The commitment to nursing dates back to one of the most notable early contributors. Florence Nightingale was very aware of the role of nursing and its importance. Nightingale identified the role of the nurse as essential to health care. Nightingales’ strong beliefs are the foundation of today’s nursing framework (Badzek, 2008). The foresight that Nightingale had is the first step in a staircase of the profession that has evolved into a strong trustworthy caregiver. In the following body of work the author will answer a few key questions in regards to nurse staff shortage on a unit. The questions will pertain exactly to how a nurse manager responded to her current issue at that time with some critique of her actions.
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The direct cause could only be placed once a root cause analysis is completed. For hypothetical reason the author will give two examples. If the injuries are due to the lack of an RN responding to a patient’s needs in a timely fashion because he/she is truly busy with an acute situation, then the blame would be on Nurse Manager and the facility for not providing adequate staffing. On the contrary if it found that the patient injury is the result of poor prioritization of care then the responsibility will lie with the RN on the unit at that …show more content…
Susan being the manger is not a novice but an experienced RN who was giving a directive by her superior and as obviously as it appears she did not handle the situation as her superior felt it should have so she was ultimately let go. Her firing was wrong but it is standard practice. Susan was not given any guidance she was given vague direction. Susan’s superior could have had one of John Stuart Mill’s principles in mind "one very simple principle" to govern the use of coercion in society - and by coercion he means both legal penalties and the operation of public opinion; it is that we may only coerce others in self-defense - either to defend ourselves, or to defend others from harm ("Mills," n.d., para. 6). Susan superior defended herself from harm by firing
Susan the nurse manager …show more content…
The direct cause could only be placed once a root cause analysis is completed. For hypothetical reason the author will give two examples. If the injuries are due to the lack of an RN responding to a patient’s needs in a timely fashion because he/she is truly busy with an acute situation, then the blame would be on Nurse Manager and the facility for not providing adequate staffing. On the contrary if it found that the patient injury is the result of poor prioritization of care then the responsibility will lie with the RN on the unit at that …show more content…
Susan being the manger is not a novice but an experienced RN who was giving a directive by her superior and as obviously as it appears she did not handle the situation as her superior felt it should have so she was ultimately let go. Her firing was wrong but it is standard practice. Susan was not given any guidance she was given vague direction. Susan’s superior could have had one of John Stuart Mill’s principles in mind "one very simple principle" to govern the use of coercion in society - and by coercion he means both legal penalties and the operation of public opinion; it is that we may only coerce others in self-defense - either to defend ourselves, or to defend others from harm ("Mills," n.d., para. 6). Susan superior defended herself from harm by firing