Through experience, we develop our skills and knowledge. For most nurses, being able to provide excellent care to our patients is a source of great personal and professional satisfaction. Although team leaders often find opportunities to apply their clinical expertise to direct patient care, their primary responsibility is to facilitate the patient care delivered by members of their team. Competent team leaders are able to look at the big picture. Nurses who assume a leadership role must be able to understand and prioritize the work of the unit as a whole.
My personal view of a health care leader is a person that possesses good communication skills as well as good listening skills, the ability to be neutral and make detrimental decisions, and be able to adapt to many different cultures and internal environments. I prefer working with a leader that is ideal and open to change, does not lead on a dictatorship basis and know their place and responsibility as a stakeholder in the organization; someone I can respect and respects me as a healthcare professional. A leader has to be able to deal with various attitudes and behaviors from all kinds of people yet maintain tenacity and professionalism. Professionalism and ethics are two adaptive characteristics that do not always go hand in hand because one can conflict the other in some cases. The difference between a manager and a leader is: the manager is employed to coordinate, plan, and implement tasks, duties and resources to accomplish goals of the organization.
Communication and Opinion HCS/320 Communication and Opinion Today, my paper will be focusing on communication in the health care field or industry. Health care communication is needed no matter what your health care title is; whether it is surgeon, CEO of a hospital or health facility, physician, emergency room technician, medical assistant, or medical administrative assistant. Positive communication is needed to establish a well rounded relationship with coworkers, patients, families, and caregivers. Areas that will also be discussed will include how communication incorporate the basic elements of communication, basic elements of effective communication differ from the basic rules of health care communication, a provider encourage a
Effective Communication Paper Catherine Lewis University of Phoenix Matt Dennis HCS/345 June 28, 2011 Effective Communication Paper Knowledge sharing is an essential component of the boundaryless organization. Increasingly more in businesses today, boundaryless organization unite teams and network environments within the health care structure. Teamwork, context, and communication replace formal lines of authority. Teams from in boundary less organization responds quickly to changes in their environment and create new solutions to complex problems. For the purpose of this essay, the writer plans to investigate how techniques have been most effective for sharing information and ideas, which techniques were ineffective, how these techniques
The contribution of the whole team will improve the quality and continuity of the care and provide the best outcomes for the patient. Delegation and Teamwork It is obvious that Ms. W is concerned about Ms. R so the nursing supervisor should approach her with that in mind. She should speak to her privately and find out the reasons why she is not delegating some of the tasks to the team. There are many barriers to delegation such as thee person feels they can do the task themselves, inadequate training in delegation, and reluctance to depend on others. The nursing supervisor should explain the importance of delegation in improving workflow and influencing positive patient outcomes.
D2- In this task I will evaluate the effectiveness of how multidisciplinary work for patients, I will state what the multidisciplinary and it’s strengths and weaknesses. I will also looking look at a MDT who work within the health and social care setting and state how this MDT is helping its patients. Multi-agency working is the bringing together of different professionals who work together, providing their own service and sharing their information. There are many benefits of multi-agency working which includes: information sharing; sharing of skills, knowledge and expertise; the fostering of shared decision-making, shared ownership and shared responsibility particularly in drawing up joint procedures and strategies. Strengths and weakness of multidisciplinary for service users Now I will talk about what I think are the weakness and strength of the multidisciplinary team MDT.
Organizational Performance Management Paper Myra Bolds HCS/451 The primary reason for health care systems and health care organizations are for providing quality care for his or her patients. The organizational performance for his or her patients can be highly effective when there is a good work environment, the employees are involved, and when there is a team effort. The health care organization includes several areas, various similarities, and every organization is very different. Every organization is very different when it comes to communication with leadership, monitoring performance, achieving compliance, and especially organization performance. Similarities and Differences Alfred I. DuPont Children’s Hospital
She further describes nursing as “a human science of persons and human health, illnesses, experiences that are mediated by professional, personal, scientific, esthetic and ethical human transactions” ( Watson,1999) Becoming a Nurse is not an easy and Nursing is not an effortless profession. Nursing profession entails wisdom and sacrifice, well-mannered behavior and knowledge of human factor. We develop and practice a nurturing relationship not only with our patient as our focus, but an integration of the whole inter-professional team’s collaboration. Our self-awareness, of being mindful of these aspects, projects us to better serve our community and create a healing hand and environment. Over the years, the key to high quality care is the integration of the multi-disciplinary approach.
Quality Health Care in a Modern World Stephanie Jordan HCA 304 Instructor: Kori Novak October 15, 2011 Quality health care in today’s world consists of more than just a doctor or a nurse providing care to a patient; it is the combination of technology, management, training and the human aspect. The legal issues of providing the best health care are important because they involve not only protecting the patient but insuring that processes are put into place to change problem issues into stronger policies to protect the patient. Ethical issues come into play when a patient’s rights are violated or services are refused because of ability to pay. How do we build a strong community of health care? The first step is the role of the health
Personal and Professional Health Care Communication Effective personal and professional health care communication is essential, appearing simple, often misunderstood. Patients, families, and the patient's support system speak with health care workers such as physicians, nurses, or staff discussing test results and treatment options. Health care communication must be clear, concise, and complete. "Communication is a core clinical skill that can be taught and learned." (Rider & Keefer, 2006, p. 624).