Work stress and burnout among nurses

MODULE2

TOPIC: Part two: WORK STRESS AND BURNOUT AMONG NURSES

To Prepare:

· Review the national healthcare issue/stressor you examined in your Assignment for Module 1, and review the analysis of the healthcare issue/stressor you selected.

· Identify and review two evidence-based scholarly resources that focus on proposed policies/practices to apply to your selected healthcare issue/stressor.

· Reflect on the feedback you received from your colleagues on your Discussion post regarding competing needs.

The Assignment (2 pages):

Developing Organizational Policies and Practices

Add a section to the 3-page paper you submitted in Module 1. The new section should address the following in 2 pages:

· Identify and describe at least two competing needs impacting your selected healthcare issue/stressor.

· Describe a relevant policy or practice in your organization that may influence your selected healthcare issue/stressor.

· Critique the policy for ethical considerations, and explain the policy’s strengths and challenges in promoting ethics.

· Recommend one or more policy or practice changes designed to balance the competing needs of resources, workers, and patients, while addressing any ethical shortcomings of the existing policies. Be specific and provide examples.

· Cite evidence that informs the healthcare issue/stressor and/or the policies, and provide two scholarly resources in support of your policy or practice recommendations.

RUBRICS FOR GRADING

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Add a section to the 3 page paper you submitted in Module 1. For this assignment, in 2 pages, address the following: · Identify and describe at least two competing needs impacting your selected healthcare issue/stressor. =The response accurately and thoroughly identifies and describes at least two competing needs impacting the healthcare issue/stressor selected.

Describe a relevant policy or practice in your organization that may influence your selected healthcare issue/stressor. · Critique the policy for ethical considerations and explain the policy's strengths and challenges in promoting ethics. = The response accurately and thoroughly describes a relevant policy or practice in the organization that may influence the healthcare issue/stressor selected. ...The response accurately and thoroughly critiques the policy for ethical considerations and explains in detail the policy's strengths and challenges in promoting ethics.

Recommend one or more policy or practice changes designed to balance the competing needs of resources, workers, and patients while addressing any ethical shortcomings of the existing policies. Be specific and provide examples. = The response provides one or more accurate, clear, and thorough recommendations for policy or practice changes designed to balance the competing needs of resources, workers, and patients while addressing any ethical shortcomings of the existing policies. ...Specific and accurate examples are provided.

Resource Synthesis= Using proper in-text citations, the response fully integrates at least 2 outside resources and 2 or 3 course-specific resources.

Written Expression and Formatting—Paragraph Development and Organization:Paragraphs make clear points that support well-developed ideas, flow logically, and demonstrate continuity of ideas. Sentences are carefully focused—neither long and rambling nor short and lacking substance. A clear and comprehensive purpose statement and introduction is provided, which delineates all required criteria. = Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity. ...A clear and comprehensive purpose statement, introduction, and conclusion are provided, which delineates all required criteria.

Written Expression and Formatting—English Writing Standards: Correct grammar, mechanics, and proper punctuation. = Uses correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation with no errors.

Written Expression and Formatting: The paper follows correct APA format for title page, headings, font, spacing, margins, indentations, page numbers, running head, parenthetical/in-text citations, and reference list. = Uses correct APA format with no errors.

REQUIRED READING FOR REFRENCING

· American Nurses Association. (2015).  Code of ethics for nurses with interpretive statements Links to an external site. . Silver Spring, MD: Author. Retrieved from

https://www.nursingworld.org/coe-view-only

Note: Review all, with special attention to “Provision 6” (pp. 23–26).

· Kelly, P., & Porr, C. (2018).  Ethical nursing care versus cost containment: Considerations to enhance RN practice Links to an external site. . OJIN: Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 23(1), Manuscript 6. doi:10.3912/OJIN.Vol23No01Man06. Retrieved from

http://ojin.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/Vol-23-2018/No1-Jan-2018/Ethical-Nursing-Cost-Containment.html  

· Milliken, A. (2018).  Ethical awareness: What it is and why it matters Links to an external site. . OJIN: Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 23(1), Manuscript 1. doi:10.3912/OJIN.Vol23No01Man01. Retrieved from

http://ojin.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/Vol-23-2018/No1-Jan-2018/Ethical-Awareness.html