Assignment: NURS 6051 Creating a Flowchart

Assignment: NURS 6051 Creating a Flowchart
Workflow analysis aims to determine workflow patterns that
maximize the effective use of resources and minimize activities that do not add
value. There are a variety of tools that can be used to analyze the workflow of
processes and clarify potential avenues for eliminating waste. Flowcharts are a
basic and commonly used workflow analysis method that can help highlight areas
in need of streamlining.
In this Assignment, you select a common event that occurs
regularly in your organization and create a flowchart representing the
workflow. You analyze the process you have diagrammed and propose changes for
improvement.
To prepare:
Identify a common, simple event that frequently occurs in
your organization that you would like to evaluate.
Consider how you would design a flowchart to represent the
current workflow.
Consider what metrics you would use to determine the
effectiveness of the current workflow and identify areas of waste.
To complete:
Write a 3- to 5-page paper which includes the following:
Create a simple flowchart of the activity you selected.
(Review the Sample Workflow of Answering a Telephone in an Office document
found in this week’s Learning Resources for an example.)
Next, in your paper:
Explain the process you have diagrammed.
For each step or decision point in the process, identify the
following:
Who does this step? (It can be several people.)
What technology is used?
What policies and rules are involved in determining how,
when, why, or where the step is executed?
What information is needed for the execution of this step?
Describe the metric that is currently used to measure the
soundness of the workflow. Is it effective?
Describe any areas where improvements could occur and
propose changes that could bring about these improvements in the workflow.
Summarize why it is important to be aware of the flow of an
activity.
Remember to include a cover page, introduction, and summary
for your paper
Week 11 assignment
Assignment: Health
Information Patient Handout
One of the pivotal goals of consumer health literacy efforts
is to design educational materials that attract as well as educate users. In
this Assignment, you design a health information document on a topic that is of
interest to you.
To prepare:
Select a health issue of interest to you.
Identify the audience or population that you seek to educate
about this issue.
Search the Internet to find credible sites containing
information about your selected topic.
Review the two health literacy websites listed in this
week’s Learning Resources. Focus on strategies for presenting information.
To complete:
Design an educational handout on the health issue you
selected.
Assignment: NURS 6051 Creating a Flowchart
Include a cover page.
Include an introduction that provides:
An explanation of your issue and why you selected it
A description of the audience you are addressing
In the handout itself:
Develop your handout in such a way that it attracts the
attention of the intended audience.
Include a description of the health issue and additional
content that will enhance your message (i.e., key terms and definitions,
graphics, illustrations, etc.).
Recommend four or five sites that provide clear, valuable,
and reliable information on the topic.
Note: Remember to keep the information in your health
handout and its design at the appropriate level for the audience you are
seeking to inform. Submit your Assignment as a Word document.
By Day 5
Submit the Assignment.
Submission and Grading Information
To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading,
do the following:
Please save your Assignment using the naming convention
“WK11Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” as the name.
Click the Week 11 Assignment Rubric to review the Grading
Criteria for the Assignment.
Click the Week 11 Assignment link. You will also be able to
“View Rubric” for grading criteria from this area.
Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My
Computer button. Find the document you saved as “WK11Assgn+last name+first
initial.(extension)” and click Open.
If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox
for I agree to submit my paper(s) to the Global Reference Database.
Click on the Submit button to complete your submission.