I am employed by Emerald Coast Behavioral Hospital, which is under management by a national corporation, Universal Health Services. My work environment consists of an 86-bed psychiatric facility that provides specialized inpatient and outpatient services to adults, children, elderly, active-duty service members and veterans. I work the nightshift on the resiliency unit which provides post-traumatic stress disorder and chemical dependency treatment to active-duty military members and veterans. I, as a registered nurse, work with psychiatrists, therapists, social workers, nurse practitioners, mental health technicians, other registered nurses and upper management of the facility. Together, we form an interdisciplinary team that works …show more content…
5). Some unique resources we have at Emerald Coast Behavioral are specialized inpatient programs that are tailored to treat patients with PTSD, chemical dependency and even adolescents. We also use transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS, which is an advanced therapy option for the treatment of depression. Soon, electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, will be available at our facility. When others look at our facility, they see safe, competent and experienced staff that provide care with a nurturing attitude.
Every facility has its weaknesses and the SWOT analysis asks to openly and honestly consider some areas that need improvement. My facility suffers from poor implementation and continuity of workplace policies. I’ve noticed many of my coworkers saying “well, everyone does it differently, but here’s how I do it…” when attempting to explain a policy or procedure to a new hire. This shows a lack of unity on many rules in the workplace. A specific example would be patient privileges such as smoke breaks. Nursing staff and physicians often allow patients to have extra smoke breaks other than those scheduled. A solution to this problem could be a clear statement from management to enforce scheduled smoke breaks and punish those who
SWOT breaks down Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats that are connected with a circumstance by considering all the inside and outside parts of the business and market. Along these lines, business supervisors can
Electroconvulsive therapy, also known as ECT, is a medical procedure that is used in the treatment of mental illness. In ECT, a small electrical impulse is sent through the brain, resulting in an ephemeral seizure. Though the process is generally effective, modern science is unaware of the explanation behind ECT's success. Its history is filled with a large amount of stigma and the use of ECT as a therapy is still debated today. ECT has evolved to a point where its beneficial effects can be maximized and its adverse effects can be minimized through proper administration.
The SWOT is used by organizations, including healthcare to evaluate their internal Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. With the completion of the analysis, the organization could develop their goals to achieve their objectives (Capella University, 2016).
This scenario takes place in an, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility in California. Jane Doe had been employed with the facility for six years. She received her training at an accredited institution and passed her exams and received her CNA and went to work with the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility six months later. She was assigned to, Unit C, under the supervision of Ms. Nancy Jones, a Registered Nurse (RN) with fifteen years of experience as a supervisor for the facility. Jane received her on the job training in the unit with supervising manager Mrs. Sue Day a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) with ten years of experience with the facility.
Electroconvulsive therapy- is a procedure, done under general anesthesia, in which small electric currents are passed through the brain, intentionally triggering a brief seizure. ECT seems to cause changes in brain chemistry that can quickly reverse symptoms of certain mental illnesses ("Lithium, benzodiazepines," 1992)
Electroconvulsive Therapy has been in use since 1930. Electroconvulsive Therapy or ECT is a form of electrical stimulation of the brain that is administered to people that have severe depression or any other manic disorders. ECT is administered in three different treatments: one uses bilateral pulse stimulation, the second is a unilateral pulse stimulation, and sine wave stimulation. Even though many patients have made successful recoveries from using Electroconvulsive therapy, ECT should not be used as an ailment for mental illness. ECT can either cause long term or short term side effects, ranging from memory loss or distressing events from the therapy and even in rarities death. ECT treatment has been a controversy because of many side effects
Electroconvulsive therapy (also called ECT) is a form of therapy invented in the 1930’s which uses electrodes to shock and trigger a seizure in a patient to help with rebalancing the chemicals in the brain's system. The patient is first placed under a general anesthesia and given muscle relaxants so that they are asleep during the procedure and it won’t cause them pain. Two electrodes attached to the patient's scalp and which when stimulated will create a seizure. The seizure is brief and only lasts for about a minute and the patient is carefully monitored to ensure that everything is going as it is supposed to. Afterwards, they are monitored for any side effects or unusual behavior caused from the treatment.
In conclusion, policies are in place to help the government and even private organizations to maintain a semblance of order throughout their organization. Without these policies, the society that we live in would be on the verge of chaos. It is important for the policy makers to implement fair policies and for the policy to be analyzed in timely manners to ensure that the policy is still fair and relevant. As individuals, if we adhere to the policy that is in place and intelligently bring about arguments if the policy is unjust, it will make our lives much more
The rationale for ECT is to provide relief from the signs and symptoms of mental illnesses such as severe depression,
After having completed a work culture analysis and seen how the three strategic areas of a supportive culture, well-resourced organization, and high-powered organization are foundational requirements of my ideal culture, it is possible to complete a SWOT analysis. The competencies necessary for completing a thorough SWOT analysis from a work culture standpoint involve perceptive insight, analysis of how a given culture operates, and continual
The letters SWOT in the analysis are a contracted form of the words strength, weakness, opportunity, and threat. A SWOT analysis is used for understanding strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats within an organization. After evaluating the strengths and weaknesses, an organization is able to uncover opportunities and assist with managing and eliminating threats otherwise not visible. The SWOT being discussed in the paper is one associated with a healthcare facility. The healthcare
Although the analysis is limited and subjective it can offer great insight to the separate factors of the SWOT analysis. This insight can open the door to making positive changes in the organization. It is important to use the SWOT analysis correctly and it can provide effect results. For the Community Hospital, they have a great amount of strengths and opportunities, however, like all strengths and opportunities there are weaknesses and threats that impact both. It is important to look at the strengths and opportunities and find ways to overcome the weaknesses and
After analyzing the SWOT assessment and organizational challenges we have developed three proposed recommendations for change. The recommendations positively affect performance, people, information and workflow. Listed below are the proposed recommendations as well as the Who, What, Why and strategic metric and timeline:
In Quincy, Ronald. "SWOT Analysis: Raising capacity of your organization “ we see that SWOT analysis is advantageous in light of the fact that it enables Motorola to choose whether or not a goal is realistic and in this manner empowers the organization to set achievable objectives, targets, and ventures to assist the collective change or overall improvement effort. It empowers coordinators to take dreams and create realistic and proficient results that impact enduring change, and it enables Motorola to assemble significant data to amplify their potential. Completing a SWOT examination is a valuable procedure with respect to the thought of key hierarchical needs
SWOT is considered a widely used tool to assist an organisation understand their business activity, both internally and externally. The intent is to not only formulate strategies that support the mission of the organisation but to avoid weaknesses, neutralise the threats and exploit opportunities and strengths. (Davidson et al 2009. P212). SWOT provides the guidelines for critically assessing what you’re doing right, what you’re doing wrong, who or what can take you down, and what you can do to get—and stay—ahead of the pack.