The knowledge and skills of a health care worker will contribute to providing a positive experience in many ways. For example a gynaecologist will have knowledge on the causes of sexual transmitted infections and diseases. This will help their patients as they then can share their knowledge on what will happen if they get these conditions and how to prevent certain types of sexually transmitted diseases.
Qualifications
To be able to become a full fledge neonatal nurse and gynaecologist
Numerous amounts of qualifications are required before being taken on both jobs. These include qualifications such as:-
GCSE’s
A Levels
BTEC's
BTEC Diploma’s
Degrees
Registrations
GCSE's
GCSE’s are not normally a requirement that an employee will look at when applying for the job of both gynaecologist ad neonatal nurse as they will usually look at the higher qualification that the individual has acquired during college and university. But to be able to progress onto higher studies GCSE’s are required to progress onto to BTEC courses and a levels. Usually five GCSE’s at C grade and above are the minimum as the requirement to go onto health related studies, with English and maths being a compulsory qualification and a science subject being preferable.
A levels
A levels and appropriate BTEC’s are then required to be able to progress onto studying degrees at university in subject that relate to gynaecology practices and neonatal practices
A neonatal nurse will have to have a levels at minimum grades of B,C,C witch can be in any area of course but usually would have took them in course related to nursing such as sciences, chemistry, health and social care an much more. Also they could also obtain a BTEC but being able to progress onto a degree will have to be more related to nursing studies. For example a BTEC in health and social care with health studies being the focus of their studies.
A gynaecologist will have a minimum grade of a levels at A,A,B as their area requires them to have train to become a registered doctor to begin with. These will include A levels in subjects such as, science, chemistry, biology, health and social care and other health related a levels
Degrees
Receiving a degree is on of the first step to becoming a neonatal nurse. Attaining a general nursing degree from an accredited program is a necessity. This degree is usually a three year certification program which then an individual will receive a bachelor’s degree in nursing practitioner. Once this degree is obtained, then it is possible to work in many nursing positions.
Attaining a degree in nursing from a four year school would be the next step. The necessary degree for neonatal nurses is the Bachelor of Science in nursing.
A gynecologist will first need to obtain a doctors/physician degree to be able to progress onto a gynecology training program involves two to four years of advanced medical training in the standard concepts and practices associated with gynecology.
Certificates
As a neonatal nurse will require that you first attain certain certifications that are required. Usually at least one of the following is required: Neonatal Resuscitation Provider certification, Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing certification, or Neonatal Nurse Practitioner certification. Many nurses in the neonatal unit have two or more of these certifications
Once physicians complete their gynecology residency they are eligible for certification by the ACOG. Residents must pass a rigorous set of exams administered by the ACOG in order to become board certified. Examination content consists of questions about obstetrics, gynecology, and preventative and primary care, as well as questions about genetics, immunology, and pharmacology.
Qualifications of health care workers contribute to the patients having a positive experience as this show they are able to perform the tasks they are doing as they have the appropriate qualifications that give them the right to do so. Therefore this give the patient a sense of professional behaviour from the health care work and having the qualifications ensures the patients that they are in the best care that can provide for their needs in every way.
Interpersonal skills
interpersonal skills are required for a neonatal nurse as they are working with people such as families which will require them to communicate with them show in compassion along side with detailed explanations as they may need to inform the families of important and sensitive conditions of the baby in care.
A gynaecologist will need interpersonal skills as they will also be working and communicating with people. Compassion towards patients when informing them of sensitive information is needed using the correct forms and styles of language. Also being able to deal with complaints and concerns using interpersonal skills is also essential as this will calm, and solve problems amongst patients.
interpersonal skills creates a positive experience for a patient as for example if a patient looking to see a gynaecologist ha been waiting for a long time they might come across as agree and aggravated. Therefore if the gynaecologist shows good interpersonal skills they will be able to calm the situation down, apologize with for the inconvenience and continue to adhere to the patients needs.
Initiative
Acting with initiative is a crucial requirement in both fields of neonatal nursing and Gynaecologist. This is because working to the best interests of the patients care is important so making on the spot decisions could have a positive effect to the patient’s life instead of having a lack of confidence and constantly relying on others to assist you; witch could hinder the health of a patient’s life. For example a Gynaecologist will act on their initiative when choosing the best treatment for their patients. Also a neonatal nurse will use their initiative when it comes to acting on a baby’s change of status.
This will give a positive experience for a patient as they will fell their needs is being attended to as quick and productive as possible. For example is a neonatal nurse acts quick with treating a baby as they used their initiative in diagnosing them by the signs and symptoms they were developing it could not only reduce further complication but can also save their life in more critical conditions.
Empathy with others
During their service, the neonatal nurses come in contact with the parents of the newborns and should be able to provide them with emotional support, especially at times when the need arises for surgeries. Informing the parents about their child's health complications and assuring them of better results can be included in the neonatal nurse job description too.
A gynaecologist will also have to be able to show empathy towards their patients as they can come across sensitive areas such as informing their patients of critical conditions they might have discovered like cancer or sexual transmitted diseases. Due to this they will need to show their patient emotional support and be able to provide them with appropriate advice.
Being able to show empathy towards others will give the patient a better experience as this shows that a health care worker is able to listen to their patients and is aware of their feelings. This enables a platform for effective understanding communication and positive relationship between the health care worker and the patient which then brings a scene of trust. For example a gynaecologist will show empathy with patients that has just been diagnosed with cervical cancer. If they can communicate with the patients with empathy then they will be able to establish the state the person is and any further help they might need such as counsellors.
Anti-discrimination approach
This is a standard but important requirement Neonatal nurses and gynaecologist will have to have. Gynaecologist will need this approach as they will treat wide variety of patients that will have different reasons for needing their health care service that they might not agree too. For example a patient suffering with a sexually transmitted disease because of no protection during sexual intercourse. All they might not value their behaviours a gynaecologist will have to treat this patient the same way as they would treat another patient with empathy and care to their best standards.
A neonatal nurse will also need have an anti harassment approach as they two will come across all walk of people with different values, cultures and beliefs. For example they may come across mothers that have been consuming alcohol during their pregnancy and due to this there baby has had complication. In this situation they will still have to treat the baby as equal to all other babies and still b able to show the mother support.
Having an anti discriminatory approach will provide a positive experience for a patient as they will feel they are being treated equal to everyone else and not judged by their individuality and ill treated. Therefore they will trust the care they are in knowing that the care worker is doing everything they can to provide a caring service.
Ability to work with others
as a neonatal nurse will be apart of a team that work alongside the infantry sector having the ability to work with others will also be an requirement to be successful and fulfil the needs of patients. This includes working in a professional manner towards staff even if they do no get along with the person or persons they are working with
Also a gynaecologist will also have to have this quality as they will also be working as part of a team and with other specialist health care workers when referring their patients.
This will provide a positive experience for the patient as if health care worker did not act professional and be able to work with other it could have a potential risk on the patient’s health. For example if a neonatal nurse was not able to work with others such a other nurses on their ward then miss communication could lead to the patients needs no being adhered. So being able to work with other prevent patient from being ill treated and there care being at the focus of the health care worker.
Reliability
A neonatal nurse will have to be reliable in many ways. This includes being reliable to work under unpredictable hours, be able to carry out appointed tasks when asked and also establishing when they cannot perform a certain task. Another aspect they will be reliable for is trust within the work place and patients when dealing with data and confidentiality. They are also reliable for the care and special needs of their patients
A gynaecologist will be reliable also with working hours and commitment to their job. Nit only will they be reliable for patients care and confidants they will also be reliable for holding important information they will be needed for use of other doctors. They are also reliable for the care of their patients, special needs and also informing them of any important information.
Being reliable give the patient a positive experience when I a health care workers care as they can rely on them to give them the best and appropriate care to enhance their recovery rate and also build a trust relationship between them. For example if a gynaecologist shows reliability to their patient that is suffering from an infection the patient will be relying on them to give them the best and appropriate treatments for their recovery and pain relief.
