Journal 1

I met my preceptor for the first time on the 17th of September. We spent 4 hours of the day together attending meetings and I did a clean sweep of the unit which she oversees. One of the meetings had to do with how the managers need to make their staffing more effective in order not to pay so much overtime because the institution is also suffering from the economic crisis. This gave me more insight as why the managers put in somuch effort to make sure that they stay within budget. it also got me to see that being a manager is not only manager patient care and the unit. it was really an eye opener.
The clean- sweep was to ensure that everything on the unit out side of the patient's room is in its correct place. It is done to promote safety of both the employee, the patients and their families.
I did learn after this session that a lot more goes into becoming an effective leader than I thought.

Greetings

I am Adjoa Akuoko. I am looking forward to graduating this December but it is not going to be an easy finish. I believe having a good start though will help bring everything to a good finish. I am looking forward to working with every one and best of luck to all of us.