Philippine Nurses Association of Northern California
Lead, Empower & Transform
My Journey
Gloria N. Martinez, MS, RN, NEA-BC, VHA-CM
Associate Director Patient Care Service/Nursing Services
VA Palo Alto Health Care System
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Nursing Practice Act
NURSING PRACTICE ACT
Practice of Nursing: “Nursing is a dynamic field, the
practice of which is continually evolving to include more
sophisticated patient care activities. It is the legislative
intent also to recognize the existence of overlapping
functions between physicians and registered nurses to
permit additional sharing functions within organize health
care systems that provide for collaboration between
physicians and registered nurses.”
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UPDATED
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE PLEDGE
As I enter the nursing profession I pledge to:
Use all knowledge, skills and understanding that I
possess when providing professional nursing care.
Deliver nursing care non-judgmentally and to all
those who require it, to the best of my ability.
Refrain from any action which might be harmful to the
quality of life or health of those I care for.
Treat each client with respect.
Hold in professional confidence all the personal
information entrusted to me.
Keep my professional knowledge and skills at the
highest level.
Give my support and cooperation to all members of
the health care team.
And maintain my nursing practice in accordance with
the professional nursing standards required for my profession.
www.registered nurse canada.com
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Have An Interest
• Inquiry
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Know a Contact (Aunt)
Family Support
Family Expectations
Self Expectations
 High School/Weekend
 Candy Striper
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Sacrifices
• Family Sacrifices
• Self Sacrifices
 NA
 Ward Clerk
 Tele Tech
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Current State
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Risk Taker
• Confidence – Self Confidence
• Of Others
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Build Work State
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Successful Completion
• Competent
 New Grad
 SICU/Trauma
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Outcomes
• Credible
• Finish School
• Motivation – Goal
Oriented
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UCSF
Bold Move
Family Support
Hard Time
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Professional Identity
• Florence Nightingale
• Vision
• Proficient!
• Confidence
• Interest
• Commit to
Administration
• Current State → Future State
• Big Picture!
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Ideal State
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Characteristics of a
Profession
UNIQUE KNOWLEDGE
PEER REVIEW
EDUCATION
SERVICE - COMMUNITY
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“Most of all, know what you are talking
about”
“It is definitely not too late to start
today”
Florence Nightingale
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 Your Blind Spots
 Self
• Over estimating your strategic
capabilities
• Valuing begin right over being
effective
• Failing to balance the what with the
how
• Believing that rules don’t apply to
you
• Thinking the past is the past
 Team
• Failing to focus on the vital few
• Taking your team model for granted
• Over rating the talent for granted
• Avoiding the tough conversations
• Trusting the wrong individuals
• Not developing a successor
 Agency
• Failing to capture the hearts and
minds
• Losing touch with the front
• Treating opinion as fact
• Putting personal ambition ahead of
the organizations best interest.
 Market
• Clinging to the status quo
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The C’s
 Competent
 Confident
 Credible
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7 Habits of Highly Successful
Nurses
1. They Pay Attention to Detail
2. They Don’t Take Shortcuts
3. They Never Rush
4. They Never Stop Learning
5. They Dress for Success
6. They are Timely
7. They Volunteer
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Just doing my job…
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Clinical Expert
Advocate
Teacher
Mentor
Problem Solver
Compassionate Care
Provider
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Saving a life
Relieving a pain
Comforting the Heart
Leaving an Impact
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WE CAN - Do
Build
WE MUST:
Lead
Change
Grow
Listen
Act
Care
Challenge
Teach
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We All SHARE:
Governance
Accountability
Responsibility
Ownership
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“Fail fast, Fail often,
Succeed and Move on”
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