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Nursing Manager Skill Inventory
Nursing Manager Skills Inventory
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Introduction
Nurse Managers use inventory tools as a way of rating and reviewing themselves in all areas of content by using relevant scales. The same procedures of rating are used by nurse manager supervisors to grade the nurse managers in their relevant duties. The two then meet to review their analysis and any difference in perception or views are talked about and recommendations and changes made whenever necessary. In this understanding the inventory tool has become essential for analyzing both professional targets and nursing career planning. In this regard this article seeks to identify weaknesses and strengths associated to the four areas of content.it also addresses how the workplace can effectively utilize the skills to promote change in the institutions.
Professional and personal accountability
This involves personal development analysis through career planning, educational training and self-assessment and action plans. Nursing practices and Ethical behaviors that sustain nursing standards are evaluated as professional association’s involvement and suitable field specification and certification. In terms of professional and personal accountability, have high ratings which show competence in the nursing management.in addition involvement in other related trainings and career advancement have impact in enhancing career competence in many levels. Being a member of professional body and practicing nursing ethics adherence most of the time help enhance individual’s career development.
Career Planning
Re-evaluation of a nurse manager’s role is entailed in the career planning; both requirements and job description are effectively compared with the current nursing practices levels in order to establish elaborate plans. Future planning is also involved in the planning mainly to determine the management’s direction in terms of resources needed in career targets, career growth and general development. The planning also involves analysis of the position of the nursing managers in the aspect of flexibility in career path and any unforeseen changes in the future. From the view point of a nursing manager, understanding these nursing managers roles helps not only in identifying them as strengths but also facilitate effectively in achieving planned targets. Even though in nursing planning has always been conducted, the main obstacle has always been on absence of key resources (NMLC, 2004).
Personal journal disciples
The knowledge and skills relevant for council’s management in order to facilitate shared leadership is what is referred to as personal journal disciples. It also entails skills for making appropriate decisions, techniques for solving problems and reflective performance which involve active use of reflection as a leadership skill. In this aspect it can be viewed as strength since in any organization problem solving skills are essential for effective management. Shared leadership engagement maximizes an organizations human resource potential mainly through promoting and empowering the workers (NMLC, 2004).
Reflective practice reference behavior
These are established guidelines and tenets that are used in providing guidelines for an individual’s analysis on their leadership skills. They are qualities of leadership that is effective example it exhibits attributes of appreciation and integrity of environmental ambiguity and diversity. A leader has to be able to work with people of all religions, races, genders and sexual orientations as well as differences in all kinds and dissenting voices. Discovery of business potential and employee and holding different stakeholder views for making decisions is needed for any leader in this unique environment. Keeping commitment, creating a conducive learning environment, using reflective learning in available work, and nurturing the intellectual to enhance knowledge can be used to facilitate reflective practice in the profession and in addition facilitate reforms in the nursing environs.
Application of skills to advocate for change
In an organization the change agents need to have several skills in order to effectively facilitate the programs that enhance change. Some of these key skills include leadership skills, tolerance and networking skills to ambiguity in uncertain environment, planning skills, negotiation skills, excellent communication skills, leadership skills, flexibility in responding to changes, and interpersonal skills. A strategic plan that entails good communication skills is necessary to guide the change process. This helps to place the needed strategies and objectives of the plan and the needed resources to implement the process.
In order to rally the workers towards the change processes being enacted leadership skills play an essential part. In that an effective leader can influence people to embrace the change through counting on their support and commitment on its implementation. To relay and pass the message of change to both subordinates and colleagues an efficient communication skill is needed (Moss, M.T, 2005).
In order for the organization to effectively manage selling of their change plans to others they need to implement effective negotiation skills. The negotiating skills can be used on key players for procedures and resources required for implementing methods for resolving conflicts and implement change. Networking is necessary in maintaining and developing relevant contacts both in the external environment and organization (June Kaminski, 2011).
Conclusion
Rating and reviewing of nurse managers is important since it facilitates the enhancement of competence in the profession. In this understanding a competent nurse manager has to poses essential management skills in order to be successful in the profession. The frequent changes in the nursing environment dictate that the organization and the relevant leadership have to be equipped with necessary skills to bring the necessary changes in the organization.in addition career growth activities are essential in facilitating the productivity of the workers in the profession.
Reference
June Kaminski. (2011)Leadership and change management, navigating the turbulent frontier,
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Moss, M.T,(2005) the emotionally intelligent nursing leader. San Francisco: Josey-Bass
Nurse Manager Leadership Collaborative, NMLC, (2004) Methodology of How to Use the Inventory Tool, www.aone.orgETHODOLOGY FOR HOW TO USE
THE INVENTORY TOOL
Nursing Intervention In Disaster
Nursing Intervention In Disaster
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The possibility of occurrence of disasters is a reality. With this in mind there should be efforts made to prevent any upcoming or potentially disastrous events. These efforts are what are known as disaster prevention. Disaster prevention therefore refers to efforts put in place to ensure that adverse effects of events that are potentially disastrous are prevented even when the disaster can not be controlled. Disaster prevention is done at various levels of the society and is undertaken so as to prevent all types of disasters. Nurses are involved to a large extent when it comes to the prevention and mitigation of disasters. Nurses are involved in institutions that can influence change and due to the unique skills that they posses they can make interventions in disasters. To perform efficiently, a nurse must be always prepared to make changes in plan actions at any time and at the same time adopt to new situations. Nurses are expected to be health educators, administrators, care providers and intervene in crises .There are various nursing interventions that are related to disasters this can be in three levels; primary intervention, secondary intervention and tertiary intervention.
Primary interventionPrevention includes identifying hazards, assessing threats to life and property and taking measures that help in disaster mitigation. Nurses are better placed when it comes to educating the public, they should therefore teach people on how to find out what can happen to them .This can be done through helping them get information on the disaster types that are likely to occur and how they can prepare for each. They should also be informed on community warning systems; what they should sound like and how they should respond to them when they hear them. Nurses should ensure that there is a disaster plan which is comprehensive (Harden, 2004 ).The aim of the plan should be providing prompt and effective medical care to as many people as possible so as to minimize mortality and morbidity. They should teach people to discuss with family members on the need for preparing for disasters and why it is necessary to work as a team (Rittenmeyer, 2007).
Secondary interventionSecondary prevention interventions occur during acute stages of a disaster. They can differ depending on type and scope of disasters. The aim of secondary interventions is decreasing effects of disasters on individuals and the community in general. Some nursing interventions in secondary intervention involve the giving of first aid to the injured at the sites of disaster. They should ensure that they pass a message to nearby hospitals on the disaster that has occurred so as to prepare them for casualties that will be taken there. They ensure that the casualties get immediate basic care before they get to the hospital. They also ensure that the casualties are taken to the hospital as soon as possible so that they can get further treatment. There are also people that are not physically injured from the disaster and they should also be taken care of by the nurses. (Rittenmeyer, 2007).Their provision of psychological support requires that they identify the group of people that needs the intervention immediately. The people who are considered to be at a high risk and need immediate intervention are those who are related to the primary victims, those that were there at the actual site of the disaster but were not hurt physically and first respondents. They can hold talks with the people on how to deal with emotions such as sadness, anger, fear and irritability .this will help them deal with trauma from the disaster.
Tertiary interventionTertiary prevention strategies are those that are meant for the meeting of long-term needs of people after resolving the disaster. Nurses have a role to play when it comes to tertiary interventions this include implementations of programs that foster the healing process after a disaster. The nurses will therefore be in charge of programs that educate people on stress responses and when and how they should seek help. (Rittenmeyer, 2007).The interventions that are chosen fall under the three phases of disaster prevention. This is because all these are important phases of a disaster. Therefore the interventions should involve all the three phases because one phase leads to another.
The most favorable people or agencies I would work in facilitating the above proposed interventions are the state agencies and local governments; I chose on these agencies because they might be the same people being affected disaster but still fail to create awareness to the community, individuals and health care providers. Whenever there are disasters, these groups of people should be the first in quickly responding to the emergency whether it occurred naturally or not. The state agency and the local government should help in preparing and maintaining the current state emergency operations by providing for the prevention and minimizing the injuries that might have been caused by the disaster. The state agencies and local governments will help in educating the community or the public on the signs of disaster and how to be prepared when the disaster is occurring. This will help in creating awareness to the whole community to get prepared whenever a disaster strikes them and ways they can approach that tragedy. In this case, preparedness mainly focuses on preparation of the equipments and procedures to be used when a disaster occurs, for example planning and other equipments that can be used by health care providers in carrying out first aid.
Facilitation of the proposed intervention will require a well developed disaster plan by the state agencies since disasters are unpredictable and the responses that might be needed will require the local governments and the state agencies to stretch to the limit (Wolters Kluwer Health, 2007). Therefore, the disaster plan will majorly aim in reducing the occurrence of the disasters as well as reducing the impact of those other tragedies that cannot be prevented. It will also help in creating awareness to the community to be ready for anything that might happen which might cause destruction to their properties.
Spiritual Issues surrounding disastersPeople have been reacting differently to the issue of disaster, even in their spiritual lives. Disaster whether manmade or natural can affect the entire communities, health care providers and individuals that existed prior to the event. When disaster occurs, some people will be overwhelmed, and can cause traumatic stress among them. However others would be affected in their spiritual lives while some may be energized reporting that they feel more alive and well connected to the divine during and immediately after a disaster than ever before. There are various spiritual issues that can arise for individuals, communities, and health care providers when strike by disasters. For instance, the issues of wounding of the spirits, the wounding of the spirits can results when people are apt to make sense out of tragic events appearing to be senseless and unjust. Spirituality and religious faith normally assures the victims of disasters with a sense of order and security, but if the spiritual belief is lost entirely, then this will result to disillusionment, anger and anxiety (Developing Cultural Competence in Disaster Mental Health Programs, 2010)
Natural and manmade disaster losses in most cases happen to bring to the forefront the nature of the relationship of people to their spiritual beliefs. The experience may challenge them to start viewing something like prayers to be the only thing that could solve their problems. A community health nurse can assist in the spiritual care for the individuals, communities and colleagues by providing some assurance of divine protections. The community health nurse can also assist in congregating, sharing prayers and comforting the beliefs of people that their request for divine assistance will be answered and therefore, it is important for all people to come together for support when strike by disasters in the community.
References
Developing Cultural Competence in Disaster Mental Health Programs: Guiding Principles and Recommendations – Medpedia. (2010). All Articles – Medpedia. Retrieved March 22, 2013, from http://wiki.medpedia.com/Developing_Cultural_Competence_in_Disaster_Mental_Health_Programs:_Guiding_Principles_and_Recommendations
Harden, E.G. (2004). The role of nursing in disasters. Retrieved march 22, 2013 from http://helid.digicollection.org/en/d/Jdi018e/2.htmlRittenmeyer,L.(2007). Disaster preparedness: Are you ready? Retrieved march 22,2013 from http://www.nursingcenter.com/prodev/ce_article.asp?tid=726331Wolters Kluwer Health. (2007). LWW Journals – Beginning with A. Retrieved March 22, 2013, from http://journals.lww.com/smajournalonline/fulltext/2007/09000/spiritual_issues_in_the_aftermath_of_disaster.32.aspx
Parts of the counseling clinics’ program evaluation
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Parts of the counseling clinics’ program evaluation
There are various parts of the program evaluation in the counseling clinic. The people employed to work in the program will have to ensure that those individuals selected fully participate. They will also carry out extensive follow-ups. Issues like stress management, health care and housing should be discussed during the actual program evaluation. The first step would be to identify the various categories of evaluation activities. The concerns and constraints will also be taken into consideration. Program evaluation will also be carried out through proper planning and evaluation of the program performance. When assessing the performance the goals and objectives of the program will be identified. The other important part in the program evaluation is the data collection (Stufflebeam & Shinkfield, 2007). For instance, both the old and present data will be taken into consideration. After obtaining relevant data, findings will be taken for review by the stakeholders.
Steps of program evaluation
The first step during program evaluation is the explanation of the evaluation questions. This involved the explanation of the expected audience for the assessment findings, the required information and when. The questions determine the types of evaluation to be selected. Questions like; did the program have its proposed affects? Who was assisted? and what features of the program created the impact?, should be asked. Performance supervision gives data on important aspects on the way a program should be carried out (Grinnell, Gabor & Unrau, 2012). It also provides important information on how particular program objectives are being achieved. Process evaluation provides information on how a program is supposed to be carried out. The second step would be the development a logic model. Logic models would be used to provide a less complicated description of the program. Is can also be used to provide a less complicated explanation on the intended outputs and outcomes respectively.
The program features will include the number of people to be reached, amount of materials to be used, and the recognition of the types and stages of service elements. The output of the program is considered to be the products of the internal activities of the program. For instance, the output can be the number of people counseled, home visits by the counselors or the number of people finishing their job training program (National Research Council & National Research Council, 2006). Consequently, the above program output would be used to come up with the preferred program outcomes. For instance, increase in the number of people being counseled reduces the rate of stress. The third step is the review of the readiness for evaluation. This is important because it helps in identifying whether the program assessment is reasonable, practicable, and likely to provide important data.
What the program evaluator would want to measure
The program evaluator would always want to evaluate the available information against the logic form to ensure that enough information on the major variables is already inclusive or to start gathering more information items if required. They would also want to measure the level of satisfaction of the clients. Evaluators will have to measure the amount of effort and money needed to come up with each measure. Moreover, they would also wand to measure the amount of money to be spent on performance monitoring. Client satisfaction is also some of the things a program evaluator would want to measure.
References
Grinnell, R. M., Gabor, P., & Unrau, Y. A. (2012). Program evaluation for social workers: Foundations of evidence-based programs. New York: Oxford University Press.
National Research Council (U.S.)., & National Research Council (U.S.). (2006). Evaluation of the Sea Grant Program review process. Washington, D.C: National Academies Press.
Stufflebeam, D. L., & Shinkfield, A. J. (2007). Evaluation theory, models, and applications. San Francisco, Calif: Jossey-Bass.