Career Planning
The evaluation of competencies regarding career planning includes assessing the comprehension of the individual nurse has in regards to their position, the future goals of the nurse, what it will require to meet that goal. Understanding these three components are needed to have a career plan that will pave the way for attaining the goal (AACN, 2006). As a Director of Medical Management, my responsibilities fall into three main categories including clinical oversight, compliance and financial accountability.
Clinical oversight
Providing clinical oversight of both Medicaid and HealthCare Market Exchange programs, includes ensuring patients receive quality, medically necessary care in the most appropriate setting. It is necessary to have a solid clinical background, current knowledge of advances in evidence based clinical practice recommendations and new technology. In addition, fostering relationships with hospitals, providers and community resources assists in assurance patients have access to adequate
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Nurses as the largest group of health care providers in the nation are uniquely positioned to lead change. In an article written by Tomajan (2012), she explains that nurses in every role from point of care, leadership and educator have the ability to have a positive impact areas such as patient safety, healthy work environments and financial implications. Such opportunities include nursing participation in interdisciplinary team to find a solution to expedite patient transfers from the emergency department to the nursing unit, advocating for nursing resources during the planning of workforce redesign. Nursing education and ongoing development in critical thinking, using evidence based outcomes and financial as well as business strategy allows nurse to have a decision in areas such as purchasing decisions of medical supplies and
In Canada, women make up slightly more than half of the population. However, throughout Canadian history and modern day, women are needing to stand up for themselves and other women to bring about change. Canadian women are strong and have the power to work together and bring about change. Jennie Trout stood up for Canadian women that wanted to be in the medical field, women during WWI made a difference in their lives by entering the workplace and standing for their right to work, Nellie McClung was a leader for women’s suffrage, and The Famous Five campaigned and won The “Persons” Case allowing women to be considered persons under the Canadian Constitution. These women were instigators of change. Change for women only occurs when ambitious and courageous women stand up for a difference that they deserve.
died on September 1, 1951, in Victoria, British Columbia. She was part of an important social/political change in Canada because her contributions helped achieve woman suffrage and the advancement of women rights, including the eligibility to become a Senator. She was elected to the Alberta Legislature in 1921 and was the first woman on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s Board of Governors. In addition, she was a delegate to the League of Nations. In 1927, McClung and four other women: Henrietta Muir Edwards, Louis McKinney, Irene Parlby, and Emily Murphy came together to be known as the “Famous Five”. Emily Murphy’s authority to preside as a judge was challenged by a lawyer on the basis that women were not considered to be "persons" under the British North America Act. As a result, they launched the "Persons Case”. They asked the question, “Does the word persons in section 24 of...
Before World War I, equality for woman and men were very unfair. Woman weren’t even legally “persons”; they weren’t allowed to join parliament or the senate because they weren’t legally “persons”, therefore these jobs were occupied by men only. During World War I and World War II, many men had left for war, thus meaning there were many job openings that needed to be occupied as soon as possible, women then began to take on stereotypical male jobs which men thought women couldn’t do or couldn’t do as well. Women showed their capabilities and realized they shouldn’t be considered less than men. In retaliation of not being considered “persons”, women decided to take action. The famous five brought the persons case upon the supreme court of Canada in 1927, which was finally determined by Judicial Council of Britain's Privy Council in 1929. The “persons” case involved women not legally being “persons”. After the famous five won the case, women were legally considered “persons” then women began to join important jobs such as members of parliament and the senate. Along with becoming “persons”, women were beginning to get their right to vote in provinces slowly. In 1916, four provinces gave women the right to vote provincially and, finally, in 1940, the last province (Quebec) gave women the right to vote provincially. Later, in World War II, there was another change in
While the issue of women’s suffrage has roots based in every country in the world, most think that the initial inroads were painfully carved through the efforts of early women pioneers in America. This perception is easily formed due to the early publication of Mary Wollstonecraft’s Vindication of the Right’s of Women in 1792. However, the movement gained national attention in New Zealand in 1893 and in Australia in 1902, eclipsing the suffrage movement in Britain, Canada and America by at least 25 years. The struggle for women’s rights has been ponderous and slow moving throughout the years and not without internal divisions.
1. George Blake and Theophilus Parsons represented James Martin’s case. George Blake drew on the definition that “a feme-covert was never holden to take an oath of allegiance” (p.146). Anna Martin acted upon her duties as a wife. “A feme covert has no political relation to the State any more than an alien” (p.146). Theophilus Parsons added that, “Infants, insane, femes-covert, all whom the law considers as having no will, cannot act freely” (p.149). He raised the question whether the statute include persons without wills of their own. James Sullivan asserted on Blake’s accusation “words of the act do not include them because the words are in the masculine gender. The same reasoning would go to prove that the Constitution of the Commonwealth does not extend to women” (p.147). He articulated too that women could make their political choice in the presence of revolution. “Cannot a feme-covert levy war and conspire to levy war? She certainly can commit treason” (p.148). Daniel Davis claimed that women were “inhabitants and members” of the State. “Anna Martin was an inhabitant, appears by the record to have been so. She is therefore within the statute” (p.147). Four judges favored for reversing the confiscation and only three addressed the issue of feme-covert. Justice Theodore Sedgwick respected women’s understanding on submitting their opinions to their husbands even to the extent of losing their properties. Justice Simeon Strong emphasized that married women were bounded to their duty of obedience as wives exempting them from punishments committed by their husbands. Justice Francis Dana expressed that “because femes-covert, having no will, could not incur the forfeiture. And that the statute never was intended to include them—and o...
Morris, M. (2000). Some facts and dates in Canadian women’s history of the 20th century. Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women, 20(1). Retrieved from http://criaw-icref.ca/millenium.
In the early 19th century women were unable to vote. In order to ensure the votes for the forthcoming election, Robert Borden passed the Wartime Elections Act and the Military Voters Act. “Women got the federal vote in three stages: the Military Voters Act of 1917 allowed nurses and women in the armed services to vote; the Wartime Election Act extended the vote to women who had husbands, sons or fathers serving overseas; and all women over 21 were allowed to vote as of January 1, 1919.” (“Recruitment” par. 3). It was a new opportunites for women as it was the first time women across Canada were allowed voting rights and a chance to have their voices heard. In the early 19th century, women were not permitted to participate or watch the olympic events for it was unacceptable for married women to watch naked male athletes. Athletes required long hours of training and at the time women did not have the leisure times to get trained. Gradually in decades later, women had their own sporting events such as the Hera Games and finally were able to participate in Olympics. Seven Canadian women participated in the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics: one swimmer as well as six sprinters who were dubbed the “The Matchless Six.” They were Bobbie Rosenfeld, Jean Thompson, Ethel Smith, Mrytle Cook, Ethel Catherwood, and Florence Bell (“Women” par.6). Throughout history men and boys were granted rights to attain an education whereas only a minor number of girls attended school while the rest were to stay at home completing household tasks. In early 1850’s, University of McGill’s principal reported his regret for not opening doors to women students but as decades progressed women started to attend school. By 1917 women outnumbered men in the Faculty of Arts of McGill University (“McGill” par. 9).These new opportunities such as access to voting, participating in the Olympics and receiving education were only few of the
“Honey, you’re not a person, now get back in the kitchen and make me a sandwich!” If a husband were to say these words to his wife today, he would likely receive a well-deserved smack to the face. It is not until recently that Canadian women have received their status as people and obtained equal rights as men. Women were excluded from an academic education and received a lesser pay than their male counter parts. With the many hardships women had to face, women were considered the “slave of slaves” (Women’s Rights). In the past century, women have fought for their rights, transitioning women from the point of being a piece of property to “holding twenty-five percent of senior positions in Canada” (More women in top senior positions: Report). The Married Women’s Property Act, World War I, The Person’s Case, and Canadian Human Rights Act have gained Canadian women their rights.
To conclude, the cultural and traditional suppression of Quebec denied the French-Canadian women their right to vote, until 1940. The brief summary of Canadian suffrage was to introduce the general opposition and the reasons for it, while the Quebec situation notes the family foundation of their cultural identity. The delay was due to the unwavering thinking of Quebec, until women created opportunities for themselves to become equal to men. The right to vote was a privilege they were not able to enjoy because of their gender. Hence, the tradition of separating the gender roles was the main argument to which Quebec saw a threat to their basis if women were to become more active.
Women had proven their significance in Canadian history through their struggles in gaining rights that provided equality. In order to improve the rights of women, the following were established: Royal Commission on the Status of Women, Pay Equity, and Employment Equity Act. The Royal Commission on the Status of Women (RCSW) was called by Prime Minister Lester Bowles Pearson on February 3rd, 1967, to investigate and report on the condition of women which was initiated immediately after an organization, which was led by a coalition of thirty-two women, who protested for equal rights. Together, the thirty two women’s groups gathered to form an alliance against the government. They threatened to “lead a women’s march on Parliament Hill” if nothing were to be done for this matter. Therefore, Prime Minister Pearson did not have any other option except to establish the RCSW in response to this campaign. The C...
Stefoi, E. (2008) Women’s rights history – from suffrage to diplomatic career: address. Available at: http://ottawa.mae.ro/index.php?lang=en&id=66579 (Accessed: 27 February 2010)
Since the 1990’s, the interest in nursing and the profession as a whole has decreased dramatically and is still expected to do so over the next 10-15 years according to some researchers. With this nursing shortage, many factors are affected. Organizations have to face challenges of low staffing, higher costs for resources, recruiting and reserving of registered nurses, among liability issues as well. Some of the main issues arising from this nurse shortage are the impact of quality and continuity of care, organizational costs, the effect it has on nursing staff, and etc. However, this not only affects an organization and community, but affects the nurses the same. Nurses are becoming overwhelmed and are questioning the quality of care that each patient deserves. This shortage is not an issue that is to be taken lightly. The repercussions that are faced by both nurses and the organization are critical. Therefore, state funding should be implemented to private hospitals in order to resolve the shortage of nurses. State funds will therefore, relieve the overwhelming burdens on the staff, provide a safe and stress free environment for the patient, and allow appropriate funds needed to keep the facility and organization operational.
Women’s equality has made huge advancements in the United States in the past decade. One of the most influential persons to the movement has been a woman named Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Ruth faced gender discrimination many times throughout her career and worked hard to ensure that discrimination based on a person’s gender would be eliminated for future generations. Ginsburg not only worked to fight for women’s equality but fought for the rights of men, as well, in order to show that equality was a human right’s issue and not just a problem that women faced. Though she faced hardships and discrimination, Ruth never stopped working and thanks to her equality is a much closer reality than it was fifty years ago. When Ruth first started her journey in law, women were practically unheard of as lawyers; now three women sit on the bench of the highest court in the nation.
Profession of Nursing is always regards as a complex, dynamic and noble. The nursing profession requires many things such as hard work, a vast knowledge, excellent communication skills, and a passion for the noble profession. All these qualities are needed to be an effective nurse. Today, nurses are living in a world of ever changing field of medicine .The present patient statistics poses, nurses are expected to take responsibility of accomplishing the requirements. The requirement for excellent nursing skills is added as well as well-formed skills in different aspect. Because of the high demand in excellent nursing care, the IOM have declared the recommendations for the future of nursing.
In today’s society, leadership is a common yet useful trait used in every aspect of life and how we use this trait depends on our role. What defines leadership is when someone has the capability to lead an organization or a group of people. There are many examples that display a great sense of leadership such being an educator in health, a parent to their child, or even a nurse. In the medical field, leadership is highly used among nurses, doctors, nurse managers, director of nursing, and even the vice president of patient care services. Among the many positions in the nursing field, one who is a nurse manager shows great leadership. The reason why nurse manager plays an important role in patient care is because it is known to be the most difficult position. As a nurse manager, one must deal with many patient care issues, relationships with medical staff, staff concerns, supplies, as well as maintaining work-life balance. Also, a nurse manager represents leadership by being accountable for the many responsibilities he or she holds. Furthermore, this position is a collaborative yet vital role because they provide the connection between nursing staff and higher level superiors, as well as giving direction and organization to accomplish tasks and goals. In addition, nurse managers provide nurse-patient ratios and the amount of workload nursing staff has. It is their responsibility to make sure that nursing staff is productive and well balanced between their work and personal lives.