,HRM3701 Assignment 3 (COMPLETE ANSWERS)
Semester 1 2025 - DUE 2 MAY 2025 ; 100% trusted,
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What should Barbara do? Barbara Wilson is a registered nurse
who has been employed by Hope Regional Medical Centre for
the past eight years. For the first six years, Barbara worked as a
nurse in the neurological ward. She enjoyed working in this
area, and particularly enjoyed her daily personal interaction with
the patients. After a few years of irregular schedules and long
shifts, she decided she needed a change, and began working as a
theatre nurse in the operating room. Initially, Barbara was
excited about the adjustment to her normal routine and looked
forward to slowing down a bit. However, one year into her job
in the operating room, Barbara began to find her work
monotonous, and was easily bored. She dreaded getting up in the
morning and going to work, and looked forward to her days off.
She began to miss her years of working in the neurological
ward, and longed for a way to integrate all the knowledge, skills,
and abilities she had gained and enjoyed by being a nurse, in the
job that suited her best. In the neurological ward, Barbara was
responsible for putting in and monitoring IVs; checking patient
charts; providing care, food and medication; dressing changes;
bed baths; taking care of patients' questions and concerns; and
so forth. She would also participate in the entire after surgery
care, consult with patients on pain and symptom management,
walking after surgery, and coordinated home care. Patients
would also convey words of gratitude to Barbara, and she would
receive recognition from the hospital for a job well done, which
reinforced the work that she did. Barbara made decisions for the
, patients based on her knowledge of the medical field. She
prioritised patient care and worked one-on-one with the patients.
She received instant feedback from the patients in some cases,
and knew quickly whether patients were satisfied with their care
and their experience at the hospital. In the operating room, on
rare occasions Barbara would put in catheters, position patients
on operating tables, and basically follow the doctors' instructions
during surgery. Her tasks were limited to the time spent in
surgery. Patients were only in the operating room for limited
periods of time, leaving little time for Barbara to get to know
them and to participate in their care. Barbara played an integral
role in the patients’ hospital experience, although on a personal
level she felt that she did not contribute enough of herself to the
task at hand, as she mostly had to stand around and wait for
instructions from the surgeon. She also felt that there was a lack
of communication between her peers. Barbara had to take a back
seat to the surgeons in the operating room, and her work was
very rigidly decided by the operating surgeon who made all the
decisions on what was to take place, at what time. If no
operations were scheduled, Barbara had little (if any) work to
do. Barbara received no feedback from patients for her work, as
they were sometimes even unaware that she was in the operating
room. She also received no feedback from her supervisor.
1. Critically analyse the key factors that led to Barbara’s job
dissatisfaction after being transferred from the neurological
ward to the operating room. (6) Assessment criteria To answer
this question, you need to compare the neurological ward and
the operating room tasks while also considering (1) the nature of
Barbara’s tasks and responsibilities in the operating room versus
the neurological ward, (2) the mismatch between Barbara’s
Semester 1 2025 - DUE 2 MAY 2025 ; 100% trusted,
comprehensive and complete reliable solution with clear
explanation
What should Barbara do? Barbara Wilson is a registered nurse
who has been employed by Hope Regional Medical Centre for
the past eight years. For the first six years, Barbara worked as a
nurse in the neurological ward. She enjoyed working in this
area, and particularly enjoyed her daily personal interaction with
the patients. After a few years of irregular schedules and long
shifts, she decided she needed a change, and began working as a
theatre nurse in the operating room. Initially, Barbara was
excited about the adjustment to her normal routine and looked
forward to slowing down a bit. However, one year into her job
in the operating room, Barbara began to find her work
monotonous, and was easily bored. She dreaded getting up in the
morning and going to work, and looked forward to her days off.
She began to miss her years of working in the neurological
ward, and longed for a way to integrate all the knowledge, skills,
and abilities she had gained and enjoyed by being a nurse, in the
job that suited her best. In the neurological ward, Barbara was
responsible for putting in and monitoring IVs; checking patient
charts; providing care, food and medication; dressing changes;
bed baths; taking care of patients' questions and concerns; and
so forth. She would also participate in the entire after surgery
care, consult with patients on pain and symptom management,
walking after surgery, and coordinated home care. Patients
would also convey words of gratitude to Barbara, and she would
receive recognition from the hospital for a job well done, which
reinforced the work that she did. Barbara made decisions for the
, patients based on her knowledge of the medical field. She
prioritised patient care and worked one-on-one with the patients.
She received instant feedback from the patients in some cases,
and knew quickly whether patients were satisfied with their care
and their experience at the hospital. In the operating room, on
rare occasions Barbara would put in catheters, position patients
on operating tables, and basically follow the doctors' instructions
during surgery. Her tasks were limited to the time spent in
surgery. Patients were only in the operating room for limited
periods of time, leaving little time for Barbara to get to know
them and to participate in their care. Barbara played an integral
role in the patients’ hospital experience, although on a personal
level she felt that she did not contribute enough of herself to the
task at hand, as she mostly had to stand around and wait for
instructions from the surgeon. She also felt that there was a lack
of communication between her peers. Barbara had to take a back
seat to the surgeons in the operating room, and her work was
very rigidly decided by the operating surgeon who made all the
decisions on what was to take place, at what time. If no
operations were scheduled, Barbara had little (if any) work to
do. Barbara received no feedback from patients for her work, as
they were sometimes even unaware that she was in the operating
room. She also received no feedback from her supervisor.
1. Critically analyse the key factors that led to Barbara’s job
dissatisfaction after being transferred from the neurological
ward to the operating room. (6) Assessment criteria To answer
this question, you need to compare the neurological ward and
the operating room tasks while also considering (1) the nature of
Barbara’s tasks and responsibilities in the operating room versus
the neurological ward, (2) the mismatch between Barbara’s
