Company mergers are very busy and challenging times for corporate leadership. The role that HR plays during a merger is often complex and far reaching. In this assignment, you write an executive brief that considers aspects of how an HR department might prioritize and operate to support the union of two companies.
Preparation
How to Brief an Executive
There is no single correct way to brief an executive or other stakeholder. The final deliverable is your choice, but effective briefs have common elements; they should be clear, concise, relevant, well-structured, and provide decision-making information. Here are a couple of resources you may use to get started:
• How to Brief an Executive: A podcast from the Communications Guys.
• How to Write a Formal Business Report (With Examples): Hints from Indeed.
Scenario
Imagine that Anchor Hospital, a 250-bed medical center, is merging with the similar-sized Saint Mary’s Hospital to better serve the needs of their metropolitan community. An administrative board has been formed to guide all aspects of the merger. They have asked all departments to submit an executive brief that states their roles, intended model of operations, and initial steps to build interdepartmental relationships.
The board’s primary concern for HR is how it will manage the merging of the workforces into a single, cohesive, and effective team. They want to understand HR’s primary role, guiding principles, and application of current practice. Specifically, they want your vision for the following:
• A merger-related current best practice or trend that is being successfully employed by HR departments.

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Scenario
You are a student nurse at Rasmussen Hospital and were recently chosen to be the student representative of the newly formed Holistic Nursing Committee. Hospital leadership has asked your committee to address inpatient complaints about the amount of general noise pollution throughout the hospital.

The committee members feel this is a perfect opportunity to demonstrate how the holistic caring process can be applied to addressing the problem of noise pollution in the hospital. They have asked you to write an executive summary for hospital leadership.

You have a basic familiarity with holistic interventions that enhance the inpatient experience and promote healing, but know you will need to investigate evidence-based research about noise reduction and optimization.

Instructions
Write an executive summary that demonstrates the use of the holistic caring process to address general noise pollution in the hospital. The summary should be approximately 3-5 pages in length and include:

1. A summary of the holistic intervention you recommend be implemented in the hospital to combat general noise pollution. It should address the following:
2. Briefly describe the intervention. Be sure to support your recommendation using at least three evidence-based research articles.
3. Provide a statement of how this intervention could be incorporated into a patient’s therapeutic care plan.
4. Describe how this intervention would reduce general noise pollution in the hospital.
5. Describe how you would evaluate this intervention over time.
6. Assessment of the problem, challenges, and outcomes associated with hospital noise pollution. Include the following:
7. A description of general noise pollution in the hospital setting.
8. At least two sources of noise pollution in the hospital setting.
9. At least two health effects of noise pollution on patients.
10. At least two health effects of noise pollution on staff.
11. Discussion of the evidence-based, holistic caring interventions for addressing noise pollution in the hospital setting. Include the following:
12. At least one recommendation for acceptable sound levels in the hospital.
13. At least one evidence-based, holistic, mind-body intervention that promotes health and well-being in the hospitalized patient.
14. At least one evidence-based, holistic, environmental intervention for addressing noise pollution.

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For this activity:
Create a severance package for a separated employee in a fictitious company that includes position differences, years of service, actual compensation amounts, and any additional benefits.
Explain whether severance pay is taxable and why or why not.
Create a chart depicting a fair and equitable timeline for disbursement of the compensation.
Use Microsoft Word or an equivalent application, such as OpenOffice.
Cite one or more credible, relevant, and appropriate sources that support creation of a severance package.
Consider beginning with your course textbook and sources that can be found in the Strayer Library.
For help with research, writing, and citation, access the library or review library guides.

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