Workplace Examine The Clark Healthy Workplace Inventory Discussion

Clearly, diagnosis is a critical aspect of healthcare. However, the ultimate purpose of a diagnosis is the development and application of a series of treatments or protocols.

Isolated recognition of a health issue does little to resolve it.

In this module’s Discussion, you applied the Clark Healthy Workplace Inventory to diagnose potential problems with the civility of your organization. In this Portfolio Assignment, you will continue to analyze the results and apply published research to the development of a proposed treatment for any issues uncovered by the assessment.

To Prepare:

  • Review the Resources and examine the Clark Healthy Workplace Inventory, found on page 20 of Clark (2015).
  • Review the Work Environment Assessment Template.
  • Reflect on the output of your Discussion post regarding your evaluation of workplace civility and the feedback received from colleagues.

Select and review one or more of the following articles found in the Resources:

  • Clark, Olender, Cardoni, and Kenski (2011)
  • Clark (2018)
  • Clark (2015) 
  • Griffin and Clark (2014)

The Assignment (3-6 Pages Total):

Part 1: Work Environment Assessment (1-2 Pages)

  • Review the Work Environment Assessment Template you completed for this Module’s Discussion.
  • Describe the results of the Work Environment Assessment you completed on your workplace.
  • Identify two things that surprised you about the results and one idea you believed prior to conducting the Assessment that was confirmed.
  • Explain what the results of the Assessment suggest about the health and civility of your workplace.

Part 2: Reviewing The Literature (1-2 Pages)

  • Briefly describe the theory or concept presented in the article(s) you selected.
  • Explain how the theory or concept presented in the article(s) relates to the results of your Work Environment Assessment.
  • Explain how your organization could apply the theory highlighted in your selected article(s) to improve organizational health and/or create stronger work teams. Be specific and provide examples.

Part 3: Evidence-Based Strategies To Create High-Performance Interprofessional Teams (1–2 Pages)

  • Recommend at least two strategies, supported in the literature, that can be implemented to address any shortcomings revealed in your Work Environment

Assessment.

  • Recommend at least two strategies that can be implemented to bolster successful practices revealed in your Work Environment Assessment.

Resources:

  • Marshall, E., & Broome, M. (2017). Transformational leadership in nursing: From expert clinician to influential leader (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer.

Clark (2015)https://www.americannursetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ant11-CE-Civility-1023.pdf

  • Reflect on the output of your Discussion post regarding your evaluation of workplace civility and the feedback received from colleagues.

This was what my colleague posted in my discussion.

Pamela Bende

RE: Discussion – Week 7

COLLAPSE

Nice post, Lenick.

It is very important that a workplace is safe for the workers because an unsafe work environment can have unpleasant events take place there, and can negatively affect the overall health of the staff. A safe workplace environment promotes good communication, understanding, teamwork and productivity.

According to Marshall & Broome (2018), the American Nurses Association has launched several initiatives to raise professional, social, and policy consciousness about health, safety, and quality for nurses and health care leaders, including its Healthy Work Environment program, which maintains that the workplace should be safe, empowering, and satisfying (ANA, 2016).

Marshall & Broome (2018) further stated that another key aspect of safety that has recently come to the forefront for nursing leadership is that of employee and nurse safety. Rogers (1997) outlined five areas of risks or hazards for nurses and other health care workers: biological and infectious disease risks, chemical hazards, environmental hazards, physical risks, and psychological risks.

Sadly, the current trend of the corona virus leaves some nurses working in an unsafe environment whereby there is gross shortage of PPE, exposing the nurses to infections that could otherwise be prevented with sufficient use of PPE.

“Establishing a safe and healthful working environment requires every employer — large and small — and every worker to make safety and health a top priority. The entire workforce — from the CEO to the most recent hire — must recognize that worker safety and health is central to the mission and key to the profitability of the American company”(MBDA, 2015)

Reference

  • Marshall, E., & Broome, M. (2017). Transformational leadership in nursing: From expert clinician to influential leader (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer
  • Minority Business Development Agency(2015). Establishing a safe and healthful working environment. Retrieved from https://www.mbda.gov/news/blog/2012/05/establishin…