Question Description
- You should respond to your peers by extending, refuting/correcting, or adding additional nuance to their posts.
- All replies must be constructive and use literature where possible.
Judith Smith
St. Thomas University
Issues in Todays Workforce Culture
In todays culture it is not as much different as the cultures of the past. It seems like people have continued the tradition of their culture for years. The only people who kind of change are the new generations that have migrated to the United States. They go to school in the United States and tend to adapt to what other children are doing in America. They will continue this way and their children will continue the culture that they have adapted.
Based on my reading in chapter 60, I think the issues presented in this chapter persist in todays workforce culture because like in the past, retaining workers has been a problem. It continues to be a problem today because the workplace is not paying enough for their workers. Sometimes the work is overwhelming, and the workers are not getting compensation for the work and the time that they put in. This will make them feel like the company does not care for them no matter what they do. The workers are also being burned out and will eventually find somewhere else that will pay better and they will get better treatment.
Focusing on retention in both the public and private sectors must involve policy efforts to counter the shortage. Health care leaders must concentrate on developing a safe work atmosphere for nurses in order to attract experienced nurses. The retention and quality of care of nurses are impacted by negative work environments within nursing (Mason, 2016).
Another issue presented in this chapter that persists in todays workforce is diversity. I think this issue still persists because different cultures tend to live and work in the area with people of their kind. By them doing this, there will not be a lot of diversity in one place. People should come out of their comfort zones and explore different workplaces so that there can be a diversity of patients. The hospital and different facilities have a mixture of a lot of cultures.
Another issue presented in this chapter that persists in todays workforce is that supervisors are under-equipped, so they over-supervise. When a supervisor is pressured from their boss, they tend to push the pressure on the workers. This is because they are pressured and dont know how to handle the situation. This is not good for the workers because then they will have conflict with the supervisor and the workplace will be a hostile place instead of somewhere where you go to do your job by helping patients. A new boss thrown into the deep end of the pool would naturally feel nervous. Insecure managers will also over-manage and become bossy. That will rate the workers and perpetuate the negative cycle (Ryan, 2016). Supervisors should have good communication when it comes to their workers. If there is a problem, instead of beating up on the worker, try having meetings to find out a solution so that problem will not happen again. The workers should be there for their supervisors as well because in reality, they are being pressured and blamed for everything the workers do.
References
Mason, D. J., Gardner, D. B., Outlaw, F. H., & O’Grady, E. T. (2016). Policy & politics in nursing and health care. Elsevier.
Ryan, L. (2016, August 15). The Five Most Common Culture Problems — And Their Solutions. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/lizryan/2016/08/13/the-five-most-common-culture-problems-and-their-solutions/?sh=655c7fa99bed.
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