ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES
Currently, the nursing workforce makes up the largest group in healthcare. Therefore, healthcare organizations should understand the significance of retaining experienced and competent nurses who can provide safe and effective care to patients. To achieve this, healthcare facilities should recognise the importance of organizational development resources (Sadler, 2018). From my clinical experience, I have realised that nurse competence and patient satisfaction are essential across the continuum of healthcare.
In a clinical setting, there are several resources that are essential for organizational development. For instance, dedicated professional development resources are necessary for organising and providing quality care to patients. These resources constitute dedicated personnel who are responsible for assessing the professional development requirements for nurses and also support organisational goals (Sadler, 2018). Professional development is a vital resource in the current healthcare landscape. I have learned that a professional development nurse can impact the strategic goals of an organization by ensuring that nurses are well adjusted to the needs of the organization and provide safe and effective care.
Moreover, customised professional development throughout the career lifespan is an essential organizational development resource. Professional development leaders have the responsibility of ensuring that they prepare new nurses to be competent and ready to meet the essential requirement of an organization. From my experience, developing future leaders requires professional development nurses to develop customised strategies that focus on the strengths of the new nurses. Healthcare organizations develop by providing learning opportunities to the clinical workforce by improving their knowledge and skills (Matsumoto, 2019). It is crucial for organizations to ensure that newly licensed nurses are aware of their opportunities, and this can be achieved by encouraging participation in both local and national forums.
Resources that measure the effectiveness of a nursing program are also essential to the success of an organization. An organization should have a structured program that is capable of measuring and tracking the performance metrics, for example, the satisfaction of nurses, engagement, retention, and clinical outcomes (Sadler, 2018). In this way, nursing leaders can be able to develop innovative ways that can be used to measure the development of the organization.
References
Matsumoto, A. (2019). Effective human resource management strategy for hospital nursing organizations. Management Science, 243-252. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/330060192_Effective_human_resource_management_strategy_for_hospital_nursing_organizations
Sadler, F. (2018). Critical components of nursing professional development across the care continuum. Retrieved from https://www.relias.com/blog/3-components-of-professional-development-for-nurses