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1. A Healthy Work Environment Discussion
A Healthy Work Environment DiscussionA Healthy Work Environment DiscussionA Healthy
Work Environment1In the course of the nursing career, nurses face the risk of repetitive
injuries from their work when administering drugs, handling patients and other
responsibilities. Stress injuries, burnout and workplace violence has become a common
cause of injuries for nurses. As such, nurses’ safety is of concern as it limits the ability of
nurses to effectively deliver care. Moreover, the role of a nurse requires that they are of
proper mental and physical health (Whitehead et al., 2015). The risk of violence and other
problems reduces the ability of a nurse to effectively deliver care to patient hence affect
patient safety and outcomes.2In case a hostile coworker is affecting with the ability of a
nurse to effectively deliver care, he/she should communicate with the appropriate people.
First, the nurse should speak with the hostile co-worker and explain that they are getting
disturbed. If this does not work, then the nurse should talk to the supervisor and explain his
predicament.3Substances abuse by nurses is a serious concern as it affects their ability to
deliver safe and competent care. Assisting a nurse who is suspected misuse substances is
necessary to ensure negative effects are minimized. One can help the nurse by reporting
and ensuring they access impaired-nurse programs that states run to ensure that they are
helped but do not lose their license (Whitehead, Weiss & Tappen, 2015). A Healthy Work
Environment Discussion4The most common cause of physical injuries among LPNs is stress
injuries from working in difficult environments. Overexertion where a nurse puts too much
pressure on a certain part of the body, primarily joints cause injuries (Whitehead et al.,
2015). As a nurse manager, several measures including ensuring proper staffing ratios,
mandatory leaves, creating effective shifts and others.5Quid pro quo and hostile
environment are the typical types of sexual harassment in the workplace. Quid pro quo
involves a situation where sexual favors are solicited for favorable benefits at home and job
continuation (Whitehead et al., 2015). Hostile environment is where an employee faces
gender based sexual harassment that is offensive and abuse in nature and delays the ability
of the nurse to effectively discharge duties (Whitehead et al., 2015). To deal with sexual
harassment, one should confront the harasser to show that the attention is unwanted;
report the incident to the supervisor; document the incident; and seek from other
people.ORDER NOW FOR ORIGINAL, PLAGIARISM-FREE PAPERS6Neither my current
rotation nor that of my friend has properly documented policies or procedure for dealing
with latex injuries. For needle stick injuries, my current rotation mainly focuses on
continuous staff training to prevent. In my colleague’s place, the nurses take part in

2. selection of safety devices that are easy to use in addition to staff training. The main policy
for dealing with violence in my place and that of my friend is reporting. Based on these,
there is a minimum level of organizational level efforts towards dealing with these
problems.3Among the concepts discussed in the ANA website that are of importance to a
beginning RN include violence, incivility and bullying and environment. The work
environment section introduces the RN to what they should expect in practice and help
understand how to deal with it. Violence, incivility and bullying includes issues of safety that
are vital to the new RN. A Healthy Work Environment Discussion4Based on the interview
with the staff nurse, substance abuse among nurses can be addressed by personal
measures. Rehabilitation of the affected and reduction of job stress would help deal with
substance abuse among nurses (Strobbe & Crowley, 2017). She also reported that lack of
proper coordination by nursing management was the cause of challenges with emergency
preparation hence a quality manager was needed in her unit. A strong nurse management is
necessary for quick decision making in high pressure situations (Deetz et al., 2020).
Similarly, for a quality work life within the organization, the nurse recommended for strong
leadership from the management.ReferencesDeetz, J. M., Davidson, J. E., Daugherty, J.,
Graham, P., & Carroll, D. M. (2020). Exploring correlation of nurse manager meaning and joy
in work with employee engagement.Applied Nursing Research, 151297.Strobbe, S., &
Crowley, M. (2017). Substance use among nurses and nursing students: a joint position
statement of the Emergency Nurses Association and the International Nurses Society on
Addictions.Journal of Addictions Nursing,28(2), 104-106.Whitehead, D.K., Weiss, S.A. &
Tappen, R.M. (2015). Essentials of Nursing Leadership and Management. (6th Ed.) ISBN-13:
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