Final Project Reflection

Needs Assessment Matrix

Department Of Burn Unit

Department	Required Functions	Current Trainings	Jobs or Tasks	Department or Employee Needs
Burn Unit	· Burn management · Treatment of infections in burn · Comprehensive rehabilitation of burn patients · Teamwork during the work process · Diagnosis and management of burn-related infections · Surgical management of burn wounds · Intensive care unit management for all patients.	· Acute burn care of patients · Preparation and performance of surgery faster and precisely · How to care for outpatients · Administration of intensive medical care	· Treatment of severe burns · Psychiatry · Plastic surgery · Nursing and technical activities · Micro-biology · Nutrition · Physiotherapy · Insensitivity · Chest treatment · Surgery · Pediatrics	· Technical knowledge · Qualifications · Necessary expertise and experience to work in the burn unit · Effective explicit communication · Quality service delivery · Collaboration with other burn unit employees · Personal and professional development · Self-management · Strategic focus · Developing other employees and building capacity (Iverson, 1999).

Job Description

Job Description for a Clinical Nursing Position in a Burn Unit

Because a burn center uses an interdisciplinary approach to healthcare, it is important to note that nurses in this field should have the necessary expertise and experience enabling them to work harmoniously with other staff in this unit (Anjomshoaa, Brisard, Drescher, Fellows, McGough, & Savva, 2005). This position needs a well-seasoned nurse due to the fact that the patient undergoes a wide array of diagnoses and my types of surgical and medical treatment that packs cosmetic procedures and even reconstructive surgeries. This is a specialist who holds a degree in nursing and is prepared in that specific field so that they could promote competent, evidence-based a professional nursing care not only for patients but also families of the patients (Stephens, & Hamblin, 2006). They must be able to demonstrate excellence in the practice where they will use the leadership and clinical approaches that will ensure that achieve holistic patient care, consulting, teaching and researching for the betterment of service both to the institution and staff.

Skills

They must possess the necessary skills enabling them to analyze variables through consultative. Collaborative and role-modelling (Stephens, & Hamblin, 2006).

They must be able to educate the patient within the burn unit by developing and implementing programs.

The clinical nursing position should provide expert consultation to patients, families and other healthcare providers so that there can be continuous health improvement of patients

Should be able to come up and actively conduct research activities that will promote patient care.

The clinical nurse should promote both personal and professional accountability in themselves and the staff in the burn unit.

Qualifications

They must have the necessary state and national registered nurse standing. On the other hand, they must be fluent in both verbal and written communication.

Clinical Nursing Specialist Requirements

· Must be a graduate from a degree program aimed at preparing clinical nursing practitioners that are approved by the relevant reputable accrediting organizations.

· Must complete a core content and advanced assessment, pathophysiology, and pharmaco-therapeutics.

· They must hold a current CNS certification granted by a reputable certifying institution.

Educational Requirements

· Master’s degree in nursing

· Professional experience in clinical nursing

· Certification in the area of specialty.

Job Description for a Microbiologist Working In a Burn Unit

Microbiologists in this area are tasked with the responsibility of doing research about micro-organisms with the aim of diagnosing and treating any infection that might occur during the process of treatment of patients who have undergone thermal trauma (Stephens, & Hamblin, 2006). At its core, this position is charged with the responsibility of clinical study of microorganisms that causes infections in patients in the burn unit. These individuals have to monitor and analyze samples using specific computer software and a wide range of identification available to them as well as conducting clinical trials.

Burn unit microbiologists are charged with the following tasks

· Identifying any form of microbe infections

· Testing the virulence of the different microbes

· Using biochemical and molecular structures to determine specific microbes causing an infection

· Collaborating with all the other healthcare professionals in the burn unit

· Recording, analyzing and interpreting data related to their profession

· Undertaking the necessary precautions aimed at stopping the spread of a given infection in the burn unit.

· Carrying out research with the aim of improving patient care in hospital

· Management of the burn unit laboratory

Qualification

To be a microbiologist in the burn center, one must hold a bachelor’s degree in microbiology, biotechnology, biomedical and other sciences. They also must possess some knowledge in medical physics, immunology, chemistry and biochemistry. They also must have knowledge in research work, laboratory work, scientific and analytical techniques.

References

Anjomshoaa, A., Brisard, F., Drescher, M., Fellows, D., Ly, A., McGough, S., & Savva, A. (2005, November). Job submission description language specification, version 1.0. In Open Grid Forum, GFD (Vol. 56).

Iverson, R. D. (1999). An event history analysis of employee turnover: The case of hospital employees in Australia. Human Resource Management Review, 9(4), 397-418.

Raymond, M. R. (2001). Job analysis and the specification of content for licensure and certification examinations. Applied Measurement in Education, 14(4), 369-415.

Stephens, D., & Hamblin, Y. (2006). Employability skills: are UK LIM departments meeting employment needs? The results of a survey of employment agencies identifies gaps in UK LIM curricula in the UK. New Library World, 107(5/6), 218-227.