NRSE 6053 Week 1 Discussion Review of Current Healthcare Issues
Question NURS6053/NRSE6053 INTERPROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONAL AND SYSTEMS
LEADERSHIP
If you were
to ask 10 people what they believe to be the most significant issue facing
healthcare today, you might get 10 different answers. Escalating costs? Regulation?
Technology disruption?
These and
many other topics are worthy of discussion. Not surprisingly, much has been
said in the research, within the profession, and in the news about these
topics. Whether they are issues of finance, quality, workload, or outcomes,
there is no shortage of changes to be addressed.
Discussion: NRSE 6053 Professional Systems
In this
Discussion, you examine a national healthcare issue and consider how that issue
may impact your work setting. You also analyze how your organization has
responded to this issue.
To Prepare: NRSE 6053 Week 1 Discussion Review of Current Healthcare Issues assignment
Review the
Resources and select one current national healthcare issue/stressor to focus on.
Reflect on
the current national healthcare issue/stressor you selected and think about how
this issue/stressor may be addressed in your work setting.
Nurses at the national level in all countries tended to be just advisors and rarely involved in major policy efforts, suggesting that nurses are not adequately trained for senior management roles. Some leading problems for nurses in management were shortage of nurses (the most common problem in both developing and developed countries), shortage of well-educated nurse managers, limited participation in planning and policymaking, poor information systems, little interprofessional collaboration and teamwork, lack of supportive legislation, and lack of emphasis on primary care and epidemiology. Nurses should be educated in population-based nursing management. Key concepts of management and leadership should be part of basic nursing programs. Nurses should be skilled in promoting community participation, delegating, monitoring performance, motivating people, and coordinating activities. Postbasic and university education for middle-level nurses should be more expansive and involved, including but not limited to health assessment and organizational design. Senior management at the national level need to be thoroughly versed in nursing, health and disease, social analysis methods, and health systems and their management. They must participate skillfully in the development and evaluation of national health policies, plans and programs; develop information systems; and help with financial planning.