Island Health’s Values and Practices Flashcards
What is the purpose of Island Health?
Superior healthcare through innovation, teaching, and research
commitment to quality and safety
creating healthier, stronger communities better quality of life for those we touch.
What are the Values of Island Health?
CARE:
Courage - To do the right thing, change, innovate, and grow
Aspire - To the highest degree of quality and safety
Respect - To value each individual and bring trust
Empathy - To give the kind of care we would want for our loved ones
What is Island Health’s Model of Care?
Based on a patient-centred approach to improving quality of care, collaboration, and integration
-across the care continuum.
Integration of family practices with health authority primary and community care services.
Describe your experience working as a psych nurse
Start with talking about experiences of where you have worked, warm up to present. Mention it challenges you and provides a sense of purpose within the community. Don’t sound rehearsed.
What is your biggest professional accomplishment to date?
Working under the Medical Director of Alberta Hospital.
I achieved a high level of care and a high standard for quality care
engaged in advanced interdisciplinary care contributions of insights to the team
charge nurse on a fast paced unit
shift problem solving and strong de-escalation skills.
Why do you want to work here?
Witnessed and contributed to a culture of compassionate care
stood out in my diverse nursing experience.
Island Health’s mission is in line with my values
This unit is very high on my list of desirable choices.
What can you do for us that other candidates can’t?
What truly sets me apart is my genuine passion for mental health advocacy and holistic care
ability to see the bigger picture of a patient’s well being and seeing all the factors contributing to this.
Allowed me to find ways for patients to further their progress in a way that meets their specific needs
=increasing treatment adherence and overall satisfaction.
What are three positive things your last boss would say about you?
Organization, accurate and detailed documentation, holistic care.
What have you done to improve your knowledge in Psychiatric nursing since last year?
Something that I have been actively working on is going through and re-organizing / reviewing my nursing notes from university. This way I not only keep my knowledge fresh, but make it more accessible and easier to locate if I feel I need to review a topic. As this is a huge task, I have separated the topics into smaller pieces to make sure I stay on track. Besides this, for self improvement I have made a commitment to myself to practise more self care and recently have returned to engaging in swimming after 10 years. I am motivated to maintain this lifestyle to ensure I don’t burn out and have a good work-life balance.
What are your strengths?
Unit awareness, critical thinking, risk behaviour recognition, organisation, asking for help when I need it, willing to learn new things, willing to acknowledge weaknesses
What are your weaknesses?
Being too self critical, improving by treating the situation as a learning opportunity.
What feedback for improvement have you received?
To not be so hard on myself. That perfectionism isn’t realistic or possible and be forgiving of myself.
Please describe your values and principles you implement into your profession.
A: Values: compassion, collaboration, accountability and respect
Principles: confidentiality, safety, evidence based practice.
How do you stay current with developments in psychiatric nursing and mental health care?
Clinical Guidelines and Protocols: Regularly review and familiarise yourself with updated clinical guidelines and protocols from authoritative sources. Utilize nurse educators as a resource. I am looking to subscribe to the Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
