Education Hospital Application Assignment

HOSPITAL Scenario

Type of care provided

Scenario

Question 1

A hospital is an acute care short-term stay and emergency medical center that also includes medical departments such as, surgical, obstetrics, infectious disease, radiology, laboratory and mental health.

How would you determine which skills, certifications, and licensure would be effective in retaining the current nurses? (developing a small group to explore the feasibility of providing more skills development and training)

Question 2 Is there a direct correlation between additional skills and retention and motivation of the nurses?

Question 3

How would you determine who would be provided the skills development? Are all skills for all nurses feasible?

You are the administrator of a medium-sized hospital. The Director of Human Resources has been summoned to an executive team meeting in an effort determine why an unusual number of nursing staff leaving for other employment. During the discussions, the Director of Nursing provides her thoughts re- garding why the nurses may be less productive and why some are departing. She states that the primary reason is salaries/benefits. A charge nurse thinks the reason might be working conditions, especially involving patient load in the various nursing units. Overall morale is low, which is adversely affecting pro- ductivity. This has also resulted in some patient quality outcomes discovered by the Continuous Quality Improvement team.

During the discussion, the Senior Director of Admissions shares some experiences she had with a for- mer employer--that the nursing staff tended to remain longer with the employer based on good working conditions, specifically in the area of learning new skills, obtaining additional certifications, licensure, and cross-training for other areas not usually assigned. She feels that these measures result in higher reten- tion and patient quality outcomes.

After the meeting, you meet with the Director of Nursing and Human Resources Director, who is also in charge of all training and development for the hospital. As the administrator, you consider developing a small group to explore the feasibility of providing more skills development and training to your current nursing staff. Before implementing this directive, consider the following:

Question 4 How would you determine if additional compensation would be required for trained nurses? How would you quantitatively determine the cost of this initiative?

Hospital Application - Rubric

Criteria Description

Critical Thinking: Demonstrate the ability to utilize appropriate resources for decision

making.

5. 5: Excellent 10.5 points

Student completely utilizes resources for decision making. Student proposes an

appropriate solution supported with detailed rationale.

4. 4: Good 8.92 points

Student significantly utilizes resources for decision making. Minor details are

needed in recognizing implications for all parties involved, and in supporting

rationale.

3. 3: Satisfactory 7.88 points

Student utilizes appropriate resources for decision making. Student proposes an

appropriate solution in the form of a summary. Moderate details are needed in

recognizing implications for all parties involved, and in supporting rationale.

2. 2: Less Than Satisfactory 6.83 points

Student partially utilizes appropriate resources for decision making. Student

proposes an appropriate solution, but significant rationale is needed.

1. 1: Unsatisfactory 0 points

Student does not utilize appropriate resources for decision making. Solution is

inappropriate and lacks rationale.

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Critical Thinking: Demonstrate the ability to utilize appropriate resources for decision

making. 10.5 points

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Criteria Description

Rationale: Provide justification for decisions and action plans, including appropriate

ethical considerations.

5. 5: Excellent 9 points

Student provides complete justification for decisions and action plans, including

appropriate ethical considerations.

4. 4: Good 7.65 points

Student provides significant justification for decisions and action plans, including

appropriate ethical considerations.

3. 3: Satisfactory 6.75 points

Student provides appropriate justification for decisions and action plans, including

appropriate ethical considerations.

2. 2: Less Than Satisfactory 5.85 points

Student provides partial justification for decisions and action plans, including

appropriate ethical considerations.

1. 1: Unsatisfactory 0 points

Student does not provide any justification for decisions and action plans, including

appropriate ethical considerations.

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Rationale 9 points

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Criteria Description

Synthesis: Integrate principles, concepts, theories, and ideas presented in the course

content and program of study in a logical manner.

5. 5: Excellent 9 points

Student integrates ideas or course concepts, and synthesis is unique. Synthesis

shows careful planning and attention to how different elements fit together. The

combination of elements is logical and verifiable.

4. 4: Good 7.65 points

Student integrates ideas or course concepts, and combination of elements is logical

or verifiable.

3. 3: Satisfactory 6.75 points

Student integrates ideas or course concepts, but the combination of elements at

times is confusing.

2. 2: Less Than Satisfactory 5.85 points

Student attempts to integrate ideas or course concepts. The combination of

elements is not logical or verifiable.

1. 1: Unsatisfactory 0 points

Student does not successfully integrate ideas or course concepts; or the

combination of elements is not logical or verifiable.

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Synthesis 9 points

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Criteria Description

Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, and language use)

5. 5: Excellent 1.5 points

The writer is clearly in command of standard written academic English.

4. 4: Good 1.28 points

Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. The

writer uses a variety of effective sentence structures and figures of speech.

3. 3: Satisfactory 1.13 points

Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but they are not overly distracting to

the reader. Correct and varied sentence structure and audience-appropriate

language are employed.

2. 2: Less Than Satisfactory 0.98 points

Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in

language choice (register) or word choice are present. Sentence structure is correct

but not varied.

1. 1: Unsatisfactory 0 points

Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning.

Inappropriate word choice or sentence construction is employed.

Total 30 points

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Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, and language use) 1.5 points

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