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I’m attaching some resources for the specific problem that my Capstone is based on. We are on schedule with the program outline and we have started enrolling patients in the hypertension program. We are currently at 86 patients of the 155 patients we initially planned to enroll. We actually started enrolling patients in the program 2 weeks prior to the start of this course and patients have already had at least one weekly appointment with the program RN. (See attached Strategic Planning tool)

Initials of the PRIMARY Project Team Members and titles:

– JD, Physician

– EMC, Physician

– NC, Medical Assistant

– AD, Medical Assistant

– GP, Phlebotomist/Medical Assistant

– HC, Registered Nurse

– RB, Licensed Practical Nurse

The biggest conflict that we have seemed to have is the medical assistants feel like they are overloaded with another task being added on to their daily duties and don’t seem to be motivated. To resolve the conflict, the practice manager has offered a bonus of $250 if we reach 25% of our goal, $500 if we reach 50% of our goal, $750 if we reach 75% of our goal and $1000 if we reach 100% of our goal.

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Getting Started

As a professional nurse leading a planned change process, you will likely experience conflict and stress as you encounter barriers. The change leader’s response is critically important to the productive resolution of the stressful issue. Leaders must be cognizant of maintaining a comprehensive vision of the project and a sense of life balance as they assess effective strategies to manage conflict and stress.

Upon successful completion of the course material, you will be able to:

  • Analyze selected strategies to decrease conflict and stress.
  • Identify preferred approaches in effective conflict management.

Resources

  • Textbook: Fundamentals of Project Management
  • Textbook: Leading and Managing in Nursing

Background Information

Constructive response to conflict and the implementation of effective strategies to counter conflict and stress are leadership skills that are refined with experience. If you have not encountered conflict or stress while leading your project team, consider the following case study:

Your direct supervisor designated you as a project manager, with a team of four, to implement a change in practice related to recently published evidence-based research. The team is split into two camps. The last team meeting was a disaster, with two team members sitting on one side of the table and the other two members on the other side. The tension in the air was palpable. You ended the meeting after only 30 minutes because nothing was being accomplished. You schedule another meeting for next week.

Instructions

  1. Review the rubric to make sure you understand the criteria for earning your grade.
  2. Review Chapter 8 and 19 in your textbook, Leading and Managing in Nursing.
  3. Read Chapters 13, 14, and 16 in your textbook, Fundamentals of Project Management.
  4. Navigate to the threaded discussion and respond to the following:
    1. Identify the primary members of your capstone project team using initials and job titles.
    2. Based upon Heagney’s definition of team stages in Chapter 13, at what stage is your team functioning? Validate your answer with examples.
    3. If your team is not at the performing stage, what can you do to help the team reach the performing stage? If your team is at the performing stage, what can you do to facilitate the team staying at the performing stage?
    4. Briefly, describe a conflict or stress you and/or your team have experienced during your capstone project? If you have not experienced this conflict, base your responses to the following questions on how you would react to the conflict in the case study included in the Background Information.
      1. How well did you deal with the conflict?
      2. Was your approach positive or negative?
      3. Considering the five approaches to conflict Heagney discusses in Chapter 14, what would be the most appropriate approach to handle this type of conflict? How would you handle this method?
  5. Cite and reference a minimum of one source for your initial posting.