Assignment #3 contains 2 Parts: a Paper (12 points) and a Video Report (8 points)

Course Objectives for Assignment:

• Recommend structures and processes to manage compliance and to address ethical concerns in health care organizations.
• Promote informed decision-making by communicating emerging ethical and legal health care trends to stakeholders.

For this assignment, students are required to Write a Paper- Part 1 and Create a Video Report- Part 2 on an interview with a healthcare professional.

Select a topic from the list below [must be a different topic from the one you chose for Assignment #l] or clear a topic with the Instructor beforehand.

The purpose of this assignment is to raise the awareness of a specific employee’s role in a specific health care setting regarding a potentially critical aspect of his/her responsibilities. Target the right issue, the correct employee.  In other words, the employee should be either a head nurse or senior administrator. Thus, your discussion should be as you are interviewing specific employees on their specific responsibilities and the specific consequences of failing in those responsibilities.

• Students who do not know or cannot find a healthcare professional that has responsibilities for the topic selected should use UMGC’s Career Quest to locate a healthcare professional to interview.
• Students should use the Interview Script and Interview Questions for the interview-presentation (i.e., make sure you ask the interviewee all the questions on this sheet). See attachment.

WRITE THE PAPER-Part 1.

Must use the headings from the outline below in your paper and the paper must be in a narrative form not outline or bullet format. A penalty will be deducted from the paper if underlined headings are not used in your paper.

1. Purpose of Paper, the topic chosen, applicable Federal and/or state laws

State the purpose of the paper and discuss why you chose the particular topic, and provide the official title of the applicable federal and/or state law, the statute, and section number.  Must be either a federal/state statute and you must cite both, if applicable. Thus if there is both a federal and state law that covers the subject you selected, then you must cite both the applicable federal and state law. Summarize in this paragraph the relevant language from the law that applies to your issue.  If there is a relevant health care organizational policy that you can find, then please add that also. Do not assume that there is just a federal and or state law. In most cases, there are both federal and state laws. You must use the laws cited in this section throughout the rest of the paper.

The specifically targeted employee group and specific health services setting

Pick a specific health care setting and specific employee (relevant to the topic) within the health care setting and then discuss, in detail, why you picked the specific employee and the specific health care setting.  Examples of health care settings are the ER, the OR, nursing facilities, etc. Specific employee groups may include doctors-managers, nurses-administrators, program administrators, etc. Please be mindful to tailor your assignment to a specific employee and specific health care setting. Do not discuss your topic in general terms.

• The information gathered from the interview with a healthcare employee should be incorporated into the written paper in a paraphrased or quoted format (no more than 25% of the text for all citations in total for this assignment only). It means that interview transcripts or recall are not the correct approaches to assignment development. Using the interviewer’s comments as experiential evidence when applicable is. Make sure to cite and refer those in your document.3. Discussion of Three Critical Aspects of Employee’s responsibilities

  You are trying to improve the quality of care in your health care organization. Thus, in this discussion area, you are using the information you gathered from interviewing a specific employee about their specific responsibilities and the specific consequences of failing in those three responsibilities. You must discuss at least three (3) specific employee critical responsibilities. You must also specifically relate the applicable federal and/or state law as to the specific consequences [you may also add relevant hospital policies as well if found] for failing in each of those responsibilities and provide citations to support the consequences. Be sure and include in the discussion the relevant law and hospital policies. Describe how each of them is relevant to the employees’ critical responsibilities. The outline below is to help you organize your thoughts but you must use a narrative format to discuss each area.  Be sure and use the headings below. (In this section the information from the interview must be presented in processed format. Do not provide transcripts or recall of the interview. Provide the analysis and assessment with the conclusions you made and supported by the quotes/paraphrased information from the interview. Make sure to cite and refer appropriately.)

  a)     Discussion of Employee Specific Critical Responsibility 1

  1. Discussion of specific consequence(s)  for failing in this responsibility
  2. Discussion of a specific statutory requirement
  3. A specific real-life legal case illustrating the consequences for violating the specific responsibility.

  b)     Discussion of Employee Specific Critical Responsibility 2

  1. Discussion of specific consequence(s)  for failing in this responsibility
  2. Discussion of a specific statutory requirement
  3. A specific real-life legal case illustrating the consequences for violating the specific responsibility.

  4. Conclusion – Provide a summary of employees’ critical responsibilities, consequences and the impact failing in those critical responsibilities may have on the quality of health care. Also, add a statement “For more information about this issue…” and include a reference or references for further information on the issue you discussed (2-3).

  5. References

  End of headings

  The paper must be:

  • Late penalties: See Course Syllabus.
  • Be sure and use the headings found in the outline in your paper. The paper must be in a narrative format, not an outline or bullets. …….

  SOLUTION

Assignment #3 Part 1: Raising Organizational Awareness-

Student

Maryland University Global

HMGT 372: Legal and Ethical Issues

11/26/2024

Elder abuse and head nurses’ responsibilities

Elder abuse, which includes physical damage, neglect, financial exploitation, and emotional abuse, is a serious issue in healthcare settings that has a substantial influence on patient safety and care quality. This research examines how head nurses in nursing homes recognize, report, and prevent elder abuse. Mandatory reporting rules exist at the federal and state levels to safeguard the elderly from harm. This study aims to investigate the legal, ethical, and organizational responsibilities of head nurses in ensuring compliance with these rules, as well as to examine the implications of failing to fulfill these tasks. The federal Elder Justice Act, Section 1150B of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-25), requires healthcare providers to report suspected elder abuse within 24 hours of finding. Failure to comply may result in fines of up to $300,000 and disqualification from federal healthcare programs. Similarly, California Welfare and Institutions Code Section 15630 requires healthcare providers to report abuse immediately or within two business days. Failure to comply with this requirement is a misdemeanor with up to six months in prison or a $1,000 fine. These statutes are crucial for holding healthcare providers accountable and ensuring prompt action in cases of elder abuse.

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