...due to lack of experience, lack of organizational skills, and new situations. (Halfer & Graf, 2006) The inability to handle the intense working environment, advanced technology, and high patient acuity results in new graduate nurse turnover rates of 35% to 60%. All of this occurs within the first year of employment. Turnover has an inverse relationship to job satisfaction. As job satisfaction increases turnover decreases. Many factors influence the satisfaction of new graduates. (Halfer & Graf, 2006) New graduate nurses are leaving their current positions at an alarmingly higher rate than experienced nurses (Patterson, 2009) I do believe things can be done to change these issues. I feel it is important, though it is not always practical to involve the new staff in the scheduling process and, as the article states, include as a “Team scheduling” process, rather than a “self scheduling”. This may make more people feel involved, and although it may not solve all of the issues, such as weekends or holidays, it may be a small change that will improve job satisfaction. I wish they had something like this on the unit I work on. We are able to switch with others on the unit for days that we need off, which is helpful, but it would be nice just to do it as one big team in the beginning. This also would allow you time to spend with your coworkers. Nurses say they enjoy interactions with peers the most, pay the least. (ANA, 2005) I am not sure that I dislike the pay, although I do...
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...to be effective a. Depth of Knowledge b. Breadth of Knowledge 2. Work Complexity – ability to identify and resolve problems and the level of instruction needed to do so a. Problem Identification b. Problem Resolution c. Guidance 3. Autonomy – level of independence within role and responsibilities a. Supervision Received b. Judgment c. Work Review Required 4. Leadership – responsibility for a direct team or population a. Team Leadership b. Employee Leadership 5. Impact – level of criticality and visibility associated to employees role a. Impact of Decisions b. Scope of Impact 6. Interaction – employees reach within the organization a. Level of Interaction b. Nature of Interaction 7. Experience – technical skills, certifications, prior experience a. Experience Scale of Factors Degree 1 Degree 2 Degree 3 Degree 4 Degree 5 Depth of Knowledge Basic level of knowledge within area of specialty, is required. Limited use and/or application of basic principles, theories, and concepts. Demonstrates competence and working knowledge within area of specialty is required. Has mastered the basic job functions. May still be acquiring higher skill level. In-depth knowledge of area of specialty is required. Understanding and wide application of standards, principles, theories, concepts, and techniques. Strong and...
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...something beyond human. After his tape ran out Garson Poole felt an intense rush of emotion and feeling simultaneously, a literal, real, physical synesthesia; Garson Poole felt human for the first time. The details he sees, hears, tastes, smells, and touches are significant because they are what finally cause Poole to feel human. The tape filtered Garson's senses: he had one type of touch, one type of hearing, one type of sight, etc; when the tape ran out, the filter was removed, and Garson was able to experience the contrast of an unfiltered world. His statement, "I am living, I have lived, I will never live," can be interpreted as an allusion to "veni, vidi, vici" through the use of asyndeton. The Narrator describes what is happening to Poole's actual mechanical body as if it had no person relying on it, as something that is simply replaceable. After Poole discovered that he was indeed not a human, his quest was to get rid of his reality tape in order to have the "opportunity to experience everything. Simultaneously. To know the universe and its entirety, to be momentarily in contact with all reality. Something that no human can do" (Dick 236). Once Poole did cut the tape, although he had up to 40 minutes to put it back together, he choose to delay long enough so that when he looked into his chest he saw it was too late for him and came to the realization that it was going to be over finally. Dick then uses extensive imagery and metaphor usage with phrases like "the silky texture...
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...be an unconscious and automatic performance which cannot be programmed. Thus, the progression is explained to be a gradual transition from a strict rule adherence to an intuitive mode of judgement. The authur assumes that intuition arises though expertise. Thus an expert system would not be able to rise over the level of competence. Dreyfus emphasises on experience (non-analytical) over rules(analytical). The main theme revolves around the following five stages: The Novice: Dreyfus Model explains that a novice should follow memorise and follow rules without feeling any responsibility of judgement or perception. He would need to be monitored either by self-observation or through instructional feedback. This would help the novice concentrate and internalise the rules and procedures. Dreyfus believes that the task environment is decomposed into context-free features so that a beginner can easily follow the instructions without actually knowing the desired skill. In this stage the beginner is merely following rules, this will not be helpful in a real life situation. Advanced Beginner: At this stage, the beginner gains experience in real life scenarios and starts understanding the surrounding environment with its contextual features. At this stage, he starts recognizing the additional aspects of the situation. This helps in developing a ‘instructional maxim’ through which non situational features are...
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...determination pays off in the end with much land, crop, and wealth. Of all the characters, the one most unique is Crazy Ivar. Ivar is a religious old man who is usually called insane by those who do not know him. He lives with the Bergsons in their house and helps them do chores all around the property. But what makes Ivar so unique are his caring, wise, and knowledgeable characteristics. Ivar’s first characteristic is being caring. He shows this quality by being gentle and loving to the animals and other characters. He especially loves the horses, birds, and other animals. He enjoys nature every day, and shows it by walking everywhere he goes without shoes on. This often worries others and tends to make them think that he is crazy and that he should be sent to the insane asylum. Other characters think that he is slowly losing his mind will eventually hurt himself, or someone else living on the farm. But the one who cares and trusts him most is Alexandra. She knows that Ivar would not hurt anyone. An example of this is when Alexandra is nowhere to be found soon after the death of her brother Emil. In the middle of the rain, Alexandra went to Emil’s gravestone to grieve. Ivar finds her there and brings her back to the house comforting her on the way home. Another characteristic that Ivar has is his wisdom. Ivar is wise because he has had much experience with farms and personal experiences. Since Ivar is much older than most of the other characters, he has more experience about different...
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...elementary school I had many friends with different backgrounds (ethnic group, religion, hobby, and personality). These experience help me to build a good relationships to other people in my life time, especially in my working experience. I have good understanding about the people around me. I don’t judge them instantly when they show some different habbits from me. I realize that culture take a role on it. It helped me when I entered my life career, especially in professional communication sector. I am also able to work with team. I like to share knowledge and information to another people. Working in team challenged me to be a creative person. Almost two years working experience in professional communication sector developed my self confident. I used to meet many people with various backgrounds. Sometimes I interviewed them and discussed some topics. These experiences make me able to build the networking with others and being positive about my self when I was giving opinion or just take a long conversation with them. I think being open minded fit perfectly when I’m working in communication sector, such as Public Relations which orders understanding to anothers point of view and can deliver a reputable and balance information to public. I am also an organized person. I can work with good preparation and pay attention to time management. Almost my previous working experience are related to deadline and time management. It makes me aware to work in organized step and also manage stress...
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...I found the ideas concerning experience vs. memory and the historical influences on pleasurable experiences to be very applicable to my own life as many of my personal experiences may have been distorted by how I perceived them. The mentioning of many research findings helped illuminate the complex details of the concepts discussed by Daniel Kahneman and Paul Bloom, which stimulated my remembering self as I recalled my own experiences and pop culture events. Kahneman provided an interesting assertion that there is a remembering self and an experiencing self that both have different roles within a person’s mind. This alone was an intriguing because the experiencing self was set on the present as that was what it was currently living and the remembering self told stories of the past. These separate entities are relevant to any person as we all have memories, but the happiness we find in them depends on how we portray them and our expectations before experiencing them. For instance, during a winter break I went on a trip to Florida in which I expected the warm climate and fun activities to make my vacation worthwhile. Looking back, these expectations may have widely distorted the actual amount of enjoyment I experienced, but my difficulty to fully recall events that occurred also lowers the happiness in my remembering self. Bloom however discussed the matter of all people being essentialists and that the amount of pleasure we find in certain aspects depends on the valued history...
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...With respect to what particular type of fairness did you score highest? What specific experiences contributed to this assessment? My score was the highest in Interpersonal justice in the area of fairness that I received. My interpersonal justice score reflects the relationship that I have with my superior and my perception of fairness by my supervisor (Greenberg, 2010). I work for the same company for many years and my last boss was one of the best ever. He was concerned with family first and always treated all of the leaders and line level with respect. He also promoted from with in. 2. With respect to what particular type of fairness did you score lowest? What specific experiences contributed to this assessment? Procedural justice was the type of fairness I received the lowest score for. The hospitality industry is tough. Often you work long hours and weekends. In the very beginning of your career, you work many holidays that keep you away form the family. When you first start off, the pay is not the best and you have to relocate to grow your career faster. 3. What kinds of problems resulted from any violations of any type of organizational justice you may have experienced? What could have been done to avoid these violations? For me, I feel there is a disconnect in the field due the informational justice. Often leaders in the corporate office fail to provide information and explanations to the field. For management to be successful...
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...and what sort of experience are they looking for? These are the questions that McKinsey consultants Dahlström and Edelman (herein referred to as ‘McKinsey’) aim to shed light upon to help companies prepare themselves for this changing world. McKinsey believes that emerging technologies will mean that consumers demand a radically different, personalized experience from companies. Sensors in devices, the Internet of Things, the rise of Big Data and the ubiquity of smartphones will hasten the current shift in the balance between consumers and brands, adding a physical dimension to previously virtual transactions. And customers will want these experiences in real time and almost everywhere. The way customers judge brands is changing. Gone were the days that our brands are judged based on the quality of one’s marketing efforts, customer-service, or of the product/service individually. In this on-demand world, consumers will judge brands by their ability to deliver heightened experiences, which McKinsey defines as interactions that offer high levels of value and are radically customized and easy to access, across the entire customer decision journey. Relevant and unique, tailored, and seamless experience is the key. So what can companies do to adapt to these changes? Companies must change what and how they deliver by finding ways to engage customers, by assessing on every way a customer engages with the company, and finally, by creating awesome experiences for their customers...
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...to grown adults it is put in our heads that education is the most important experience to have in our life. It lets you be able to achieve any dreams and goals that you want. On the other hand there are people who are successful without school education and succeeded in receiving their careers with talent and hard work. This is what people call street smarts, things that people learn from their own personal experiences or what they see markets more in the social world. People argue that if you don’t go to college and get a degree you won’t have success or wealth, and some people argue that not going to college gives you more freedom and is less time consuming. Having street smarts helps people understand each other better on a more personal level then being judged on how smart or dumb the person is based on a degree. College isn’t accessible to everyone; some people have to be really smart or born into a wealthy family to attend. Having a college education gives people a professional look and the confidence to get a good paying job that will help support their lifestyle. College also lets people express themselves, letting them become comfortable in being social and speaking in front of large groups of people. When going to college some people don’t realize that they are taking out a loans and debts that they’ll have to set an exact plan to follow during and after they graduate to be able to pay it back. This tends to set people back from actually going to college because...
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...prompt. Because of these obstacles, I had to work hard to overcome them achieve success. In fifth grade I was one of the brightest and most advanced students in math. However, I never really focused on English Language Arts, as I was so enthralled with math. One day, my teacher put up a prompt asking about my Thanksgiving experience. When I had raised my hand to...
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...return to corporate headquarters, I would choose to stay at this company for a period of time. If the company still ignore my return and fail to take advantage of my word experience abroad, I will quit and change other job, because I cannot see the prospects and potential development in the future for this company. Global business experience and market resource have become the most valuable fortunes for me after three-year overseas assignment, which can attract more competitors in the same industry to hire me. 2. If I were the company management, I would take some steps to change the attitude towards Andrea’s return when I recognized that few people were enthusiastic about this thing. The organizational culture, attitude, and spirits need to be changed by management team. I need to set new compensation and incentive systems for the returned employees who have successfully finished the overseas assignments and increased the market shares and profit margins. As many companies grow across the globe, the company should pay more attention on hiring employees who have global business skills. 3. Andrea’s work experience abroad is critical and necessary for the company who expand its market share across abroad. Working in another country can open up opportunities to develop new skills and have new experiences. From the employer’s perspective, clients are looking for professionals who have been exposed to more advanced processes and structures in more overseas markets. After completing...
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...contributions to the overall project and report. We are grateful to Status of Women Canada for funding this project and for the continued sponsorship of the Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres. We also thank the members of our Advisory Committee for pushing and challenging us throughout this project. We thank the women who facilitated focus groups and helped us contact the women in this study. Finally, this report would not be possible without the contributions of the women who told us about their experiences. © 2004 Centre for Research on Violence Against Women and Children ISBN# 0-9688655-3-4 1 “To understand violence, we have to examine both the personal experience and the terrain of that experience.” Dr. Yasmin Jiawani This report is built on the personal experiences of women who have experienced workplace harassment, but their stories are also about the “terrain” or the context of those experiences. In drawing out the commonalities of their experiences, we have begun to shed light on the terrain. We must transform the terrain if women are to have equality and safety in their workplaces. 2 We dedicate this report to Theresa Vince whose death in 1996 changed the views of many people in Ontario about sexual and workplace harassment. Her tragic and untimely death showed us that workplace harassment can no longer be easily dismissed as a trivial problem. Fundamentally, the goal of this report is to prevent any other woman from losing her ...
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...organization, also using my skills to allow me to demonstrate my work ethic. Knowing this information allows me to get a wide range of knowledge and information from others on my team, it allows me to learn different aspects of a business while allowing me to get to know others and establish a friendship. This career plan activity really makes a big difference since knowing I usually do not like working with teams, in the past I have had very bad experiences with teams. However, since I have been working with my team, I now have a totally different aspect on the situation, the team members that I currently work with are very knowledgeable and they give ideas on how we can best get out projects done, so far it has worked out really well for Team A. Based on my own team work style, I can apply my own opinion to the topic, which will allow my team members to know that the facts that I have presented are true and up to date, and based what I have experienced so far we are all on the same page with our work ethics. Communication will pay a serious roll in the success of our...
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...intent that has a negative impact on people aged forty and over. I will state views of the case from both sides and give my suggestions on how this may have been avoided from a managerial point of view. In 1999, the city of Jackson, Mississippi adopted a plan that would grant raises to their officers that had less than five years of experience to receive raises that were of higher percentage than those of officers that were more experienced. Even though the new proposal discrepancy was based on the years of service that the officers had and not the age of the current officers, most of the officers with more than five years experience were over the age of forty. They claimed that the city that they were hired to protect had established a new pay rate initiative that would reward the younger officers out of discrimination. The city claims that the new proposal was to make the city a more competitive market for officers for the purpose of attracting and retaining people. This practice gave the older and more experienced officers a lower monetary increase based on wage percentages. This would prove to be a difficult situation to manage. If the pay of...
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