Professionalism Leadership Comparison Paper
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Professionalism Leadership Comparison Grand Canyon University
AMP-450v-O101
December 8, 2013
Professionalism Leadership Comparison
Professionalism is more than the way a person dresses or the words they use. Professionalism goes beyond these acts to the daily behaviors that serve others (Ries, 2013). While this is one definition, many others have different opinions concerning this topic. This paper will compare and contrast two interviews between a nurse and an anesthetist in a leadership role.
Roles of the Interviewees
Eric Weed, a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) participates on the health care team providing all aspects of anesthesia for …show more content…
Purcell defined professionalism as competency and actions of integrity and respect (personal communication, Lisa Purcell, December 4, 2013). When Mr. Weed was asked to define professionalism, he responded that “it is a burden of the unspoken expectations placed on me by my peers and patients” (personal communication, Eric Weed, December 8, 2013). He further explained that his colleagues and patients expectation is safe care, so the nature of an anesthetist mandates professional responsibility. This is true with leadership duties as well, as colleagues expectations are that Mr. Weed will provide safety focused assistance with issues that arise for the best possible outcome (personal communication, Eric Weed, December 8, 2013). Ms. Purcell had a similar opinion as she felt the interactions with colleagues directly influenced her working relationships (personal communication, Lisa Purcell, December 4, …show more content…
When Mr. Weed was asked whether he considered leaders within his organization as stewards of care, he responded that leaders are influencing others by training and educating them to deliver the best health care possible. He gave the example of the recent changes in CRNA’s being required to recertify periodically throughout their career and increasing the degree field from a master’s degree to a doctorate degree. In this example, stewardship involved continuous competency management of education to provide quality care (personal communication, Eric Weed, December 8, 2013).
Ms. Purcell’s focus was more closely aligned to the definition by the WHO, in that stewardship is the improvement of working conditions and patient care by management of resources (personal communication, Lisa Purcell, December 4, 2013). While Ms. Purcell’s response was similar, Mr. Weed provided insight of health care stewardship from a continuous quality improvement angle. This insight showed the importance of increasing education to make one a better
Professionalism Leadership Comparison Grand Canyon University
AMP-450v-O101
December 8, 2013
Professionalism Leadership Comparison
Professionalism is more than the way a person dresses or the words they use. Professionalism goes beyond these acts to the daily behaviors that serve others (Ries, 2013). While this is one definition, many others have different opinions concerning this topic. This paper will compare and contrast two interviews between a nurse and an anesthetist in a leadership role.
Roles of the Interviewees
Eric Weed, a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) participates on the health care team providing all aspects of anesthesia for …show more content…
Purcell defined professionalism as competency and actions of integrity and respect (personal communication, Lisa Purcell, December 4, 2013). When Mr. Weed was asked to define professionalism, he responded that “it is a burden of the unspoken expectations placed on me by my peers and patients” (personal communication, Eric Weed, December 8, 2013). He further explained that his colleagues and patients expectation is safe care, so the nature of an anesthetist mandates professional responsibility. This is true with leadership duties as well, as colleagues expectations are that Mr. Weed will provide safety focused assistance with issues that arise for the best possible outcome (personal communication, Eric Weed, December 8, 2013). Ms. Purcell had a similar opinion as she felt the interactions with colleagues directly influenced her working relationships (personal communication, Lisa Purcell, December 4, …show more content…
When Mr. Weed was asked whether he considered leaders within his organization as stewards of care, he responded that leaders are influencing others by training and educating them to deliver the best health care possible. He gave the example of the recent changes in CRNA’s being required to recertify periodically throughout their career and increasing the degree field from a master’s degree to a doctorate degree. In this example, stewardship involved continuous competency management of education to provide quality care (personal communication, Eric Weed, December 8, 2013).
Ms. Purcell’s focus was more closely aligned to the definition by the WHO, in that stewardship is the improvement of working conditions and patient care by management of resources (personal communication, Lisa Purcell, December 4, 2013). While Ms. Purcell’s response was similar, Mr. Weed provided insight of health care stewardship from a continuous quality improvement angle. This insight showed the importance of increasing education to make one a better