Assignment: Q2 Nurse sensitive indicators

Assignment: Q2 Nurse sensitive indicators

Assignment: Q2 Nurse sensitive indicators

Discussion Question 2: Nurse Sensitive Indicators and the CNO Nurse sensitive indicators reflect the structure, process, and outcomes of nursing care in a healthcare organization. Key factors influencing nurse sensitive indicators include the structure of nursing care, skill level of nursing staff, and education or certification of nursing staff. Greater quality or quantity of nursing care results in an improvement in patient outcomes that are closely linked to nurse sensitive indicators. Using the readings for the week, the South University Online Library, and the Internet, respond to the following: Examine the role of a CNO in relation to nurse sensitive indicators, such as the following: Central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) Pressure ulcers As a CNO, what process will you use for developing a nurse sensitive indicator? Estimate the time it takes to create and approve a nurse sensitive indicator. Comment on the postings of at least two peers. Evaluation Criteria: Examined the role of CNO in relation to nurse sensitive indicators, such as CLABSI, CAUTI, VAP, and pressure ulcers. Described the process utilized for developing a nurse sensitive indicator. Estimated the time it takes to create and approve a nurse sensitive indicator. Justified your answers with appropriate research and reasoning. Commented on the postings of at least two peers. Week 3 – Assignment 1 Discussion Discussion Question 1: Shared Governance Structure and the CNO During the 1980s, nursing and healthcare were suffering from challenges of an acute nursing shortage, rampant nurse turnover, and issues with nurse retention. In the mid-1980s, shared governance was instituted to incentivize and empower nurses. Shared governance is an innovative organizational model promoting staff control and autonomy over nursing practice in areas that were previously controlled by managers. The concept of shared governance may be a challenge to understand because it is not uniformly applied or operationalized and because of the great diversity in shared governance models. Nurses working in organizations with shared governance models are more empowered and have higher levels of satisfaction in their roles. Using the readings for the week, the South University Online Library, and the Internet, respond to the following: Compare the roles of the CNO and nursing directors or managers in a shared governance structure. What steps can the CNO take to enable smooth operations in such a structure? Identify two challenges CNOs face when working with a shared governance structure. Compare and contrast a model of shared governance with an authoritarian or autocratic CNO. Examine the role of the CNO in working to set parameters for nurses in a shared governance structure. Comment on the postings of at least two peers. Evaluation Criteria: Compared the roles of the CNO and nursing directors or managers in a shared governance structure. Listed steps the CNO can take to enable smooth operations in such a structure. Identified two challenges CNOs face when working with a shared governance structure. Compared and contrasted a model of shared governance with an authoritarian or autocratic CNO. Examined the role of the CNO in working to set parameters for nurses in a shared governance structure. Justified your answers with appropriate research and reasoning. Commented on the postings of at least two peers. DQ2