...Professional Identity and Stewardship: Peer Review A professional identity is a method of qualities, and values one has about self in relationship to the professional role, that is fundamental for professional culture assimilation (Slay & Smith, 2011). In this paper, there will be a summary of an interview conducted with a peer named Ms. S, which provide an understanding from her responses to the four questions related to her particular opinions concerning, professional identity and stewardship. Also, it will give a detail about her role, as a registered nurse (RN), how she defines leadership and professional, and as well as how that converts into and influences her nursing career and practice. Her Role It was a pleasure to interview Ms. S....
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...PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY AND STEWARDSHIP: Peer interview Grand Canyon University AMP-450V: Leadership and Vocation December 13, 2015 This paper will paraphrase an interview conducted with Ally Hobert hereafter to be known as A. Hobert, and provide insight her responses to questions related to her personal perceptions regarding, professional identity and stewardship. I had the pleasure of interviewing A. Hobert, a floor nurse on a medical surgical unit specializing on neurological patients within a hospital. The interview was conducted via phone and was conducted in a relatively short amount of time, less than 10 minutes, and was comprised of only four questions. This author felt, although it was short, the interview was able to accurately portray A. Hobert’s role as a registered nurse (RN) in the healthcare field. What leadership and professional means to her and how that translates into, and affects, her nursing practice and career. Role A. Hobert primary role as a registered nurse within her facility is to provide safe, effective patient care. Her duties include providing patients with; medication administration, education, active listening method, assistance with or conducting patient’s activities of daily living (ADL’s). A portion of her duty as an RN collaborating with different team members including physicians, speech, physical and occupational therapy. As a nurse I also coach and educate nurse techs and work alongside them as they assist in feeding, bathing,...
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...information and reviewing it before the decision-making process. Strategic position External forces are something businesses cannot act on independently therefore the businesses need to look into the strategic plan and decide its strengths and weaknesses to determine how these forces will affect the business. “The strategic management process is more than just a set of rules to follow. It is a philosophical approach to business” (Jim Clayton). Strategic management analyzes a company’s major initiatives. Managers take control of external internal environments for the owners specifying the objectives, mission, developing plans, and policies, and vision that helps in achieving the objectives of the organization. Baptist Health uses its mission and vision...
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...The Franciscan Alliance Learning Team B HCS/335 Health Care Ethics & Social Responsibility January 13, 2014 Claudia Unrein Introduction The Franciscan Alliance is a health care organization that provides access to the latest technology and offers a variety of health care services such as cancer care, rehabilitation, senior services, hospice, amongst other services. In 1875, a group of Catholic Sisters from Olpe brought St. Francis ministries of health and education to the Midwest United States, which late opened doors to the first hospital known as the Franciscan St. Elizabeth Health (The Franciscan Alliance, 2013). Later the sisters expanded the health system with more hospitals, orphanages, and homes for the elderly, founded by Mother Maria Theresia Bonzel (The Franciscan Alliance, 2013). In 2010, The Franciscan Alliance noticed the evolving changes and the need for healthcare services and decided to reinforce the shared capabilities for hospitals, as well as other health care facilities (The Franciscan Alliance, 2013). This health care organization has been services patients for over 135 years, has over 13 hospitals, and medical practices (The Franciscan Alliance, 2013). There are goals, code of ethics, and mission statements the organization has to adhere by provide the best services to its patients, in addition to, the social responsibility to the community. Goals, Ethical Principles, and Community The Franciscan Alliance is a large organization that...
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...Reporting Practices and Ethics Paper The most basic challenge of stewardship and integrity in health care is to continue the organization's core mission of healing patients and communities. One of the greatest dangers faced in health care today, especially as agencies struggle to survive in the most competitive market environment is to focus on the fiscal demands which may compromise the mission of the health care agency. Organizations are in crucial times and reports are imperative for its continued maintenance. According to Gerard Magill and Lawrence Prybil, state that stewardship and integrity is an approach that inspires the ethical decision making process in health care in financial reporting and ethical standards (2004). Crucial is the role organizational ethics play to regain lost trust and recover the confidence in communities, in the business or the health care community. “Organizations in health care need to win back the respect of skeptical customers, disheartened patients, and distrusting communities. But this task can be accomplished properly only when organizations and their business practices have a renewed commitment to ethics” (Magill, 2004, p 229). According to Richard Clarke on accountability it is “critical that these organizations use standards for good business practices and implement these sections that are within the capabilities of the organization” (Clarke, 2005 p 160). He continues to state that to ensure the right direction and to reduce conflicts...
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...08 Fall 08 Fall Organizational Structure The organization that I currently work for is a hospital within the Advocate Healthcare System, it is the logical choice to use as my selected organization because I am currently on staff at one of their hospitals and have also had extensive opportunities to see how other health care systems work. Advocate prides itself on its marketable approach to healthcare in todays society, they have embraced the technological changes and advancements that are currently trending in the United States and are one of the few healthcare systems that is still growing rather than showing a decline in their organization. Advocate utilizes a matrix organizations structure that combines the best of both functional and divisional organizational structures. The entire Advocate family works in teams which are brought together through specialties and skill sets from across our entire organization to come together to plan the current and future plans for our hospitals and outpatient centers. The teams vary in management levels and there is a multitude for each facility that then breaks down into lower level management teams on each unit. This is very different from some of the private healthcare systems in the area such as Centegra which still operates on a functional organizational structure which focuses only on specialties in their healthcare systems rather than moving into the newer ways of embracing technology with healthcare. They tend to...
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...Values Our mission is to follow Jesus Christ in His mission of mercy through the delivery of health, aged care and community services. Our vision is to build an enduring capacity and passion to serve those with special needs. Our values of compassion, hospitality, respect, innovation, stewardship and teamwork guide us in all that we do. Mercy Health About Mercy Health As a Catholic organisation, Mercy Health is grounded in a 2,000 year tradition of caring for people in need. Established by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Health provides acute and subacute hospital care, aged care, mental health programs, specialist women’s health, early parenting education and support, palliative care, home and community care, and health worker training and development. Our organisation is also supported through Mercy Health Foundation, which secures philanthropic support and donations to foster the constant improvement of care. Strategic Plan 2013-17 Mercy Health Level 2, 12 Shelley Street Richmond Victoria 3121 Phone +61 3 8416 7777 mercyhealth.com.au Mercy Health Strategic Plan 2013-17 The Vision As a ministry of the Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia and Papua New Guinea, Mercy Health is grounded in a rich history of providing compassionate care to people in need. We remain committed to working collaboratively with the Institute and its ministries to advance health and aged care services in Australia. Our key focus will continue to be responding to the current and emerging...
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...does not stop the feelings or desire to connect with or to simply embrace the life that our planet provides us each and every day. The term "biophilia" literally means "love of life or living systems" (Fromm, Erich, 1964). Looking back on the history of our planet it would appear that this loving relationship between humans and the planet took a back seat to industrialization, and the globalization of humanity. In doing so populations have skyrocketed, precious resources have been depleted, and pollution has reached levels that are threatening to derail the already fragile ecosystem that we presently have. Most loved things are cherished and the person or people that typically cherish particular items are sometimes known as stewards. Stewardship is defined as, “the activity or job of protecting and being responsible for something” (Merriam-Webster) in this particular case, that something is our precious planet....
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...a pioneer for group practice creation, community service, quality improvement initiatives, health informatics, and health care technology. Group Practice Creation Impacts Mayo Clinic's Growth Dr. William J. Mayo justified the concept of a group practice in a speech he delivered in 1910. He took the view that it would be foolish for a single practitioner to assume he or she had sufficient knowledge of medicine. He maintained that it is in the best interest of the patient to have practitioners join forces and coordinate care (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research [MFMER], n.d.-a.) Patients realized the benefits of a team of medical experts, so patients travelled long distances for diagnosis and treatment. The Mayo Clinic website states that the "group practice concept that the Mayo family originated has influenced the structure and function of medical practice throughout the world" (MFMER, n.d.-b). According to the website, the Mayo Clinic has grown from three physicians (father and two sons) to over 55,000 staff at locations in the Midwest, Arizona, and Florida. The Mayo Clinic is most famous for its implementation of an "integrated, multi-specialty, group practice" (MFMER, n.d.-c). Mayo Clinic Community Service Reflects Mission and Values According to the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (n.d.), Mayo Clinic's mission is to "provide the best care to every patient through integrated clinical practice, education and research." The Mayo Clinic's...
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...architect of civil disobedience that influenced the world? A struggling, shy, student who had tremendous difficulty speaking in public. Gandhi was unsuccessful as a lawyer in Bombay. He found his calling working for the downtrodden Indian minority in South Africa. Why him? Why is it Mother Teresa, a convent school teacher dedicated to her student’s education became a Noble Prize humanitarian? Her clinics now care for tens of thousands. Why her? Why is it that Jesus, (whether one believes he is just a man or truly the Son of God), became the most influential person who ever lived? Born in a barn to poor parents; Jesus relied on friends and strangers for food and shelter. He changed the culture of the world. Why him? There is something else at play here, Servant leadership. Servant leaders show proof of their character through behavior. They display the common practices of model leadership by modeling the way, inspiring a shared vision, challenging the process, enabling others to act and encouraging the heart (Kouzes & Posner, 2007). Leadership is about service, stewardship, and shepherding those; at home, work, and in the community. Washington, Gandhi, Mother Teresa, and Jesus’ effectiveness as leaders reflects courage, vision, values, and commitment to change. They have the heart, head, hands and habits of a servant leader. (Blanchard & Hodges, 2003). One of my main themes from StrengthsFinder is context (Rath, 2007). The lessons learned by studying historical servant leaders...
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...discuss is servant leadership. Servant Leadership According to Robert Greenleaf, the term servant leadership “involves putting people and ethical considerations intentionally ahead of short term institutional or personal self-interest.” The article that I wrote about in my reference assignment was Servant Leadership, 2.0 .This article discussed the business community and how it is embracing servant leadership. The ten tables of servant leadership. The ten tables are, listening, empathy, healing, awareness, persuasion, conceptualization, foresight, stewardship, commitment to the growth of people & building communities. (Spears, L.) These ten characteristics have been the foundation for servant leadership scholarship for more than 30 years. According to Barbuto and Wheeler (2006) there are five leadership factors. These factors are altruistic calling, emotional healing, persuasive mapping, wisdom, and organizational stewardship. “Sendjaya, Sarros, and Santora (2008) identified six dimensions of servant leadership, which are voluntary subordination, authentic self, covenantal relationship, responsible morality, transcendent spirituality, and transforming influence.” A 35 item servant leadership behavior scale was developed based on these 6 dimensions. Although many different theories were discussed in this article the main goal is to start a conversation that will stimulate dialogue in the servant leadership community. I will apply the concept of servant leadership by treating...
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...14031 environmental performance evaluation guidelines in fire management carried out under a project to improve stewardship of the fire-prone Central Pine Barrens ecosystem in Suffolk County, New York State, USA. U ncontrolled wildfires extend beyond political, geographical and economic boundaries to threaten lives, property, and natural resources. Yet fire plays a significant role in maintaining the health and vigour of many park and protected areas and is used as a prescribed fire management tool. Few are aware that effective fire management planning can benefit from the application of ISO 14001 environmental management system (EMS) requirements and ISO 14031 environmental performance evaluanation and implementation of natution (EPE) guidelines, and that these ral resource management and standards can also become a subrestoration projects, often with the stantive force in the direct involvement conservation sector of local businesses as well. Quality Parks, and their employUncontrolled wildfires Inc. has taken up ees. extend beyond this challenge. Strategic alliances Quality Parks is offer our members political, geographical an incorporated, the opportunity to and economic non-profit organizasupport these nontion with US federal confrontational boundaries 501 (c)(3) certificaalternatives to envition. Our mission is ronmental degradato improve the stewardship and care tion, develop new core competencies, of park and protected areas by and explore joint EPE development applying...
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...Mission and Goals of the Department of Health and Human Services The way that I see the mission statement for the Department of Health and Human Services is to give the best as possible medical services and treatment to all Americans, by giving an effective health and human services to the public health system, and social services. The Department supports more than 300 programs nationwide. There are others programs that HHS gives to society to help them. One of these programs is the support of collection of health data and tries to give the best as possible an equitable treatment in health care and human service to everyone. The costs to run an perfect and effective health treatment services to every one are very high, where the agency is responsible for almost a quarter of all federal outlays and administers more grant dollars than all other federal agencies combined. According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services summary report the goals for the agency would be those bellow: * Strengthen health care according to the summary report would be to improve healthcare quality and patient safety in all the facilities, also look to make coverage more secure for those who have insurance, and give a better way to afford coverage to those that are uninsured, I can not forget about the most important thing in any medical treatment, that is to give patient safety and improve as best. * Advance scientific knowledge and innovation according to the summary report would...
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...As a nurse, I have the responsibility to show up at work and care for the patients that are dependent on my help. In order to do that successfully, I have to be fully committed to not only my patient but profession as well. Arriving to work on time, advocating for my patients, and making the correct choices when faced with ethical dilemmas are a few ways I can display commitment. The second is initiative. Florence is a prime example of why this is so important. When she knew conditions weren’t safe for soldiers during the Crimean War, Florence took the initiative to change the situation. Despite the much negativity against her, she continued her work until conditions were changed. As a nurse, I will voice my opinion when things need change, I will participate in nursing associations to further the profession, and I will always speak up when ethical situations are at hand. It may mean taking actions that may go against the status quo, but they are necessary to do what is right. My ethics professor always quoted Martin Luther King, “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” I think this “rule” he lived by goes hand-in-hand with my responsibility to take initiative as a nurse. To have this sense of ownership, you have to feel connected and actively participating. It may be hard at times, but knowing that the patient is depending on me to care for them will give me the incentive to always be engaged in my work. I will be supportive and communicate...
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...to help insure that the planet continues to exist in a healthy way into the next century. And all of this cooperation has brought REI significant positive recognition as one of only 5 companies to have been selected as one of the 00 Best Companies to Work for in America in both editions of the book of that name, and in every edition of the list published annually in Fortune magazine. REI is a model of the power and positive contribution that the spirit and practice of cooperation can bring to an enterprise. Living the Mission REI is a group of people striving to live up to the fullest meaning of the words used to describe the company. REI’s core purpose is to “… inspire, educate and outfit for a lifetime of outdoor adventure and stewardship.” As a cooperative, everyone in the company and customers, producers and suppliers, are invited in to the mission of REI and asked to play a part in creating the unique REI experience. Recreational Equipment Incorporated Web address....................... www.rei.com Corporate Headquarters ....... Kent, WA Year founded ...................... 938 Chairman and CEO ............. Sally Jewel Industry ............................. Retail - Specialty Total Worldwide revenues........
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