Due to the increased number of veterans returning to the states with injuries related to limb loss, spinal cord injury and many other mobility issues, it has become necessary for Modern Health Medical Center to open a state-of-the-art rehabilitation unit

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Assignment Overview:
Due to the increased number of veterans returning to the states with injuries related to limb loss, spinal cord injury and many other mobility issues, it has become necessary for Modern Health Medical Center to open a state-of-the-art rehabilitation unit.  The unit will have ten inpatient beds. While the veterans have obvious physical injuries, most have deep psychological wounds as well.
Assignment Directions:
You will be the nurse manager and will be an active participant in the planning of this new unit.  The staff will consist of a nurse manager (NM) and the nursing staff will consist of fifteen full-time equivalents (FTE), not including the NM.  You will determine the staff mix (RNs, aides etc.) and provide the rationale for the mix.  The following link is a great resource to support your planning efforts: http://dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/RuralHealth/Documents/Budget%20Reports%20PowerPoint.pdfand https://cdn.wsna.org/assets/entry-assets/2770/Budgeting-and-Staffing-Terminology.doc
 
Based on your knowledge of nursing management and leadership, please address the following items:
1.       Utilizing the current trends identified in the proposal, discuss the impact and implication these trends have on the organizational structure, function, responsibility, and authority.
2.       Create a comphrensive budget for the development of the new unit based on the analysis of system resource management. Include staff mix, FTE allocations, equipment, materials, and training.  Manage allocated resources, show ability to analyze unit needs.
3.       Discuss the impact and implication these trends have on the organizational structure, function, responsibility, and authority.
4.       Identify at least 5 current trends in health care
~Trends in nursing informatics were effectively related to implications for patient outcomes, population health, and health policy.
5.       Examine the risk management interface with health care safety and quality & performance improvement.
6.       Relate trends in nursing informatics to implications for patient outcomes, population health, and health policy.
7.       Differentiate between organizational structure, organizational function, organizational responsibility, and organizational authority.
8.       Identify the process you plan to implement to resolve potential ethical issues you may encounter relating to this population.