, change and conflict resolution in the workplace. Nurse bullying is a systemic, pervasive problem that begins well before nursing school and continues throughout a nurse's career (Nurse Adm, 2019). Comment by Darcy Nelson: This is not a paper/project that will be written in 1st person. Comment by Darcy Nelson: What is your project? What will you be developing? Your problem is about systemic bullying. The background needs more information.

Nurse leader ways to resolve ongoing issue: disciplinary action regardless of loss of staff.

The purpose of this project is to identify common workplace issues mainly the issue of bullying in the workplace, and possible roles the nurse leader can use to correct this issue in the workplace. If issues like these are not addressed, it affects the performance of Nurses and will cause a situation of constant shortage of nurses in most workplaces as most nurses facing theses situations tend to quit their jobs in pursuit of a more therapeutical environment to work. Comment by Darcy Nelson: What are you going to do to help solve the issue? This should be more than 1 paragraph and needs further development with supporting evidence.

The Donabedian model will guide the study. Its process, structure, and outcome are used to evaluate and inform efforts made to ensure improved care among patients. The model proposes using various categories, incorporating process, structure, and outcome to assess healthcare quality effectively. For example, bullying in the workplace is caused by multiple factors, including targets on skilled workers due to increases positive attention from managers and supervisors (Akella, 2016). Others may be bullied due to being popular and well-liked by the majority of the organization's members. Finally, others hold the stereotype that bullying in any organization must take place. For this study, the independent and dependent variables will be participants and the effects of bullying that affect the process and the outcome. This theory will assume that the causes of bullying affect all nurses in the various health care facilities. However, the findings will not be generalized to avoid bias. Comment by Darcy Nelson: Remember this is a project not research. So what are you developing?

The overall project will comprise a set of interrelated activities intended as a permanent endeavor. The study will employ a qualitative, descriptive approach, which is effective in necessitating effective exploration. Similarly, the selected sample of nurses will be required to have faced workforce bullying for at least nine months and be bullied by a colleague or any healthcare worker. Data collection will be collected using open-ended questionnaires, which will allow nurses to explain everything from their own perception and experience. The sampling and sample size will involve selecting approximately twenty-five nurses to avoid the biases associated with selecting too small or big (Meires, 2018). Therefore, it controls the internal and external threats. Essentially, the researcher will aim at collecting detailed descriptions and quotes from the selected sample during the study to provide detailed information to ensure a successful project. Comment by Darcy Nelson: This is not a research it is a project.

Workplace bullying affects the emotional well-being and productivity of nurses, increasing their desire to leave the job. This leads to poor health among patients in the affected health care centers. This project will assist in mitigating bullying among nurses by crossing the gap between nurses or nurses and other health care workers. Also, it will give nurses a chance to address their widespread problems, where they will do so using open-ended questionnaires that covers all the affected areas. The project will assist in deepening and consolidating the practical skills and theoretical knowledge acquired in class.

Similarly, the collected data will assist in solving problems in practice and make an outstanding contribution to the nursing field (Polit, 2017). This is by adding knowledge and materials that align with other researchers' previously done works in the field. The work will also include the limitations that may be faced during the study and provide recommendations that future researchers can utilize to make perfect studies. Finally, reviewing literature by other scholars within the field assists in recognizing and appreciating their outstanding contributions to nursing research.

There are various terms that the research paper will incorporate throughout. Such terms include but are not limited to bullying, workplace, process, outcome, and structure. Bullying, in this case, refers to repeated and unwanted harmful actions that the doers intend to humiliate, cause distress, and offend their recipients (Meires, 2018). The model that guides the study entails process, structure, and outcome. Structure refers to the qualifications of the provider and the workplace in which the care services occurs. The process will refer to the components that make up the efforts to give and receive care among nurses and patients. Moreover, outcomes focus on the overall patients' recovery, survival, and functions restoration. Finally, the Healthcare workplace will refer to where healthcare workers such as doctors and nurses gather to share skills, experiences, and goals to work hard towards community health. The terms will be used interchangeably, where outcomes will be used when exploring bullying, its effects on nurses' operations, and the patients' health.

The nursing practice is dedicated to helping patients who require health care services. Over the years, nurses have been facing bullying, which originates from nurses to nurses, healthcare workers, or nurses to leaders. With the adverse environment that bullying causes, the paper addresses in detail the problems associated with bullying. The researcher selects a sample of nurses to make the study successful on the effects of bullying and later finds strategies to overcome them. The research utilizes a conceptual framework that the Donabedian model guides. This model focuses on improved healthcare among the people- reducing bullying will ensure that nurses do not leave their jobs, which will increase health status among patients. The study utilizes a qualitative, descriptive approach that provides a successful project. Ultimately, the sample size is selected while maintaining internal and external validity control for the data to be collected. Utilizing the highlighted tactics will make the project successful.

Programmatic Outcomes are to be infused throughout the Capstone Project. There is not a specific heading for it, but it must be visible where the outcome is being addressed. As you write, you will be citing where you believe you have achieved these outcomes. You will use the “MSN Programmatic Outcomes with Citation Codes” document to identify the Outcomes by letter and number (ex. E1) for both the Core and Specialty Track Outcomes. Core Outcomes will be found for each chapter and identified as “C1-6”. Each of the four specialization tracks Case Management (M1-5), Nursing Informatics (I1-5), Education (E1-5), Management and Leadership (L1-5) may have specific competencies under different sections. The student will highlight the sentences/paragraphs where the numbers are placed for grading by the faculty during the early phases of the writing. Later the student will transfer the best examples of the outcomes to the PO ID table attached at the end. This will be specified in the assignment. In the 600 level courses where the paper is nearing completion it gets rather long. The instructor may request the student to begin using the Change Matrix for easier identification on new content as well as verification of requested changes. The Change Matrix is attached to this document. The student is encouraged to create a final copy without highlighting for publication and the presentation.

Core Outcomes (C)

· Patient Centered Care (C3)- Design nursing care for a clinical or community-based population with respect to cultural diversity, biophysical, psychosocial, and organizational needs

· Evidence Based Practice (C5)- Combine theory and research-based knowledge from nursing and the sciences as they relate to the interdisciplinary team when designing, coordinating and evaluating quality patient care.

Management and Organizational Leadership (MOL) Specialization Outcomes

· Evidence Based Practice (L1)- Utilize management principles to coordinate health care activities with regard to human, capital, system and community resources

[Begin with a summary of the purpose statement that leads to a brief explanation of the logical organization of the literature review. Include a paragraph that explains the literature search strategy and describes the sources.]

[Present the theoretical or conceptual framework(s) related to the study.]

Theme/Subtopic [repeat as needed]

Theme/Subtopic [repeat as needed]

Summary

[ Summarize key points presented in chapter 2 and include supporting citations.]

Programmatic Outcomes required to be addressed in Chapter 2

Core Outcomes (C)

· Evidence Based Practice (C5)- Combine theory and research-based knowledge from nursing and the sciences as they relate to the interdisciplinary team with designing, coordinating and evaluating quality patient care

Management & Organizational Leadership Specialization (L)

· Collaboration & Teamwork (L3)- Apply the theories of leadership to provide a supportive work environment that encourages staff development and promotes a quality health care environment.

[Accurately describe the plan for the applied project. This section should be very detailed with every step fully described and supported by the literature. Substantiate the appropriateness of the plan; the strategy for developing the project, engaging stakeholders, providing education, implementing changes, etc. Each step toward researching, designing, and implementing the applied project should be fully elucidated here.]

[Describe the participants in your project and the role they will play in it]

[In this section, include a description of the materials (order sets, teaching plans, windshield surveys, etc.]

Evaluation

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[Thoroughly discuss the assumptions about the design and process and what problems may be anticipated to arise given your project and implementation.]

[While applied projects do not involve human subjects thoroughly explore any ethical considerations here.]

[Summarize key points presented in chapter 3 and provide supporting citations for key points.]

Programmatic Outcomes required to be addressed in Chapter 3

Core Outcomes (C)

· Diversity (C1)- Integrate nursing and related sciences into the delivery of advanced nursing care to diverse populations

· Critical Thinking (C2)- Incorporate concepts of advanced practice nursing when making nursing diagnoses and critical thinking decisions about educational and therapeutic interventions

· Collaboration and Teamwork (C4-) Demonstrate high-level communication skills when involved with patients and professionals both within and outside the healthcare field.

Management & Organizational Leadership Specialization Outcomes (L)

· Evidence Based Practice (L1)- Utilize management principles to coordinate health care activities with regard to human, capital, system and community resources.

· Quality Improvement (L2)- Design strategic plans for the development and maintenance of health care environments to insure quality improvement and provide for innovation and change

· Safety (L4)- Demonstrate commitment to adhere to current standards and regulatory agency requirements in the provision of nursing care

Chapter 4: Evaluation

[Begin the discussion with a brief overview of the purpose of the applied project and provide a brief overview of the chapter. Organize the chapter around the actual implementation of the project. Describe each step of the implementation in detail.]

[Once implemented, describe (without analysis) the change.]

[This section is used to analyze the process change that has been implemented. The discussion will be expanded in Chapter 5. Interpret results in light of the theory (or theories) and/or the conceptual framework(s) you have identified. Describe whether the analysis of the process change was expected given the literature and provide potential explanations for unexpected or conflicting responses.]

[Discussion summarizes key points presented in Chapter 4.]

Core Outcomes (C)

· Evidence Based Practice (C5)- Combine theory and research-based knowledge from nursing and the sciences as they relate to the interdisciplinary team when designing, coordinating and evaluating quality patient care.

Management & Organizational Leadership Specialization Outcomes

· Quality Improvement (L2)- Design strategic plans for the development and maintenance of health care environments to insure quality improvement and provide for innovation and change.

Chapter 5: Implications, Recommendations, and Conclusions

[Begin the discussion with a brief review of the problem statement, purpose, process, and ethical dimensions, and conclude the introduction with a brief overview of the chapter.]

[Present all recommendations for practical applications of the study. Note: support all recommendations with the analysis of the project. Present recommendations for any future changes.]

[In this section, summarize all key points in Chapter 5.]

Programmatic Outcomes required to be addressed in Chapter 5

Core Outcomes (C)

· Professionalism (C6)- Formulate career management strategies, including self-advocacy, to enhance professional growth.

Management & Organizational Leadership Specialization Outcome (L)

· Quality Improvement (L5) - Provide leadership in the delivery of professional nursing practice that is safe, cost-effective and promotes continuity of care across the health care continuum

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Ahn, J. (2004). Electronic portfolios: Blending technology, accountability and assessment. T.H.E. Journal, 31(9), 12-18.

U.S. Government Printing Office. (2006). Catalog of U.S. Government publications: New electronic titles.

Winslade, J., & Monk, G. (2001). Narrative mediation: A new approach to conflict resolution. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

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NUR602 MOL Student Program Outcome Identification Table

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