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1
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Conflict generators:

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competition 
increased workload 
multiple role demands
threats to safety and security 
scarce resources 
cultural differences 
ethical conflicts 
invasion of personal space
2
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Bullying:

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Targets one individual

  • attempt o exert power over another person
  • have devastating effects on the individual and the team
3
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Workplace Incivility:

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Disrespect among staff and providers

Co-workers: most common source

4
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Moral Distress:

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Personal and professional ethics are violated

5
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Conflict Resolution MYTHS:

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Win-Lose-Draw
Fixed Pie myth
Devaluation myth

6
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Conflict Resolution:

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Problem resolution
Negotiating Informally
Formal Negotiation

7
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Problem Resolution:

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IDENTIFY the problem/issue
Generate POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
EVALUATE suggested solutions
CHOOSE the best solution

Is the problem resolved?

If YES, end the process…. If NO, repeat the process

8
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Negotiating informally:

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Scope the situation
Set the stage
Conduct the negotiation
Agree on a resolution

9
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Conducting a negotiation:

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Manage emotions
Set ground rules 
Clarify the problem
Make an opening move 
Continue the negotiations 
Agree on a resolution
10
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Collective BARGAINING:

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economic issues
manage issues
practice issues

11
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Bargaining: PRO:

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  • protects the workers rights
  • grievance procedure available
  • higher pay
  • empowering
12
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Bargaining: CON:

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  • creates management-staff barriers
  • add rules and regulations
  • drains management’s time
13
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WRAP-UP

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  • CONFLICT is inevitable
  • it is not necessarily a negative experience
  • growth may emerge from positive conflict management
14
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Change:

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natural phenomenon

  • macro changes
  • micro changes
15
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PROCESS OF CHANGE: Comfort zone

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unfreezing (Comfort zone)
change (Discomfort zone)
refreezing (New zone)
return to new comfort zone

16
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Resistance to Change:

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technical concerns
psychosocial needs
position and power

17
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RECEPTIVITY to change:

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  • recognize differences in preferences for certainty
  • speak to people’s feelings
  • stories-drama-statistics
18
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Resistance:

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Recognize resistance

Lowering resisitance:

  • information dissemination
  • Disconfirmation od currently held beliefs
  • Psychological safety
  • Command
19
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Dictating Change:

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Effective
Sense of urgency
Change may be rapid but without a lasting commitment

20
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Active resistance to change:

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Attacks the ideas
refuses to change
Argues with changes
Organizing resistance of others

21
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Passive resistance to change:

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Avoid discussion
Ignoring the change
Refusing to commit to change
Agreeing to but not acting

22
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Overcoming Resistance:

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Point out similarities
Express approval
Recognize competence and skills
Provide reassurance

23
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Strategies:

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Suggest new opportunities 
Express values of contributions 
Ensure involvement 
Provide opportunities for expression 
Allow time for practice 
Provide a climate of acceptance
24
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Phases of PLANNED change:

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  1. Design the change
  2. Plan the implementation
  3. Implement the change
  4. Integrate the change
25
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Design the change:

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What is the purpose
Is the change necessary 
Is the change technically correct 
Will this work
Is there a better way
26
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PLAN the implementation:

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Why is there resistance
Is the resistance justified
What can be done to prevent or overcome resistance

27
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IMPLEMENT the change:

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What is the magnitude
What is the complexity
What is the pace
What is the current stress level

28
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INTEGRATE the change:

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Is the change integrated into everyday operations
Are the people comfortable with it
Is it well accepted

29
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Types of Healthcare Organizations:

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Private: Non-profit (religious organizations)
Publically supported: county hospitals, health depts.
Private: For-profit (Majority of hospitals today)

30
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Organizational culture:

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Shared values, beliefs, and assumptions

3 levels:
Artifact: visible characteristics (mood)
Exposed beliefs: goals and philosophy
Underlying assumptions: commitment to pt outcomes

31
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Organizational SAFETY:

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preventing minimal harm

Aspects:

  • willingness to acknowledge
  • vigilance in detect/eliminate errors
  • openness to questioning existing systems and change them to prevent errors
32
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Organizational CARE ENVIROMENTS:

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Excellence: Strive to be better
Meaningfulness: Being clear of the purpose
Regard: understanding the work people do & value it
Learning and growth: Mentors and opportunities

33
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Organizational GOALS:

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Survival 
Growth
Profit
Status 
Dominance
34
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Structure of Organization:

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TRADITIONAL: Hierarchical structure: ladder approach: people on the bottom far outnumber the people on top

CEO
Managers
Staff Nurses
Techs
Aids, housekeepers, maintenance 

MODERN: team approach

35
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Organizational PROCESSES:

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how things get done

Formal: policies and procedures

Informal: not discussed, hidden rules, workarounds

36
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Organizational POWER:

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ability to influence others despite resistance

  • actual or potential
  • intended or unintended
37
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Power SOURCES:

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Authority- person in control
Reward- if you do this, I’ll give you…
Control of Information
Coercion

38
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Organizational Power: POSESSION

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managers
patients
assistants and techs
RN

39
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Organizational EMPOWERMENT:

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Self-determination
Meaning
Competence
Impact

40
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Nursing Empowerment:

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Decision making: resources, support, info.
Autonomy: based on one’s knowledge
Manageable workload: reasonable
Reward and recognition: appreciation, raises
Fairness: consistent and equitable treatment of all staff

41
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Shared Governances:

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Practice council
Unit Budgeting, scheduling
Committees
Peer Review

42
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Encourage:

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Professional organizations
Collective bargaining
Educational advancement

43
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Communication:

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give information
several levels
different factors
requires active listening skills

44
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Factors affecting communication:

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emotional state #1
outside distractions
cultural background 
superficial listening 
individual attitudes regarding communication
45
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Communication: Assertiveness:

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allow ppl to stand up for themselves
respects the rights of others
clearly states individual’s position
uses “I” statements

46
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Communication: Interpersonal:

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most daily communication
personal 
gain and construct personal knowledge 
establish relationships 
intimate level
dynamic and ongoing 
senders and receivers
47
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Communication BARRIERS:

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  • low health literacy
  • cultural diversity
  • cultural competence of healthcare providers
  • lack of interprofessional communication education among providers
48
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Communication: information systems

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Electronic forms:
EMR: electronic med record- health information from facility or provider
EHR: electronic health record- summary of EMR and shared among facilities

49
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Email

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personal or professional
must be clear- concise- courteous
avoid abbreviations
write and read before sending