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I have attached 4 case studies for you to choose from.  Only one is needed. Text Nursing Today Transition and Trends 8th ed:  JoAnn Zerwekh. Ashley Zerwkh Garneau

Throughout this course you have learned and applied concepts of nursing leadership and management.  Please choose one of the following case scenarios and create a fully developed response using scholarly sources to support your statements.  Your responses should reflect application of knowledge and concepts related to course content.  (100 pts).

Case Study 1:

As a nurse manager of a larger inner city Emergency Department,  you have been notified of a building collapse in a nearby housing complex.  EMS (emergency medical services) informs you to expect several casualties including potential burn victims.

(Chapter 10)

Respond to the following questions:

1. Describe the most important leadership style to respond in this crisis.
2. Explain why leadership development is important for nurses even if they are not in a formal management position in a healthcare organization, especially in an emergency situation.
3. Describe the core elements of the management process that would be used today by nurses or nurse managers.
4. Discuss the essential leadership characteristics that would be critical for this nurse leader to demonstrate during an emergency.
5. Discuss the types of power bases the nurse leader would apply in this emergency situation.

Case Study 2:  

As a nurse manager of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), a staff nurse has just informed you about giving an accidental medication overdose to an assigned 5-year-old patient.  The parents notice their child is very drowsy and ask for an explanation about their child’s condition.  The staff nurse replies “There is nothing to worry about.”  What do you do?

1. Explain the values that influence your decision about the appropriate action to take.
2. State the ethical dilemma described in this situation.
3. State the problem inherent in this situation.
4. Discuss the ethical decision-making process you would use in resolving this issue.
5. What approach would you use in the future regarding medication errors involving your assigned staff?

Case Study 3:

As the nurse manager of a 22-bed surgical unit, you become aware that a staff member has been signing out narcotics ordered for assigned patients and keeping the narcotics for persona use.

1. Explain what law the nurse’s behavior violated.
2. Discuss how you would handle this situation.
3. Describe how this incident could affect nursing licensure.

Case Study 4:

Mai Li is the nurse manager of a 20-bed medical-surgical unit in a large university hospital.  Her nursing staff  is diverse in experience and educational background.  Working in a teaching hospital, Mai believes that nurses should be open to new methods and work processes, with an emphasis on evidenced-based practice.

Harrison Ford, RN, has worked for 2 years on the unit and is in his final semester of a master’s program focusing on geriatric care.  Jane Fonda, RN, has worked on the same unit for the past 28 years as was a graduate of the hospital’s former diploma program.  Harrison recently completed  a clinical rotation in dermatology and has worked with the skin care team at the hospital to develop new protocols for preventing skin breakdown.  During a recent staff meeting, Harrison presents the new protocols for preventing skin breakdown.  Jane makes several comments during the presentation that simply getting patients out of bed and making sure they have adequate nutrition  is easier and less time consuming than the new protocol.  “All of these new protocols are just a way to justify a way to justify all those credentials behind a name” Jane says, gathering a chorus of chuckles from some of the older nurses on staff.  Harrison glares at Jane and responds,  “As nurses become educated we need to reflect a professional practice”.  Mai notices that several staff members are uncomfortable as the meeting ends.

Ken and Jane continue to exchange sarcastic comments and glares over the next 2 shifts.  The conflict is obviously affecting co-workers as productivity decreases and gossiping increases. At this point, What should Mai do?

What are the common factors that led to the conflict.

Discuss what method should be used to resolve this conflict.