Assignment ContentFor this assignment, you will identify a clinical or administrative issue and propose an informatics solution. The problem you identify will be the focus of a project for the assignments in weeks two through week five. Each week, you will work on an assignment which is an element of this project. In Week 5, you will synthesize your work into a proposal appropriate for submission to the administrators/directors of a health care organization.This week’s assignment, Informatics Solution Proposal, you will propose an informatics or technologic solution for a problem currently found within your clinical or workplace setting. Throughout the next few weeks you will review the functionality of various products or technology, and select the one product that best meets the needs of a health care setting.Identify an issue/problem in a health care workplace that could be resolved by implementing an informatics or technological solution. The issue/problem can be an administrative or a clinical issue.Draft a 350-word letter or memo to a nursing administrator. In the memo, identify the clinical or administrative problem, address why the problem is an important concern, and, request permission to propose a solution. Support your letter with at least three peer-reviewed resources.Format the letter according to APA guidelines for formal business correspondence. Templates for writing memos are found in the Library under the Center for Writing Excellence, and in the Word program.Provide an APA-formatted reference page for all resources used. There are three required references for this assignment.Note: Do not send the letter.

Assignment PromptStudents will locate a sample FNP employment contract and will review and analyze the contract according to the outline criteria:Scope of services to be performed and population (pediatrics, geriatrics, family, etc.)Compensation Travel compensationGas/mileageCancellationsOn call timeBonusesDuration of employmentHow the agreement can be altered or updatedResponsibility for maintaining and paying for credentialsBenefitsTime off and expenses for continuing educationVacation timePaid conferences or CMERestriction on competitionReasons for terminationExtent of support service to be offered to the NPExpectations regarding the number of patients seen per dayExpectations regarding non-clinical work to be done by NPRelease to the NP of the NPs quality performance as measured by health plan auditorsThis should be an APA formatted paper, and the above items should be listed as section headings where the student or group will give a brief critique under each section of the contract, using the weekly readings as guidance for the critique. As with any scholarly paper, there should be an introduction and conclusion. There should be evidence of analysis (not simply reporting the facts about the contract) by means of comparing some items (i.e. salary) to national or regional norms. Some of the sections may be combined. If the contract is missing a section, note this in the critique. Include the sample contract in the Appendix, and please remove all identifiers if using a real contract from a colleague or preceptor.***

Earlier in the course, you were asked to informally evaluate your leadership skills and qualities (see attached for the initial summary of self-assesment). In this Final Project, you use formal assessment tools to identify your areas of strength and areas in which you need further development.In this Final Project, you use formal assessment tools to identify your areas of strength and areas in which you need further development. You may use the results of this self-assessment to develop a plan to gain the skills and experiences that will help you move toward achieving your short- and long-term professional goals and objectives.Using the assessment tools provided in Introduction to Leadership: Concepts and Practice (see attached), conduct a self-assessment of your own leadership characteristics, style, and skills. Complete at least four assessment tools for this self-assessment. In addition, select one tool to give to a colleague or supervisor so he or she can assess your leadership skills.After you complete the 4 assessments, you must score them so you can analyze the results (the actual scores or summaries of your actual scores) to add to your paper. In addition, select one assessment to give to a colleague so s/he can assess your leadership skills. Upon completion, score that survey as well and analyze the findings, this too should be added to your paper. Part of the analysis will require you to compare and contrast the results of the assessments. Be sure to provide the actual numbers/scores and/or summaries (of the numbers/scores) from your assessments as part of your analysis in a well-written paper. The main objective of this assignment is your observations related to the findings of each of the instruments and how these contribute to your understanding of yourself as a leader -both your strengths and areas to be strengthened. Final Project (2–4 pages in APA format)Evaluate your current leadership characteristics, style, and skills based on the assessment tools you and your colleague/supervisor completed. Be sure to: Include actual results or summaries of the results you collected using these tools Identify personal leadership strengths as well as areas for improvement Include U.S.-based references (including the course text) for leadership concepts covered in this course and relevant issues related to ethics, diversity, and power in the organizational setting