Legal Issues Facing Nurses   Research common legal issues in health care or choose one of the legal case studies from the Nurses Service Organization.   Select a legal case study of interest or area in which you have experience.   Analyze the legal case study. Ensure you include the following:   Summarize the legal […]

Review Nurse Professional Liability Exposures: 2015 Claim Report Update to understand some of the most common legal allegations. As you read, think about ways to mitigate the risks listed in the report.   Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:   What struck you most about the report or the allegations discussed? […]

Applying Regulations in Varying Care Settings   There are common overarching standards in health care regulation, but there are important differences depending on the practice setting. This assignment is designed to familiarize you with conditions of coverage and participation specific to different types of health care organizations.   Choose 2 different practice settings: for example, […]

Describe an example of ethical drift that you have witnessed in your nursing practice. How was the situation addressed? Or, was it? After taking this course, what will you do if and/or when you encounter an ethical drift in the future?

Unintended Consequences of Informed Consent   Watch the TED Talk segment, “Unintended Consequences of Informed Consent,” from this week’s University Library Readings.   As you watch the video, think of other instances where regulations can become a hindrance to progress or advancements and summarize why regulations became hindrances in those instances.

The purposes of this assignment are to: (a) identify and articulate key concepts of one of the following: either your future pathway to excellence or your shared-governance model you wish to initiate at one of the three areas: 1. Saint Louis Medical Center (SLMC)/community or critical access hospital, 2. Home health/community transition, or 3. Long […]

Nurses face ethical situations every day. Currently, the ANA has a list of ethics resources pertaining to the following topics:   Social justice   Moral courage, distress, and resilience   End of life issues   Caregiving   Bioethics   Think about ethical situations you have experienced in practice.   Write a summary of your experiences […]

Organizational Structures Discuss the organizational structure that you, as the nurse administrator for SLMC, believe would be most appropriate. Use a specific organizational theory to support your decision and discuss how this structure may impact the organization’s outcomes.      There is no word count for threaded discussions and there is only one discussion per […]

What specific knowledge of the healthcare environment and leadership skills that you gained through this experience will be most important as you take on your future nurse-executive role? Describe a concrete way in which you anticipate using these skills and knowledge.   How will you use the concepts in this course to identify, guide and […]

Quality Management and Control SLMC has a continuous commitment to delivering the highest quality care by addressing crucial issues, such as patient safety, technology, and expanding services to meet community needs. As the nurse administrator, you determine an audit of elderly patient readmissions would be helpful data to be gathered. Discuss some of the specific […]