My Experience Of Switching Facilities

Sometimes new nurses have a hard time adjusting to their difficult work environment and decide to try another position or completely leave the field. According to MacKuisick & Minick (2010) an estimated 30%-50% of new nurses either change position or leave the nursing profession completely within the first 3 years of clinical practice (p. 335). In a same study done by MacKuisick & Minick (2010) they found that about in the first year of clinical practice, half the nurse considered leaving the nursing field and by their third year they had either cut their hours or completely left

Everyday nurses are learning something new. There is constant change as nurses face new challenges and advance their career. There are two models of transition that consider these challenges associated with change (Blais & Hayes, 2016). Bridges model of transition consists of three phases and he believes we go through all three as we experience change (Blais & Hayes, 2016). The first stage is the ending phase, which involves letting go of the past and discontinuing a connection (Blais & Hayes, 2016). When I got accepted into the nursing school I transitioned from a regular college student to a nursing student, which meant strictly focusing on passing nursing school. Once I pass the national state exam, I transition to a Registered Nurse. Then I transitioned from my employment setting as a waitress to a medical surgical telemetry nurse in a hospital setting. Within the ending phase, Bridges also describes four components: the second phase is the ending phase. It has four sections: disengagement, disidentification, disenchantment, disorientation. I fall under disenchantment, I currently work night shift and I have never been a night person. When I first started working night shift I was disoriented to time and constantly felt tired when I was out of work. I have now adapted to the schedule and can balance working nights and not being tired during the days when I am off. The second stage is the neutral zone, which consist of accepting your new role, however, the

A type of change that affected me was changing into a different role in the company and the tasks that were required.  While at CIGNA Healthcare, I started as a claims processor in 2007. I started out working on national accounts and worked my way up to processing the top accounts and performing other duties. My supervisor advised me that our department was slowly fading away. Employees with high numbers would stay, but unsure of how long, and others could possibly lose their job. She told me my best choice would be to look for a new job within the company so I could advance my skills and learn more, eventually obtaining the career I desired. I interviewed and received the position in the contract department. It was new and no one had performed this job except in Connecticut. I talked it over with my supervisor before accepting the position. After discussing it with her, my counselor, I finally accepted. It was a different atmosphere compared to what I was used to, ranging from the supervisor techniques to the job itself. My supervisor in claims was very supportive and a non-micro manager. She stated her expectations up front and allowed employees to make certain decisions, such as when they wanted to come in, choose between a 30 minute lunch to an hour, and allowed us to make our schedule (as long as we put in 40 hours). The supervisor in contracts was a micromanager. We had to tell him what time we were coming in and if it changed, we had to email him, and our schedule overall (lunch, work week, time we left) needed to stay consistent. He was upfront about expectations, but weekly, it would change. With production, the claims supervisor, advised us each week of our team’s numbers and held monthly meetings with us individually, pointed out, our strengths and weaknesses, if we were meeting our numbers, and what we could do to improve (even if we were

Change is a hard concept for most, but change in the hospital setting can be beneficial for both staff and patients. According to Mclean (2011), “Every change begins with an ending” (p.79). How people respond to change can make the process easy or hard depending on how the change is presented.

Implementing a change in practice within these environments can produce anxiety or fear of failure in nurses, leading to a resistance to change. Several studies (Bozak, 2003; Lehman, 2008; Spetz, Burgess & Phibbs, 2012) expounded the need for a concise plan and clear communication between nurses and management when implementing a change of this nature. The use of Lewin’s Change Management theory can support nurses through the transitions and identify areas of strengths and resistances prior to implementing change. Without a framework for guidance, it can be difficult to keep on track.

Healthcare managers must always be prepared to confront new challenges and changes to be able to have a competitive edge in the healthcare industry. As a new manager, I realize that my efficiency in handling things in the beginning won’t be excellent. I say this because like any job, it will take time to understand my role as well as all my new responsibilities. Personally, I am not that great in handling change, so I may resist the idea of change at first. Knowing that this can happen, I would have myself undergo transitional training beforehand to gain the knowledge and experience required.

Every profession embraces change. Whether it is small, like a simple word addition to the important Patient Information document, or large, like a staff shift, the medical field is constantly changing. To fully understand the scope of what it means to change, I have been challenged to ask “Why?” The answers have helped me grow at Eastside Medical Center.

I worked as a CNA (certified nurse’s assistant) for Creekside Village Nursing Home for what seemed like the longest two years of my life. When I got hired, I was eager at the chance to gain first-hand experience in patient care, seeing as I aspired to become a registered nurse someday. But the feelings of happiness I felt in the beginning, sad to say, didn’t last long. I was starting to hate it, more and more with every passing day. . . .

know that it can be a culture shock to go from one management style to another. Especially when

Update Log (Doc. # 148850580v1) Indicating date and who was contacted and notes regarding their response to Authorize or Deny relocation.

Mr. Anderson discussed the reasoning of the plan designed to align the delivery network to diversify the services that are offered and to reach a substantial share of the population, and rationalize services. Furthermore, Mr. Anderson talked about the assessment of the existing facilities and improvement that are to be made. In addition , Mr. Anderson highlighted the following items:

Starting a new subspecialty was nerve racking, especially with no previous experience in surgery. It was hard at the beginning with sterile field and not to know what to touch or do in first place, but scrub techs and circulating nurses help to find your ground.

When I started my assignment the pressure of solely retaining a job based on your own ability almost broke me. This job brought out the best in me as I became more fluent at my craft. The benefit of new territory allowed me to see if I could sustain a career

I would like to describe my experience when I switched to a new job in India at a Healthcare advertising firm. I changed from a startup company to a corporate healthcare advertising firm and this was a big change for me. The new organization had many departments like marketing/client servicing, Creative, business development and Medical writer. I worked in the marketing department as a Medical Client servicing manager.

2.) I am referring back to my position as a receptionist at a busy hotel in Glendale,Arizona. I held this position for 8 months, I was welcomed and trained by an array of people who I believed would be around throughout my career there, however I quickly learned that the business of hotel management was a revolving door, and you learned more than enough names for the same position. Jumping forward to my third month there. I was pretty accustomed to the routine I had picked up of what was my job, but I kept a close eye to the tasks performed throughout other positions. Soon after I knew that I could essentially perform any task asked to. My confidence was yet to be tested until a busy Saturday came rolling in and I was asked to cover a double shift. I showed up about 15 mins early and prepped for what would be my next 11 hours. I stood in the break room and noticed that half of my team was indisposed, it was just me for 11 hours, to tend to the hotel.