Option A: With reference to the role of subcultures and cultural diversity within a healthcare organization with which you are familiar, create thre

QUESTION 1

Option A: With reference to the role of subcultures and cultural diversity within a healthcare organization with which you are familiar, create three strategies that are designed to support workforce cohesion and cultural diversity and explain how you would evaluate the effectiveness of your strategies in relation to improving quality care and patient outcomes.

OR

Option B: Critically analyze the degree to which staff internalizes the Mission and/or Value Statement of a healthcare organization with which you are familiar, the impact of the document/s and underpinning philosophy on organizational culture and cultural diversity, and evaluate the impact this has on service delivery.

# Whichever topic you select, your essay should be supported by at least 10 peer-reviewed journal articles including the peer-reviewed articles that were selected for Assessment 2, as well as textbook/s to help you deepen and expand your analysis and evaluation for this assessment task.

# Please note that this is an academic assessment and the focus is on critical analysis. Given this, it is important to describe the work environment as briefly as possible and for the majority of the essay to be focused on the analysis of the case, via the academic peer-reviewed literature.

*those 3 references which I used in Assessment 2

Debesay, J., Arora, S., & Fougner, M. (2022). Organizational culture and ethnic diversity in nursing homes: a qualitative study of healthcare workers and ward nurses experiences.BMC Health Services Research,22(1), 1843. Nelson, R. E., & Amaral, A. C. P. (2017).

Individualization versus Polarization: Organizational Cultures and Subcultures in Brazilian and North American Hospitals.Revista de Gesto Em Sistemas de Sade,6(3), 184196.

Raza, A. (2020). Leaders as guardians of culture: how reverse mentoring can improve organisational subcultures.British Journal of Healthcare Management,26(10), 14.

REFERENCING APA 7th edition referencing system

WORD COUNT: 2500 (+-10%)

RUBRIC

The essay demonstrates, Appropriate interpretation of the topic An ability to consistently and proficiently synthesize and explain theoretically-based concepts relevant to organizational culture and management.

The essay demonstrates: An exemplary ability to critically analyze concepts and their application to organizational culture and management

The essay is consistently well presented in a scholarly, academic style with logical structure and includes: An introduction that proficiently outlines the focus of the essay A conclusion that proficiently summarises the focus of the essay Effective paraphrasing that is consistently and proficiently demonstrated when used to support the content.

Evidence of extensive reading to support the content with all literature sources of a credible and high standard APA referencing style is consistently and accurately used for in-text citations, direct quotes, and reference list. The correct wordage is used (2500 words +/- 10%)

QUESTION 2

This assignment provides an opportunity for you to create or expand on existing strategies to improve health outcomes that incorporate moral and ethical responsibility toward the common good as well as a person-centered care approach. The written submission should draw upon your understanding of clinical governance relevant to safety and/or quality processes. Examples of strategies that could be created or expanded upon include but are not limited to processes around open disclosure, risk management, Page 9 of 19 Version: NS Campus Semester 1 2023 benchmarking or reporting systems within the healthcare sector. The written submission can be prepared in the form of an essay, proposal, or report and should be supported by a minimum of 10 recent (within the past five years), peer-reviewed journal articles.

Purpose: This assignment task provides an opportunity for students to appraise, critically analyze and evaluate clinical governance systems that incorporate moral responsibility and a person-centered care approach in creating quality and safety strategies aimed at improving health outcomes in an identified healthcare setting.

WORD COUNT: 2500 words +/- 10% (not including reference list)

Student instructions You are required to appraise and evaluate the literature pertaining to the topic task above and create strategies that address safety and/or quality within a healthcare setting. The submission is to be presented in an essay/report or proposal format and must adhere to the academic conventions of writing. The submission must incorporate elements of moral and ethical responsibility and a person-centered care approach within the strategies. APA 7th edition referencing style.

Marking Rubric

The essay demonstrates accurate interpretation and a consistent and proficient ability to address concepts around clinical governance relevant to safety and/or quality in a healthcare environment. Fact-based statements are supported by an extensive range of relevant, recent, peer-reviewed literature to support the content.

The essay demonstrates consistent and proficient higher-order critical thinking in creating new or expanding upon, existing clinical governance strategies to improve health outcomes that incorporate moral and ethical responsibility toward the common good as well as a person-centered care approach.

The essay is consistently well presented in an exemplary scholarly, academic style with a clearly focused introduction that outlines the content of the paper, consistently logical flow, and a comprehensive but succinct conclusion that summarises content. Direct quotes are appropriately incorporated and rarely used APA referencing style is consistently used for in-text citations, direct quotes, and reference lists. The correct wordage is used (2500 words +/- 10%)

QUESTION 3

Topic 1 You have been tasked with implementing a new digital health technology in your organization that has the potential to improve patient outcomes. Justify your organizations rationale for purchasing the new technology and develop an internal policy (for your organization only) that will clearly guide staff in the adoption and use of the new digital technology. Please note, you can choose to append the draft policy to your paper or develop your paper as a policy document.

OR

Topic 2 Research has shown that greater participation in governance by disadvantaged populations will improve health equity. Create three (3) strategies designed to generate greater participation in health-related decision-making by a disadvantaged population group of your choice. Your policy strategies should include how you would evaluate their effectiveness in expanding decision-making inclusivity and improving health outcomes for the selected population group.

Whichever topic you choose, you must support your assessment task with at least ten (10) recent, credible, peer-reviewed journal articles.

WORD COUNT: 2500 words +/- 10% (not including reference list)

Marking Rubric

The essay demonstratesan Appropriate interpretation of the topic. An ability to consistently and proficiently synthesize and explain theoretically based concepts relevant to the healthcare system from a policy perspective

The essay demonstrates:

An ability to proficiently critically analyze the Australian health care system from a policy perspective and to proficiently evaluate the impact that policy decisions, including equity and ethical considerations, have on health outcomes.

The essay is consistently well presented in a scholarly, academic style with logical structure and includes:

An introduction that proficiently outlines the focus of the essay

A conclusion that proficiently summarises the focus of the essay

Effective paraphrasing that is consistently and proficiently demonstrated when used to support the content. Evidence of extensive reading to support the content with all literature sources of a credible and high standard

APA referencing style is consistently and accurately used for in-text citations, direct quotes and reference list

The correct wordage is used (2500 words +/- 10%)

IMP: All assignments should be related to HEALTH CARE.