Clinical ICU Preceptor Journal

Kathleen LaBuff also introduced me to both her professional and educational background. She shared with me the styles he employed in his leadership and took me throughout his years of experience. I then joined the TDCJ director Dr. Ojo, Veronica Kwarteng, the nurse director and TDCJ nurse managers. Besides, we also attended clinical value analysis in-patient alongside the nurse and supply manager Amanda Toal. In order to do away with these challenges, the interdisciplinary rounds should have a clear goal and well structured. Besides the patient’s goals should be set on a daily basis, a patient is family members should be engaged and proper measures taken to avoid chances of some of the team members missing their round. The experience on this day was a wonderful one since I had to learn a lot on the application of interdisciplinary rounds to provide patient’s care.

Besides my interaction with Mrs. Kathleen LaBuff gave me a reflection of the benefits of collaborative leadership in nursing. I learned some of the most vital methods of curbing this problem. According to Gerwig (2014), some of the strategies, which can effectively minimize patient stay in hospitals, include a proper flow of the patients from the operating room, proper patient placement, right-size unit capacity, and reducing delays in the admission from the ED. In the meeting, some of the key issue, which arose in respect to patient’s length of stay, includes the intensive and variability nature of admitting patients from the ED often led to delays in the admission. Communication problems between the ED providers and physicians and having beds ready in time were the primary bottlenecks in the faster admission process.

This challenge can be evaded by an installation of visibility into the ED and the inpatient units in order to ensure proper decision-making. Ojo the TDCJ director. I was also involved in a discussion on one of the patients who had a blood transfusion and 7 hours later became respiratorily depressed, intubated, and suffered from a left sidestroke. Ms. Kathleen had a suspicion that the patient suffered from (TACO). Stroke activation in place. Each nurse was asked by the Ms. Kathleen the situation of his or her patients. She also inquired if they had any concern. We also attended an organizational meeting referred to as “Length of Stay. ” This meeting was constituted of Dr. It the aim of a UTMB to avail a balance in the work life of employees in order to promote health and wellness.