Clinicals Week 11

For the week of 11/23/09, I spent 7 hours with my preceptor. We attended the leadership meeting for the 6th floor, which is the rehab and transitional care unit. The leadership on this unit were having problems communicating. O.C. discussed the communication barriers with them. He also pointed out that they have different personalities that are contributing to the difficulty communicating. He was great. He stayed calm and neutral and was able to get each of the managers to see the other side of things. It was a very productive meeting and I think that the managers walked away feeling much more optimistic. They also had a newfound desire to try to communicate better with each other. It was a great learning experience for me since I am new to a management position.
My preceptor and I spent the rest of the clinical day discussing experiences during our time together. I got to ask him a lot of questions. This was my last clinical day and I truly feel like my experience was so enlightening. O.C. was a great preceptor and he taught me a lot!