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Hsc303 Unit 1

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Often times while working in the critical care unit I am faced with similar situations like the example in Exercise 1-1. Often times delegate to families the various roles as part of an overall collaborative team. At first I take the leader role; the leader will assess the situation and create a plan to implement for others to follow with little to no harm or risk (Yoder-Wise, 2014). It is during this time that I locate the person in the family and “assign” a person of contact/point of contact for the family. All calls made to the unit in regards to the patient’s condition are deferred to the point of contact person. In the manager role; which is defined as a role in which a process of following a set of practices and procedures have been tested with proven outcomes that satisfy everyone’s needs (Yoder-Wise, 2014). …show more content…

The follower works with both the leader and manager by helping to contribute, identify, complete tasks and providing feedback; taking on a very collaborative role (Yoder-Wise, 2014). As the nurse in this situation, I feel I have already successfully delegated the roles to the family members and now in the position to lead and manage the communication situation from the background and can now assist and follow the situation, by providing updates and helping to keep them informed and providing family concerns and communication back to the treating

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