The general structure and scope of operations involves the structural, functional, and environmental aspects that affects an organization’s decisions in achieving optimum results with the integration of its objectives and constrains.Operations management is generally concerned with the planning, organizing and supervising of an organization’s daily activities in the context of production, manufacturing and the provision of services in a way that creates optimal output from various input sources (Slack, Brandon-Jones & Johnston, 2016). It is considered as delivery-focused where necessary improvements are made by the company for higher profitability (Khanna, 2015). These changes are required to align with the organization’s strategic goals, thus making it necessary for them to be preceded by profound analysis and measurements of the current organizational operations. To determine if a company is doing well, its operation performance is measured against standards of effectiveness, efficiency, and environmental responsibility such as regulatory compliance and productivity (Slack, Brandon-Jones & Johnston, 2016). Additionally, the company’s objectives are put into consideration including areas that the company is trying to improve in a bid to meet its strategies.

            According to Khann (2015) an operational strategy includes long-range plans for the design and use of the operations function to support the overall business strategy based on the mission it has set out to ensure future organizational success. These may include short-term operations activities and decisions that are consistent with the long-term strategic intentions and their overall contribution to the company’s overall strategy and competitive advantage (Slack, Brandon-Jones & Johnston, 2016). The operational strategy can be inclusive of new products and services that focus on developing the latest knowledge in the areas of operations that require particular emphasis. This means while seeking to improve their overall performance, the idea of improving an organization’s service delivery and creating innovative products and methods to establish new paths in business performance is integral. Over the past six weeks we discussed operation management, operation performance, operation strategy, product and service innovation & the structure and scope of operation. Which of these principles can you apply at your workplace? Select one or two and provide examples.

500-700 words.

 

Case Study, Chapter 23, Professional Identity and ImageNursing care is frequently perceived by the public as simple and unskilled. Many male nurses live in fear of how their caring actions might be interpreted. Many nurses hold that stereotypes about the profession are true, just as the general public does. Public identity and image has been a struggle for nurses for a long time. The greater public clearly does not understand what professional nursing is all about, and the nursing profession has done a poor job of correcting long-standing, historically inaccurate stereotypes.

1. What are the common nursing stereotypes?

2. What was the role of the Center for Nursing Advocacy? Discuss the role of Truth about Nursing in addressing inaccurate or negative portrayals of nursing in the media and the process they use to raise public and professional awareness of the issues surrounding nursing public image?

3. What are some of the ways of changing nursing’s image in the public eye?

4. One of the most important strategies needed to change nursing’s image is to change the image of nursing in the mind of the image makers. What are some of the key ways for nurses to interact with the media?

APA style 3 references not older than 2015. make sure to answer all 4 questions.

  

HEENT Case Study B

Jane is a 19 year old college freshman who plays on her school’s soccer team. She presents to college health clinic with complaint of sore throat, fever, fatigue, aches and pains that started abruptly yesterday. She denies cough, runny nose, sinus congestion, nausea/ vomiting, and abdominal pain. A review of her record reveals that her immunizations are up to date. She has a benign PMH / FH. She has no drug allergies. Medications include OCPs.

VS: 110/64, 101.6, 88, 16

Physical Exam Findings

HEENT: PERRL, Sclera clear, conjunctiva pink without discharge; ear canals clear bilaterally, no swelling or exudate. TMs pearly grey bilaterally with clearly visible landmarks; nares clear bilaterally with no swelling, erythema or discharge visible; Pharynx erythematous with white tonsillar exudates bilaterally.

Neck: Supple with tender swollen anterior cervical lymph nodes bilaterally.

1. What additional history items are important?
2. In addition to the HEENT/neck findings given above, what additional physical exam items are important to perform and record?
3. Apply the Centor criteria. What did you get and what does that mean?
4. A diagnosis of GABHSpharyngitis is confirmed. What is your treatment plan?

Please refer to the Grading Rubric for details on how this activity will be graded.

• S Question 1
• O Question 2
• A Question 3
• P Question 4

The paper should be written in a Comprehensive Final SOAP Note (This is very important). Support your paper with 3-5 nursing articles not older than 5 yrs. Remember this is a more detailed comprehensive Soap Note So make sure to cover the Rubric Requirement and this is a Master’s level assignment which should reflex a higher degree of expectation.

A walk through the Business section of any bookstore or a quick Internet search on the topic will reveal a seemingly endless supply of writings on leadership. Formal research literature is also teeming with volumes on the subject.

However, your own observation and experiences may suggest these theories are not always so easily found in practice. Not that the potential isn’t there; current evidence suggests that leadership factors such as emotional intelligence and transformational leadership behaviors, for example, can be highly effective for leading nurses and organizations.

Yet, how well are these theories put to practice? In this Discussion, you will examine formal leadership theories. You will compare these theories to behaviors you have observed firsthand and discuss their effectiveness in impacting your organization.

To Prepare:

• Review the Resources and examine the leadership theories and behaviors introduced.
• Identify two to three scholarly resources, in addition to this Module’s readings, that evaluate the impact of leadership behaviors in creating healthy work environments.
• Reflect on the leadership behaviors presented in the three resources that you selected for review.

Post two key insights you had from the scholarly resources you selected. Describe a leader whom you have seen use such behaviors and skills, or a situation where you have seen these behaviors and skills used in practice. Be specific and provide examples. Then, explain to what extent these skills were effective and how their practice impacted the workplace.

Resources

Broome, M., & Marshall, E. S. (2021). Transformational leadership in nursing: From expert clinician to influential leader (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Springer.

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-015-0891-3

 

Interview a leader of your choice who has experience with creating and managing budgets, and write a 3-5 page analysis of your findings from the interview.

Introduction

Note: Complete the assessments in this course in the order in which they are presented.

Business acumen, including financial management skills, is a key competency for nurse leaders, and a primary responsibility for many is the development and management of operating and capital budgets.

For this assessment, you will speak with a leader of your choice who has experience with creating and managing budgets, learn about that person’s approach to budget management, and consider techniques or strategies you may emulate when you create and manage budgets.

Nurse leaders must be well-versed in the fundamentals of health care economics. A firm understanding of these concepts is essential in order to examine national trends and diverse health care organizations. At the organizational level, health care economics operate in a manner very similar to other competitive industries and businesses.

Within any organization, regardless of size, nurse leaders must understand the purpose and complexity of building a solid budget. Nurse leaders must be able to recognize the organizational or unit goals and then be adept and competent in the planning, designing, and defending a budget to meet those needs.

Note: Complete the assessments in this course in the order in which they are presented.

Preparation

You are the nurse manager of a new urgent care clinic, and one of your first tasks is to prepare next year’s operating budget. Like many nurses, you have had little or no direct experience with the budgeting process and realize that financial management is not one of your strengths as a leader. Consequently, you have decided that you need to reach out for help from someone in the facility with budgeting experience and financial management expertise who can offer you help and insight.

Note: Remember that you can submit all of, or a portion of, your draft analysis to Smarthinking for feedback, before you submit the final version for this assessment. However, be mindful of the turnaround time of 24–48 hours for receiving feedback, if you plan on using this free service.

As you prepare to complete this assessment, you may want to think about other related issues to deepen your understanding or broaden your viewpoint. You are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of your professional community. Note that these questions are for your own development and exploration and do not need to be completed or submitted as part of your assessment.

Capital and operating budgets each play a major role in the financial expenditures of nursing units.

• What is the purpose of each type of budget?
• How does managing these two types of budgets differ?
• What financial management techniques are common to both types?

Reflect on your experience with either type of budget.

• How have one or the other of these two budgets affected the provision of care in your organization or unit?

 

Requirements

Interview

Conduct an interview with your site supervisor, or other nurse leader whom you consider to be a mentor in the area of health care finance. Discuss their experience with operations and capital budgets in their current or previous role. Explore the following topics in your interview:

• Their experience managing an operating budget.
• Their approach to managing productivity within the parameters of the budget.
• Their approach to oversight of the appropriate use and availability of equipment and supplies.
• The experience of managing a capital budget.
• How managing a capital budget differs from managing an operating budget.
• Their application of finance principles to fulfill the organization’s mission and goals.

Analysis

Note: The requirements outlined below correspond to the grading criteria in the assessment scoring guide. Be sure that your written analysis addresses each point, at a minimum. You may also want to read the Guiding Questions: Mentor Interview [DOCX] to better understand how each criterion will be assessed.

Prepare a written analysis of your findings from the interview, supplemented by your own research and evaluation of budget management techniques.

• Compare the process of managing an operating budget to that of managing a capital budget.
• Describe the process of allocating resources for labor, equipment, and services.
• Describe an effective approach that contributes to planning for profitability and fiscal success.
• Evaluate the nurse leader’s approach to budget management.
• Write clearly and concisely, using correct grammar and mechanics.
• Integrate relevant and credible sources of evidence to support your assertions, correctly formatting citations and references using current APA style.

Additional Requirements

Format your analysis using APA style.

• Use the APA Style Paper Tutorial [DOCX] linked above. Be sure to include:
  • A title page and reference page. An abstract is not required.
  • A running head on all pages.
  • Appropriate section headings.
  • A minimum of five properly formatted citations and references.
• Your analysis should be 3–5 pages in length, not including the title page and reference page.

GRADING RUBRIC:

1-  Compare the process of managing an operations budget to that of managing a capital budget. 

Passing Grade:  Compares the process of managing an operating budget to that of managing a capital budget, and identifies knowledge gaps, unknowns, missing information, unanswered questions, or areas of uncertainty. 

2-  Describe the process of allocating resources for labor, equipment, and services. 

Passing Grade:  Describes the process of allocating resources for labor, equipment, and services, and identifies assumptions underlying the process. 

3-  Describe an effective approach that contributes to planning for profitability and fiscal success. 

Passing Grade:  Describes an effective approach that contributes to planning for profitability and fiscal success, and impartially considers potential merits of an alternative approach. 

4-  Evaluate a nurse leader’s approach to budget management. 

Passing Grade:  Evaluates a nurse leader’s approach to budget management, citing one or more relevant resources that provide criteria for budget evaluation. 

5-  Write clearly and concisely, using correct grammar and mechanics. 

Passing Grade:  Writes clearly and concisely. Grammar and mechanics are error-free. 

6-  Integrate relevant and credible sources of evidence to support your assertions, correctly formatting citations and references using current APA style. 

Passing Grade:  Integrates relevant, credible, and convincing sources of evidence to support assertions. Sources are current, and citations and references are error-free.