As an individual of a group, I have developed and furnished my skills and strengths that help me to work professionally. During the group interactions, my primary roles include, but are not limited to, the task roles and maintenance roles. Usually, a nursing team has its specific tasks that can vary slightly, from a day to day. As soon as the team has identified its primary goals, a number of tasks get assigned to its members. These are the task roles that need to be clearly defined, since the outcome profoundly depends on these roles. The primary task of the nurse is to focus on the needs of patients, excluding the illness itself, or the patient’s condition.
My task roles are about executing of care plans and performing of care procedures and assessments, when required by a physician. The maintenance roles are the ones that, usually, help to strengthen the team. These roles relate directly to the group support. I find that my personal skills can be best associated with the task of encouraging others and responding warmly to their needs. Also, it is worth mentioning that my mediating skills add to harmonization and balance of the group during any emergency situations.
As part of my direct maintenance roles, I assume working in the team of nurses and being the main point of contact for all kinds of patients. Moreover, I tend to fulfill these roles at fullest, by providing a professional continuity of patient care. The nurse cannot succeed without being a good and patient listener, the one who is able to listen empathically to the members of their group.
The roles I assume take much of my energy and all of my time and devotion. However, they cannot be performed without the right balance and harmony present in the group and in the work environment. To find the exact balance, I tend to eliminate all the negative feelings, and I constantly volunteer and offer my help to those who need it most.
References
McGourty, J. & DeMeuse, K.P. (2001). Team Developer: An Assessment and Skill Building
Program. John Wiley & Sons.
Koloroutis, M. (2004). Relationship-Based Care: A Model for Transforming Practice. Minneapolis, MN: Creative Health Care Management.
