NURS-6053N Developing Organizational Policies and Practices Module 2: Assignment

The existing nursing shortages in the pertinent healthcare issue selected. The article by Griffiths et al. (2018) indicated that nurses are frontline healthcare workers actively involved in the delivery of patient care. The findings from the article indicated whilst the estimated number of nurses and midwives in the United States had approached 4million in 2021, projections by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated that an additional 275,000 additional registered nurses are needed to fill the growing employment opportunities in nursing from 2020 to 2030 (Haddad et al., 2022) NURS-6053N Developing Organizational Policies and Practices Module 2: Assignment. The competing needs behind the complexities surrounding nursing staffing in the United States include the aging nursing workforce, and nurse burnout. Haegdorens et al. (2019) explained that close to 1 million RNs are aged 50 years and above, indicating that more than one third of the nursing workforce in the United States is approaching retirement within the next 10 to 15 years. Therefore, nursing shortages due to the aging workforce is a critical competent need that could have negative impacts on health and patient care outcomes. Secondly, the heavy workloads faced by the workforce are another competing need behind the high rates of nurse burnout and turnovers. Griffiths et al. (2018) insisted that nurses have continued to assume more roles and responsibilities, and this has contributed to the heavy workloads and the leveraged intention to leave the profession, a move that affects the nurse staffing levels. The HR policy may influence the nursing staffing levels through the adoption of staffing ratios, and other HR best practices aimed at promoting the attraction and retention of sufficient nurses to fill the various positions. However, whilst the policy is informed by both empirical and theoretical evidence and hence key to promoting ethics, the policy does not provide clear guidelines on how the organization can meet the needs of nurses while offering safe and high-quality care to the patients (Boamah et al., 2018). NURS-6053N Developing Organizational Policies and Practices Module 2: Assignment The recommended practice change is related to the provision of relevant training to nurses on technological advances in order to equip them with relevant competencies, knowledge and skills to use modern technologies.

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References

Boamah, S. A., Laschinger, H. K. S., Wong, C., & Clarke, S. (2018). Effect of transformational leadership on job satisfaction and patient safety outcomes. Nursing Outlook, 66(2), 180-189.

Griffiths, P., Recio‐Saucedo, A., Dall’Ora, C., Briggs, J., Mariotti, A., Meredith, P., & Missed Care Study Group. (2018). The association between nurse staffing and omissions in nursing care: a systematic review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 74(7), 1474-1487 NURS-6053N Developing Organizational Policies and Practices Module 2: Assignment.

Haddad L.M., Annamaraju P., & Toney-Butler T.J. (2022). Nursing Shortage. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK493175/

Haegdorens, F., Van Bogaert, P., De Meester, K. et al. (2019). The impact of nurse staffing levels and nurse’s education on patient mortality in medical and surgical wards: an observational multicentre study. BMC Health Serv Res, 19, 864 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-4688-7

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.
• NURS-6053N Developing Organizational Policies and Practices Module 2: Assignment

The Assignment (1-2 pages):

Developing Organizational Policies and Practices

Add a section to the 2-3 page paper you submitted in Module 1. The new section should address the following in 1-2 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 NURS-6053N Developing Organizational Policies and Practices Module 2: Assignment.
• 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.
• Due to the nature of this NURS-6053N Developing Organizational Policies and Practices Module 2: Assignment, your instructor may require more than 7 days to provide you with quality feedback.