Nursing Practice at Mission

As a community hospital, we see ourselves providing safe guidance to our patients and their families as they experience the healthcare process. The Nurses at MCH dedicate themselves in the furtherance of quality care through continued teamwork, leadership, collaboration, and participation in performance improvement.

Nursing Leadership

The nursing leadership of Mission Community Hospital is dedicated to establishing excellence in nursing practice. Nurse leaders are keen to the needs and demands of our patients as well as our nurses.

The Nursing Leaders provide strategic direction for the discipline of nursing. They assure that appropriate resources are available for education, research and evidence-based practice initiatives. This includes but not limited to:

• Creating a growth and development strategy for our nurses to continuously expand their knowledge base and develop their clinical/technical, critical thinking, and relationship management skills;
• Creating an environment in which we are continuously seeking to improve actual work of the professional nurse; and
• Creating an environment that supports quality outcomes that meet or exceed benchmarks.

Leadership skills are developed through participation in organizational development, mentoring, stewardship, and attendance to professional resources such as conferences and seminars.

Philosophy of Nursing

The Philosophy of Nursing is the foundation of our patient care delivery and follows the creed of the California Nurse Practice Act and the ANA Standards of Clinical Nursing Practice. The Nurses at MCH are committed to achieving excellence in clinical practice that reflects positive and outstanding patient experience that involve critical thinking, professional development, accountability, evidence-based practice and commitment to the community.

We foster growth and development by establishing elements of trust, mutual respect, effective communication, and recognize all contributions by health care team members. We embrace empathetic methods in technology, leadership, and delivery of care systems that enhance the nursing profession and practice.

Nursing Education

Education is the root of learning through processes established by various leaders in professional growth and development. We accomplish education through a planned and systematic approach. We follow standards of academic, continuing education, and in-service education. We integrate both formal and informal education with research and practice to meet the needs of practitioners at all levels.

Nursing education implements background and academic achievements as the framework of nursing practice at Mission Community Hospital. Nursing education is developed to a customized method, which aligns orientation, competency assessment, continuing education and in-services. We encourage our professional nurses to participate in the development of education programs.

Research Programs

We, at Mission Community Hospital spotlights and aspire to make evidence-based practice (EBP) the foundation of which nursing care is delivered, governed, evaluated and enhanced. Through the guidance and collaboration of physician leaders, we are able to provide advanced methods in the delivery of patient care and develop positive outcomes.

References:

American Nurses Association (1998)
Standards of Clinical Nursing Practice 2nd Edition.
American Nurses Association (2000)
Scope and Standards for Nursing Professional Development.
Benner, P. (2001)
From Novice to Expert, Excellence and Power in Clinical Nursing Practice.
Prentice Hall Health.
Benner, P, Tanner, C and Chesla, C (1996)
Expertise in Nursing Practice, Caring and Clinical Judgment and Ethics.
Springer Publishing Company