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Knowledge of Healthcare Environment Assignment
M6A2 Knowledge of Healthcare Environment Assignment
Assignment Directions
Students are responsible to acquire three (3) interviews of health care professionals only . Students should select individuals in the health professions to which they aspire. These interviews should summarize the health professional's career path, the qualities that have led to success in the profession, and any advice for individuals aspiring to a career in that field.Plan ahead and politely request to make an appointment to meet in person or phone conference with a health professional you aspire to be someday. (Example: healthcare manager, nurse, health director, nutritionist, etc.) If planning to meet with the health professional in person, please maintain professionalism and dress professionally. You are an IRSC student and representative of the college. Wear your Student ID. Student IDs can be obtained at the Student Activities office.
Review APA style and Write a 400-word APA-formatted interview report. Create your report in essay format. DO NOT submit in Q& A (question & answer) format.
Introduce the topic and create a purpose statement. What is the purpose of the paper?
For each health professional interviewed, provide the following:
health professional’s career path
qualities that have led to success in the profession
advice for individuals aspiring to a career in that field
Conclude your paper and remember to cite your sources.Title page and Reference page do not count toward the 400-word count. APA-formatted essay includes but not limited to title page, headers, level headings, introduction, in-text citations, conclusion, and reference page.
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Answer
Career Development in Healthcare
A career in healthcare comes with an array of demands which require a delicate balance for success. The ability to strike such a balance calls for more than meeting a specific career’s educational requirements as to possess other capabilities including excellent communication and people skills, flexibility, risk-taking attributes, and among others. This paper draws insight from some interviewed health professionals to demonstrate that success in healthcare does not depend solely on educational qualification but also relies on other capabilities.
Erica Horseman*, a modern matron, entered the healthcare arena through a Nursing Diploma after quitting the disciplined forces following inspiration from her sister. She acquired a Transcultural Psychiatry master’s degree and later joined a private medical facility as unit manager, gaining experience in financial management. She has brought these skills to her current position where she works with a multidisciplinary team. Her interpersonal and communication skills have been integral to her success, and these would be highly recommended to be emulated by any individual aspiring to take up such a career.
From early childhood, Martin O’Neill*, wanted to become a nurse. He is now a community nurse. His nursing degree placement made him realize that his passion lay in community nursing. Through it he earned experience and skills like critical thinking to teamwork and good people skills. He has been working as a community nurse and is currently studying part-time for a degree to become community specialist practitioner. His competence is anchored on people skills as well as leadership and management as emphasized in literature such as Sfantou et al. (2017) and Wagner (2018). Anyone aspiring to take Martin’s career path would be advised to be keen on these concepts.
As for Laura Collins, she studied adult nursing (undergraduate) and entered practice providing direct care to patients in a neurosurgery facility. Keen on continuous learning, she developed teamwork skills, flexibility, and other nurse leadership attributes. She would later be promoted to neuroscience nurse practitioner. The mix of skills she acquired in her first role has been integral to her success. For a person aspiring to be in this field, the leadership and management qualities as discussed by Sfantou et al. (2017) are emphasized.
In conclusion, examining the stories about the career paths of the healthcare professionals interviewed leaves no doubt that the ability to strike a balance between the various demands of the healthcare work environment requires more than meeting a specific career’s educational requirements as to possess other capabilities including excellent communication and people skills, flexibility, risk-taking attributes, and leadership among others.
References
Sfantou, D.F., Laliotis, A., Patelarou, A.E., Sifaki-Pistolla, D., Matalliotakis, M., & Patelarou, E. (2017). Importance of leadership style towards quality of care measures in healthcare settings: A systematic review. Healthcare, 5(73), 1-17.
Wagner, J. (2018). Leadership and influencing change in nursing. Regina, Saskatchewan: University of Regina Press.