NHS 5004 Unit 1 Assessment Identify a quality-related situation or problem relevant to your professional practice
NHS 5004 Collaboration, Communication,& Case Analysis for Health Care
Master’s Learners.
Unit 1 Assessment
Assessment
Instructions
Preparation
Health care
leaders often find that resolving a problem in delivering safe, high-quality
health care requires the combined effort of a number of agencies, departments,
and individuals.
For this
assessment, identify a quality-related situation or problem relevant to your
professional practice or area of interest that requires the collaborative
effort of several departments and individuals to resolve. You will assume the
role of team leader and draft a proposal for the organization’s executive
leadership that outlines why this interprofessional team is necessary, who
should take part in the collaboration, how the team will function, and how
progress will be reported.
A project
proposal should identify the situation or problem, identify the causes or
contributing factors, present a plan of action, provide details about the plan,
and provide reasons why the plan should be undertaken.
Note:
Remember, you can submit all or a portion of your draft to Smarthinking for
feedback before you submit the final version of your proposal for this
assessment. However, be mindful of the turnaround time for receiving feedback
if you plan on using this free service.
Proposal
Requirements
Write a
proposal for assembling an interprofessional team. As you begin drafting your
proposal, consider your goal and the needs of the leaders whose decisions will
be based on the information you provide.
Note: The
requirements outlined below correspond to the grading criteria in the
Interprofessional Collaboration scoring guide. At a minimum, be sure to address
each point. In addition, you are encouraged to review the performance level
descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed. You are
provided an example proposal that illustrates what proficient-level work for
this assessment looks like.
Proposal
Format and APA Style
Use the
simplified Project Proposal Template, linked in the Resources, to draft your
proposal. You may organize the content of your proposal in a format used in
your organization. An abstract is not required.
Your
proposal should be 4–6 double-spaced pages in length, not including the title
page and reference page.
Apply
correct APA formatting to all in-text citations and references.
Use Times
New Roman, 12-point font.
Writing
Be concise,
but thorough. Your readers need sufficient and accurate information on which to
base their decisions, and do not have time to sift through information that is
not pertinent.
Express
your main points, arguments, and conclusions coherently.
Use correct
grammar and mechanics.
Be sure to
support your claims, arguments, and conclusions with credible evidence from 3–5
current, scholarly or professional sources.
Proofread
your writing.
Plan
Content
Analyze the
factors that have contributed to the problem. ( Hint: Examine the reasons for
ineffective communication, not just the communication itself. Reasons may
include staff burnout, workload, staffing shortfalls, attitudes, assumptions,
and so on.)
Consider
whether certain combinations of factors might be contributing to the problem.
Explain why
an interprofessional team is needed to address the problem and achieve expected
project outcomes.
Determine
who should be on the team. Identify the disciplines or areas team members
should come from and any specific job titles prospective team members should
hold.
Describe
the knowledge and expertise each discipline has to offer in resolving the
situation. In addition, consider the level of creativity and problem-solving
skills that are needed.
Assess the
effectiveness of a particular leadership approach in building and maintaining
interprofessional collaborative relationships. Consider how effective that
approach is in:
Encouraging
participation by all team members.
Engaging
reluctant or resistant team members.
Maintaining
a respectful platform for members to voice their ideas.
Develop a
strategy for communicating progress by the team to executive leadership.
Determine
which approach to communicating with leaders will be most effective and
efficient.
Determine
whether you will have regular meetings and generate status reports.
Develop a
collaborative plan for resolving the problem.
Identify
the ethical or political issues that are relevant factors in your proposed
solution.
Identify
the social, cultural, or economic factors that are relevant to your proposed
solution.
Explain how
you would address the ethical, political, social, cultural, or economic factors
you have identified as relevant to your plan.
Describe
your role as a leader in implementing the proposed solution.
Determine
how the practitioner-scholarmodel might be applied in resolving the problem.
Consider
how theory, research, and the published work in the field, in conjunction with
your own experience and professional knowledge, might be used to develop
strategies to analyze and resolve the problem.
Note: Your
instructor may also use the Writing Feedback Tool to provide feedback on your
writing. In the tool, click the linked resources for helpful writing
information.
