NURS 6053 Organizational Policies and Practices to Support Healthcare
NURS 6053 Organizational Policies and Practices to Support Healthcare
Organizational Policies and Practices to Support Healthcare Issues
The healthcare industry is rapidly expanding, and it is critical to improve the quality of therapeutic services. Healthcare rules and practices regulate everyday operations and guarantee uniformity across all personnel, preventing inconsistencies (Rosa et al., 2020). In order to build a nursing policy, conflicting needs must be aligned with the objective that the strategy promotes. When healthcare staff want to accomplish specified goals and objectives, competing needs arise. For example, the personnel demands may be fully handled, but the resources required to assist policy creation are insufficient (Anderson et al., 2020).
The competing needs that may impact the national healthcare issue/stressor under study
in this discussion is the multi-morbidity. Multi-morbidity is steadily increasing across the world
and poses a major challenge to healthcare systems around the world (Franklin et al., 2017).
According to the healthcare providers, the reasons for the rise in multi-morbidity is lifestyle
choices in which most Americans live a sedentary life, leading to obesity, cardiovascular disease,
and diabetes. In Medicare population, 65% of patients have two or more chronic illnesses,
therefore, Multi-morbidity is related to ageing and it is also socially patterned being common and
occurring at an early age in areas of high socio-economic deficiency (Sacha et al., 2020).

NURS 6053 Organizational Policies and Practices to Support Healthcare
To address the competing needs, the healthcare organization has to implement major
changes in the workforce issue, managing patients, and distribution of resources (Figueroa et al.,
2019). Managing chronic illnesses reduces the cost of healthcare because the rate of chronic
diseases is higher especially in the US compared to other nations. The population affected by
chronic illnesses requires special attention, therefore, the government should get sufficient nurses
to help the people. Through the process of expansion of the affordable treatment programs,
discouraging sedentary lifestyle, improving the medication adherence, and providing grants and
funds to support healthcare, the health organization in America can play its role in the reduction
health care cost (Crowley et al., 2020).
In conclusion, managing chronic illnesses, increasing resources, and advising people to
live a healthy lifestyle leads to achieving the set goals in healthcare. Reduction in workforce can
be achieved through gathering enough resources. Managing the competing needs have impacted
before setting organizations policies and practices.
Discussion: Organizational Policies and Practices to Support Healthcare
Issues
Quite often, nurse leaders are faced with ethical dilemmas, such as those associated with choices
between competing needs and limited resources. Resources are finite, and competition for those
resources occurs daily in all organizations.
For example, the use of 12-hour shifts has been a strategy to retain nurses. However, evidence
suggests that as nurses work more hours in a shift, they commit more errors. How do effective
leaders find a balance between the needs of the organization and the needs of ensuring quality,
effective, and safe patient care?
In this Discussion, you will reflect on a national healthcare issue and examine how competing
needs may impact the development of polices to address that issue.
To Prepare:
Review the Resources and think about the national healthcare issue/stressor you
previously selected for study in Module 1.
Reflect on the competing needs in healthcare delivery as they pertain to the national
healthcare issue/stressor you previously examined.
By Day 3 of Week 3
Post an explanation of how competing needs, such as the needs of the workforce, resources, and
patients, may impact the development of policy. Then, describe any specific competing needs
that may impact the national healthcare issue/stressor you selected. What are the impacts, and
how might policy address these competing needs? Be specific and provide examples.
By Day 6 of Week 3
Respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days by providing additional
thoughts about competing needs that may impact your colleagues’ selected issues, or additional
ideas for applying policy to address the impacts described.
Submission and Grading Information
Grading Criteria
To access your rubric:
Week 3 Discussion Rubric
Post by Day 3 and Respond by Day 6 of Week 3
To participate in this Discussion:
Week 3 Discussion
Module 2: Professionalism (Week 3)
Laureate Education (Producer). (2018). Moral Leadership [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Learning Objectives
Students will:
Analyze the impact of competing needs of workforce, resources, and patients on policy
development
Analyze the impact of competing needs on healthcare issues/stressors
Analyze policies and practices for healthcare issues/stressors
Critique organizational policies and practices for ethical considerations
Recommend policy or practice changes to balance competing needs and ethical
considerations
Due By Assignment
Week 3, Days 1–2 Read the Learning Resources.
Compose your initial Discussion post.
Week 3, Day 3 Post your initial Discussion post.
Begin to compose your Assignment.
Week 3, Days 4-5
Review peer Discussion posts.
Compose your peer Discussion responses.
Continue to compose your Assignment.
Week 3, Day 6 Post two peer Discussion responses.
Week 3, Day 7 Deadline to submit your assignment.
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Learning Resources
Required Readings
American Nurses Association. (2015). Code of ethics for nurses with interpretive statements.
Silver Spring, MD: Author. Retrieved from
https://www.nursingworld.org/coe-view-only
Note: Review all, with special attention to “Provision 6” (pp. 23–26).
Kelly, P., & Porr, C. (2018). Ethical nursing care versus cost containment: Considerations to
enhance RN practice. OJIN: Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 23(1), Manuscript 6.
doi:10.3912/OJIN.Vol23No01Man06. Retrieved from
http://ojin.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/Tabl
eofContents/Vol-23-2018/No1-Jan-2018/Ethical-Nursing-Cost-Containment.html
Milliken, A. (2018). Ethical awareness: What it is and why it matters. OJIN: Online Journal of
Issues in Nursing, 23(1), Manuscript 1. doi:10.3912/OJIN.Vol23No01Man01. Retrieved from
http://ojin.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/Tabl
eofContents/Vol-23-2018/No1-Jan-2018/Ethical-Awareness.html
Required Media
Laureate Education (Producer). (2012). Ethical, Moral, and Legal Leadership [Video file].
Baltimore, MD: Author.
Laureate Education (Producer). (2009b). Working with Individuals [Video file]. Baltimore, MD:
Author.
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Main Posting Points Range: 45
(45%) – 50 (50%)
Answers all parts
of the discussion
question(s)
expectations with
reflective critical
analysis and
synthesis of
knowledge gained
from the course
readings for the
module and
current credible
sources.
Supported by at
least three current,
credible sources.
Points Range: 40
(40%) – 44 (44%)
Responds to the
discussion
question(s) and is
reflective with
critical analysis
and synthesis of
knowledge gained
from the course
readings for the
module.
At least 75% of
post has
exceptional depth
and breadth.
Points Range: 35
(35%) – 39 (39%)
Responds to some
of the discussion
question(s).
One or two
criteria are not
addressed or are
superficially
addressed.
Is somewhat
lacking reflection
and critical
analysis and
synthesis.
Points Range: 0
(0%) – 34 (34%)
Does not respond
to the discussion
question(s)
adequately.
Lacks depth or
superficially
addresses criteria.
Lacks reflection
and critical
analysis and
synthesis.
Written clearly
and concisely with
no grammatical or
spelling errors and
fully adheres to
current APA
manual writing
rules and style.
Supported by at
least three
credible sources.
Written clearly
and concisely with
one or no
grammatical or
spelling errors and
fully adheres to
current APA
manual writing
rules and style.
Somewhat
represents
knowledge gained
from the course
readings for the
module.
Post is cited with
two credible
sources.
Written somewhat
concisely; may
contain more than
two spelling or
grammatical
errors.
Contains some
APA formatting
errors.
Does not represent
knowledge gained
from the course
readings for the
module.
Contains only one
or no credible
sources.
Not written
clearly or
concisely.
Contains more
than two spelling
or grammatical
errors.
Does not adhere
to current APA
manual writing
rules and style.
Main Post:
Timeliness
Points Range: 10
(10%) – 10 (10%)
Posts main post
by day 3.
Points Range: 0
(0%) – 0 (0%)
Points Range: 0
(0%) – 0 (0%)
Points Range: 0
(0%) – 0 (0%)
Does not post by
day 3.
First Response Points Range: 17
(17%) – 18 (18%)
Response exhibits
synthesis, critical
thinking, and
application to
practice settings.
Responds fully to
Points Range: 15
(15%) – 16 (16%)
Response exhibits
critical thinking
and application to
practice settings.
Communication is
professional and
Points Range: 13
(13%) – 14 (14%)
Response is on
topic and may
have some depth.
Responses posted
in the discussion
may lack effective
Points Range: 0
(0%) – 12 (12%)
Response may not
be on topic and
lacks depth.
Responses posted
in the discussion
lack effective
questions posed
by faculty.
Provides clear,
concise opinions
and ideas that are
supported by at
least two scholarly
sources.
Demonstrates
synthesis and
understanding of
learning
objectives.
Communication is
professional and
respectful to
colleagues.
Responses to
faculty questions
are fully
answered, if
posed.
Response is
effectively written
in standard, edited
English.
respectful to
colleagues.
Responses to
faculty questions
are answered, if
posed.
Provides clear,
concise opinions
and ideas that are
supported by two
or more credible
sources.
Response is
effectively written
in standard, edited
English.
professional
communication.
Responses to
faculty questions
are somewhat
answered, if
posed.
Response may
lack clear, concise
opinions and
ideas, and a few
or no credible
sources are cited.
professional
communication.
Responses to
faculty questions
are missing.
No credible
sources are cited.
Second Response Points Range: 16
(16%) – 17 (17%)
Response exhibits
synthesis, critical
thinking, and
Points Range: 14
(14%) – 15 (15%)
Response exhibits
critical thinking
and application to
Points Range: 12
(12%) – 13 (13%)
Response is on
topic and may
have some depth.
Points Range: 0
(0%) – 11 (11%)
Response may not
be on topic and
lacks depth.
application to
practice settings.
Responds fully to
questions posed
by faculty.
Provides clear,
concise opinions
and ideas that are
supported by at
least two scholarly
sources.
Demonstrates
synthesis and
understanding of
learning
objectives.
Communication is
professional and
respectful to
colleagues.
Responses to
faculty questions
are fully
answered, if
posed.
Response is
effectively written
in standard, edited
practice settings.
Communication is
professional and
respectful to
colleagues.
Responses to
faculty questions
are answered, if
posed.
Provides clear,
concise opinions
and ideas that are
supported by two
or more credible
sources.
Response is
effectively written
in standard, edited
English.
Responses posted
in the discussion
may lack effective
professional
communication.
Responses to
faculty questions
are somewhat
answered, if
posed.
Response may
lack clear, concise
opinions and
ideas, and a few
or no credible
sources are cited.
Responses posted
in the discussion
lack effective
professional
communication.
Responses to
faculty questions
are missing.
No credible
sources are cited.
English.
Participation
Points Range: 5
(5%) – 5 (5%)
Meets
requirements for
participation by
posting on three
different days.
Points Range: 0
(0%) – 0 (0%)
Points Range: 0
(0%) – 0 (0%)
Points Range: 0
(0%) – 0 (0%)
Does not meet
requirements for
participation by
posting on 3
different days.
Total Points: 100
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