Prior to attending the meeting, it is important to obtain information from the staff about their feelings, concerns, and opinions about the current 12 hours-shift. A 12 hours-shift could be beneficial for many, but in this case, patient satisfaction surveys and the increase in medication errors has demonstrated that quality and patient safety is at risk.
It is a fact that after a 12 hours-shift, the productivity and quality of patient care is compromised. A study published on a Health Affairs issue (Witkoski Stimpfel, Sloane, & Aiken, 2012), revealed that nurses shift length and outcomes has a negative relationship. The sample included 22, 275 registered nurses from 577 hospitals in different states. The likelihood of medication errors, nurse …show more content…
What other information would you gather about returning to 8-hour shifts prior to attending the meeting?
Prior to attending the meeting, it is essential to gather information about the advantages or disadvantages of returning to 8 hours’ shift. Plan a survey, interviews, or open meetings to ask the staff about their opinions and suggestions about returning to the proposed 8-hour shift, and how this change will benefit the quality and safety of patient care.
Many studies, that the one mentioned before, demonstrated that 8 hours shift reduce the possibility of job dissatisfaction, burnout, and exhaustion (Witkoski Stimpfel, Sloane, & Aiken, 2012). In addition, when this happen in an organization, valuable employees are lost. Effective communication between shifts is in jeopardy; nurses who experience detrimental health due to lack of energy and weakness do not report correctly, and the chances for miscommunication and errors are greater.
Explore the staff’s recommendations on how this change will help manage their time efficiently, personal and professionally, because any personal issue is later on reflected on their daily work. Opportunities to enjoy time with children and families increase the staff’s …show more content…
The primary goal of each healthcare organization is to improve health care quality and patient safety.
c. How will you assist your team members in understanding the role of shared governance in bringing about policy change?
In a few words, shared governance means shared decisions. Team members must understand the role of shared governance and their significant position in this model; they could make the difference. In shared governance, healthcare employees are included in the decision-making process within the organization, setting standards for each practice and reviewing policies and procedures. Shared governance allows members of the team to express their ideas openly in council meetings, to regulate or define a common benefit, like in this case, a policy-change about returning to 8-hour shift.
Studies demonstrated the positives outcomes and the need of team members to understand the role of shared governance in their practice. It is critical that each team member understand that “shared governance is a model of nursing practice designed to integrate core values and beliefs that professional practice embraces, as a means of achieving quality care” (Anthony,
It is a fact that after a 12 hours-shift, the productivity and quality of patient care is compromised. A study published on a Health Affairs issue (Witkoski Stimpfel, Sloane, & Aiken, 2012), revealed that nurses shift length and outcomes has a negative relationship. The sample included 22, 275 registered nurses from 577 hospitals in different states. The likelihood of medication errors, nurse …show more content…
What other information would you gather about returning to 8-hour shifts prior to attending the meeting?
Prior to attending the meeting, it is essential to gather information about the advantages or disadvantages of returning to 8 hours’ shift. Plan a survey, interviews, or open meetings to ask the staff about their opinions and suggestions about returning to the proposed 8-hour shift, and how this change will benefit the quality and safety of patient care.
Many studies, that the one mentioned before, demonstrated that 8 hours shift reduce the possibility of job dissatisfaction, burnout, and exhaustion (Witkoski Stimpfel, Sloane, & Aiken, 2012). In addition, when this happen in an organization, valuable employees are lost. Effective communication between shifts is in jeopardy; nurses who experience detrimental health due to lack of energy and weakness do not report correctly, and the chances for miscommunication and errors are greater.
Explore the staff’s recommendations on how this change will help manage their time efficiently, personal and professionally, because any personal issue is later on reflected on their daily work. Opportunities to enjoy time with children and families increase the staff’s …show more content…
The primary goal of each healthcare organization is to improve health care quality and patient safety.
c. How will you assist your team members in understanding the role of shared governance in bringing about policy change?
In a few words, shared governance means shared decisions. Team members must understand the role of shared governance and their significant position in this model; they could make the difference. In shared governance, healthcare employees are included in the decision-making process within the organization, setting standards for each practice and reviewing policies and procedures. Shared governance allows members of the team to express their ideas openly in council meetings, to regulate or define a common benefit, like in this case, a policy-change about returning to 8-hour shift.
Studies demonstrated the positives outcomes and the need of team members to understand the role of shared governance in their practice. It is critical that each team member understand that “shared governance is a model of nursing practice designed to integrate core values and beliefs that professional practice embraces, as a means of achieving quality care” (Anthony,