Evaluate human resource theories and processes, including implementation of professional practice models and strategies in healthcare settings to support a caring environment.

Week 5: Legal/Regulatory Issue Assignment

Purpose
Nursing administrators are often called upon to provide descriptive, factual, and unbiased information on a current nursing topic of interest as a foundation for group discussions. This sometimes happens as part of strategic planning. The purpose of this assignment is two-fold. The first purpose is to investigate a current issue and/or trend in nursing and its relationship to current or pending legislation, regulatory standards, nursing standards of practice, and the impact of the trend on organization and patient care quality and safety. The second purpose is to provide an opportunity to engage in a specific form of scholarly inquiry, expository writing. (CO2, CO3, CO4, CO5)

Course Outcomes
Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to do the following.
(CO2) Evaluate human resource theories and processes, including implementation of professional practice models and strategies in healthcare settings to support a caring environment. (PO2, PO3, & PO5)

(CO3) Appraise the effects of strategies to reduce costs and improve the quality and safety of healthcare. (PO1 & PO4)

(CO4) Organize legal and regulatory components of healthcare strategies to promote safety and quality care. (PO1 & PO4)

(CO5) Synthesize and communicate research findings to promote quality improvement and safety in healthcare. (PO1& PO4)