Ethics Assignment
Imagine yourself in 5 years as an experienced RN. The Day Surgery Center/Dialysis Center/Community Hospital (take your pick) where you have been employed since graduating from GCC, is closing. You have been hired as Director of Nursing at the Long Term Care Center where Mr. Daly stayed in the final days of his life (Kayser-Jones, 2009). There is new ownership and a complete systems change is in process for the facility. The new management has acquired a large amount of federal grant money to implement these changes.
Kayser-Jones, J., Dying with a Stage IV Pressure Ulcer.AJN, Vol. 109, No. 1. pp. 40-48.
After reading the article, look at the following 5 items, and write an essay as to how you would affect change in your position as Director of Nursing.
1) What kind of staffing ratios would you like to see on the 45 bed sub-acute unit?
How many RN's? How many LPN's? How many CNA's? Discuss your rationale based on what you have seen worked/didn't work in clinical
2) What kinds of staff education programs would you implement on this 45 bed unit?
3) How would this promote team building?
4) How would your education plan inspire quality care?