Staff Shortage Task Force
In this assignment, you will propose a quality improvement initiative from your place of employment that could easily be implemented if approved. Assume you are presenting this program to the board for approval of funding. Write an executive summary (750-1,000 words) to present to the board, from which the board will make its decision to fund your program or project. Include the following:
The purpose of the quality improvement initiative.
The target population or audience.
The benefits of the quality improvement initiative.
The interprofessional collaboration that would be required to implement the quality improvement initiative.
The cost or budget justification.
The basis upon which the quality improvement initiative will be evaluated.
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Staff Shortage Task Force
Introduction
The shortage of nurses in the United States is a significant issue that has escalated in the Oroville hospital. The nation needs to examine the current situation and make the necessary adjustments to solve the problem of few individuals pursuing the nursing profession and the high population that require nursing services. Similarly, Oroville hospital needs to take action as a community-based hospital that provides quality care to people in Oroville and the neighboring communities (Oroville Hospital, 2022). The Oroville location has a specific problem with retirement and retention due to its countryside and distance. The task force should gather all supporting data to develop strategies to maintain a healthy workforce. The team will be diverse with interprofessional collaboration that will create and present a report of their findings to the board. The report should include the significant problems, the causes, and possible solutions and recommendations. The paper denotes the purpose, target population, the gains, objectives for interprofessional collaboration, the budget, and the evaluation basis for the recommended strategies.
Purpose
The document represents a proposal for a quality improvement initiative to create a staff shortage task force. The task force will highlight the shortage of health care professionals in Oroville and identify the problem. Also, the task force will develop multiple recommendations to solve the problem for long-term benefits.
Target Population
The target population is the aging population and the retiring nurses. These are the significant causes of the nursing shortage in America, and their number is expected to increase soon (Buerhaus et al., 2017). The pressure in the healthcare system is likely to increase due to the medical technology that allows elderly patients to live longer, thus increasing the demand for care for the long-term conditions of aging baby boomers. The American Nurses Association expects many nurses to retire in 2022 and those who made early retirements or left during the COVID-19 pandemic (Bakhshi et al., 2022). The target population helps determine the requirements of a growing society and affects minimum recruitments in the healthcare sector. The audience will represent the board with the highlighted issues and formulate a plan for the task force. Further recommendations would include the participation of policymakers and community leaders in the project.
The Benefits
The benefits of the task force are gathering data that support and provide evidence surrounding the shortage of nurses and making recommendations on specific topics such as population growth, working conditions, curriculum, and salaries. Also, the task force will review the health status and wellness factors in the Oroville region and illustrate various transformative initiatives and current roles in leadership and research ...