Case Study #1 One problem facing patients in hospitals today is that personnel hired to do a job are incompetent or even physically unable to do the job. Surprisingly this is not that uncommon. This seems to be a widespread problem, not just in nursing homes or assisted living places. In the hospital there are so many nurses and other faculty members who lack even a basic understanding of the job they are providing. They merely follow doctor orders and fail to provide the most basic level of care. This is unacceptable yet seems to be the status quo. There also seems to be a lack of caring on the part of the healthcare provider, especially if the patient has chronic illness and visits the hospital frequently (Moss, Nelson, Connor, Wensley,
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This is stated in Provision 3.3. Also they provide further that the nursing managers will ensure that the nurses have the proper skills, knowledge and commitment to nursing standards. The ANA is saying that nurses must be competent and accountable for their knowledge and skills, and that their managers are accountable for them. Nurses are hired into positions with the idea that they will be able to perform the job they are hired to do. It falls on the managers who hire them, and the people who train them to make sure they are capable and competent to do the …show more content…
Further they say that it is gained by extensive learning and experience (2013). This may be difficult for the new nurse. That is why it is essential to have new nurses shadow the best possible teacher on any unit that they are placed. Preceptor-ship is paramount to the success and continued learning and development of the new nurse. This facilitates that new nurse is able to learn how to preform tasks, in a timely manner, with efficiency and skill. Expertise though, is a whole level into its self. One cannot call them self an expert in anything until they have mastered all the skills involved. This involves the largest possible range of situations and most difficult cases. For example, a person who is working at a high end hospital in a well off area who is dealing with patients who are relatively healthy and has at their fingertips the best equipment and tools will take longer to become a true expert than someone working in an area of low social economic development with patients with multiple co morbidity 's, understaffed, overworked, and with very limited supplies. Plato, a Greek philosopher speculated that in order to become the best doctor, that doctor must treat the sickest patients. I think it goes the same for
This is stated in Provision 3.3. Also they provide further that the nursing managers will ensure that the nurses have the proper skills, knowledge and commitment to nursing standards. The ANA is saying that nurses must be competent and accountable for their knowledge and skills, and that their managers are accountable for them. Nurses are hired into positions with the idea that they will be able to perform the job they are hired to do. It falls on the managers who hire them, and the people who train them to make sure they are capable and competent to do the …show more content…
Further they say that it is gained by extensive learning and experience (2013). This may be difficult for the new nurse. That is why it is essential to have new nurses shadow the best possible teacher on any unit that they are placed. Preceptor-ship is paramount to the success and continued learning and development of the new nurse. This facilitates that new nurse is able to learn how to preform tasks, in a timely manner, with efficiency and skill. Expertise though, is a whole level into its self. One cannot call them self an expert in anything until they have mastered all the skills involved. This involves the largest possible range of situations and most difficult cases. For example, a person who is working at a high end hospital in a well off area who is dealing with patients who are relatively healthy and has at their fingertips the best equipment and tools will take longer to become a true expert than someone working in an area of low social economic development with patients with multiple co morbidity 's, understaffed, overworked, and with very limited supplies. Plato, a Greek philosopher speculated that in order to become the best doctor, that doctor must treat the sickest patients. I think it goes the same for