Senior project
As an administrator, address the challenges of employee recruitment and retention of health care professionals. Additional subtopics may include trends in the nursing workforce, shortage of primary care physicians, staff turnover, retention, and staffing patterns. After identifying your topic, choose a health care organization in your area. This organization may be small or large and may provide single inpatient health service or multiple outpatient services; it is your choice. Consider your topic in light of the leadership of this organization and research the challenges and successes it has faced in managing operational effectiveness. You are welcome to use as many research methods as possible to obtain information for your organization and its managers (e.g., web-based resources, electronic articles, or personal interviews). The more informed you are, the better prepared you will be to complete your project. Finally, develop a management training program that includes relevant guidelines and information to combat the issues identified in the selected topic, as well as recommendations for managers to more effectively lead health care organizations. Your training program should be in the form of a 20 to 25 slide PowerPoint presentation (excluding title and reference slides) that includes comprehensive speaker’s notes (i.e., at least 82 words) for each slide. Utilize at least three to five scholarly sources The Senior Project: Must be 20 to 25 PowerPoint slides (excluding title and reference slides) in length. There are 20 content criteria worth a total of 10 points. Must include a title slide that contains the following: Title of project Your name Course name and number Instructor’s name Date submitted Must include an introduction with a succinct thesis statement. Must address the topic of the project with critical thought in the areas of: Organization details Challenges and opportunities Training program outcomes Impact on at least three stakeholder groups involved delineated by cost, quality, and access to service Suggested actions Must include a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis. Must use at least five supporting graphics (images, graphics, and/ or multimedia) are included and relevant communicating the training content (two points). Must include speaker’s notes that have evidence of critical thinking and application (content analysis, synthesis, evaluation) related to the research methodology used to develop (six points): Project content Practical and relevant solutions to the organizational challenges/opportunities Appropriate evaluation of individual stakeholder groups involved. Must use at least three to five scholarly sources . Must include a separate reference slide, formatted according to APA style