Professional Identity and Stewardship

Professional Identity and Stewardship

Question: What is your role as a health care team member?
            As a member of the healthcare team, I am responsible for working with the interdisciplinary team in efficiently coordinating patient care.
Question: How do you define professionalism and how does professional responsibility influence your work?
            Professionalism is basically the ability to practice individual core values and organizational-driven values. Personally, I align my values with that of the Medical center: ICARE
Question: Do you consider yourself a steward of health care? Why or Why not?
            Yes, it is important that leaders exercise professional advocacy and authenticity as well as power and influence when working with colleagues. We are each other’s customers. It is very important to exhibit characteristics we want to convey the message of care, trust and expertise. Professional Identity and Stewardship
Question: Is it important to you that leaders exercise professional advocacy and authenticity as well as power and influence when working with colleagues? Why or why not?

Yes, it is necessary that all healthcare professionals, especially leaders express professional authenticity and advocacy. Leaders should be able to guide without discriminating and micromanaging those they lead.

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Interview Summary and Personal Impression of the Leader’s Responses

For the purpose of this assignment, I decided to interview the emergency unit nurse manager who was also the secretary general of the regional Emergency Nurses Association (ENA). The interviewee was undoubtedly well informed of her roles and responsibilities as a member of the healthcare team in regards to communication, decision making, advocacy and scheduling (Schmutz et al., 2015). She also mentioned of her roles in the processes of reimbursements and staffing. The interviewee’s understanding of professionalism evidently expressed a healthcare provider who obeyed and valued the standards of care and professional values as stipulated in the nursing code of ethics.  Professionalism is more than having the necessary professional knowledge. It includes personality, individual actions and decisions and how this impacts clinical health outcomes. The leaders most observed values were that of; empathy, respect, competency and integrity, which are basically characteristics of highly effective leadership.

The leader defined stewardship as the ability to prioritize needs in patient care while valuing their dignity, equity and self-determination. When it comes to exercising professional advocacy and authenticity, the leader acknowledged that it was necessary to remain neutral, avoid micro-management, respect colleagues, patients and the populations served. This approach creates a conducive working environment and promotes, promotes individual self-esteem and helps to maximize on each individual’s potential for optimal health outcomes (Agom, 2015). Furthermore, the interviewee identified that authenticity and advocacy are key identifiers in promoting unity among healthcare professionals and ability to work towards a shared vision. Professional Identity and Stewardship

Comparison and Contrast of Responses Provided by Peer with Those Provided by the Leader

            The major purpose of this interview was to find out   if each of the people interviewed clearly understood what professionalism, stewardship and advocacy are.  An observed similarity was that they both mentioned effective communication and collaboration as integral in patient care. Similarly, both interviewees acknowledged that leadership and stewardship can slowly be integrated into the culture of an organization since they enhance collaboration, commitment and discipline among healthcare team members. However, the definition and understanding of stewardship and professionalism in healthcare was evidently different. Besides, both the leader and peer who are interviewed proved to have adopted different values and skills to assist them in clinical care provision. This could possibly be   attributed to different perceptions and experiences in healthcare.

References

Agom, D. A. (2015). Concept Analysis of Patients’ Advocacy: The Nursing Perspective. International journal of Nursing Didactics, 5(03), 01-04.

Schmutz, J., Hoffmann, F., Heimberg, E., & Manser, T. (2015). Effective coordination in medical emergency teams: The moderating role of task type. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 24(5), 761-776. Professional Identity and Stewardship