Transferable Skills
Communication – Displaying capability in writing, reading, and oral communication; understanding of non‐verbal language.
Critical Thinking – Improving thinking, including problem‐solving and creativity, by applying intellectual standards such as clarity, precision, logic, and reflection.
Ethics & Professional Responsibility – Understanding and exhibiting principles of conduct and professional behavior which impact a greater good in the world and workplace. Understanding and applying ethical and professional principles of conduct.
Information Literacy – Discovering information reflectively, understanding how information is produced and valued, and using information to create new knowledge and participate ethically in communities of learning.
Scenario
You were recently promoted to the position of Director of the Medical Surgical unit at your local hospital. You just finished meeting with a group of Directors who were discussing the Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) rates. Your unit’s CAUTI rate has not decreased since the implementation of a new policy over a year ago. Financial repercussions of the high CAUTI rate cannot continue. You have been given the task of reviewing the policy and creating a SWOT Analysis, offering recommendations for change.
Integrating principles of leadership and management, create a SWOT Analysis of the policy linked here; attached it below!!
In the SWOT Analysis, include the following:
S: Strengths of policy
Choose strengths/positive aspects of the policy, including regulatory guidelines.
Support choice of strengths with current literature.
W: Weaknesses of policy
Choose weaknesses/concerns of the policy related to regulatory guidelines.
Include weaknesses/concerns of the policy related to financial guidelines.
Support choice of weaknesses with current literature.
O: Opportunities
Include opportunities for growth or improvement of the policy.
Include perceived opportunities for financial, legal, ethical, quality and safety.
Support choice of opportunities with current literature.
T: Threats
Include perceived threats to financial, legal, ethical, quality and safety.
Support choice of threats with current literature.
Propose clearly stated and concise recommendations for change.
Include descriptions of necessary actions.
Use evidence to support your recommendations.
Be sure to use professional language and attribution for credible sources with correct APA citation, spelling, and grammar.
