Communication in the workplace is key. It is what makes employees feel comfortable, valuable and successful, which allows them to work to their fullest potential. Effective communication not only builds trust between employers and employees, but has a direct effect on the health and safety of nurses and their patients (Bergman, Dellve, & Skagert, 2016). The Clark Health Workplace Inventory is a tool that is used to determine if a work environment is perceived as healthy. After completing the survey, the results showed that my workplace is an unhealthy environment. Oddly enough, my coworkers and I have had many conversations about some of the very topics discussed in this assessment. That is why this result doesn’t surprise me at all. One of the question on this assessment asked specifically about staffing, which is something that my unit struggles with consistently. The absence of adequate staffing makes the workload difficult to manage. It leads to unnecessary stress. Also, there were several questions pertaining to clear communication through all the levels of the organization, which is something that I think my organization could get better at too. There are a lot of decisions made about the staff without actually getting the staff’s input on those decisions beforehand. It can make employees feel as though their thoughts or input doesn’t matter. No one can expect for every workplace to be perfect. In fact, any work environment has its issues and aspects that make people unhappy. However, overall employees should find some happiness in their jobs. Whether it be the impact of their work, location, coworkers, incentives, or opportunities for career advancement.

Incivility in the Workplace

Incivility in the workplace can cause employees to have little to no happiness in their jobs. Marshall & Broome define incivility as “ behavior of low intensity that can include such behavior as being rude, discourteous, impolite, or violating workplace norms or behavior” (pg, 76). I worked at a subacute rehabilitation center where the Director of Nursing behaved in this manner. She was very demeaning and aggressive when she would speak to the staff. It made for a very stressful environment. The nursing staff constantly felt like we were walking on eggshells, never knowing when we would have an encounter with her. There was a constant turnover of staff, not only among the staff nurses but mostly with the unit managers who worked directly under her. Even though she was a great nurse, I felt that she was not a good nurse leader for this reason. Although several nurses made her aware of their thoughts on how she treated and spoke to people, I can’t remember anything being done on a larger scale to combat the incivility. Looking back, I worked at this facility as a brand new nurse and really did not know that things could be done differently as far as leadership goes. I also wasn’t aware at the time of how working with this person impacted my views on the workplace as a whole.

References

Bergman, C., Dellve, L., & Skagert, K. (2016). Exploring communication processes in workplace meetings: A mixed-methods study in a Swedish healthcare organization. Work, 53(3), 533-541. DOI: 10.3233/WOR-162366

Clark, C.M. (2015). Conversations to inspire and promote a more civil workplace. American Nurse Today, 10(11), 18-23. Retrieved from https://www.americannursetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ant11-CE-Civility-1023.pdf

Marshall, E., & Broome, M. (2017). Transformational leadership in nursing: From expert clinician to influential leader (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer

The nursing process is a tool that puts knowledge into practice. By utilizing this systematic problem-solving method, nurses can determine the health care needs of an individual and provide personalized care.

Write a paper (1,750-2,000 words) on cancer and approach to care based on the utilization of the nursing process. Include the following in your paper:

1. Describe the diagnosis and staging of cancer.
2. Describe at least three complications of cancer, the side effects of treatment, and methods to lessen physical and psychological effects.
3. Discuss what factors contribute to the yearly incidence and mortality rates of various cancers in Americans.
4. Explain how the American Cancer Society (ACS) might provide education and support. What ACS services would you recommend and why?
5. Explain how the nursing process is utilized to provide safe and effective care for cancer patients across the life span. Your explanation should include each of the five phases and demonstrate the delivery of holistic and patient-focused care.
6. Discuss how undergraduate education in liberal arts and science studies contributes to the foundation of nursing knowledge and prepares nurses to work with patients utilizing the nursing process. Consider mathematics, social and physical sciences, and science studies as an interdisciplinary research area.

You are required to cite to a minimum of four sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and relevant to nursing practice.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

Benchmark Information

This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies:

RN-BSN

2.1: Incorporate liberal arts and science studies into nursing knowledge.

3.1 Utilize the nursing process to provide safe and effective care for patients across the life span.

Topic: Reflective Analysis Case Report Component Paper

In this assignment, learners are required to construct a reflective analysis incorporating a personal nursing philosophy which will directly relate to the case report assignment due in Topic 7. As such, learners are encouraged to review the case report assignment requirements in Topic 7 to ensure that the Reflective Analysis Case Report Component Paper will provide the foundational support necessary to complete the Topic 7 assignment successfully. The Reflective Analysis Case Report Component Paper may be written in first-person language as appropriate to express personal perspectives, but must otherwise adhere to the guidelines below.

General Guidelines:

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

· Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments.

· This assignment requires that at least two additional scholarly research sources related to this topic, and at least one in-text citation from each source be included.

· You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

Directions:

Compose a 1,000-1,250 word reflective analysis incorporating your personal philosophy of nursing including the following core elements:

1. What is your central belief about the individual person?

2. How does your personal worldview influence your approach to patients?

3. What constitutes the environment?

4. How do the individual and the environment interact?

5. What is your view of health?

6. How does illness relate to health?

7. What is the central reason for the existence of nursing?

Study Materials

1. Philosophies and Theories for Advanced Nursing Practice: chapters 1-3.

a. URL: http://gcumedia.com/digital-resources/jones-and-bartlett/2013/philosophies-and-theories-for-advanced-nursing-practice-butts-philosophies-and-theories-for-advanced-nursing-practice_ebook_2e.php

2. From Carper’s Patterns of Knowing to Ways of Being: An Ontological Philosophical Shift in Nursing

a. Silva, M.C., Sorrell, J.M., & Sorrell, C.D (1995). From Carper’s patterns of knowing to ways of being: An ontological philosophical shift in nursing. Advances in Nursing Science, 18(1), 1-13.

b. URL:https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://gateway.ovid.com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&CSC=Y&NEWS=N&PAGE=fulltext&AN=00012272-199509000-00002&LSLINK=80&D=ovft

3. The Importance of Theories in Health Care

a. Alderson, P. (1998). The importance of theories in health care. British Medical Journal, 317(7164), 1007-1010.

b. URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1114019/

4. Towards a Philosophic Theory of Nursing

a. Kikuchi, J. (2004). “Towards a philosophic theory of nursing. Nursing Philosophy, 5(1), 79-83.

b. URL:https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=2004189543&site=ehost-live&scope=site

5. Nursing Theories and Worldviews

a. Huch, M. H. (2001). Nursing theories and worldviews. Nursing Science Quarterly, 14(2), 164-168.

b. URL: http://nsq.sagepub.com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/content/14/2/164

6. Nursing Knowledge and the Problem of Worldviews

a. Kikuchi, J. (2003). Nursing knowledge and the problem of worldviews. Research and Theory for Nursing Practice: An International Journal, 17(1), 7-17.

b. URL:https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.proquest.com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/docview/207667043?accountid=7374

7. Foundations of Christian Thought: Faith, Learning, and the Christian Worldview: Introduction and chapters 1 and 2.

a. URL: http://gcumedia.com/digital-resources/kregel/2006/foundations-of-christian-thought_-faith-learning-and-the-christian-worldview_ebook_1e.php

8. Building Bridges from Theory to Practice: Nursing Theory for Clinical Nurses

a. Jacobson, S. (2017). Building Bridges from Theory to Practice: Nursing Theory for Clinical Nurses. Med-Surg Matters, 26(3), 1-15.

b. URL:https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=124036015&site=ehost-live&scope=site

APA style/ 250 words

MUST use Pence, G. E., (2017). Medical Ethics: Accounts of Ground-breaking Cases. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. As a source.

Take a stance in the debate towards animal research

A. Dr. Nguyen is right. Most animal rights advocates are irrational at best, and antiscience at worst. They are not experts in the medical field, yet they act as if they are. We are not testing on animals for enjoyment. If it were not necessary and yielding results, we would not be doing it.

B. I agree with Dr. Miller. He is not advocation that all research be abolished, rather that we take a closer look at what we are doing and what tests are necessary. If we can stop animal suffering and throwing away innocent lives unnecessarily, we ought to do so. We can proceed from a scientific standpoint, take a middle ground, and change attitude like that of the AMA. In the process of changing minds, we can hopefully save a lot of animal lives as well.

Also briefly touch on The Animal Welfare Act

https://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/animal-welfare-act