Transplant Administration

Transplant administration is a very hard area to work as there is a great amount of critical thinking as well as coordinating efforts. When new employees come to work in our department, each person watches transplant rounds as well as transplant teaching. This is a way that the individual can observe how the transplant surgery team functions and can understand the daily transplant rounds report that is emailed by me. The post-transplant teaching which encompasses the immunosuppressant medications, signs, and symptoms of rejection and infection, and follow-up transplant clinic visit lasts for about an hour and a half. The nurse coordinator is observing the close interaction by the transplant surgical team and the minuscule details given to each patient.
Enterkin, Robb, & Mclaren (2013) mentioned in a study that delivering a safe, protected, non-judgemental and impartial area for knowledge has been revealed to have many benefits such as a sense of empowerment and positive thoughts about the facility. I assist in training the new nurse coordinators for taking transplant call after they have been employed for 6 months. As new coordinators begin call, they are …show more content…
The take away points for both of these scenarios is that I try to be open, real, and genuine. After the nurse coordinator has been with the department for 6 months, she has started learning her position. And, the department now throws call into her job mix. Unfortunately, most coordinators become overwhelmed with the process of call. When I see this, I talk to the coordinator about the apprehension. I let them know that they are on-call with great surgeons and that they will almost walk them through all the processes. Again, emphasizing the team effort. I also make sure that they have my phone number and to call me if their partner is