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Summary
The article relates to the issue of United States health insurance. The Obama administration wanted to terminate health insurance for about 115,000 people for failure to prove their identity as real U.S. citizens or legal immigrants. In addition, the administration wanted to stop financial aids for almost 363,000 people because they could not verify their incomes. According to the government records, 966,000 people had problems with citizenship and immigration records. By the end of May 2014, 310,000 people who never responded to the issue received letters demanding them to prove their identity. By September 5, 2014, 115,000 people had their health insurance coverage terminated for not responding. Some of the affected people through their lawyers claimed to have updated their immigration and citizenship papers through the government healthcare website, but the government did not take record of their submissions (Pear, 2014).
The article was selected because it focuses on the issues related to healthcare, finance, and funding. In addition, the article analyses a recent healthcare event because it was published on September 15, 2014. The issues addressed in the article demonstrated the reluctance of the government in keeping records of its citizens and immigrants. On the other hand, the article plays a significant role in exposing the lack of concentration on the government sector because they could not trace citizens and immigrants employment records because of an ineffective information technology department.
The information addressed in the article relates to the today’s healthcare environment in many aspects. Americans have in the past held demonstrations demanding the government to improve the quality of health care including reducing the cost of treatment. The introduction of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) by the U.S. President Barack Obama acted as a relief for citizens to access quality health care. The high cost of healthcare expenditures forced U.S. citizens to pay huge taxes to cater for healthcare services. For example, taxpayers contributed approximately 2.6 trillion U.S. dollars for healthcare services in 2010 (Winkfield, 2014). People had the right to demonstrate for their healthcare needs because they are deducted money for healthcare services, but faces threats on termination of their insurance.
U.S. financing has a strong relationship with the current economy. The high growth rate of health care spending in U.S. exceeds the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the population, and inflation rates. Lack of adequate financing because of the current economic status affects the provision of healthcare services. People are forced to pay for healthcare services using money from their pocket even with the availability of the affordable care act. The health care cost has raised because of the dramatic increase in health care spending bearing in mind only a small amount of GDP share is devoted to health care. Lack of health care finances because of increased care affects has a tremendous effect on the country’s GDP ().
Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 solves the problem of health care insurance presented in the article by expanding health insurance coverage, reducing cost of health care, and allowing more people to access health care services. ACA affects issues addressed in the article by ensuring full operation of the state-level exchanges that plays a significant role in sale and purchase of health insurance. In addition, the act offers care to both citizens and immigrants at a low rate compared to health insurance policies (Faguet, 2013).
Personal reflection on the issue
The issue addressed on the article carries a lot of weight especially when it comes to the improvement of the health care sector. The article shows how the government failed to protect its citizens’ rights and poor adaptation of technology. The state should implement the ACA to the letter in order to avoid such problems in the future.
References
Pear, R. (September 2014). U.S. to End Coverage Under Health Care Law for Tens of
Thousands. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/16/us/us-to-end-coverage-under-health-care-law-for-tens-of-thousands.html?_r=0
Winkfield, E. L. (September 2014). America’s Healthcare Crisis: Is There a Solution? Retrieved
from http://realtruth.org/articles/090203-005-health.html
Faguet, G. B. (2013). The Affordable Care Act: A missed opportunity, a better way forward.
New York: Algora Pub.
Retaining Healthcare Workers (2)
Retaining Healthcare Workers
Hannah Fair
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
September 27, 2020
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to critically analyze why the retaining of health employees is integral in achieving productivity and improved performance. There are various issues that employees encounter in their day-to-day activities that are supposed to be addressed by the stakeholders involved. Those issues serve as a hindrance; hence they are unable to reach their maximum potential. In this study, we will discuss ways to improve employee morale and loyalty to help achieve organizational set goals. Retaining health employees would be a primary concern because its turnover rate is relatively high, and the average attrition rate for bedside Registered Nurse is roughly $64,000. By examining the turnover rate, a substantial amount would be saved by the hospitals if only they address the matters of attrition. Teamwork and communication are significant aspects that help healthcare employees to create a positive patient experience, not to mention the provision of excellent services. Through cooperation, leaders can communicate effectively to their subordinates, and it helps to improve employee engagement. To enhance healthcare employees’ productivity, they should be given a living wage, subject to compensation. It is also vital for hospitals to have flexible methods on how to address the issue of low performance.
Retaining Healthcare Workers
Employee retention is one of the leading elements that facilitate the achievement of organizational set goals, more importantly, in the healthcare sector. The estimated cost of replacing a registered nurse leaving the workforce stands at $64 000. Moreover, low turnover necessitates continuous care for patients and improving the quality of service delivery. Retaining competent employees help to improve physician involvement in the health system since they can practice more effectively. Maintaining healthcare employees is significant, in that the anticipated lack of healthcare workforce compounds it. In this era, the demand for healthcare services is expected to rise. Seemingly, most of the healthcare employees falling in this generation will to regulate their working hours or even to retire early, thus creating a dire need for competent healthcare workers (Lavoie‐Tremblay et al., 2010). If a significant turnover rate of high-performing healthcare workers happens to an organization on the basis that they are not happy or feel less engaged, the overall performance of the system will be significantly halted. Retaining healthcare employees is somewhat a challenge to many organizations; however, some measures can be put in place to ensure a low turnover rate of employees in the healthcare sector.
Maintaining a happy and well-engaged staff can be the difference between the lifeblood of a healthy healthcare sector or a dwindling industry. Ranging from food service, facility maintenance to the proper treatment of healthcare employees are significant at ensuring quality delivery of services to the patients and achieving the organizational set goal. First, it is vital to pay healthcare employees a living wage. Many healthcare employers do not pay more than minimum wage, and even worse, their employees are entitled to compensation at various levels such as housekeeping and dietary positions, among other positions. The impact can play a significant role in high turnover rates as these healthcare workers feel neglected. Their continuity is integral to the well being of the organization. An organization rendering healthcare services should improve on how they take care of their employees in terms of salaries and wages. To achieve high performance in their work, healthcare workers should feel the services they are offering to the organization are worth the compensation.
It is also advisable for a healthcare organization to survey employee engagement and satisfaction. Hospitals should conduct surveys more often to gauge how satisfied their workers are, without ignoring the employee engagement as it is vital to overall hospital performance. Concentrating on employee satisfaction can only sort individual needs at the expense of the organization while focusing on healthcare workers will always result in mutual success (Tenedios, 2019). Whenever an employee feels engaged on organizational matters, they tend to be psychologically devoted to the organization’s success. Each department should work to develop an impact strategy aimed at perfecting specific areas of engagement.
Another way to retain employees is by conducting a peer interview on new hires. It is mostly done to ensure that indeed the hired healthcare employees are fit for the organization, both technically and behavioural wise. The method is a vital element of slowing down the turnover. It is quite a success finding and recruiting employees who are interested in working for the organization as opposed to searching for any job for the sake of making money to make one’s end meet (Holtom et al., 2008). Disinterested employees tend to drag the general operation of the hospital system since some employees need supervision. Interested employees have the passion and drive to execute what is required of them, and this leads to competent service delivery to the patients and organization success. Also, peer interview helps the employees to have a chance to assess the cultural fit of the future environment.
In conclusion, low performing healthcare employees should be given guidance on how to better their performance instead of provoking them or even lay-offs. It is crucial to address the employees and tell them precisely what they need to do. By doing that, employees feel there is a chance they can improve; they are shown some sense of consideration. It is an excellent method to use on workers without them feeling intimidated. All the above aspects are significantly crucial at ensuring employees retention at healthcare workers. Perhaps, if healthcare organizations are better at taking care of their employees, they can record a low turnover rate.
References
Lavoie‐Tremblay, M., Paquet, M., Duchesne, M. A., Santo, A., Gavrancic, A., Courcy, F., & Gagnon, S. (2010). Retaining nurses and other hospital workers: An intergenerational perspective of the work climate. Journal of nursing Scholarship, 42(4), 414-422.
Holtom, B. C., Mitchell, T. R., Lee, T. W., & Eberly, M. B. (2008). 5 turnover and retention research: a glance at the past, a closer review of the present, and a venture into the future. Academy of Management annals, 2(1), 231-274.
Tenedios, G. (2019). Baby Boomer Employees’ Influence upon the Health Care Sector. International Review of Business & Applied Sciences, 8.
Health Care Career Report
Health Care Career Report
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Introduction
There are numerous healthcare career paths one can pursue if they are interested in healthcare. This report presents the health care occupation of my choice. I am interested in researching Registered Nurses (RNs) occupations. The report begins with a comprehensive discussion of the chosen occupations’ job descriptions. Further, the educational requirements for the profession are provided. The employment availability of RNs and professional activities are also discussed. Finally, the report concludes with a personal reflection on how I see myself fitting in this profession.
Job Description
A Registered Nurse (RN) is an individual who has graduated with a diploma, Associate and Bachelor degree in Nursing from an accredited nursing school and passed the NCLEX-RN exam, which is administered by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCBSN) and has achieved conditions of becoming a nurse as required by Nursing State Board. RNs coordinate and care for the patients, sensitize the patients and the society on variety of health conditions, on prevention and management of infections, and provision of emotional assistance and advice to general society and pateints (Orton et al., 2022). Their roles and responsibilities include assessing patients’ health conditions, recording patients’ medical symptoms and histories, observing patients and keeping records, administering medicines to patients, collaborating and consulting with doctors and other health practitioners in conducting medical research, operating medical equipment, analyzing results and performing diagnostic tests, educating patients and their families management of diseases, and explaining to patients what to do at home.
Education and Certification
Federal, State and Local governments require a Registered Nurse in the United States of America to complete the educational requirements leading to the certificates ward. As such, an individual is required by the government to earn an associate degree in nursing, degree in nursing, and diploma in nursing to practice as a nurse. However, many states like Texas and California require a condition for the registration as a nurse with a degree in nursing to attain the license. The types of institutions offering nursing in the United States of America are private and public-run institutions (Zimmermann et al., 2010). As such, the total number of colleges and universities offering nursing degree programs adds to 2600. Consequently, 1,631 schools train nursing certificates and associate degrees in practical nursing. The bachelor’s degree registered nursing program amounts to 1 033 schools (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2020). The major schools offering the nursing program in USA are the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University, the University of Illinois at Chicago, the University of Alabama, the University of Maryland, and the University of Michigan. A diploma in nursing takes one to three years until completion, while an associate degree in Nursing takes two years (Juraschek et al., 2012). A Bachelor in nursing takes four to five years to complete. Further education in nursing, like a Masters in Nursing, takes five to six years. Moreover, the certificates earned are the certificate in nursing Assistant, Licensed Practical Nurse, Bachelors degree in Nursing, and Masters in Nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice, and Ph.D. in Nursing.
Employment
Registered Nurse is a job profession that has been on-demand in the United States of America for years. The trends have shown an accelerating increase since major hospitals continue hiring more nurses with essential roles (Mahoney et al., 2020). The nursing profession employs 194 500 of nurses registered annually, as per the United States Bureau of Statistics project. According to Herald, the growth trend from, 2020 to 2030 in registered nurse employment is at nine percent (Every Nurse Staff, 2022). Notably, nursing requires two years of nursing experience, one-year of pediatric experience, and travel experiences at the children’s hospital. The completion of the experience enables the government and the private organization to hire registered nurses by paying the annual salary of $77 460. However, the salary ranges from state to state, with some states offering higher payments while others are offering slightly lower payments than the average. Registered are allowed to advance their education from the Bachelor degree in Nursing to Masters in Nursing (Buerhaus et al., 2009). From a master’s, an individual can quickly obtain a Ph.D. in nursing with further education.
Professional Activities
An individual registered nurse must join the professional organization during the training duration as a student. The organization covers the state, local and national levels. The leading professional organization is the American Nurse Association, American Academy of Nursing, National League of Nursing, and the International Council of Nurses (Hunsicker & Chitwood, 2018). The other organizations include the Emergency Nursing Association, the American Board of Nursing Specialists, and the National League of Nurses. Majorly the National Student Nurses Association provides mentoring services to students that hope for the licenses as registered nurses, which cost $30 per year, where new members are granted a $5 discount in their first application year. Continuing education is available and expected in the registered nurse profession. With a certificate, diploma, associate degree, and degree, nurses can proceed to their higher education provided terms and conditions are met (Hamric et al., 2013). Most importantly, continuing education units are required for the profession due to changes in the nursing trends. The number depends on the specialty of an individual nurse.
Conclusion/Reflection
As a member of the nursing profession, being a nurse is a unique profession that requires perseverance because it requires extended education duration. Also, nursing requires keenness since it deals directly with human life. I discovered that most states currently require a Bachelor Degree in nursing for the registration in the nursing healthcare profession. Consequently, the healthcare field requires continuous research and learning to handle patients comprehensively. Furthermore, I found that nursing is meaningful because it gives an individual registered nurse to exploit social and financial opportunities because of the increasing need for registered nurses in the United States of American hospitals.
References
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Hunsicker, J., & Chitwood, T. (2018). High-stakes testing in nursing education: A review of the literature. Nurse Educator, 43(4), 183-186. https://journals.lww.com/nurseeducatoronline/Fulltext/2018/07000/High_Stakes_Testing_in_Nursing_Education__A_Review.9.aspxJuraschek, S. P., Zhang, X., Ranganathan, V., & Lin, V. W. (2012). United States registered nurse workforce report card and shortage forecast. American Journal of Medical Quality, 27(3), 241-249. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1062860611416634Mahoney, C. B., Lea, J. D. N. P. M. B. A. C., Schumann, P. L., & Jillson, I. A. (2020). Turnover, burnout, and job satisfaction of certified registered nurse anesthetists in the United States: Role of job characteristics and personality. AANA journal, 88(1), 39-48. https://www.aana.com/docs/default-source/aana-journal-web-documents-1/turnover-burnout-and-job-satisfaction-of-certified-registered-nurse-anesthetists-in-the-united-states-role-of-job-characteristics-and-personality-february-2020.pdfOrton, M. L., Nelson Follin, N., Dannapfel, P., & Wengström, Y. (2022). Registered nurses’ roles and functions in clinical care with a Ph.D.—A systematic literature review. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 36(1), 16-26. https://doi.org/10.1111/scs.12979U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2022). Occupational Outlook Handbook, Registered Nurses. Retrieved 22 June 2022, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/Healthcare/Registered-nurses.htm.
Zimmermann, D. T., Miner, D. C., & Zittel, B. (2010). Advancing the education of nurses: A call for action. JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 40(12), 529-533. https://journals.lww.com/jonajournal/Fulltext/2010/12000/Advancing_the_Education_of_Nurses__A_Call_for.6.aspx