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Describe Health Communication.

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Unit 5 Assignment: Creating Media Messages

View an introduction to the Assignment here.

Unit outcome(s) addressed in this Assignment:

  • Describe Health Communication.
  • Create media messages.

Course outcome(s) addressed in this Assignment:

HS315-4: Apply strategies to promote health within a community.

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ID: HS315-05-09-A

Identify a problem, inefficiency, or issue within a specific department/unit.

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Planned Change in a Department or Unit

Health care organizations are continuously immersed in change from the emergence of new policies, to promote quality care and improve patient safety to keeping pace with the rapid growth in knowledge and best practices. Establishing a solid framework for planning and implementing change is a wise move, as it provides a foundation for the extensive coordination that will be needed to successfully facilitate the change.

For this Assignment, you propose a change at the department or unit level and develop a plan for guiding the change effort.

To prepare:

  • Review Chapter 8 in the course text. Focus on Kurt Lewin’s change theory, and contrast it with other classic change models and strategies.
  • Reflect on problems, inefficiencies, and critical issues within a specific department, unit, or area in your organization or one with which you are familiar. Select one issue as a focal point for this assignment, and consider a change that could be made to address the issue.
  • Think about how the change would align with the organization’s mission, vision, and values as well as relevant professional standards.
  • Using one of the change models or strategies discussed in Chapter 8, begin formulating a plan for implementing the change within the department/unit. Outline the steps that you and/or others should follow to facilitate the change effort. Align these steps to the change model or strategy you selected.
  • Determine who should be involved in initiating and managing the change. Consider the skills and characteristics that are necessary to facilitate this change effort.

To complete:

Write a 4- to 5-page paper (page count does not include title and reference page) that addresses the following:

  • Identify a problem, inefficiency, or issue within a specific department/unit.
  • Describe a specific, realistic change that could be made to address the issue.
  • Summarize how the change would align with the organization’s mission, vision, and values as well as relevant professional standards.
  • Identify a change model or strategy to guide your planning for implementing the change. Provide a rationale for your selection.
  • Outline the steps that you and/or others would follow to facilitate the change. Align these steps to your selected change model or strategy.
  • Explain who would be involved in initiating and managing this change. Describe the skills and characteristics that would be necessary to facilitate the change effort.

Reminder: The School of Nursing requires that all papers submitted include a title page, introduction, summary, and references

Describe the components of a healing hospital and their relationship to spirituality.

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Consider how the paradigm of a healing hospital might influence your philosophy of caregiving and write an essay of 500-750 words that addresses the following:

  1. Describe the components of a healing hospital and their relationship to spirituality.
  2. What are the challenges of creating a healing environment in light of the barriers and complexities of the hospital environment?
  3. Include biblical aspects that support the concept of a healing hospital.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

Identify a health care issue that interests you and explain why.

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Write a proposal paper (1,250-1,500 words) for a major change project that you would like to lead.   Identify a health care issue that interests you and explain why.   Develop a rationale using evidence-based research, including: 1) The background. 2) Statistical findings. 3) Probable stakeholders. 4) Logical conclusions.   Design an implementation plan for the project, including: 1) A communications plan. 2) Creation of a design and implementation team by roles.   List the strategies you would use to lead the team to success and identify potential obstacles that may be faced, along with plans to deal with them.   Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.   Research Question   How does PTSD effect our American Soldiers today and what is being done to help these soldiers?
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