Workplace Environment Assessment Essay Assignment
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Workplace Environment Assessment Essay Assignment
Discussion Post
Incivility in health care settings can have a detrimental impact on individuals, teams, and organizations (Clark, 2018). The American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements clearly articulates the nurse’s obligation to foster safe, ethical, civil workplaces (Clark, 2015).
Description Work Environment Assessment Results
The Clark healthy workplace inventory results revealed that I work in a very unhealthy work environment. After completing the assessment, my total score was less than 50. A score of less than 50 indicates a very unhealthy work environment. In the patient care environment, an unhealthy work environment can provoke uncertainty and self-doubt, weaken self-confidence, and compromise critical thinking and clinical judgment skills (Clark, Olender, Cardoni, & Kenski, 2011).
I was not entirely surprised that the assessment revealed an unhealthy work environment because it is entirely accurate, as evidenced by the results. My workplace is characterized by rude, discourteous, and lack of regard for others, creating low morale among employees, stress, and hostility, and thus incivility.
This abnormality has been adopted as the norm, thus forming a culture of bullying, rudeness, and other incivility set by a dictatorial head of the organization, trickling down through the ranks (Bar-David S. 2018). Employees’ efforts and input are not being recognized and appreciated.
Incivility experienced in the workplace
I have experienced incivility at my workplace in many forms, patterns, shapes, and sizes. One example of my experience is when one of my patients was incontinent. I work in a mental health care facility, so we seldom have incontinent patients. We were short-staffed as usual, and I was busy passing meds and providing care for other patients in order to catch up. The assigned tech walked up to me to tell me that my patient needs to be changed.
At first, I thought she needed help with changing the patient, so I offered to help when I finish passing meds. However, she told me that she does not need help, but she is wants me to go change my patient-delegating with quite an attitude-rolling her eyes. I quietly walked to the manager’s office to make a report about how unruly and unprofessional the tech had conducted herself. The manager called her in the office to ask what happened. She narrated the same event.
Without reprimanding her, the manager turned to me yelling that tech has not received training on how to change patients and that I should go do it since I went to school, and I have a license. She also reminded me that techs do not have any license to be revoked by the BON as nurses do.
I felt very disappointed and frustrated, but I went ahead and changed the patient and continued my day in fear of losing my license if I do not do as ordered. Having the managers reminding the nurses consistently that they could lose their nursing license creates the most significant stress and anxiety in my workplace. The managers’ mastermind gossips, favoritism, and unruly behaviors by the techs. They remain partial in their judgment, especially when it involves the staff member the prefer.
One of the reasons why I chose to go back to school to obtain my master’s degree is due to the ongoing incivility at my workplace. One may wonder if it is that bad, why work there? I love what I do, and I know that the patients need me, and I choose to remain there for the sake of my patients.
As nurses, we need to learn and practice skills to address uncivil encounters, organization leaders and managers must create an environment where nurses feel free and empowered to speak up, especially regarding patient safety issues. All of us must strive to create and sustain healthy work environments where we communicate clearly and effectively and manage conflict in a respectful, responsible way (Clark, 2018).
References
Bar-David S. (2018). What’s in an eye roll? It is time we explore the role of workplace incivility in healthcare. Israel journal of health policy research, 7(1), 15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13584-018-0209-0
Clark, C. M. (2018). Combining cognitive rehearsal, simulation, and evidence-based scripting to address incivility. Nurse Educator. doi:10.1097/NNE.0000000000000563
Clark, Cynthia, PhD, RN, Olender, Lynda, MS, RN, ANP, NEA-BC, Cardoni, Cari, et al. (2011). Fostering Civility in Nursing Education and Practice: Nurse Leader Perspectives. Journal of Nursing Administration, 41 , 324-330. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0b013e31822509c4
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
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Content (worth a maximum of 50% of the total points) |
Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. |
20 points out of 50: The essay illustrates poor understanding of the relevant material by failing to address or incorrectly addressing the relevant content; failing to identify or inaccurately explaining/defining key concepts/ideas; ignoring or incorrectly explaining key points/claims and the reasoning behind them; and/or incorrectly or inappropriately using terminology; and elements of the response are lacking. |
30 points out of 50: The essay illustrates a rudimentary understanding of the relevant material by mentioning but not full explaining the relevant content; identifying some of the key concepts/ideas though failing to fully or accurately explain many of them; using terminology, though sometimes inaccurately or inappropriately; and/or incorporating some key claims/points but failing to explain the reasoning behind them or doing so inaccurately. Elements of the required response may also be lacking. |
40 points out of 50: The essay illustrates solid understanding of the relevant material by correctly addressing most of the relevant content; identifying and explaining most of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology; explaining the reasoning behind most of the key points/claims; and/or where necessary or useful, substantiating some points with accurate examples. The answer is complete. |
50 points: The essay illustrates exemplary understanding of the relevant material by thoroughly and correctly addressing the relevant content; identifying and explaining all of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology explaining the reasoning behind key points/claims and substantiating, as necessary/useful, points with several accurate and illuminating examples. No aspects of the required answer are missing. |
Use of Sources (worth a maximum of 20% of the total points). |
Zero points: Student failed to include citations and/or references. Or the student failed to submit a final paper. |
5 out 20 points: Sources are seldom cited to support statements and/or format of citations are not recognizable as APA 6th Edition format. There are major errors in the formation of the references and citations. And/or there is a major reliance on highly questionable. The Student fails to provide an adequate synthesis of research collected for the paper. |
10 out 20 points: References to scholarly sources are occasionally given; many statements seem unsubstantiated. Frequent errors in APA 6th Edition format, leaving the reader confused about the source of the information. There are significant errors of the formation in the references and citations. And/or there is a significant use of highly questionable sources. |
15 out 20 points: Credible Scholarly sources are used effectively support claims and are, for the most part, clear and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition is used with only a few minor errors. There are minor errors in reference and/or citations. And/or there is some use of questionable sources. |
20 points: Credible scholarly sources are used to give compelling evidence to support claims and are clearly and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition format is used accurately and consistently. The student uses above the maximum required references in the development of the assignment. |
Grammar (worth maximum of 20% of total points) |
Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. |
5 points out of 20: The paper does not communicate ideas/points clearly due to inappropriate use of terminology and vague language; thoughts and sentences are disjointed or incomprehensible; organization lacking; and/or numerous grammatical, spelling/punctuation errors |
10 points out 20: The paper is often unclear and difficult to follow due to some inappropriate terminology and/or vague language; ideas may be fragmented, wandering and/or repetitive; poor organization; and/or some grammatical, spelling, punctuation errors |
15 points out of 20: The paper is mostly clear as a result of appropriate use of terminology and minimal vagueness; no tangents and no repetition; fairly good organization; almost perfect grammar, spelling, punctuation, and word usage. |
20 points: The paper is clear, concise, and a pleasure to read as a result of appropriate and precise use of terminology; total coherence of thoughts and presentation and logical organization; and the essay is error free. |
Structure of the Paper (worth 10% of total points) |
Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. |
3 points out of 10: Student needs to develop better formatting skills. The paper omits significant structural elements required for and APA 6th edition paper. Formatting of the paper has major flaws. The paper does not conform to APA 6th edition requirements whatsoever. |
5 points out of 10: Appearance of final paper demonstrates the student’s limited ability to format the paper. There are significant errors in formatting and/or the total omission of major components of an APA 6th edition paper. They can include the omission of the cover page, abstract, and page numbers. Additionally the page has major formatting issues with spacing or paragraph formation. Font size might not conform to size requirements. The student also significantly writes too large or too short of and paper |
7 points out of 10: Research paper presents an above-average use of formatting skills. The paper has slight errors within the paper. This can include small errors or omissions with the cover page, abstract, page number, and headers. There could be also slight formatting issues with the document spacing or the font Additionally the paper might slightly exceed or undershoot the specific number of required written pages for the assignment. |
10 points: Student provides a high-caliber, formatted paper. This includes an APA 6th edition cover page, abstract, page number, headers and is double spaced in 12’ Times Roman Font. Additionally, the paper conforms to the specific number of required written pages and neither goes over or under the specified length of the paper. |
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