Question

Research and identify two health care organizations (one unionized, one non-unionized). What are the obvious differences in the respective employee cultures and patient experiences? What are the similarities? In your opinion, what type of environment has the non-union organization created so the employees do not explore a unionized setting? How does a union setting benefit the patient? The employee?please 250 words

Answer 1

Unionized health care is a community based settings..service employees international union (SEIU) is national hospital, nursing home based, spiritual based,investor owned hospitals and teaching institutions..united American nurses has local nurses union .it has adopted national standards for their organization to improve and patient care by nurses Patient ratios, it has restrictions on unsafe practices and it avoided compulsory shift rotation and overtime..it also improves funds and pension plans,employer - paid- post- retirement medical benefits....it improves work place safety, promote unity and strengths for union RNs ..This unionized health care organization efforts in a ways lawfully for workers rights and freedom of choice..

In non- unionized organization there will be rules,wage rates,they follow discipline, promotion and hours of work and workers has no voice.. Health maintenance organization is a non-profit unionized one it is medical insurance group..This type of organization affect reimbursement and target..Readmission rates lower in non- unionized hospitals.. Hospital consumer Assessment of health care providers and systems( HCAHPS) scores will less than union organization..

Union organization environment structure for nurses it improves nurses working conditions and Patient outcomes, equal nurse-patient ratios, it provides better job satisfaction rate than non-union organization..it provides job security and better working conditions, guaranteed wages and pay increases, it also provide education grants, appearel and travel discounts, insurance and better pay 20% higher than the non-union organization..so nurses are earning $200-400 per week than non-union nurses..unions follow rules and laws of that regulates hospitals and organization, it protect nurses and patient against violence, harassment, malpractice etc..union strategies for improves patient care, it focus on quality of Patient care by following nurse to patient ratio..union have developed increase nurses voice and involvement in patient care in acute care settings..union also avoids overtime for nurses it prevent Medical errors,bedsores, and infections and it improves patient condition..