...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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...Case Study Elder Abuse (outside of the nursing home): A 72 year old gentleman who lives with his daughter and needs a significant amount of care. His daughter however has to go out of town for the weekend for work. She arranges for her brother to take care of her father. On Friday morning she gets her dad dressed and assists him into his recliner in the living room. Her brother arrives to take care of their father and she leaves for the weekend. On Sunday evening she arrives back home to find her father in his recliner, still in the same clothes that she placed him in on Friday. He has water and a sandwich sitting next to him. She also notices that there is a strong odor of urine and feces in the room. She asks her father if her brother had been there to take care of him. Her father states that he was there and had fed him. She attempts to get her father up out of the chair and discovers that her father is covered in dried urine and feces. When she asks her father about the use of the bathroom, he states that he has not moved from that chair since she helped him into it (2 days prior). She immediately calls 911. This patient is taken to the hospital where he is discovered to have 2 stage III Pressure ulcers on his buttocks, as well as the skin in his inguinal area has been eaten away by maggots. The patient is severely dehydrated and very...
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...Interview of Health Care Leader Mandy Littlefield HCS/492 September 3, 2012 Regina Phelps, MN, PhD, RN, NEA, BC Interview of Health Care Leader Leaders and managers can often be interchangeable. Although they have many similarities, there are some differences between them. Parker and Hyrkas (2011), stated “nursing management and leadership are primary stakeholders who develop and collaborate the transformation of health care, deliver world class value, and optimize the health of patients and the community” p. 567). Leaders are individuals who “use interpersonal skills to influence others” to work toward a common and specific goal (Sullivan & Decker, 2009, p. 45). Managers differ from leaders as they are employed by an organization to be “responsible and accountable for efficiently accomplishing the goals of the organization” (Sullivan & Decker, 2009, p. 45). Managers use their interpersonal skills to plan, organize, supervise, staff, evaluate, negotiate, and represent the organization and work toward meeting goals set by the organization. The role and responsibility of management is to ensure employees are properly executing their duties in a way that promotes productivity and satisfaction among the clients they serve. Management also has the responsibility to ensure the employees are working efficiently and skillfully to uphold the organization’s mission statement and vision. Leadership – Formal and Informal Leaders Leadership can be formal and informal...
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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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...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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...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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...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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...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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...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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...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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...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 practice to improve health outcomes of patients as well as improvement...
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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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...With this view we plan to study the impact of various factors on the quality of healthcare delivery in India over the next decade. This research will attempt to verify the impact of the mentioned crucial factors on the Healthcare delivery in India through an empirical research and provide some assessment of the deficit in access to health services through structured integrated way called the Gaps Model of Service Quality which will take into account significant gaps identified & suggest methods to close the gaps. These suggestions will be used to make recommendations towards a 10 year incremental National Health Plan. 1. Theory & Hypothesis The 3 areas that we intend to include into our study of the healthcare landscape are – 1) Public Policy 2) Insurance 3) Healthcare Information Technology Systems (HIT) a. Hypothesis 1: Favorable National Health policies will have a positive impact on the quality of healthcare delivery The principal challenge for India is the building of a sustainable health system. Selective, fragmented strategies and lack of resources have made the health system unaccountable, disconnected to public health goals, inadequately equipped to address people’s growing expectations and inability to provide financial risk protection to the poor. Dave...
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...largest auto company in sales revenue behind Toyota which took the lead in 2006. General Motors reigned as the global leader in the automobile industry for the last 76 years, which was longer than any other automaker. Today, Richard Wagoner, Jr., GM Chairman and CEO currently runs GM, which was founded in 1908. GM today employs approximately 324,000 people around the world, with their global headquarters in Detroit Michigan. Their European headquarters is based in Zurich, Switzerland. In 2006, 9.1 million GM cars and trucks were sold globally under the following brands: Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, GM, Daewoo, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn, and Vauxhall. General Motors has a superb relationship with international connection. GM takes pride in fostering global partnerships and consumer relationships. GM is majority shareholder in GM Daewoo auto & Technology Co. of South Korea and has had collaborative ventures in technology and manufacturing with several other automakers. It also has ventures with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation of China. GM’s largest national market is the United States, followed by china, Canada, the United Kingdom and Germany. By many standards, General Motors is an extremely successful company, though an analysis of the corporation today uncovers many troubling issues. GM is and has been the world's leader in automotive sales since 1931. (GM Website, 2004) By any corporate measurements, the company is a behemoth, operating...
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