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Discussion on Issues Facing the Nursing Staff of a Unit Name Course Introduction In today’s dynamic healthcare environment nurses require a strong leadership to be a guide to other nurses. Leadership in general comprises of several main tasks which are identifying a goal motivation of people to act and providing direction and the motivation necessary to achieve the set goal. As a nurse leader there are many issues one faces and some of these include bullying abandoning patients nurse burnout staffing ratios and safe patient care. One has to come up with strategies of dealing with lowers the morale of the undermined. Other issues like staffing ratios nurse burnout safe patient care and patient care have also been discussed. The focus of this discussion has mainly been on identifying these issues and their impacts on a nursing unit. References Cherry B. & Jacob S. R. (2016). Contemporary nursing: Issues trends & management. Elsevier Health Sciences. Lee T. Kang K. H. Ko Y. K. Cho S. H. & Kim E. Y. (2014). Issues and challenges of nurse workforce policy: a critical review and implication. Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration 20(1) 106-116. [...]

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Project: Part 2: Follow APA guidelines. 3pages. Include a title and reference page. Overview 1. Complete required reading. 2. Read the rubric 3. Analyze and evaluate management strategies on a nursing unit. This can be in your current position (recommended), a previous position, or one with which you are acquainted. Read all of the project assignments before you proceed. 4. Write a 75 word analysis for each of the top 5 issues (see list below) that you have identified either through a literature search using the LIRN library databases or during the interview with the nurse leader. This nurse leader can be in your current position, a previous position, or a leader with whom you are acquainted. You are to use information gained from your required reading and any additional nursing specific information you may need to locate using the LIRN library databases. For each issue identified, include the following in the discussion: • Identify the issue. • Define the issue. • Describe how the issue impacts the nursing staff of the unit. • Evaluate the effectiveness of the management strategies used by the nurse leader to address this issue. • Do not provide solutions; focus on the issue and its impact on the unit. Common issues facing the nurse leader: • Collective bargaining • Shared governance (Magnet status) • Staffing ratios • Safe patient care • Bullying/incivility • Peer review performance appraisal • Impaired staff • Refusal to care for a patient/patient abandonment • Violence to nurses/current legislation • • Advanced degrees= improved outcomes • Nurse burnout