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Employee morale has deteriorated over the last 12 months.
Essex University (a local college) is considering eliminating its nursing
degree program because there is continual difficulty in recruiting well
qualified instructors.
Your Role/Assignment
The board of directors has asked that you provide a 750-word report
detailing your strategies and recommendations to overcome the
workforce shortages and to improve employee morale. The strategies
and recommendations should be as specific as possible and include the
resources needed for implementation. Your primary text and
journal/website research must be used as a reference to support your
analysis.
Available Resources
Review the points of view of the following people to obtain further
insights on this assignment.
K E Y P L A Y E R S
Dr. Rusty Gates – Internist
I have been admitting patients to Middlefield Hospital for 5 years.
However, I recently moved my practice to the new hospital across town.
The new hospital has much better facilities and the technology is state of
the art. The staff appear much more invested in the quality of patient
care and my patients seem happier.
Eileen Wright – Board Member for Middlefield Hospital
From my perspective, the employee morale at Middlesex has declined
over the last 12 months. More and more employees are leaving
Middlesex to go to the new hospital, and we have staffing shortages in
most areas. The director of nursing is a great leader, but he is having
difficulty retaining nursing staff. I am not sure what to do, but I don't
want the reputation of the hospital to suffer.
Anne Teaks – Registered Nurse for Middlefield Hospital
I have worked for Middlefield Hospital for 22 years. This hospital has
always been committed to high quality in patient care. These nursing
shortages have occurred many times through the years, and we will get
through this one as well. I don't like that we are short of staff on many