While working as a C.N.A. it is crucial to be an effective leader, based off of our theoretical model it is easy to see how those skills listed determine my effectiveness as a team leader. As a C.N.A. situations arise frequently regarding the care of a patient. These situations can range any where from dissatisfaction with meals to new physician orders, but the most frequently arising situation is what to do in case of a patient emergency.
During one of my first months of working a situation presented itself when a patient fell while trying to transfer herself. I was the first one to find her laying on the floor of the bathroom. I immediately assessed the situation, and with Integrative thinking I was able to make a decision on the next plan of action. That next plan of action was to immediately go to that patient and to and assess any physical indications of a life threatening injuries, after noticing how close her head was to the bathtub and seeing how disorientated she was acting I yelled for a passing C.N.A. to get the nurse in here for a "serious fall". After the call was made I went to the patient and sat on the floor allowing her to lean against me, so she wasn’t exerting anymore energy to hold herself up, and assuring her that help was on the way. Once the nurse was in the room I communicated what I had found, and what I had done thus far. I then proceeded to assist her in all of the necessary tests to decide the next plan of action to be made. After preforming all of the test the nurse had decided to send her out to the hospital due to the head trauma. Once the ambulance arrived it was crucial to communicate with the EMTs everything that I had done and observed regarding the patient. After the patient left in the ambulance the paperwork began. Because situations like these can be life threatening it is crucial to document all interactions with the patient, before and after the situation, and to also document how the scene looked when I arrived. All of these details can help to determine what may of happened, and how to improve the quality of life for our patients; which is of course our facility goal. When a situation like this happens, it is very easy to see the network structure of our rehabilitation team. Everything is documented so that everyone is aware of changes that need to be made, whether it is the nurses and C.N.A.s making care plan changes to accommodate the patient better or even to maintenance that are working to improve specific areas of that patients room to ensure situations like those will never happen again. Along with documentation, when a fall of any kind happens, multiple meetings are held with different departments to make sure that everyone knows what is going on, and a new decision is made on how to improve our patient care. Integrative thinking and decision making in general is another key component to becoming an effective C.N.A. because situations like these can happen anytime and anywhere, and unfortunately they happen quite often. Another key to being a great C.N.A. is to make sure that you know the goals of your facility and make sure that you are motivated to commit to those goals. The goal for my facility is to " Give the best quality of patient care". With situations like these happening it is easy to see why caregivers stay motivated to commit to the goals of the rehabilitation facility. Having a successful network structure is vital to any healthcare facility.
Being a C.N.A. and having to go through crazy day to day situations has given me the experience required to recognize the major components of being an effective leader. There may be many different ways to achieve it, but decision-making is by far one of the most important keys to becoming an effective leader. Knowing your organizations goals, and having the ability to motivate not only yourself but others is another crucial aspect of being a strong and effective leader. And finally as many know, communication and networking is vital to any successful organization. I feel confident that my experience as a C.N.A. has, and will continue to help me become the most effective leader I can be.
During one of my first months of working a situation presented itself when a patient fell while trying to transfer herself. I was the first one to find her laying on the floor of the bathroom. I immediately assessed the situation, and with Integrative thinking I was able to make a decision on the next plan of action. That next plan of action was to immediately go to that patient and to and assess any physical indications of a life threatening injuries, after noticing how close her head was to the bathtub and seeing how disorientated she was acting I yelled for a passing C.N.A. to get the nurse in here for a "serious fall". After the call was made I went to the patient and sat on the floor allowing her to lean against me, so she wasn’t exerting anymore energy to hold herself up, and assuring her that help was on the way. Once the nurse was in the room I communicated what I had found, and what I had done thus far. I then proceeded to assist her in all of the necessary tests to decide the next plan of action to be made. After preforming all of the test the nurse had decided to send her out to the hospital due to the head trauma. Once the ambulance arrived it was crucial to communicate with the EMTs everything that I had done and observed regarding the patient. After the patient left in the ambulance the paperwork began. Because situations like these can be life threatening it is crucial to document all interactions with the patient, before and after the situation, and to also document how the scene looked when I arrived. All of these details can help to determine what may of happened, and how to improve the quality of life for our patients; which is of course our facility goal. When a situation like this happens, it is very easy to see the network structure of our rehabilitation team. Everything is documented so that everyone is aware of changes that need to be made, whether it is the nurses and C.N.A.s making care plan changes to accommodate the patient better or even to maintenance that are working to improve specific areas of that patients room to ensure situations like those will never happen again. Along with documentation, when a fall of any kind happens, multiple meetings are held with different departments to make sure that everyone knows what is going on, and a new decision is made on how to improve our patient care. Integrative thinking and decision making in general is another key component to becoming an effective C.N.A. because situations like these can happen anytime and anywhere, and unfortunately they happen quite often. Another key to being a great C.N.A. is to make sure that you know the goals of your facility and make sure that you are motivated to commit to those goals. The goal for my facility is to " Give the best quality of patient care". With situations like these happening it is easy to see why caregivers stay motivated to commit to the goals of the rehabilitation facility. Having a successful network structure is vital to any healthcare facility.
Being a C.N.A. and having to go through crazy day to day situations has given me the experience required to recognize the major components of being an effective leader. There may be many different ways to achieve it, but decision-making is by far one of the most important keys to becoming an effective leader. Knowing your organizations goals, and having the ability to motivate not only yourself but others is another crucial aspect of being a strong and effective leader. And finally as many know, communication and networking is vital to any successful organization. I feel confident that my experience as a C.N.A. has, and will continue to help me become the most effective leader I can be.