Often called upon to diffuse innovative ideas, change policy or practice, or initiate improvements, clinical nurse leaders must be able to create a concise, evidence-based argument for persuading others to take a particular course of action. This assignment requires you to articulately and succinctly present an issue of concern in health care, provide evidence to support your point of view, and make a recommendation for action. Please select an ethics-related issue that pertains to this course, research the selected issue, summarize pertinent aspects of the issue, and make a specific recommendation for improving the situation, highlighting advantages and challenges associated with your recommendation. Incorporate evidence from two articles supporting your position.
Examples might include a recommendation to:
***For this Formal Business Memo use the topic of Burnout that the nurses experience
Nurse Executive for institution-wide or Nurse Manager for unit-based policy change regarding ethical issues in health services, patient care, safety, and quality of care
Format:
The Issue Brief should be 1 single-spaced, typed page, written as a formal business memo to a specific person.
Two evidence-based articles from peer-reviewed journals supporting the recommendation should be incorporated into the brief.
Evaluation:
Grading Criteria
Description is complete, succinct, objective, and accurate.
Issue is ethics-related and supported by strong evidence from reliable sources.
Recipient is appropriate to the issue and clearly identified.
Argument for change is presented clearly, completely, succinctly, and objectively. Compelling rationale for change is outlined. Negative aspects of the change are addressed but rationale is provided as to why they pose a lesser problem.
Recommended action is clearly described and relevant to the issue.
The brief is logical, complete, well-synthesized, cohesive, and grammatically correct. No spelling errors. APA format is evident.
