Herzing NU530 2019 MAY All Units Discussions Latest

16 Jun Herzing NU530 2019 MAY All Units Discussions Latest

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NU530 Organizational Systems and Behaviors

Unit 1 Discussion

Leadership

Identify three leaders that you are personally familiar with. They may be people that you interact with at work or outside of work (at least one of the leaders must come from a healthcare setting).

Using what you have read about different leadership theories and models identify each individuals leadership style.

How did you come to this conclusion?

What in his/her actions or behaviors leads you to identify this particular leadership style?

Do you think that leaders in the healthcare field face challenges that are outside the normal realm for most other leaders? Support your answer.

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Unit 2 Discussion

Trends

Identify a new trend that you have seen in healthcare, based on your personal experiences.

What does the literature say about this trend?

Will this trend change the way that healthcare works?

If so, how, what will be the impact?

Do you see this trend as long-lasting or is it a fad?

Support your position.

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Unit 3 Discussion

Leadership Interview

Interview a leader who is responsible for performance management and improvement in your organization. What does he/she see as his/her role in leading performance improvement?

Based on your readings and research, do you agree with him/her? Why or why not? What do you think could be done better?

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Unit 4 Discussion

Organizational Structure Critique

Using the organization that you work for or one that you are familiar with –

Critique the organizational structure.

What works? What doesn’t work?

If you could start over how would you structure the organization? Why?

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Unit 5 Discussion

Conflict

Conflict resolution would be much easier if conflict was always with our subordinates or peers, but conflict is often with those who are above us in the organization.

Discuss a time that you had a conflict with a superior in the organization.

Discuss the roles that negotiation, power and organizational politics played in the final resolution.

Would you describe the outcome as lose-lose, win-lose, compromise, or win-win? Why?

What could have been handled differently to create a win-win situation?

Or if it was a win-win outcome how was this accomplished?

In the end, conflict is good if the organization and individuals develop and grow, they learn from the event – did this happen with the event that you discussed?

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Unit 6 Discussion

Unfreezing

A key component in doing anything new is changing the old behavior/attitude/belief so that the change can take effect. According to Kurt Lewin, you must unfreeze before you can begin to change. The unfreezing in itself is a change that allows you to be open to further change. Once you have unfrozen, you are able to transform, then by refreezing, you internalize the change.

If you picture this as an ice cube, the process becomes clear, before you can make a square ice cube into a different shape you must first allow it to thaw, to get used to the idea of change.

Identify a change effort that you were a part of or that you witnessed.

Provide a brief overview of the intended change and the outcome.

Using one of the change theories in the book or one that you have researched, analyze the change effort that you presented.

What went well?

What didn’t go well?

What would you have done differently if you had been in a leadership position?

NU530 Organizational Systems and Behaviors

Unit 7 Discussion

Accreditation

Using personal experiences or based on talking with others in the profession, discuss an accreditation experience that you had.

What was your involvement?

Were you and the facility prepared?

How did the visit turn out – did you gain/keep the accreditation?

What could management have done differently to make the process go more smoothly?

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Unit 8 Discussion

Using one of the articles that you read for this class (it can be one posted in the class or one that you found) as a starting point, reflect on changes that you have or are currently experiencing.

How can what you have learned in this class help you to develop your career and to navigate in this ever changing health care landscape?

Remember, this is a reflection posting, there is not right or wrong answer. The goal is for you to look back at where you were when you began this class and where you are now – to reflect on the changes and growth that have occurred.

Here are the course objectives to refresh your memory of what you have learned.

Analyze key leadership theories and concepts for relevance to healthcare organizations and nursing management.

Explore trends and issues relating to finance, human resources, performance improvement, and technology in various healthcare settings.

Examine the impact of organizational culture on individuals and groups within an institution.

Relate local, state, and national accrediting agency standards and outcome measures to the processes in selected healthcare environments

Post your initial response to this last discussion by Tuesday at midnight. No peer responses are required for this discussion.