The Case of the Disgruntled Nurses Introduction: At the board of directors’ meeting, board president received a letter from staff council of Oneida Home Health Agency (OHHA), highlighting various staff concerns and suggestions. Rachel Nelson, who had been hired as the executive director of OHHA, was shocked and angered to see the letter, since this was a clear violation of organizational hierarchy and brought her management skills into question. Rachel had replaced Chuck about two years ago, who
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Have you ever tried to picture in your head what the perfect life to live would be? After discussing this with our group, we came to the conclusion that a perfect life would be one where an individual goes off in the morning to an enjoyable job where he or she can make money that will support themselves or others. Unfortunately, this perfect life seems to only be a fantasy to most people. In today’s society there has been more and more acts of workplace violence that are being highlighted in the
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Business Case Analysis - Nursing Second Shift Staffing Business Case Analysis - Second Shift Staffing Monarch General Hospital has recently experienced short staffing of the nursing workforce for the second shift (15:30 to 23:30). This report was commissioned to examine options for the Healthcare Chief Officers involved, which will provide valuable guidance toward a reliable business solution based on currently available evidence. Background Monarch is currently experiencing a deficit
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Bloodline- CrimeLove/Family Relations Jamal Rowe. Golden rays of sunshine peeped through the cracks in the musty apartment’s windows; Mother Nature’s early morning alarm clock. Disgruntled, he got up out of his battered leather couch and headed for the old-motel-esque bathroom. A quick flick of the light switch revealed his reflection staring back at him in the dirty bathroom mirror. His hair was the opposite of the regular. His black locks were ragged. Blue eyes stared back at him as he examine
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Moreover, when striving to achieve optimum overall outcomes and enhance the quality of care the nurse must be able to put knowledge into action. Therefore, all evidence-based nursing practices first began as theories. Nevertheless, Taylor (2007) explains nursing professors often find it difficult to translate didactic lecturing knowledge into clinical practice for the students (Chan et al., 2011, p. 1139). Nurses work in a complex setting and the scenarios are fluid at times. Moreover, the clinical setting
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Appendix A: Matrix of Theoretical Models HCS/587 November 20, 2013 Karissa Steward Managers need to understand employees and what motivates them; this can prove to be a challenge because they are composed of a diverse group of people. Process theories of motivation can assist them in how to predict and influence behaviors. In this paper will cover three of the five process theories which are Vroom’s Expectancy Theory, Adams’ Equity Theory, and Locke’s Goal-Setting Theory. Theoretical Model:
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forward: A fail effort to Transform OHHA without changing people 3 Failed to diagnose needs of nurses 4 Hiring issues: Traditional dilemma between Experience and EDUCATION 5 Treating symptoms as disease: changing structure 5 Lack of communication lead to further Polarization of staff 6 The Leading CAUSE of problems: Lack of Leadership shown by RACHEL 6 Oneida Home Health Agency: A Classic case of Mismanaging Change Synopsis Oneida Home Health Agency (OHHA) is a growing healthcare organization
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tasks, such as nursing and clothing production. One of the nursing programs, the Black Cross Nurses, “once a week learnt first aid and Medicare under the tutelage of a registered nurse who was a UNIA member (Lewis 68)”. For clothing production, women manufactured and designed various materials for the organization. Martin notes, “Women’s Manufacturing Department and Bazaar, which made Black Cross Nurses’ uniforms, Panama hats, and other millinery, shirts and ties” (Martin 34). Given the military
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Bon Secours Baltimore Health System Monique S. Cain GM591 December 11, 2011 Jere Ferguson The organization that will be the topic of discussion will be Bon Secours Baltimore Health System. The Congregation of the Sisters of Bon Secours was founded in Paris, France in 1824 after the French Revolution. Throughout their history, the Sisters of Bon Secours have been committed to administering quality compassionate health care to anyone in need throughout the world. Today, their health care ministries
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Information Security in Pharmacies Introduction Information security is vital in many firms especially pharmacies and other sensitive fields. Security officers are, therefore, necessary to ensure both physical and logical safety. The Information Security Officer/Manager (ISO) will have different duties such as managing the information security functions in according to the firm’s established guidelines and provisions/policies, providing reports to the firm’s management at reasonable intervals,
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