This paper will discuss the influence and function of the differentiated essential competencies (DECs) for graduates of Texas nursing programs. It will outline the competencies of each nursing educational level, mainly, the associate degree nursing (ADN) and the baccalaureate degree nursing (BDN) programs. These competencies were revised and approved by the Texas board of nursing (TX BON) to assure public safety. So, they are the foundation of the nursing education programs and serve as a guide for professional nurses to provide safe, competent, and patient-centered care. The DECs have twenty-five competencies grouped under four main nursing roles.
To resolve all these issues at hand, Nurse Witte should first emphatically resolve any and all communication hindrances between the physicians and the rest of the health care staff. This could be done in a collaborative effort amongst all colleagues through means of a work-group meeting, or even a facility driven in-service. This method of communication should be done in a peer to peer methodology as that would ensure a common knowledge base of what’s going on in general. In Nurse Witte’s case, the overall message should be concisely presented as a break-down and intentional neglect
But because Nurse is just an employee, she should only do her job well, not thinking about becoming an important window or creating a relationship with her boss'
High quality, accessible, and patient care which is considered to be patient-centered is crucial for quick and quality recovery (Wilkinson, 2012). Plans require visions that involve the creation of interprofessional competencies by students who are planning to take up nursing as their profession. Providing such skills to students will ensure that they get into the workforce ready to engage in the effective creation of teamwork and even team-based care (Eastman, 2010). My current station of work is an example where continuing competence is to build on each professional nurse. They are expected to engage in interdisciplinary collaboration so as to ensure best practices are adhered to.
Marquis and Huston (2014) discuss how the mark of a good nursing leader is in the ability to inspire and motivate others to action; furthermore, no one leadership style is ideal and may vary according to the situation. The purpose of this paper is to match and explain the nursing leadership theory that is most applicable to solving communication issues, and to explain how legislation and health care policy can impact communication issues in the nursing. Nursing Leadership Theory Nursing leadership is complex and multifaceted and has been cited as a main reason nurses leave their current position (Blake, Leach, Robbins, Pike, & Needleman, 2013). Blake et al.
Changes to lower the number of medical mistakes According to Media Health Leaders medical mistakes are the third leading cause of death in the United States. Hospitals today are making life threatening mistakes and are looking for a way to fix their ways of error. Three methods that would help lower the number of medical mistakes are the increasing patients’ engagement, improving physician guidelines, while decreasing faculty shifts hours. Being aware of your condition and diagnosis would help decrease the chance of experiencing a medical error, because you would have more than just the doctor involved in your overall treatment.
However, there are certain strategies that can overcome these barriers. For instance, the nurse’s resistance to change and poor communication of objectives is overcome by constant communication of the benefits of this leadership style not just through word, but also through actions until they understand its
My education and my nursing degree are more than just a paycheck or a means to an end. My being a nurse, helping bring precious lives into this world, and being a support to help those parents cope with loss when tragedy occurs, is what compels me to be the person I am. Communication is key in being a great nurse leader. Without communication how can anything, anyone, or any situation be a successful one in the scope of
To solve this issue Barbara needs to redefine a clear role among the nurses and make sure that the role is properly understand by all her staff. She must include advice from her staff to insure that the role definition fit within her unit. She also need to develop a transparent communication mechanism to solve any role
1. Introduction: Radiologists recently have been advanced because of radiology expanding practices in many sensitive medical cases. Recent charges against radiologists have brought new obligations and liabilities, making them vulnerable to higher degrees of legal cases against them. Negligence legal proceedings in radiology naturally appear as a result of failure to diagnosis or poor consultation and thus failure to react medically in a timely manner.
She stated that motivation is very important because working with unmotivated staff may be difficult and makes the job more stressful. Mrs. Olaleye-Abner explained that despite that she loves her job as an RN supervisor, she faces a lot of challenges in her leadership role. She stated that one of her biggest challenges as a nurse leader is managing people that have different attitude and behaviors toward their job. She gave some examples that some of the staff will be sleeping at work during night shift. When they are corrected on this behavior they take it personal and see her as a mean individual.
And that inherently weakens the organization”. In nursing, if nurses perform poorly and are unable to successfully care for patients that reflects on not only themselves but also their unit, organization, and ultimately their profession. It has been found that nursing is the most trusted profession and I would absolutely like to keep it that way. I realize that I would not be able to do this without the support of those around me and without creating an environment conducive to my vision. Above everything else, as a nursing leader I would keep in mind two things that Sinek said, “Leadership is a choice, it is not a rank” and “We call them leaders because they go first.
Teamwork, helping each team members to give their best effort is a crucial role for a nurse leader. As a leader, he or she needs to set clear standards, so that the team will know precisely what is expected from them in terms of work, quality and safety. The nurse leader’s role is to strive to uphold high but practical standards. The team members need to have clear understanding on ‘why’ and ‘what’ they need to do to achieve the objectives and it is the nurse leader’s role to ensure explanation is given to the team to gather their support. It is important to get the team members involvements by getting their ideas and opinions.
INTRODUCTION The diagnosis and treatment of diseases pertaining to human beings is a very risky profession as it is accompanied by a high degree of morbidity and mortality. Since the profession is risky therefore the professionals should be more cautious while practicing medicine. Even the mere mistakes and recklessness can cause severe injuries that to an extent which possibly can take anyone’s lives. It means if a good treatment can save the life of a person the negligent one can take the very same.
They are able to connect, communicate and coordinate across multiple departments, professional opinions and voices, and the daily schedules of patients. Advocating and designing care with the patient and family is a true skills set and cultural attribute that adds tremendously to a culture of safety and patient – centeredness but requires the most able leadership to build these bridges across the many professionals engaged in care. Building this culture is a leadership challenge and there is no one in my experience better able to make these changes than nursing leaders ( Maureen Bisognano, 2009). Nurses should not just be at the bedside or within the nursing community but must be involved as leaders and decision – makers throughout the healthcare system. As Maureen Bisognano (2009) points out, the best nurses are accomplished envoys among different players and interests involved in direct patient care, which is a skill needed throughout organizations and businesses, not just in hospitals or
