Sustainable Workforce

Discussion Board: Sustainable Workforce

Overview

Being a part of a work environment that aligns with your values and ethical standards is as important as the care you provide to your patients. The work environment and culture will affect your day-to-day functions.

Instructions

Write 200250 words using the following discussion prompts to guide the content of your initial post. Then, respond to at least two of your peers posts. Each response needs to be a minimum of 100 words.

Discussion Prompts

• How can nurse leaders and managers bridge the generational differences in the workplace?
• What criteria should be used to hire a new nurse? An experienced staff nurse?
• As a new graduate nurse, what are three criteria of a unit or hospital that are important to you in your first professional nursing job?

Due

• Initial post due Wednesday by 11:59 p.m.
• Responses to two classmates posts are due Saturday by 11:59 p.m.

This schedule ensures that you have adequate time to prepare initial responses, read through the posts and supply meaningful reactions that extend the conversation.

Submission and Assessment Guidelines

• Respond to at least two (2) of your peers posts in a substantive manner. Each response needs to be a minimum of 100 words.
• Remember that a substantive post should provide a reason for your views. In other words, why do you feel the way you feel? Your opinion is acceptable, but you must have a solid rationale for it. You will need to respond critically and persuasively.
• Responses that include comments like I agree or Good point are not acceptable responses.
• Post to the Discussion Board in Canvas. For help on how to submit discussion posts, review
• Review the Discussion Board Rubric for grading criteria. For instructions on how to view the rubric for this assignment, review
• This discussion is worth 25 points.