Mission And Vision Goals In Nursing

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In this paper I will be discussing the mission, vision, values, and stated goals of the organization where I am employed. I will describe the nursing mission within my organization, as well as within my unit I work on. I will describe my individual role in meeting my unit’s mission or goals. I will describe the structure of my nursing unit, whether or not it is a centralized or decentralized model. I will provide two pros and two cons of my organization’s nursing model. Based on my analysis, I will provide a conclusion describing ways in which nursing could strengthen the mission and vision and organizational structure of nursing, as well as providing two examples of this.
Mission, Vision, and Values, Stated Goals: Organization
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The nursing mission within this unit is based on the same principles of the organization as a whole. This is conveyed in the way the nurses interact with the patients and families, physicians, other health care team members. That being said, I believe my unit operates as a centralized model. This is proven in ways such as, the main focus is the patient, regardless of what health care team member is providing the care. For instance, when a patient arrives to the unit for final assessment upon going home, I am making sure that they are comfortable and have the appropriate education prior to departure. If there are any other under lying issues that may need to be addressed, I am sure to notify the appropriate healthcare entity so that a satisfactory means is assured. The main goal of all of the health care providers is for the better of the patient. I feel that I personally meet my unit’s mission or goals by providing care to my patients in a nurturing and caring way, as well as educating them at the same time. Nurses have a responsibility to convey compassion, for this is a core element of nursing care (Bramley & Matiti, …show more content…

This a notable benefit for efficiency to work as a team. All of our patients coming in are arriving for various types of surgery, whether they be classified under a neurology, vascular, cardiac, and general surgeries among many other specific specialties. We are closed on major holidays which certainly grants thankful moments of reprieve from such a busy environment, this is an advantage to working in an outpatient facility. Some of these patients are either discharged the same day of their surgery, while other individuals may be admitted anywhere from overnight to several days. One disadvantage to this, is that some patients have an expectation for us to know exactly when they will be going home upon longer stays. As nurses we do not have that foresight for each patient and since each surgery is individualized, a specific discharge time will depend upon how their recovery period is progressing. Another perceived disadvantage to working on this unit, often times we are short staffed due to fluctuating patients workload volumes that can literally vary from hour to

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