Assignment 2: A Case Study: Anatomy Of Care

The simulation exercise titled “Anatomy of Care: Janice” presented a complex situation when Janice didn’t have enough nurses in her unit and the VP called and reminded her about the scheduled meeting. At the start of the shift, she responded unprofessionally to the situation by giving directions to her staff while on a personal call and reacting negatively to any patient update provided by staff. Janice also created bad impression to Elise (the new nurse) when the latter asked about her assignment. Knowing that there was situational problem, she should have communicated and emphasized with the staff the teamwork effort to facilitate the workflow in the unit. Elise maybe new and inexperienced but Janice could have utilized her as long
The first one was with Mrs. Wemberly (s/p colon resection surgery) asking for attention. Instead of sending Mark to check on the patient, she decided to check on her that resulted to a better outcome after she talked to the patient about the diet. This instance showed that Janice prioritized and valued her patient first over the scheduled meeting with the VP. Even though the VP was not happy with her being late for the meeting, she was able to voice out once again the issues compromising the safety of both the patient and the employee. The VP had hesitancy about taking an action to the issues, but after Janice offered her solution, he complimented her for bringing up the issues. This time, Janice advocated on behalf of the patients and employees to protect their safety. In the meantime, the doctor was pleased with Janice’s diet instructions that Mrs. Wemberly remembered to follow after she received the wrong food tray. If Janice granted the patient’s request to the solid foods then Janice had probably made her sick and extended her stay in the hospital. As expected, Janice successfully saved her patient from complications. The new nurse Elise,
She made choices about solutions appropriate to the problems. She focused on what should be done to make the team more effective. If Janice had taken the wrong decisions, then she would be compromising the safety of the patients. Janice managed put things in place despite staffing problem. She provided direction, guidance, instruction and leadership to the team for the purpose of achieving