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Dr Anne Creaton talks about the healthcare capacity building in Fiji.
Fiji was struck by Cyclone Winston in 2016. It caused widespread devastation and the impact will be felt for a long time in the future.
The most important thing that Fiji has taught her is faith, patience and persistence.
Anne begins by talking about the three Rs that are essential in trainees who want to work in Fiji or similar situations.
The three Rs being: Realistic, Resilient and Resourceful.
Emotional intelligence is also very important. Most of the people are highly trained, but always in a high resource environment. Dysfunctional systems in places like Fiji, can impact the clinician’s welfare and performance.
Critical care systems are made up of multiple building blocks with doctors playing a small part. Anne compares critical care systems in Fiji to a game of Jenga. This is because multiple blocks that are essential for critical care systems are non-existent.
Anne divides the Jenga blocks of a critical care system into three: a pre-hospital block, a hospital block, and an administration and governance block.
The pre-hospital block consists of scene care, transport care, communication, hazmat, decontamination and retrieval.
The hospital blocks consist of factors like triage, medical assessment, equipment, drugs and patient flow.
The administrative and governance block provides data, audits, leadership and human resource activities such as training, recruitment and retention.
All these blocks put together form the critical care system. This illustrates how when the different blocks in critical care services are removed, it makes it very difficult to successfully treat a patient.
She explains how doctors face multiple difficulties like faulty equipment, untrained staff, lack of timely transport vehicles, inaccessibility to interventional cardiology, lack of risk management and quality improvement. They also lack hazmat, decontamination, personal protective equipment (PPE), proper communication.
Anne then gives an example of using the three Rs technique to reduce VF arrest by early defibrillation.
Realistic: Automatic external defibrillator (AED) for all health facilities.
Resilient: Placed all AEDs in pelican cases.
Resourceful: Acquired the AEDs via Twitter.
Anne ends by saying that life is about expectation management and you need to understand that there will be a gap between the type of care you want to provide and what you will be able to provide in situations like Fiji.
So, are you ready to play critical care Jenga?
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[email protected]
Fundamentals of Human Resources Management
Assignment 1
July 19, 2013
The Nurse : Melanie Weigeshoff
Q1:
Before:
The job of nursing used to be more time consuming and tiring which caused many nurse to quiet early . The nursing job was full of papers work alongside with many responsibilities and duties. For that Melanie Weigeshoff have many responsibilities , duties and tasks consist of being a nursing assistant and having to take medication orders , lab test results , doctors` instructions for patient care to record it on paper, also she have to be always on the phone with the pharmacy, pressing them for medication refills or with doctors trying to decipher handwriting. Also she was clarifying doctors quickly scribed notes and chronicling her patients’ progress by hand.
After:
After introducing the new technology the nursing job become easier and time saving which lead to having plenty of time to take care of their patients and be more focused in their job. As a result the duties, responsibilities and tasks reduced lots. Now Melanie Weigeshoff only have to greets patients at the start of each shift, then she logs in to their electronic records through wireless connection and reviews vital signs- temperature, heart rate .Also she click over medications order, making a note of each dose on the computer after she delivers it. She also checks patient prescription on the screen which has been sent by a robotized sorting machine in the pharmacy. Finally she’s able to accurately do charts of the patient’s progress.
5/5
Q2:
Nurse Melanie Weigeshoff has many skills and Ability before and after the new technology. To begin with, she was able to clarify doctors quickly scribbled notes in paper and organizing them on files quickly. Also she is more to serving people and now their needs by that she loves helping people as nature of her personality not as what they asked her in her job. Also she is survivor and more into reaching her goals which is serving patients and draw a smile in her face despite the frustration in her job. Also she have Communication skills with is so obvious when she communicate with doctors, pharmacy, and patients when she greets them in her shift. She is also so responsible when she take care of her family when she was young and take care of her patient when she became a nurse. Also she is more accurate in her job and has the ability to move through many tasks without making mistakes. Also she adapt with new situation and technology because she was able to receive the new system and progress
In it and also use it in her benefits rather than complaining. We can see also that she is as flexible as she welcomes any new technology that occurs. Also she has physical skills as she flip from place to another. Finally she has writing skills as she can write doctors notes quickly.
After the technology we can see that she have computer skills as she has to deal with .
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Dr Anne Creaton talks about the healthcare capacity building in Fiji.
Fiji was struck by Cyclone Winston in 2016. It caused widespread devastation and the impact will be felt for a long time in the future.
The most important thing that Fiji has taught her is faith, patience and persistence.
Anne begins by talking about the three Rs that are essential in trainees who want to work in Fiji or similar situations.
The three Rs being: Realistic, Resilient and Resourceful.
Emotional intelligence is also very important. Most of the people are highly trained, but always in a high resource environment. Dysfunctional systems in places like Fiji, can impact the clinician’s welfare and performance.
Critical care systems are made up of multiple building blocks with doctors playing a small part. Anne compares critical care systems in Fiji to a game of Jenga. This is because multiple blocks that are essential for critical care systems are non-existent.
Anne divides the Jenga blocks of a critical care system into three: a pre-hospital block, a hospital block, and an administration and governance block.
The pre-hospital block consists of scene care, transport care, communication, hazmat, decontamination and retrieval.
The hospital blocks consist of factors like triage, medical assessment, equipment, drugs and patient flow.
The administrative and governance block provides data, audits, leadership and human resource activities such as training, recruitment and retention.
All these blocks put together form the critical care system. This illustrates how when the different blocks in critical care services are removed, it makes it very difficult to successfully treat a patient.
She explains how doctors face multiple difficulties like faulty equipment, untrained staff, lack of timely transport vehicles, inaccessibility to interventional cardiology, lack of risk management and quality improvement. They also lack hazmat, decontamination, personal protective equipment (PPE), proper communication.
Anne then gives an example of using the three Rs technique to reduce VF arrest by early defibrillation.
Realistic: Automatic external defibrillator (AED) for all health facilities.
Resilient: Placed all AEDs in pelican cases.
Resourceful: Acquired the AEDs via Twitter.
Anne ends by saying that life is about expectation management and you need to understand that there will be a gap between the type of care you want to provide and what you will be able to provide in situations like Fiji.
So, are you ready to play critical care Jenga?
For more like this, head to our podcast page. #CodaPodcast
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> Teams create change
What does this mean in practice
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Running a medical practice is expensive but improving it doesn’t need to be. Did you know you can do a few things to improve your practice and the way it operates? You can if you consider some or all these tips. https://eyecareleaders.com/low-cost-ways-to-improve-practice/
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As much as we want to say that patient problems stop with recruitment, this is usually not the case. In clinical research, many sites are able to recruit their necessary number of subjects, but then they start struggling to retain those patients until the end of the study.
Patient retention is crucial for the development of a study and for producing good data and results in the end. However, there are cases when retention becomes a challenge. This can happen for many different reasons, some of which can be prevented by the site and some not.
Seeing the high number of sites who face different problems with patient retention, we’ll give you an idea of what are the most common challenges you might face and how to fix them as much as possible.
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Al Hassan, Hussain M
[email protected]
Fundamentals of Human Resources Management
Assignment 1
July 19, 2013
The Nurse : Melanie Weigeshoff
Q1:
Before:
The job of nursing used to be more time consuming and tiring which caused many nurse to quiet early . The nursing job was full of papers work alongside with many responsibilities and duties. For that Melanie Weigeshoff have many responsibilities , duties and tasks consist of being a nursing assistant and having to take medication orders , lab test results , doctors` instructions for patient care to record it on paper, also she have to be always on the phone with the pharmacy, pressing them for medication refills or with doctors trying to decipher handwriting. Also she was clarifying doctors quickly scribed notes and chronicling her patients’ progress by hand.
After:
After introducing the new technology the nursing job become easier and time saving which lead to having plenty of time to take care of their patients and be more focused in their job. As a result the duties, responsibilities and tasks reduced lots. Now Melanie Weigeshoff only have to greets patients at the start of each shift, then she logs in to their electronic records through wireless connection and reviews vital signs- temperature, heart rate .Also she click over medications order, making a note of each dose on the computer after she delivers it. She also checks patient prescription on the screen which has been sent by a robotized sorting machine in the pharmacy. Finally she’s able to accurately do charts of the patient’s progress.
5/5
Q2:
Nurse Melanie Weigeshoff has many skills and Ability before and after the new technology. To begin with, she was able to clarify doctors quickly scribbled notes in paper and organizing them on files quickly. Also she is more to serving people and now their needs by that she loves helping people as nature of her personality not as what they asked her in her job. Also she is survivor and more into reaching her goals which is serving patients and draw a smile in her face despite the frustration in her job. Also she have Communication skills with is so obvious when she communicate with doctors, pharmacy, and patients when she greets them in her shift. She is also so responsible when she take care of her family when she was young and take care of her patient when she became a nurse. Also she is more accurate in her job and has the ability to move through many tasks without making mistakes. Also she adapt with new situation and technology because she was able to receive the new system and progress
In it and also use it in her benefits rather than complaining. We can see also that she is as flexible as she welcomes any new technology that occurs. Also she has physical skills as she flip from place to another. Finally she has writing skills as she can write doctors notes quickly.
After the technology we can see that she have computer skills as she has to deal with .
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Problems that you can solve with clinical rotation scheduling software
1. Problems That You Can Solve With Clinical
Rotation Scheduling Software
2. Table of contents
• Allied Health and Nursing Problems That You Can Solve With Clinical Rotation Scheduling Software
Simplifies the Scheduling Process
Inaccurate Documentation And Mismanaged Clinical Rotations
Solves Compliance Problems
It Benefits All The Parties
• How To Organize an Effective Nursing Clinical Rotation Schedule
Be Bold
Have The Right Perspective
Ask Questions
Research what you don’t know
Seek Learning Opportunities
• Practical Tips to Help You Excel Duringa NursingStudent Clinical Placement
Visit The Facility Beforehand
Keep Time
Don’t Put Demands
Take A Tour Of The Place
Show Interest
Be Ready To Do Any Work
Don’t Be Afraid To Say No
3. Allied Health and Nursing Problems That You Can Solve With Clinical
Rotation Scheduling Software
Clinical rotation can be a grave issue in Allied health and nursing programs. The clinical
rotation manager of schools and hospital liaison invest a lot of effort and time to manage
student documentation for clinical rotations. And the fact that these documents are sent in
paper format or as email attachments just complicates the situation further. This leads to
incomplete student records and subsequently unfilled slots.
Here is how the use of clinical scheduling software can help solve these problems.
4. Simplifies the Scheduling Process
Clinical rotation scheduling software opens up communication lines and gives administrators
the information they require accurately and quickly. This way, it eliminates problems like
missing documentation and expiring documents to enable the person in charge of scheduling
to keep up-to-date records. What’s more, the clinical rotation scheduling software has a user-
friendly interface that means scheduling rotations are more efficient than ever.
5. Inaccurate Documentation And Mismanaged Clinical Rotations
These are serious issues in allied health and nursing programs, and they can compromise
standards a great deal. With clinical rotation scheduling software, these processes become
simplified leading to maintenance of school standards and smooth flow within the program.
6. Solves Compliance Problems
Clinical rotation scheduling software is like a unified file cabinet that lets schools, hospitals, and
students to keep and access documentation, and help comply with the hospital’s rotation
requirements. This way, the school can ascertain that the documents are up-to-date, complete,
and on file before they can confirm the student for rotation.
It achieves this by doing the following:
• Reducing the burden of record tracking
• Linking the school, hospital, and students to one centralized record-keeping system
• Managing rotations and paperwork in one platform
• Producing reports quickly and easily
• Avoiding unintended rotations due to incomplete paperwork
7. It Benefits All The Parties
The good thing about clinical rotation scheduling manager is that it is of benefit to the school,
hospital, and the students. Accordingly, it strengthens the relationship between all the parties
concerned. Also, the software offers several features that go a long way in improving the overall
students’ experience. These include:
• A vault for students to request and even store letters of recommendations from their
supervisors in electronic form
• A mobile web-app that allows students to keep track of their rotation information
(instructors, locations, shifts)
• A system that enables learners to request hospital educators to refer them for vacancies to
HR departments of hospitals
8. • A clinical journal allowing students to record their clinical experiences, and write feedback to
their instructors
Hospitals and clinical school programs struggle with efficient management of rotations on a
daily basis. Thankfully, clinical rotation scheduling simplifies this work and also ensures
compliance. The program provides a highly efficient solution to allied and nursing programs, in
effect protecting their reputations and businesses. It also simplifies document and record
handling and reduces the risk of them getting lost. Thus, nursing programs can easily maintain
a history of their rotations as well as students without requiring spreadsheets as well as minimal
paperwork.
9. How To Organize an Effective Nursing Clinical Rotation Schedule
After hours upon hours of studying, it is now time to transition from the lecture-based
classroom learning to explore real care environments. What are the things you need to focus
on to make sure that you are successful in patient care? Well, here tips that will help you
organize an effective nursing clinical rotation schedule as you embark on planning for your
specialty.
10. Be Bold
As a nursing student, there is nothing to lose but everything to gain. You need to be bold.
Consider setting a meeting to discuss job openings with a nurse manager. You also need to
meet with your unit preceptor if you need assistance with job prep or have questions.
11. Have The Right Perspective
Most nursing students are obsessed with showcasing what they know. This may be out of a
desire to impress fellow students or staff. But the problem with this is that it makes students
too focused on impressing that they forget that there is a lot they can learn, too.
One true way of impressing the staff is by asking questions and showing that you are learning
by verbalizing. The nursing profession is complex and ever-changing, and learning—not just
knowing—is the secret to success. Your time will have been wasted if all you got from your
clinical was a feel-good factor about letting the world know what you knew. Be open to
learning.
12. Ask Questions
Most nursing students avoid asking questions because of fear. They fear that by asking
questions, they will be seen as dumb. Others just fear speaking up, and yet others fear that the
question may not be received well. But asking questions is important and can help you in your
learning.
Feel free to ask any questions, thoughts, or clarifications that come to mind. You should feel
slightly annoying otherwise chances are that you are not asking enough questions.
13. Research what you don’t know
During your clinicals, you are going to encounter things you have never heard. After getting
home from your shift, research on the things you were not familiar with earlier on. It could be a
medication, disease or concept you weren’t familiar with. And all you need for research is just
Google. Researching something you don’t know but have experienced is too valuable an
opportunity to be wasted. Make a habit of researching anytime you are unfamiliar with
something. This applies to both students and nurses.
14. Seek Learning Opportunities
Clinical rotations give nurses countless opportunities to learn. All you need is to take advantage
of them. Making your preceptor know about your burning desire to learn about unique
experiences or opportunities you haven’t participated in can make them want to expose you to
different learning experiences. Can you go with that patient to an MRI? Are you allowed to
attend a committee or meeting? Are you free to see an unusual treatment taking place? Asking
around will enable you to discover unique opportunities around you that you can learn from.
Clinical rotations may be a requirement for attaining your nursing degree. However, they are
more than that. They are a privilege to work with professional nurses and apply what you have
been taught in class in a real-world environment. You should make all efforts to make the most
of them.
15. Practical Tips to Help You Excel During a Nursing Student Clinical
Placement
Nursing school education not only entails classroom lectures but also hands-on experience in a
clinical setting. The latter sector is often referred to as “clinicals.” Simply put, clinical
placements are a massive opportunity to take your classroom skills and apply them in a hospital
setting.
Here is how to make the most of your clinicals.
16. Visit The Facility Beforehand
After finding out where your clinical placement is, figure out how to get there and calculate the
travel time you will require. Get in touch with the department or the ward in advance. This will
help you figure out where it is and have a feel of how things are handled in the facility. It also
shows that you have a keen interest in nursing and may work in your favor in the long run.
17. Keep Time
It is important to arrive on time and also in the prescribed uniform. Remember that you are
training for a professional job, so the image is everything. So, besides keeping time, ensure that
you are neat and tidy.
18. Don’t Put Demands
There are times when you cannot avoid getting an inconvenient work shift. Talk to the ward
about any particular commitment that you have, but remember that you won’t be writing your
own work shifts. Be cautious with whatever you intend to ask to increase the chances of your
request being granted.
19. Take A Tour Of The Place
Ask a member of staff to show you around the unit, ward or placement. For instance, find out
where the fire exits are as well as the emergency call system. Additionally, ask about the kind of
procedures they do undertake as well as who their patients are.
20. Show Interest
You can talk to staff to explain to you different procedures or even or advise you on something
that you would want to observe happens. For instance, what procedure is the most common at
that unit? Bear in mind that the greater the number of placements you do, the greater the
confidence you will have in handling different procedures. Request to see the procedures
performed firsthand to get the needed experience.
21. Be Ready To Do Any Work
Do not shy away from getting involved in a task that appears too menial at face value like
tidying or making a bed. This can be a wonderful chance to talk to staff or patients and it adds
to your knowledge and learning.
22. Don’t Be Afraid To Say No
If you can’t do something, don’t be afraid to say it. If the procedure you are being asked to do
is new to you or you don’t know how to do it, just say you can’t do it because you haven’t seen
it done. A doctor may ask you to admit a new patient into the unit. This is normally done by
the nurse in charge since they understand the capacity and staffing at the time. Feel free to say
no, but be sure to explain why it’s inappropriate for you.
Clinicals are an important part of the education cycle of a nurse. This is where you will be
applying your classroom knowledge. To get the most of your time in a clinical placement,
however, you need to do a few things: make friends with the unit staff, ask about anything you
don’t know or understand,and never shy away from saying no to something you cannot do.