There are multiple contributing factors to healthcare problems and solutions; some individual, some discipline, and some system based.
Consumers/patients/clients are an integral part of the healthcare system and need to be included in problem identification/resolution and healthcare improvement.
Healthcare is provided by a team effort; in which registered nurses are an integral part.
Each discipline and each person within a healthcare system deserves to be valued, respected and trusted.
Each person, discipline and position within a system brings creativity, knowledge, skills and expertise to enhance patient care and improve work environments.
Each person has a responsibility to contribute to continuous quality improvement both in healthcare for our citizens and in workplace environments.
No one of us as an individual or a group can assume to know what another individual needs or wants.
Opening communication/dialogue/negotiation among people will increase understanding of their expertise, needs and wants.
Diversity of values, life views, perspectives, knowledge, skills, wants and needs enriches healthcare and the opportunity for improving its quality and satisfaction to all participants.
The role of advocacy encompasses diverse approaches that can be utilized to respond to problems that arise in the workplace.