Cost vs. Quality
Healthcare is ever-evolving, and the focus on reimbursement may challenge even the most experienced nurse leader. Cost-containment strategies may appear in conflict with quality initiatives. Utilizing your literature review and research, identify one topic you might find in conflict – cost vs. quality. Topics for consideration: length of stay reduction, readmission reduction, patient experience improvement in light of staff reductions, etc.
Influences Related to Chosen Topic
What are the social, political, legal, ethical, and regulatory influences related to your chosen topic?
Leadership Skills for Positive Change
What skills and strategies as a nurse leader might you employ to advocate for positive change related to your chosen issue?
GUIDELINES
• Post an initial response to the discussion overview and questions above.
• Each question should have a heading in bold to delineate the portion of the discussion to which you are addressing.
• Each section of the initial post response should be a minimum of 250-300 words in length and must include appropriate in-text citations, scholarly writing, and formatted using APA 7th edition.
• The body of the post should demonstrate appropriate grammar and sentence structure mechanics. Please avoid contractions, slang, and ensure acronyms are spelled out the first time used in the post. Posts do not need to be double-spaced.
