NR 531

Dear Dr. Scott and class A lack of skilled nurses touches all aspects of healthcare. As the nurse administrator at SLMC, it is my responsibility to ensure that safe staffing levels are occurring on patient care units. Hospitals with inadequate nurse staffing have been linked to negative patient outcomes such as increases incidents of surgical site infections (SSI), catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP), central line associated blood stre...

Discuss the organizational structure that you, as the nurse administrator for SLMC, believe would be most appropriate. Use a specific organizational theory to support your decision and discuss how this structure may impact the organization's outcomes. There is no word count for threaded discussions and there is only one discussion per week. This is different from what you are used to in your core courses. Please see discussion guidelines and rubric below. As the nurse administrator for SL...

Professor Fillmore and classmates, Communication between all members of the nursing team is very important and can be very difficult at times. There are many times when a manager is unable to meet with all the staff at the same time due to scheduling conflicts and meetings are a way that the nurse manager conveys important information to the staff. There are many different approaches that can be initiated to ensure that all employees are able to attend or receive the information from the me...

Shared governance in nursing describes how nursing staff and leadership come together to develop and implement decision-making processes and relationships within an organization. The development of this model is key to providing quality care, positive patient outcomes, patient satisfaction, and nursing satisfaction. Having staff that is engaged in the decision-making process and have a vested interest in the process promotes a culture of excellence. A facility must address the differing nee...