Risk Management

1. What did you actually learned from the unit.

This week I learned more about what risk management in healthcare is. Risk management is ultimately how an institution or facility recognizes potential risks and measures taken to prevent or dearest the liklihood or those risks from happening. There are many aspects of risk that exist in healthcare that include legal, financial, operational, or hazards. Risk management is so important because ultimately, every decision made in the healthcare setting affects the patients for better or for worse and one mistake or wrong decision could cost a life. That is why it is crucial that risk management takes place and is being done effectively. When situations happen that have a less than favorable outcome, it should be analyzed and looked at in all perspectives to figure out what when wrong, why it went wrong, and how to prevent it from happening again. 

2. Discuss your feelings/experiences from the team activities? Did it change your opinion on the subject? If so, how? If not, why?

Discussing the specific risk management scenario this week was helpful because my classmates brought up different aspects of the situation I didn't think to consider or look at. It made me realize that risk management is better done with a team of people that can provide adequate insight.

3. How you will utilize the information learned in your nursing practice.

Risk management is something that I can do for myself in my own nursing practice with the decisions I make personally. I can be an active member in helping to reduce risk by identifying when something could have potentially gone wrong or when something does. I can fill out iReports and help my institution implement new regulations or catch potential hazards. 

4. You personal feelings about the material covered.

Thought this was a good way to conclude this course. Risk management is a very important aspect of nursing and it is important that we understand what can happen if we are negligent in our practice. 

Motivation and Communication

1. What did you actually learned from the unit.

This week I learned about motivation and how important it is not only in the workplace but in my own life as well. As i went through the PowerPoint, I reflected back on what has motivated me through life and realized that it has mostly been the same...I am motivated by happiness and a sense of accomplishment. Everything I have done up until this point has been because I want to be happy and I want to accomplish something. I have been able to do this so far in my life and hope I can continue. I learned that there are certain things to focus on when trying to motivate employees and if the manger is experiencing burnout, the staff will show it.

2. Discuss your feelings/experiences from the team activities? Did it change your opinion on the subject? If so, how? If not, why?

I really enjoyed the discussion this week and it was interesting to see the perspectives of my classmates and creative ideas they had on how to increase morale on a hospital unit. I realized that the ideas I had were beneficial and learned of new ideas.

3. How you will utilize the information learned in your nursing practice.

I can remember how important it is to be motivated always. I plan to move into a charge nurse position fairly soon and find that staying motivated can rub off on others and create a positive environment. There are many things that can be done to help increase motivation and morale on a unit including incentives, rewards, and ensuring proper staffing ratios.

4. You personal feelings about the material covered.

 I felt this was a great way to end the semester and have motivation in mind as I move forward in my career and education.