Leadership models and theories help define approaches for creating effective behaviors within specific situations or environments. Examine contemporary leadership models and theories and in a 1,000-1,250-word paper, explain why these models or theories are effective tools for leaders who serve in health care organizations. Include the following: Discuss the correlation between effective leadership and organizational performance in health care. Discuss why it is important for […]

   As you begin your journey toward achieving your academic and professional goals, you have a great opportunity to network with academics and professionals who can help ensure you do not travel alone. This network can help to clarify your own vision for success and can help guide you now and in the future. To paraphrase Donne, no one is an island. Begin creating an […]

A nursing theory is a body of knowledge providing the foundation that supports excellence in nursing practice and research. In essence, a nursing theory provides the theoretical foundation for nurses to think about their nursing practice; what they do and why they do it.   You will find that many nursing theories have been developed in the past.  Even today, nurse scholars continue to propose […]

  Health care administration offers many opportunities to work on committees, teams, or special projects in an HCO. Discuss one such environment and what regulatory entity may have jurisdiction over the work product. Include how you would ensure that the needs of accreditation or regulatory compliance are being met if leadership designated as an approving body for your team or committee does not support your product or value. […]

  In natural law ethics, nature and the natural processes of life are good while going against nature and natural human inclinations is bad. According to Aristotle and his great Catholic commentator, Thomas Aquinas, there are four very basic natural human inclinations which are the good desires to (1) stay alive; (2) produce and care for a child; (3) learn the truth; (4) live amicably […]

  Assignment: Agenda Comparison Grid and Fact Sheet or Talking Points Brief It may seem to you that healthcare has been a national topic of debate among political leaders for as long as you can remember. Healthcare has been a policy item and a topic of debate not only in recent times but as far back as the administration of the second U.S. president, John […]

  Write an executive summary, 4–5 pages in length, of existing outcome measures related to a performance issue uncovered in your gap analysis that you intend to address. Note: Each assessment in this course builds on the work you completed in the previous assessment. Therefore, you must complete the assessments in this course in the order in which they are presented. SHOW LESS As a […]

  n addition to the topic study materials, use the chart you completed and questions you answered in the Topic 3 about “Case Study: Healing and Autonomy” as the basis for your responses in this assignment. Answer the following questions about a patient’s spiritual needs in light of the Christian worldview. In 200-250 words, respond to the following: Should the physician allow Mike to continue […]

Identify a quality improvement opportunity in your organization or practice. In a 1,250-1,500 word paper, describe the problem or issue and propose a quality improvement initiative based on evidence-based practice. Apply “The Road to Evidence-Based Practice” process, illustrated in Chapter 4 of your textbook, to create your proposal. Include the following: Provide an overview of the problem and the setting in which the problem or […]

  Purpose:  Summarize and appraise an article for bias and validity in a collaborative environment. Assessment: The DBs are worth 35 points. It will be graded based quality of 3 posts made on 3 different days. Please see the grading rubric embedded below for complete criteria. Instructions: Carefully read, summarize, and appraise your group’s assigned article.  The discussion board for this week should cover the […]