Camilla Care Community: Teamwork And Leadership Skills

Working with the nurse who cared for my ailing grand-aunt, was a life changing experience. I would assist with bathing, grooming and toileting as well as reading to my aunt a couple of her favorite mystery novels. Evening though my grand-aunt 's condition was irreversible, I felt at peace because her nurse made sure she was comfortable and her needs were met. The compassion, empathy, work ethics and support the nurse provided for my family and grand-aunt during this difficult time resonated with me, the nurse inspired me in so many ways and even encouraged me to pursue a profession in nursing.

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Volunteering at Texas Health Presbyterian Plano is my way of giving back to the community while developing critical social skills, and gaining important medical field exposure along the way. It’s an opportunity to change a person’s life, including my own. I volunteered at two hospitals last summer and I’m well acquainted with what volunteering entails and would more than love to do it again. Through this hospital volunteer program, I hope to discover my own passions and talents, while also developing skills that I will utilize throughout my entire high school and college experience.

During my first couple of weeks, completing my hours for school was what my main goal is. I came. I did what I had to do. I went home and just slept it off. As weeks passed by, I then realized what volunteering was all about. Like nursing, volunteering is being selfless and compassionate. It is open-heartedly giving your time and effort to help those in need without asking for anything in return. The driver’s assistant shift was physically demanding, but seeing smiles on people’s faces when we arrive at every agency we deliver to pays off every back pain and tiredness. I have learned that big or small, my simple actions can have an effect on people. This experience has also been an eye-opener for me. Living in Canada, it is surprising to discover that a lot of people live in streets or cannot buy their own food. I have understood more how unique and important a nurse’s role is and how in a way can we impact and change one’s life. This experience helped me realize how I want my future nursing practice to be. I want to be that nurse who listens and provides comfort, who makes sure her patients are comfortable and well-taken care of, and whose motivation is not the pay or the title, but who has a strong desire and willingness to help. By volunteerism, I felt needed in society. Not only did it boost my self-esteem, but it has also helped me realize what I am

Through volunteering as one of the only a professional nurse I can apply empowerment in my community, through community participation. The application of knowledge obtained through participation in this collaborative project (student health promotion and disease prevention project SHPDPP), and the establishing at least a level 1 partnership: As a higher degree nursing student I am learning an approach to exceeded typical outcomes, advocacy in areas of social justice and improve compassionate connections with this vulnerable population, individuals at a homeless shelter (in particularly Veterans/aggregate), forging new territory in my

Some management styles may be best for the situation and some may not be. Therefore, awareness on different types of management styles will help the managers to handle different situations the optimal way. Different management styles are capable of handling different situations and solving different problems. Therefore, a manager should be a dynamic person, who has insight into many types of management styles such as:

During high school, I was a member of the New Visions program; through the program I was able to observe and volunteer at Monroe Community Hospital and Strong Memorial Hospital. I spent four days out of the week at Monroe Community Hospital and one day at Strong Memorial Hospital. I was placed on many different floors. For instance, I was on a geriatric PT floor of Monroe Community Hospital where I watched therapist work one-on-one with patients. I went on room calls with therapist to observe care outside of the PT facility and watched how they set up patient care plans. Also, I was on multiple nursing units at both hospitals, where I would push patients in wheelchairs to their desired destination and help feed patients at lunch time. I was

My commitment to volunteering at Mother Joseph’s Care Center is for no reason other than the fact that I love the patients who live there. One of my biggest responsibilities at Mother Joseph’s is helping with resident’s outings and making sure that they all are safe and happy on their day exploring the city. Every day that I go in to work, I can see their faces brighten up because they know that I am there to take them to do something fun. Because I have been volunteering there for almost 7 years now, the

The chosen candidate to be interviewed for this assignment was Joyce White, the Director of Volunteer Services at Mayo Clinic, Florida Campus. She has held that position for eleven years and has thoroughly enjoyed her experience there so far. Before her position as the Director of Volunteer services, she was what was called a Charge Nurse. Today the position is called Team Lead of Nursing Units. Before that she was a stay at home mom and directed volunteer work at a church through the years as it grew. Joyce White studied at Florida State College at Jacksonville and at Jacksonville University for her bachelor’s and her master’s degree.

As I look back on my nursing career I have volunteered in many cases in my community. I helped with a wellness check in Walmart and the mall along with glucose checks and cholesterol checks, BMI, blood pressure checks. It was a hassle getting things started because at this point, I had never been in the community to do any services. Once everyone knew there position it was smooth sailing, and it lasted about four hours. Following was patient education on results provided. Afterwards it was like a milestone I had completed in my life. I had sense of accomplishment. I really wanted to improve my communication skills. This gave me a chance to meet

As a nurse, I have worked around the elderly for the last eight years, and before that I was a Certified Nursing Assistant for approximately 3 years. Over the years I have witness the end of many lives. I have seen residents pass with a multitude of family members and I have seen a resident pass with just a staff member holding their hand. I have been able to be a part of many lives and have witnessed how activities can make a great impact on these same lives. This is why I chose to complete my service learning project in a long term nursing facility to be a first-hand participant in these activities.

Throughout the career of a Viterbo University Student Nurse, one sees a variety of clinical settings to enrich one’s own knowledge base and skills practice to ultimately become a well- rounded and exceptional nurse. One of the experiences that we are able to have is to be a part of the Caring Clinic at the Salvation Army. In this setting we care for a population of impoverished and homeless individuals to assess blood pressures, health history, and do a mental health screening. This setting is like no other in the sense of we go to where the individuals that need our help instead of them coming to us. I have learned how it takes a special kind of nurse and group of student nurses to make the Caring Clinic happen to provide care and advocate

Over time there have been many opportunities for nurses to have a positive impact through community service. In the world around us there have been and currently are many health issues. From the common cold to the many diseases there is much work to be done. In most countries of the world there was and still is a shortage of nurses. Due to the lack of nurses being available to provide necessary care to those with severe illnesses, millions die every year.

While completing the volunteer hours, I have chosen to work at a home health care service in Baton Rouge, LA. The care service is called Heavenly Haven. I was assigned to work with a client named Rachael Selders. Racheal is twenty-seven years old. Racheal also has a disability, but she is a very intelligent and very independent.

In the field of volunteer management, there is a core set of practices that define how an organization is viewed. If an organization implements these “best practices” they are seen as exemplary, but if an organization does not utilize these practices, it is seen as deficient and falling short of the expectations (Hager & Brudney, 2015). In the nursing home setting, volunteers help provide an extra set of eyes to watch the paid staff and ensure that the patients are satisfied and being taken care of (Hotchkiss, 2014). This creates a sense of accountability for both the staff and the volunteers since they are working together to create a thriving organization with a positive reputation. To keep in line with nonprofit ethics and accountability,