...professionals today…not only as a caregiver but as a leader. You need to expand your view and your scope that you are a leader in health care, you are an advocate for your patient, you are an advocate for your nurses. You need to be open for all of the different kinds of things that you can do and set those goals for yourself. Set those intermediate goals of “Where would I like to be and what can I do now to move forward in that area.” It really is up to you. It is up to you and your peers. You have the opportunity, with everything that is going on with health care today… you have the opportunity to have a tremendous impact on nursing, on society, on health care. I need to move forward in that area. I think that is where we need to be and I think you need to keep that truly as your focus and realize all of what you can do. I believe we can achieve it. So I am passing the Olympic torch to you nursing professionals.” The above quoted statement was transcribed from the interview done by GNSA Liaison, Blandine Augustin, a DNP student at Marymount University, with the interview as Dr. Rosemarie Berman, Associate Professor and Chairperson of the BSN program at Marymount University. This interview done in May 5, 2014 can be found in the World Wide Web having the address of https://youtu.be/KW_wYWNTMoU, which was retrieved on February 7, 2016. I am writing this as a disclaimer that the interview was not done by myself but was only seen online. This...
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...Nurse Leader Interview Ariel Echevarria NUR/587 November 23, 2015 Professor Carla Hronek Leadership Interview Leadership can take on many forms and shapes. Each leadership style is unique and has a great impact on its team. Leadership is not about position, but more so about how a leader influences others to create a difference or change. The style of leadership that a leader portrays is often not chosen; it is more of a developed set of traits that come from the beliefs and values displayed on a daily basis. While it can be argued that leaders are born not created, leadership styles can be evolved based on experience and knowledge of how to motivate others. This paper will discuss points from an interview with a nursing leader. Included in the discussion will be the perspectives by the nurse leader in regards to leadership style, leadership role, challenges faced, and the effects of formal and informal power on an organization. Nurse Leader and Leadership Style Christine Roller RN (C.R.) has been a leader within her organization for the last ten years. Currently, she is the Nurse Manager of a busy observation unit and a 37-bed med-surg unit. She is a dedicated leader whose core values are strong and are the foundation of her confident leadership ability. As a leader, she is respected by her peers for displaying integrity, approachability, trust, and partnership; as evidenced by her annual peer reviews. C.R. describes her leadership style as charismatic. A charismatic...
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...Nurse Leader Interview Paper Uchenna Enewally University of Phoenix NUR 587 February 25, 2013 Breta Lieke, RN, MSN, NE-BC Nurse Leader Interview Getting a chance to interview a true nurse leader is not easy as many attempts to get an appointment fail. Nurse leaders have very busy schedules because of their organizational roles and finding time to grant a quality interview about their leadership style is slightly out-of-the-box for their daily routines. Interviewing a nurse leader is even harder when the interviewer is working from a remote area in Africa and has to do the interview by phone. The interview must take place so when finally MK, the Patient Advocate/Patient care services of St. Francis Medical Center consented and gave the interview, it became possible to report the personal in-sight of a good nurse leader. This interview report is a summary of MK’s perspectives on her leadership style, changes made because of evolving leadership role, challenges faced as a leader in today’s health care system and the effects of formal and informal power in the organization. Summary below are her answers to the questions asked by the nursing graduate student presenting this report. Leadership Style MK started at the organization in 2004 as the patient advocate manager to improve the customer satisfaction rating and advance the image of the hospital in the Los...
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...Running head: INTERVIEW OF HEALTH CARE LEADER Interview of Health Care Leader Jonell Benson University of Phoenix NURS/492 August 16, 2010 Charles Silveri Interview of Health Care Leader A leader is a person who has a vision (Owen, 2002). A leader has drive and is committed to achieving their goals and vision. Leaders focus their attention on problems that need to be fixed, and will tackle the situation at hand. Leaders are determined, motivated, careful planners and effective communicators. Leaders are positive and do not waste time and effort with negativity. Effective communication is more than just being able to speak and write. An effective leader's communication encourages people to work toward their goals. A leader is motivated and motivates everyone to contribute to the organization (Owen, 2002). All of these attributes are what I considered when choosing a Leader to interview. I have chosen to interview G.O. who currently works as a Director of Nursing, and has an extensive background in management. G.O. is someone I consider a strong Leader and mentor and is very positive and genuinely enjoys her job. G.O. has 13 years of nursing experience in Medical- Surgical Nursing, Psychiatric Nursing, Detoxification Nursing, Research Nursing, Project Management, as well as Public Health and Community Health Nursing. For the past four years G.O has served as Clinical Director, Director of Operations and Director of Nursing on both a local and national level. In these...
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...PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY AND STEWARDSHIP: Peer interview Grand Canyon University AMP-450V: Leadership and Vocation December 13, 2015 This paper will paraphrase an interview conducted with Ally Hobert hereafter to be known as A. Hobert, and provide insight her responses to questions related to her personal perceptions regarding, professional identity and stewardship. I had the pleasure of interviewing A. Hobert, a floor nurse on a medical surgical unit specializing on neurological patients within a hospital. The interview was conducted via phone and was conducted in a relatively short amount of time, less than 10 minutes, and was comprised of only four questions. This author felt, although it was short, the interview was able to accurately portray A. Hobert’s role as a registered nurse (RN) in the healthcare field. What leadership and professional means to her and how that translates into, and affects, her nursing practice and career. Role A. Hobert primary role as a registered nurse within her facility is to provide safe, effective patient care. Her duties include providing patients with; medication administration, education, active listening method, assistance with or conducting patient’s activities of daily living (ADL’s). A portion of her duty as an RN collaborating with different team members including physicians, speech, physical and occupational therapy. As a nurse I also coach and educate nurse techs and work alongside them as they assist in feeding, bathing,...
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...Running head: INTERVIEW WITH A HEALTHCARE LEADER Interview with a Healthcare Leader NAME University of Phoenix Interview with a HealthCare Leader Leaders must have a vision for their organization that looks to the future of healthcare and not just deal with the present. Having a vision requires knowledge of the present and where their healthcare organization stands in terms of success. They must also know and be committed to the mission, goals and objectives of their organization. Interviewing a nursing leader in a long term health care facility provided this student with many new views of healthcare management and the challenges she’s presented with daily. The leader this student interviewed is a director of nurses at a longterm care facility with 100 beds, 28 of which are Medicare certified. She has a staff of 18 nurses and 32 certified nursing assistants. Her name is Patti and she has been in her position at various facilities for over 20 years and at the current facility for eight years .She is very knowledgeable about Medicare, Medicaid and case management. She has worked many sub-acute units as well as stepping in now to help with staff shortages. When an employee comes to her with a problem or complaint, the first thing she will ask is, “What do you think the solution is”? Her description of a leader is any person with integrity, honesty, and the ability to treat everyone with respect and dignity. She feels her leadership style is a democratic...
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...paper, there will be a summary of an interview conducted with a peer named Ms. S, which provide an understanding from her responses to the four questions related to her particular opinions concerning, professional identity and stewardship. Also, it will give a detail about her role, as a registered nurse (RN), how she defines leadership and professional, and as well as how that converts into and influences her nursing career and practice. Her Role It was a pleasure to interview Ms. S....
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...Interview of Health Care Leader Kei'Shia C. Bowers, RN NUR/492 July 16, 2012 Janice S. Cochran Interview of Health Care Leader As a nurse who is well-rounded with experience in many areas of the field, I wanted to get a fresh perspective from a health care leader in an area that I do not know much about. I interviewed KM, a current Director of Nursing Services for a Home Healthcare Agency who is preparing the agency to be Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP) certified. KM has a triple Master’s Degree and is preparing to complete her Doctorate in pursuit of a Strategic Planning career path. She has been a working nurse since 1974 with humble beginnings as a Nurse Aide. A leader’s task is to use acquired skills to encourage and motivate others to accomplish a specific goal. “The leader is important in forging links—creating connections—among an organization’s members to promote high levels of performance and quality outcomes” (Sullivan & Decker, 2009). Her insight into the field of nursing, nursing leadership and the fields of home healthcare and acute care provides a level of expertise that not very many have the opportunity to seek and acquire knowledge. As healthcare costs continue to rise, the government is seeking ways to cut costs and provide care more affordably. “Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are entities that accept responsibility for both the cost and quality of care provided to a defined population of patients and provide the data...
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...Health Care Interview Veronica George HCS/235 06/01/15 Rebecca Luetke Health Care Interview For my health care assignment I have chosen a department manager at a Community hospital. Miss Rosemary Fiore is a Master’s Degree prepared nurse, currently work as a Nurse Manager with an extensive background in health care. She is someone I consider a strong leader, and mentor .She is very positive and genuinely enjoys her job. In my interview with her we discuss her responsibilities, her customers and how she interacts with others in her environment. In addition, she describes her educational back ground, the requirements necessary for licensure, her career paths that led her to the position, as well as her experience in the industry. She conversely shared the similarities of her position to other Leadership positions in other organizations. Our interview include her most important attributes to her success. She foresee this position adapting to changes in health care. She ultimately describe her perception of her role in the context of the broader health care industry. Mount Sinai Beth Israel Brooklyn is a unique 212 bed community hospital located in a very convenient part of Brooklyn in midst a Russian Jewish community. Recently acquired by one of the oldest teaching hospitals of city, Mount Sinai hospital thus the adoption for the name Mount Sinai Beth Israel. Mount Sinai Beth Israelis a valuable asset to the community. The institution has undergone numerous renovations...
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...my leadership skills to become a better leader while working in the labor and delivery (L&D) department. Being a new nurse I lack the experience compared to my fellow co-workers as outstanding leaders. I desire the qualities of a leader that has the ability to be a strong positive influence for others that can motivate, empower and challenge other staff members. So my leadership goal in L&D is very important to personally achieve. My organizational goal is to facilitate prenatal education to pregnant women of all ages of the importance and benefits for skin to skin after delivery to enhance breastfeeding. Choosing this goal I can help new mothers and babies bond while helping to enhance the baby’s natural reflexes to breastfeed being skin to skin. Goal 1: Leadership Development My goal is to improve my leadership skills as a leader and by doing so I will work on modeling the qualities of a leader and keep an upbeat, optimistic attitude that serves as a source of inspiration for my coworkers. I must be responsible, learn to be flexible, and work on communication skills so I can empower my co-workers while also listening to them. Being fair, invested, and involved I will get to know the strengths of my co-workers and achieve my leadership goal and vision. Peer-Reviewed Articles The article written my Williams & Gordon (2006) called “Nurse or nurse leader? Leadership challenges in building healthcare organizations” discusses how nurses must...
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...Lesson 03 Exercise 1-1 Interview a nurse manager. Discuss nursing-sensitive indicators and how they are measured and evaluated. How are these data used to improve nursing care? Interview a nurse manager or executive in a non-union environment regarding the signs and symptoms of increased vulnerability to collective bargaining activity. What strategies have been implemented when any of these symptoms appear? Based on an interview with a clinical manger of a medical unit, nursing sensitive indicators that are monitored on the unit are the following: 1. Restraint use, which is audited by a RN in the ICU. She looks at hours of use, documentation compliance with our hospital’s policy, and if death occurred within 24 hours of restraint use. 2. CAUTI (catheter associated urinary tract infections), which is monitored by infection prevention. 3. CLABSI (Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection), which is also monitored by infection prevention....
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...Health Care Leader Interview Tasmiyah Gaskins NUR/492 June 1, 2016 Catherine Amitrano Health Care Leader Interview The primary goal of any health care system should be to influence the quality of patients care through good nursing leadership. Effective nursing leaders are generally not born knowing how to positively affect people, their powers of persuasion are developed with a willingness to serve and old with fashion sweat equity. Attributes such as honesty, empathy, communication, flexibility, direction and conviction are some of the ingredients which comprise a phenomenal leader. During this interview I will refer to this leader as (CT) which are her initials. Henceforth, this is why I choose to interview this leader and ask the following question: Background and Role you have Today This nursing leader (CT) began her career with humble beginnings. She started out as a certified nursing assistant and worked in this capacity for a couple of years. Due to the limitations of her current job she was compelled to go to school to become a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN). She worked for several years as LPN until her children were in middle school. Work as a LPN was rewarding, However, there were restrictions on her practice- depending on what facility she was working in. She stated, “I was smart enough to put in a heparin lock, but not competent enough to flush it”. This was frustrating at times and was the deciding factor for her to return to school to further...
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...I wanted to thank you for taking the time to interview me for the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program last Thursday December 10th. It was a pleasure to meet the faculty and have the opportunity to tour the school of nursing. The informational session you gave us prior to the interview really reinforced my desire to attend Rush University. It was evident that so much planning has gone into creating a program that ultimately helps nurses succeed as they transition into the new role of being a nurse practitioner. The emphasis on molding students into leaders and scholars within the nursing profession is one of the many reasons I believe the DNP program at Rush is the program that most closely correlates with my career goals....
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...Interview with Health Care Leader NUR 492 October 8, 2012 Interview with Health Care Leader Leaders are someone that can be a positive influence in anyone’s life. Leaders are someone that people look up to and remember that person throughout his or her lives. The leader exerts influence by using a flexible repertoire of personal behaviors and strategies (Sullivan, Decker, 2009). The leader I chose to interview was the Infection Prevention Coordinator of the hospital. A leader needs to have personal skills, be knowledgeable, be able to adapt to his or her environment, and lead by example. The hospital Infection Prevention Coordinator in the hospital I work at has the qualities of a leader. The hospital Infection Prevention Coordinator has been employed at our hospital for eighteen years. She has held different positions while employed at the hospital. She stated that she first worked as a nurse manager in the med surge unit and ten years ago became the Infection Prevention Coordinator. She states that she has been in nursing for over thirty-five years; she got her BSN and then worked for her Master’s in Health Education. She stated that she wanted the position of Infection Prevention Coordinator to help the community as well as the hospital from communicable disease. When asked the question “How would you describe a leader?” the IPC answered, “A leader is someone that is not selfish and incorporates listening skills, communication, and being available to staff at...
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...Title: Core Competencies Necessary for the APN Role Development. Name: Course: Institution: Date: Interview with an Advanced Practice Nurse Introduction Interview with APN/CNP, Diane John Diane John, APN/CNP is a nurse practitioner at Health land, a Hawaii center for the public. She has devoted 30 years to her nursing career. She has worked as a nurse in a medical intensive care unit and as a research nurse in the study in the intensive care unit. She has been a Female Nurse Practitioner for the past 20 years where she started out as a midwife at wife care center, where she provided midwife services to women. Rationale for an engaged interview process The reason for this interview is to find out Competencies necessary for APN role development and also to get some background information of a nurse leader on a one on one basis. This information will be important because it will help us to develop leadership skills in the field of nursing. About the Diane John APN leader Diane John, APN/CNP is an attendant specialist at Health land, a Hawaii community for the general population. She has dedicated 30 years to her nursing profession. She has filled in as an attendant in a restorative emergency unit as a examination nurture in the study in the emergency unit. Interview What is the CNS nurse? The CNS is a practice for preparing advance practice nurses to be part of the clinical practice team where you work together with doctors to provide service to patients.Bringing knowledge into...
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