Assignment: Workplace Environment Assessment

Clearly, diagnosis is a critical aspect of healthcare. However, the ultimate purpose of a

diagnosis is the development and application of a series of treatments or protocols.

Isolated recognition of a

health issue does little to resolve it.

In this module’s Discussion, you applied the Clark Healthy Workplace Inventory to

diagnose potential problems with the civility of your organization. In this Portfolio

Assignment, you will continue to analyze the res

ults and apply published research to the

development of a proposed treatment for any issues uncovered by the assessment.

To Prepare:

·

Reflect on the output of your Discussion post regarding your evaluation of

workplace civility and the feedback received fr

om colleagues.

(See below)

·

·

Select and review one or more of the following articles found in the Resources:

(See attached PDF documents and citations below)

o

Clark, Olender, Cardoni, and Kenski (2011)

o

Clark (2018)

o

Clark (2015)

o

Griffin and Clark

(2014)

IMPORTANT

The Assignment

–

Instructions

**

At least 5 references

including the Article

(s) from Res

ources**

Part 1: Work Environment Assessment (2 pages)

·

Review the Work Environment Assessment Template you completed

–

See

attached document

·

Describe the results of the Work Environment Assessment you

completed on

your workplace.

(See attachment)

·

Identify two things that surprised you about the results and one idea you believed

prior to conducting the Assessment that was confirmed.

·

Explain what the results of the Assessment suggest about the health and

civility

of your workplace.

Part 2: Reviewing the Literature (2 pages)

·

Briefly describe the theory or concept presented in the article(s) you selected

–

From the Resources

–

PDF attached documents

.

·

Explain how the theory or concept presented in the articl

e(s) relates to the results

of your Work Environment Assessment.

·

Explain how your organization could apply the theory highlighted in your selected

article(s) to improve organizational health and/or create stronger work teams. Be

specific and provide exampl

es.

Assignment: Workplace Environment Assessment

Clearly, diagnosis is a critical aspect of healthcare. However, the ultimate purpose of a

diagnosis is the development and application of a series of treatments or protocols.

Isolated recognition of a health issue does little to resolve it.

In this module’s Discussion, you applied the Clark Healthy Workplace Inventory to

diagnose potential problems with the civility of your organization. In this Portfolio

Assignment, you will continue to analyze the results and apply published research to the

development of a proposed treatment for any issues uncovered by the assessment.

To Prepare:

 Reflect on the output of your Discussion post regarding your evaluation of

workplace civility and the feedback received from colleagues. (See below)



 Select and review one or more of the following articles found in the Resources:

(See attached PDF documents and citations below)

o Clark, Olender, Cardoni, and Kenski (2011)

o Clark (2018)

o Clark (2015)

o Griffin and Clark (2014)

IMPORTANT

The Assignment – Instructions

**At least 5 references including the Article(s) from Resources**

Part 1: Work Environment Assessment (2 pages)

 Review the Work Environment Assessment Template you completed – See

attached document

 Describe the results of the Work Environment Assessment you completed on

your workplace. (See attachment)

 Identify two things that surprised you about the results and one idea you believed

prior to conducting the Assessment that was confirmed.

 Explain what the results of the Assessment suggest about the health and civility

of your workplace.

Part 2: Reviewing the Literature (2 pages)

 Briefly describe the theory or concept presented in the article(s) you selected –

From the Resources – PDF attached documents.

 Explain how the theory or concept presented in the article(s) relates to the results

of your Work Environment Assessment.

 Explain how your organization could apply the theory highlighted in your selected

article(s) to improve organizational health and/or create stronger work teams. Be

specific and provide examples.

WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT ASSESSMENT 10

Workplace Environment Assessment

Ariel Cordova Lopez

Walden University

Work Environment Assessment

Work Environment Assessment Template

Introduction

An environmental assessment of the workplace is a chance to evaluate the surrounding environment and employees’ settings together with other physical factors. These biological factors can either support or act as an obstacle towards achieving the organizational goals and objectives. Any organization exists in an environment, and the organization needs to understand that both the internal and external environment could impact their productivity level and profit margins. Leaders in the organization should always be ready to embrace change by identifying the need for change and communicating the nature of the transition to employees before developing strategic plans to implement the change.

Description of the results

From the Assessment of the work environment, it is clear that most employees are not satisfied in their places of work. This is because most shareholders and top management set goals and objectives that are organizational oriented and no emphasis is put on the well-being of employees. Leaders are only focused on how much profit the employees generate for the organization, and no rewards are given based on performance (Estes & Wang, 2008). It is also clear that current employees are retained, but the organization looks for experts to employ when it comes to promotion. Due to this fact, most employees would not recommend their organizations to family and friends, and most of them still look for new jobs while working for the organization. Leaders should also establish a proper chain of command to aid in the communication process from the junior employees up to the management level. Organizational culture should be structured to accommodate the diverse cultures that employees come from (Norcini, 2010).

I would say that my workplace is moderately civil. Employees do not receive proper mutual support from their leaders and managers. This has made employees fail to embrace teamwork because they feel that the working environment is not pleasant for them. The organization does not have stable productivity because employees’ emotions are not considered, which causes wastage of available resources. I once experienced incivility in my previous workplace. The manager did not like me, and instead of hiding that, she was impolite to me and behaved in a manner that was not socially acceptable. I would say she lacked courteous behaviour and politeness. She talked disrespectfully about a patient. Due to the fact I reported late, the nurse manager did not give me a full report on the patient’s progress and ignored the fact that this could have an impact on the patient’s outcome (Oyeleye et al., 2013)

Conclusion

In conclusion, employees should be treated with respect as they play an essential role in determining whether the organization will be successful. Their well-being should also be catered for and their opinions and views incorporated in the decision-making process to avoid resistance to change implementation. Organizations should give their current employees priority when it comes to promotion opportunities instead of employing new employees. It is important to always embrace teamwork for the better results of our patients or customers in other organizations.

References

Estes, B., & Wang, J. (2008). Integrative literature review: Workplace incivility: Impacts on individual and organizational performance.  Human Resource Development Review, 7(2), 218-240.

Norcini, J. J. (2010). Workplace assessment.  Understanding medical education. Oxford, UK, Wiley-Blackwell.

Oyeleye, O., Hanson, P., O’Connor, N., & Dunn, D. (2013). Relationship of workplace incivility, stress, and burnout on nurses’ turnover intentions and psychological empowerment.  JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 43(10), 536-542.