Assignment: Change Paper 

Assignment Overview In this assignment, you will assess a current semi-direct or indirect nursing situation that is in need of change. Observe a healthcare environment, focusing on areas of the nursing process that are inefficient, unsafe, or problematic in nature. Diagnose the problem and choose a nursing change theory that suits the change(s) you want to make. Propose a detailed plan based on your chosen change theory, explaining how to implement change. Develop criteria to evaluate the effectiveness of the plan and include a timeline for your change proposal. Finally, reflect on how your change affects the nursing profession. 

Assignment Details: 

Perform the following tasks: Complete the reading assignment and the interactive lesson before attempting this assignment. Assess a current semi-direct or indirect nursing situation that is in need of change. Observe your healthcare environment, focusing on areas of nursing process that are inefficient, unsafe, or problematic in nature. Diagnose the problem and choose a nursing change theory that suits the change you want to make. Propose a detailed plan based on your chosen change theory, explaining how to implement change. Develop criteria to evaluate the effectiveness of the plan and include a timeline for your change proposal. Reflect on how your change affects the nursing profession.

 Write a 3-5 page paper following the criteria below: Your paper should include primary sources and include at least two peer reviewed nursing journal articles.  Citations should be in your own words and not direct quotes. Include a title page, running head, appropriate headings, and reference page. The paper should be double spaced, written in Times New Roman, 12-point font, follow APA style format, and cite all sources correctly. 

Are you comfortable working with other doctors and nurses?

Reflect on the current roles of advanced practice nurses in healthcare as the care providers at the front line of disease management and health promotion in primary care and many other specialty settings. 250 words. APA style. 2 references (less than 5 years)Please answer the questions separately.

1-What do you think are some effective tactics for APN strategic positioning regarding pay equality? 

2-Should APNs position themselves as lower-cost providers who provide better care or push for comparable worth, same service and same pay?

Below is an article that provides great practical information that highlights how provider productivity is calculated in the clinical setting, which is important to know as future nurse practitioners.

Calculating Your Worth: Understanding Productivity and Value- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4093517/ 

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1) **********minimum 20 slides with speakers notes (cover, objetives or reference slide not included)

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2)¨**********APA norms  (All paragraphs must be narrative and cited in the text- each paragraphs)

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4) References not older than 5 years

5) Each answer must be identified according to the question number. Check the list of questions. 

Your answer should start objectively answering the question

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1)investigate the group’s key issues;

2) what is their mission; 

3) what is their legislative agenda; 

4) how is the agenda developed; 

5) how is it communicated to members; 

6) how is their agenda pushed and promoted (i.e., mechanisms used to engage/attract and influence policy makers); 

7) what are the group’s current lobbying efforts; 

8) key partner coalitions; 

9) do their partnerships influence policies at the local, state or national level; 

10) key obstacles; 

11) spending allocations 

12 Mandatory: consult the Center for Responsible Politics, www.opensecrets.org. 

investigating the interest group’s website:

13) reviewing position statements and testimony

14) should consult media reports and discuss more information on the group’s current lobbying efforts. 

A nurse manager is concerned about a competing hospital in town that is publically hearing a lot about collective bargaining and the steps that the nurses have been taking to start a union. The nurse manager’s organization is aggressively providing in-depth education to all employees about collective bargaining in order to answer numerous questions that have arisen recently.

1. What are reasons that nurses want to join a union?

2. What are the reasons that nurses do not want to join a union?

3. What are the common union organizing strategies?