This Sunday, July 18th, Westways will be watching the San Diego Padres take on the Arizona Diamondbacks atop the Western Metal Building at Petco Park. We are looking forward to seeing all of our fellow employees and clientele. Feel free to contact Kimberly in our SD office at 858-514-1244 with any questions about the event.
I can hear the fireworks and I can hear the people shouting out that it’s almost Independence Day. This is when the United States declared independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain on July 4, 1776. This holiday is very exciting with fireworks displays, parades, barbecues, carnivals, fairs and picnics all celebrating the history and traditions of the United States. It took strong leadership to organize and execute the strategies necessary to defeat the British forces to become an independent country.
I attended the Association of California Nurse Leaders quarterly seminar last month. We sponsored the keynote speaker whose presentation was about relational answers to operational problems between nurse leadership and the bedside nurse. This is accomplished by building trust between management and staff. Leaders can get their best advice out on the floors talking to the staff nurses. The nurses know how things could be improved far better then the managers, and most of the nurses will tell it like it is. To draw out an employee’s opinions about an issue, you need to build TRUST. As a leader one should become a Team player, be Responsive and Respectful, be Understanding without judgment, be Safe by reassuring employees that there are no consequences for their opinions, be Talented and knowledgeable, skilled and technically proficient.
Let freedom ring and let the good times last a little longer. The world will always be filled with Yes People, but it’s the smart leaders who can admit they don’t know it all and have the self-confidence to listen to their employees’ ideas. If you find yourself with an ineffective leader, just say goodbye because it’s Independence Day. I hope you had a great Fourth of July Celebration. – Harold Sterling, CEO
Every month Westways recognizes an outstanding healthcare professional from each one of our branch offices. Westways management and staff would like to congratulate the following individuals in becoming July 2010′s Nurse of the Month. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication.
Orange – Anna M.
Long Beach – Anselmo M.
San Diego – Kelsey C.
San Bernardino – Hope S.
Bakersfield – Kevin C.
Las Vegas, NV – Georgia B.
Albuquerque, NM – Jeffery A.
Austin, TX – Donna C.
I was shocked while browsing a common nursing website to see the following headline.
Hospital Seeks To Fire Five Hospital Employees For Privacy Breaches On Social Network.
Since I am part of the baby boomer generation that doesn’t understand Facebook, Twitter, etc., I have a hard time with what I hear people post on these sites. I do, however, understand HIPPA laws, and I’m astonished that some nurses, judging by this article, do not.
Do we need a review of exactly what Patient Privacy Information Means? Sharing thoughts on how hard you’ve worked during a particular shift is harmless, but naming a patient or even a diagnosis is considered a violation and will lead to disciplinary action that could include termination.
This seems like Common Sense to me. I was educated in the dark ages before HIPPA, but I was schooled in Patient Confidentiality and what that means.
So please, THINK before you Post anything related to your patients, their diagnosis, their problems, the doctors attitude…this includes pictures of unusual conditions, wounds or you and your colleagues sharing cake in the break room.
Remember, once you send something into cyber space it’s out there! Let’s all use COMMON SENSE! – Donna Couturié, Director of Clinical Operations
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