Healthcare Workplace Environment Assessment and Strategies

This assignment assesses a healthcare workplace environment, focusing on civility, employee engagement, and team performance. The student utilized the Clark Healthy Workplace Inventory to evaluate the workplace, revealing a moderately healthy environment with high trust among staff but shortcomings related to workload and salaries. The assignment then connects these findings to an article emphasizing the importance of nurse education and practice in fostering civility. Based on the assessment results and the article, the student recommends strategies to address the identified issues, such as developing longitudinal data sets to influence employee morale and addressing the physiological and mental needs of staff. The assignment also suggests implementing successful practices through improved communication and training, reflecting on the importance of a positive workplace atmosphere for improving employee engagement and productivity. The student concludes by proposing ways to improve the organization's environment, referencing the importance of education and practices for the staff.

Workplace Environment
Assessment

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Part 1: Work Environment Assessment
Option Outcomes
Summary of results As per Clark Healthy Workplace Inventory,
the total score of the result is 83, which
represents a moderately healthy workplace
environment.
Two surprising things of results
One idea of conducting the assessment
Surprised things:
 The staff members possess high level
of trust with the other members and
leaders
 The firm provides sufficient resources
for professional development and
growth
Idea conducting the assessment
 Understanding the problem in the
healthcare organization that
influences to conduct the assessment
Results of assessment suggesting the health
and civility of workplace
The moderate healthy organization reflects
the collaboration and teamwork between the
employees. However, problems of high
workload and uncompetitive salaries creates
an issue in maintaining a healthy environment
Discussion on the concept presented in the The primary concept of the chosen article is

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article that nurses should maintain working
relationship with their practice and education.
It will help them to use effective strategies
that fosters civility and care of the patient
Explanation of the article concept related to
the results of the Work Environment
Assessment
In order to maintain the relationship with
practice and education, collaboration and
teamwork are significant factors which
enhances the trust and commutation among
employees (Clark, Olender, Cardoni &
Kenski, 2011). By this way, the concept
relates to the Work Environment Assessment
Explanation of the article concept in relation
to the organization
The chosen article demonstrates the role of
nurses in a healthcare firm that can foster the
quality and care of treatment (Clark, Olender,
Cardoni & Kenski, 2011). The workplace
environment of the selected healthcare
organization also suggests some crucial
improvements for giving nursing care to the
patients. By this way, the concept is related to
the chosen organization

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Part 2: Reviewing the literature
Describe the concept presented in the article
The article that demonstrates the significance of fostering civility with respect to nursing
practice. The primary concept of the article defines that if the nurses maintains a working
relationship with their practice and education, then they can incorporate effective strategies
which is beneficial for them to foster civility in their profession. Disruptive behavior and
incivility are the standard practices of nurses, and it occurs due to the lack of their educational
process (Clark, Olender, Cardoni & Kenski, 2011). These practices create significant challenges
in the healthcare organizations and therefore, to overcome it, several strategies should be applied
by the nurses. By restructuring and downsizing their personal values and expectations and
utilizing their academic knowledge, they can manage the challenges of the firm.
Application of the concept to the results of the Work Environment Assessment
The Work Environment Assessment reveals the condition of the healthcare organization
in terms of employee belief, trust, communication and cultural aspects among employees of the
organization. It also demonstrates that if the organization maintains a high level of employee
engagement, satisfaction and morale, then the overall performance of the team can be enhanced.
This improves the overall condition of the firm. Besides this, the concept of the article discusses
the duties of nurses in improving their role in a healthcare firm (Clark, Olender, Cardoni &
Kenski, 2011). Both the article and work assessment defines the positive prospect that should be
needed in improving the overall healthcare organization. Hence, in this way, both the article and
work assessment are related to each other.

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Application of the concept to the organization
The article reveals the importance of academic education and practices among nurses as
it influences them to reduce their disruptive behavior and incivility in caring prospects. Proper
education and practices helps the nurses to foster appropriate strategies which are advantageous
in caring for the patient perfectly (Clark, Olender, Cardoni & Kenski, 2011). The concept of the
article should be applied in the chosen healthcare organization so that the nurses can improve
their caring habits and also the staff members can build effective teams in the workplace. For
example, education and practices help the staff members to improve their skills, and they can
overcome the workload pressure within the organization.
Part 3: Evidence-based strategies to Create High-Performance Interprofessional Teams
Recommendation on addressing the shortcomings revealed in the Work Environment
Assessment
The two recommended strategies that should address the shortcomings revealed in the Work
Environment Assessment are as follows:
 One of the recommendations is that if longitudinal data sets are developed by taking
information on employment histories, then it can help to influence employee morale and
satisfaction level. This recommended strategy should address the engagement and
activity of employees
 The recommended strategy that addresses the managing context of firm culture is that
the healthcare center should fulfil the physiological, physiological and mental needs of
their staff members. This strategy thus help them to build a positive organizational
culture in the workplace

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Recommendation on implementing successful practices revealed in the Work Environment
Assessment
The two recommended strategies that should bolster successful practices revealed in the
Work Environment Assessment are as follows:
 It is recommended that if the assessment demonstrates the importance of attending
meetings, conferences and events then it can improve the communication practices of
employees
 Another recommendation is to maintain successful practices within the organization and
the management needs to provide proper training to their staff members so that they
quickly grow and develop their professional practices. It thus provides positive results
on the organizational performance
Reflection
From the discussion post, I have analyzed that the workplace atmosphere plays a vital
role in improving the employee engagement and productivity of the firm. The healthcare
organization that I am currently working with, has to stand at a rank of 83 as per the Work
Environment Assessment. The firm maintains a moderately healthy environment that reflects the
collaboration and teamwork of the employees. The organization staff members provides quality
and safety care to their patients, and they maintains a high level of communication with each
other.
Apart from this positivity, the firm currently faced challenges in retaining skills and
knowledgeable staff members. The problem occurred due to the heavy workload and
uncompetitive salaries of employees. I have noticed that the presence of this issue has generated

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staff shortages in the workplace that lower the performance of the firm. Hence, to overcome
these challenges, I have reviewed an article that can help me to foster the workplace environment
in future.

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References
Clark, C. M., Olender, L., Cardoni, C., & Kenski, D. (2011). Fostering civility in nursing
education and practice: Nurse leader perspectives. JONA: The Journal of Nursing
Administration, 41(7/8), 324-330.