...In order to effectively mentor there must be a set of goals put in place for the mentee. They should be appropriate, a bit out of reach, written down, and last but not least attainable. To get the best experience out of a mentoring relationship one must ensure that the common goal consists of well-defined objectives and expectations. When the relationship is based on the incorporation of the strengths and manifestation of knowledge, an optimal environment is created. Fundamentals to maintaining this relationship is to follow-up with the mentees’ outlook, measure their growth, give feedback, and provide encouragement. Respectively, every encounter needs to be significant and feel worthwhile to the mentee. If these meetings are brief they must...
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...Week 1 Discussion 1 There are many challenges facing health care professionals in today's society. I will mention a few of them. Lack of mentoring. Twenty-five percent of healthcare employees felt their organization offered too little mentoring. Only 37 percent of employees thought their organizations provided the opportunity to mentor others, compared to 59 percent of employers. This discrepancy suggests that mentoring opportunities are available but not well-publicized. Poor personal fit with boss. Almost one-quarter of healthcare workers felt they suffered from a poor personal fit with their boss. The number was far higher for supervisors than for co-workers; only 10 percent of employees cited a poor personal fit with their colleagues as a major challenge. Limited or not enough access to technology. As healthcare organizations struggle to implement technology while maintaining efficient operations, their workers may be suffering. Twenty-three percent of healthcare professionals felt they had insufficient access to technology; the number was slightly higher for registered nurses at 29 percent. Around half of all employees felt that their organization offered technology training; interestingly, the perception was more common among employees than employers. Only 38 percent of employers thought the facility offered technology training. 2) In state of Missouri certain disease given more intentions than others because of their extremely contagious nature or their...
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...Introduction In healthcare, changes are made each day to respond to errors or improvements throughout the industry. The aspect of healthcare principles and practices revolves around these changes within an organization. In order to accommodate change, healthcare organizations should develop a departmental plan that covers many unanticipated concerns. Departmental plans may cover items such as addressing change, utilizing control mechanisms, effective communication strategies, and more. Planning may occur from many different levels to include ideas driven by employees to decisions made by the government. Planners, often time managers, facilitate change and assists staff members in coming to terms with new business practices. It is important that staff members understand the principles and practices of healthcare because change is inevitable. Additionally, although departmental plans may be developed, there is always a chance for inaccurate predictions or bad recommendations. Instead of managers creating a departmental plan from scratch, it would be wise to follow successful practices already instated in different organizations. Committees and Compliance Groups Committees are a valuable part of a healthcare organization because it assist managers minimize conflict amongst staff members (Liebler, & McConnell, p. 295-296, 2012). They discuss discrepancies and implement changes Create Employee Incentive/Retention Programs Committee and Compliance Groups are one of the...
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...Ethics plays a vital role within the healthcare field by providing a shared framework in which the healthcare professional functions. There are many different health disciplines, each one with a separate and specific code of ethics. To better understand how ethics guides the behavior of the different health disciplines, the Codes of Ethics for the Travel Allied Healthcare Professional, Health Education Professional, and the Healthcare Ethics Consultant were compared to AHIMA’s Code of Ethics. In general, the Codes of Ethics were similar in many key points regarding the fulfillment and support of patient care, the upholding of individual patient rights and the need for professional competency and development. The results of the review identified the following nine overriding principles: 1. Place the welfare and safety of the patient above any personal interests. 2. Value and uphold the privacy and confidentiality of personal health information and use judgment in its dissemination and use. 3. Respect the individual dignity and worth of every...
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...The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0262-1711.htm Integrating leadership development and succession planning best practices Kevin S. Groves College of Business and Economics, California State University, Los Angeles, California, USA Abstract Purpose – Organizations often fail to utilize managerial personnel effectively for leadership development and succession planning systems, and many execute these critical practices through separate human resource functions that shift the responsibility for leadership development away from line managers. The purpose of this article is to present a best practices model for optimal development of the leadership pipeline and a series of practical recommendations for organizations. Design/methodology/approach – A group of 30 CEOs and human resource executives across 15 best practice organizations were asked via semi-structured interviews to describe the content and delivery of their respective organizations’ leadership development and succession planning practices. Findings – Analysis of interview data indicated that best practice organizations effectively integrate leadership development and succession planning systems by fully utilizing managerial personnel in developing the organization’s mentor network, identifying and codifying high potential employees, developing high potentials via project-based learning experiences and manager-facilitated workshops, establishing a flexible...
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...Describe the unique challenges of managing the human resources function for your specific organization Becoming Senior Vice-President of Human Resources for HCA Inc. presents many challenges due to the size of the healthcare organization. HCA owns and operates 164 hospitals and 106 surgery centers within 20 states including London, England. The organization and its affiliates employee approximately 183,000 people; therefore, there is a need for a large competent staff of human resource individuals. As Senior Vice-President of Human Resources, I would report to the CEO of the organization as well as have a staff of several vice presidents that would handle all of the relevant areas and facilities. The human resources department is broken down into sections and there are vice presidents over each of these respective sections that would report to me. The groups include our (1) division offices which oversee our hospitals and surgery centers, (2) operations and recruitment, (3) employee relations, (4) benefits and compensation, (5) information systems, (6) executive workforce development, (7) human resources IT&S, (8) community relations and foundations and (9) organizational leadership and development. Each one of these subgroups covers all of the various human resources functions within the organization. According to Flynn, Mathis and Jackson (2011), “HR professionals in all segments of the industry will be faced with the challenge of recruiting and retaining the right...
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...Mentorship Module In this essay I aim to reflect and critically analyse my completion of the learning development plan and to identify how the skills and knowledge that I have gained as a mentor will enable me to lead learning in my area of practice. I will be using the What model of reflection (Driscoll 2000) throughout this essay. What? - As part of the mentorship module I was required to complete a Learning Development Plan (LDP). Part of the LDP involved writing a lesson plan which was then taught to a student under the supervision of my mentor. A copy of the lesson plan can be found within the LDP. An assessment plan was then used to evaluate the learning that had taken place and to assess the competency of the student. I am employed as a Paramedic Practitioner by a National Health Service (NHS) Ambulance Trust and I decided to teach the skill of Intubation to a student Paramedic. The lesson plan included assessing the level of knowledge of my student at the start in order to pitch the lesson at the right level. Gopee (2008:47) cites Ausubel et al (1978) on the view that most meaningful cognitive learning takes place as a result of interaction between the knowledge the individual already processes, and the new information that the individual encounters. Thus the most important factor influencing the learner is what the learner already knows. In order to assess my student, I used the Airway Management assessment sheet currently in use by my Ambulance Trust (NHS Ambulance...
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...This report states that the nursing profession needs to take a leadership boost in healthcare. This paper will discuss how the IOM impacts the future nursing education, nursing practice, and the nurse’s role as a leader. It also speaks of what the healthcare organization needs to do to implement these changes. The IOM‘s impact on education clearly states nurses need to make education a life long journey. This needs to be maintained even after nurses have obtained their licensure. Throughout this journey nurses and doctors need to be educated together accepting the role of students conjointly. Yes, it is costly on those pursing a nursing education. Costly in money, time and family. Thus making it difficult for most. However, the health care system is in dire need of higher level educated nurses. With a great demand in nurse researchers and faculty positions. It posses an obstacle to patient care. The IOM wants double the number of nurses with a doctorate degree by 2020. The education regimen also needs to be changed. According to the study, education needs to be on the cutting edge, one that will prepare nurses for caring for today’s distinct population. Classes on leadership, diversity, advocacy and evidence based practice need to be implemented. There is a big change in the health care that is needed from education to direct patient care. And because nurses are the heart of healthcare they need to be involved in this big change. There will be more complex cases which...
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...Learning Healthcare Organizations MHA601: Principles of Health Care Administration (NBA1407A) Instructor: March 17, 2014 Week 5 Assignment: Learning Healthcare Organizations Transformational change is a radical shift in culture for the healthcare industry. It is an organizational wide, new way to strategize and update old theories and skills that are less reliable than the old processes and systems that were used in the past. The new changes are meant to be rolled out over a period of time because it is associated with the restructuring of an organization and it relies on collaboration of all its employees. It is about interdependence and working relationships within the organization for a collective purpose. Organizational learning in the healthcare industry is of particular interest to many organizations that are concerned with making transformational changes because it is viewed as a source of competitive advantage, it recognizes the link between improved patient outcomes, and it is a way to stay relevant in unpredictable markets. One of the key features of this new type of approach in building a learning organization is the focus on teamwork. Management may be redefining these changes within their own organizations in a way that stays consistent with the learning organizational theory. There are many challenges in the design of such change because it is hard to find working examples in place and leaders must understand this in order to guide, and influence such transformations...
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...leadership, the reason I need mentoring and its importance, describing what my mentor does professionally, and his or her possessed traits and why is this important to me. I may say that a professional leadership is a combination of both theoretical and practical work-experience an individual achieves through education and hand-on practice in organizational daily activities to plan, execute, and implement. First and foremost, I will distinguish the two mutualistic terms: these are mentor and mentee. To say it one way or another, a mentor gives advice while a mentee receives advice. According to Ledlow and Coppola (2011), mentor is “a person of greater knowledge or wisdom who shares experience to help to develop the abilities of junior person;” mentee is “a person who seeks guidance or wisdom from a mentor” (Ledlow & Coppola, 2011). Currently I am a student who works at the entry-level job with hope to achieve a better learning that may pave a way for me to enter a professional market in healthcare. In this context, I consider myself as an earlier careerist after completing the program. Perhaps someday, I will get hired by a certain organization at junior position; despite the learning experience that I have acquired, I will surely expect to seek a mentor among seniors who have been in the organization for a longer time to direct me in the given job not only at a probationary period, but through the other time of the career process. “Mentoring is an individual process...
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...Career Development Phase II: Training and Mentoring Program Sara palma HRM 531 February, 2011 Career Development Phase II: Training and Mentoring Program After a thorough job analysis the new sales team for Interclean has been selected. The sales team is a mix of Interclean and Enviro Tech employees, that were chosen based on there skills and experience. The next step will be to implement the training and mentoring program that provides this new team with the tools to be successful and meet the demands of the company’s strategic plan. The primary objective of the training and mentoring program is to expand each team member’s knowledge and skill set. One of the main goals of training will be promoting the group to function as a team. The company’s goal and objectives will be established and reinforced throughout training and thereafter. The program has been designed to improve performance at the individual and group level, and the programs success will be evident by measurable changes in each individual’s knowledge, skills, attitudes and behavior. Mentoring will enhance each team member’s skills and further promote the team concept. In addition the company will foster each individual’s talents and skills and give employee’s the opportunity for career growth and development. The training and mentoring program must have identifiable performance standards that are clearly communicated to each team member. These standards are used to identify the quality and quantity...
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...I have acquired an insight into the fascinating and rewarding world of the medical profession through a range of experiences in health and social care. This together with my love of science has fuelled my ambition and determination to pursue a career in healthcare, more specifically nursing. My first introduction to healthcare was a rewarding week of work experience shadowing a nurse at Spencer Court Residential Care Home in Woodstock, Oxfordshire. I gained a better appreciation for how secondary care is performed and observed how empowering the role of a nurse can be. I have also obtained a greater insight into other aspects of healthcare through work experience at my local pharmacy. Watching and learning how medications are dispensed was...
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...NRS-430V August 16, 2015 Professional Development of Nursing Professionals The momentum ignited by the November 30, 2010 Institute of Medicine (IOM) Future of Nursing Report will impact healthcare and redefine the expectations of the nursing profession. The historical report was the result of a two year initiative commissioned by the Robert Johnson Wood Foundation (RJWF) in response to meeting the demands for healthcare reformation and was inclusive of an action plan to resolve the nursing shortage and identify barriers. The first edition publication of the IOM in 2007 stated, “We want our healthcare system to deliver: the right care for every patient every time.” The process and application for delivering this standard of care which is evidenced based and patient centered must be viable, evolving and transformational in nature. Four key messages quoted here resulted from the forum discussions as stated by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) (2010 : 1. Nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training. 2. Nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through and improved education system that promote seamless academic progression. 3. Nurses should be full partners, with physicians and other healthcare professionals, in redesigning healthcare in the United States. 4. Effective workforce planning and policy making require better data collection and an improved information infrastructure. These messages would mandate recommendations...
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...1. Which of the HR objectives facing Mr. Brush are really the most important to the success of the business? Prioritize them and justify your list. The success of the business would be best helped by the recruitment of new workers to meet the additional demands on the company, followed by training of the new recruits and management of healthcare cost. Any initiative undertaken must follow the objectives of the organization. It is critical that organizational objective and HR initiatives support each other. The business is growing and it is facing a tight labor market. In a tight job market employers face the growing problem of attracting and retaining the work force necessary for their businesses to grow and thrive. Once the HR department clearly understands their company's current (and future) employment needs, the next step is to decide on the appropriate recruiting strategies. Job recruiting has evolved beyond the newspaper job ad and paper resume. Today, companies and job seekers have an abundance of information at their fingertips. From social media and Internet job boards to recruitment firms, the broad scope of recruiting possibilities is endless. With so many options available to companies, it may be hard to pinpoint where to best focus company efforts and resources, but each option needs to be thoroughly researched and resources as needed should be applied. Once the perfect employee is hired the next step in ensuring retention is training. Organizations that challenge...
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...Summary This article describes the author’s reflective account of the learning experience whilst undertaking the module of mentoring which includes preferred teaching methods, supervision, learning styles, different ways of assessing and evaluation. A brief description of the author is detailed while the value of effective mentoring on the learning experience is also explored. Healthcare practitioners and students can learn from experiences through reflection and use the knowledge to inform and improve practice. The ability to reflect on one’s actions is particularly pertinent in clinical practice. Schön (1983) identified two types of reflection: -Reflection in action, which takes place during the event – the practitioner may not be aware that it is happening. -Reflection on action, which takes place after the event. Jasper (2003) concluded that reflecting on action transformed experience into knowledge. I am a mental health nurse who works in a community mental health recovery services for working adults, and currently attended a mentorship course. I have co-mentored a first year student prior to my mentorship training. My training was more or less the same of the student I mentored, so it is important for me to keep up to date with changes in the skills students are expected to develop while on clinical placement. The lecturers at University, books and journals explained the importance of working in partnership with students and developing action plans. As a nursing...
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