Once in a while overtime may be beneficial, but logbooks indicate that it is been used too frequently in hospitals and other nursing facilities. In fact, a study has shown that of 5317 work shifts, 40% exceeded 12 hours (Rogers, Hwang, Scott, Aiken, & Dinges, 2004). In some instances, nurses are notified only an hour prior to knowing that they will be staying overtime. Nurses can be subjected to threats of disciplinary action or dismissal from their job if they refuse to stay the extra shift (Widowfield, 2004). This often leaves nurses feeling powerless over their work life as well as their personal life.
I would have thought that it’d be much easier to fall asleep once I got back home in my own bed, but it wasn’t. I haven’t been on a long airplane ride in a long time, so I forgot what was so bad about jet lag. It was so frustrating, so I just gave up and watched TV and stayed up on the laptop that whole night. It was as if my mind was tired, but my body wasn’t or vice versa. At the end of the 72 hours, my eyes felt heavy, it become hard to walk, I was crabby, mean and impatient, my body was weak, and I got a fever, but this happens almost every time I travel for a long period of time although this time was the worst.
Analysis and Findings – 1. As it was highlighted that the employee Morale is continually deteriorating over last 12 months, this can be attributed to newly opened hospital because all other factors have not changed. It is also known that new hospital has better facilities and advanced technology for patient care and treatment. These are the things lacking at Middlefield. So
When an employee is bombarded with too many patients under their care, it causes stress to the employee, and as an effect they lose concern for the patient. Many geriatric care facilities are under staffed, and the pay rate is very low compared to other health care professions. Nurse’s aides have a very high job turnover rate which leads to lack of bonding with their patient, and the patient receiving a new caregiver every few months, which will cause confusion to both the patient and the employee. Inadequate staffing is a huge factor and problem in nursing homes. According to the U.S. House of Representatives, majority of nursing homes do not have enough staff to meet the levels recommended by federal officials; the levels recommended are 3.45 nursing hours per patient daily.
Reflective account on: Be able to monitor care plans Q 5 Mrs S lived alone and had carers going in to assist her 3 times a day. Her health started to deteriorate and was having lots of falls when no one was there. Neighbours would sometimes go in to help her but her health continued to worsen. Her care package was increased to the maximum so she could have check calls throughout the day. It did not however stop her being taken to hospital at least once a month because of other problems she had as well as the falls.
I have always worked in factories or retail, so getting an Associate’s Degree in the medical field was a complete 360 for me. In January 2010, I had signed my name on the dotted line for financial aid called Pell Grants to help me afford my education. When I started my classes they seemed to be so difficult I asked myself can I really do this. As time went on my new career goals seemed to settle down. I had my ups and downs, while attending Medtech College.
According to Rowena Payne who has worked as a full time Registered Nurse (RN) in the ED at LAC/USC for the past twenty five years, “There is no down time, we operate with six to eight triage nurses at all times and see about 300 patients every day”. She has seen first-hand the increased volume and patient acuity, poor staffing and challenges with inpatient bed availability. She cites the main culprits of extended ED wait time as “sheer volume” being the number one issue of concern followed closely by a lack of inpatient beds and the required “holding” of admitted patients in the ED for long periods. Payne confirms what research shows with regard to lack of primary care for the underserved population of Los Angeles by revealing that the majority of patients who are referred to clinics for follow up return to the ED instead. “I always ask them why they don’t follow up as instructed and the answer is always the same” says Payne, “They simply can’t get an appointment and when they show up at the clinic in person they are turned away”.
Studies have shown that a person should get seven to eight hours of sleep each night. Many people have trouble getting this amount of sleep. Between work, family responsibilities, and household chores, too often a person gets only a few hours of sleep a night. A few effects of Sleep deprivation are on your learning or reactions, exhaustion, mood and can cause you to have a unhealthy immune system. If a person is not able to get a full night's sleep after learning something new, they will not remember the new knowledge well.
It is suggested that Teens get a healthy 8.5 - 9 hours of sleep a night as compared with eight hours needed for adults.. However Only 15 percent of teens get this required amount of shut eye. Teens also tend to have irregular sleep patterns across the week, they typically stay up late and sleep in late on the weekends, which can affect their biological clocks and hurt the quality of their sleep. A recent survey taken of 3,000 students at Providence high school showed that 85 percent of the students were not alert at the start of class because they weren’t getting enough sleep ("Are Teens Getting Enough Sleep?"). Sleep is essential for learning and memory.
her supervisor criticized her for lack of responsibility. Linda responded by saying that she could not work the early shift because she had to prepare her children for school and she threatened to resign if she could not work on the later shift. Because of a heavy work load and a difficult labor market, the supervisor needed Linda to do the job, yet at no room for her in the 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. shift. QUESTIONS: 1. Analyze the communication blockages in this case.