Proper record keeping minimizes confusion, is time-efficient and lessens the possibility of legal suits due to erroneous documentation. Tracing of documents is faster and easier where proper filing is done. Execution of medical procedures is thus expedited to the benefit of both the organization and the patient. Participation in management and governance committees will offer physicians opportunities to express their perspectives clearly (Daly, 2005, p. 21). A successful nurse performs guidance to patients and their families in a professional way.
Such a physician is also ready to seek consultation whenever faced with challenges. Research capability and the employment and evaluation of research findings in a proper way enhance the success of a nurse. A successful nurse also has effective and beneficial linkages with other professionals. A nurse should strive to strategically align themselves to the organization’s direction, culture, plans and goals. Setting goals that are specific, measurable, attainable and time-bound will ensure that the physician doesn’t waver from their core objectives.
The successful physician aims to be actively engaged in the affairs of the institution they work in. This allows for smooth and fast implementation of any strategies the administration may decide to engage in (Timofeeva, 2002, p. 24). The successful nurse always seeks consensus on issues relating to care procedures, decision making structures and protocol. This makes staff members be well aware of their duties and reduces the occurrence of risks. Keen observance of laid down procedures when executing duty of care assignments is of critical importance to a successful physician.
This ensures that patients get seamless care devoid of repetitions and omissions. Compliance to regulations ensures that professional nurses are not involved in activities that are beyond the scope of their work. A physician who wishes to achieve success should be actively engaged in national nursing organizations. This will avail plenty of peers for support to the physician as well as open the doors for educational programs. An unlimited number of resources are also available as well as opportunities to engage in leadership and rewarding volunteerism.
The nurse can also benefit from scholarships and mentorship programs. A resume indicating active membership of a nurse to national organizations adds credit to the person. Joining a specialty organization allows the nurse to access the organization’s publications and access the sections meant for members only. The nurse can also get information from bulletin boards and veteran members through chat rooms thus increasing their knowledge. Having business cards eases the duty of networking and aids in personal marketing.
Issuing cards at conventions, fairs and other events ensures that one can contact the people they meet (Daly, 2005, p. 59). The insistence on autonomy and professionalism in the execution of duties will result in success for the nursing practitioner. This leads to more job satisfaction as the nurse is empowered adequately to implement structures that are supportive and that incorporate accountability, trust and open communication. Incorporating the coping strategies of organized problem-solving, positive assessment, seeking assistance and exhibiting self control also will make a nurse succeed.
Organized planning involves an individual assessment of the dangers of an action and their own coping mechanisms. When they conclude that the event is bound to change or that they possess adequate coping strategies, the individuals experience less burn-out. Organized problem solving, seeking assistance and positive assessment result in a nurse offering more support. Incase a nurse has to work on night shift, the employment of certain coping strategies like development of lifestyles to offset physiological and psychological hindrances to night work will ensure effective service delivery (Timofeeva, 2002, p. 29).
Conclusion
Success in nursing is therefore seen to primarily emanate from the individual person. Environmental influences may also have a hand, though limited, in determining the effectiveness of the performance of a nurse. The person is therefore the major determinant of how their work will be rated. It is thus imperative for nurses to strive to abide by the ethical standards in their profession so as to measure up to the internationally- accepted standards in nursing.
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