In honor of National Case Management Week 2022 (Oct. 9-15), the Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC) is highlighting the great work you passionately do, putting your patients first. To show their gratitude, CCMC is sponsoring a contest for nurse case managers.
4 winners - $200.00 Total Prizes
CCMC will offer $50 VISA e-gift cards to 4 lucky winners
Contest ends October 30, 2022
How to Participate
To participate, answer the following 2 questions (1 or both) for a chance to win a share of $200 in total prizes!
What are some things you do to give yourself time to think and breathe?
What do you think is the most important attribute of today's professional case manager?
Post your answers in the comment section below.
About our sponsor
The Commission for Case Manager Certification is the first and largest nationally accredited case management certification organization, credentialing more than 50,000 professional case managers and disability management specialists.
What do you think is the most important attribute of today’s professional case manager?
Empathy is the most important attribute because all the rest will follow. If you are able to understand and truly relate to the situations our patients face, you will be more willing to go above and beyond to help them. Empathy motivates you to advocate, educate, find the answers/resources, make all the phone calls, take your time, follow-up, and learn more to become the best case manager you can be.
What are some things you do to give yourself time to think and breathe?
I provide myself with opportunities to create change within me. This is very important for me is to model appropriate behaviors and share with others what I have learned to create the change. This provides inspiration to others because of me being authentic at all times. Thinking and breathing allows living your life with balance regardless of the barriers in your life. It allows me to create innovation with implementing ideas that come to life that can be meaningful in my continued growth.
What do you think is the most important attribute of today's professional case manager?
The most important attribute of today’s professional case manager is the focus on effective client engagement. This creates the structure and process of care to yield successful outcomes of care. The role of today's professional case manager plays an integral part of impacting the patient experience and ensuring transition of care.
What are some things you do to give yourself time to think and breathe? I take a break during the workday to get out of the office and walk for about 1/2 hour. On my own time, I also volunteer with kids at my church and for a beagle rescue! These things take my mind off of work and provide a sense of purpose and fulfillment outside of my professional life.
What do you think is the most important attribute of today’sprofessional case manager? Compassion, not only for patients but also for coworkers. Compassion for patients leads to our best efforts to help them. Compassion for coworkers leads to better morale and teamwork and lower attrition.
Specializes in Case Management, Professional Development.
What are some things you do to give yourself time to think and breathe?
Self-care activities! I always make time to do something just for me, such as walking, having lunch with friends, watching my fav shows, or listening to a good audiobook.
What do you think is the most important attribute of today's professional case manager?
The ability to see a patient as a whole person. Many clinicians are laser-focused on managing the patient in whatever setting they care for them in (hospital, clinic, etc.), but case managers have the keen skill of digging deeper to find out the story of what brought them in and what is the environment they are going back to when they leave. Case managers are detectives that put all the pieces of the puzzle together for the best possible outcomes.
Specializes in Case Management/Triage/Ambulatory Care.
1. What are some things you do to give yourself time to think and breathe? Stepping away from the work area or simply going outside
2. What do you think is the most important attribute of today’s professional case manager? Communication; from collaboration with other members of the patient’s care team to building rapport and providing education to the patient, communication is essential for making progress with and advocating for your patient.
1) What are some things you do to give yourself time to think and breathe?
My favorite method is to decompress and treat myself to a healthy daily session of quiet focused thought is WHM (Wim Hof Method) breathing and breath retention.
I also set an hourly timer to perform quick hourly calisthenic exercises (ex: 25 push ups or 10 lunges with each leg).
2) What do you think Is the most important attribute of today’sprofessional case manager?
I think that emotional intelligence is the most important attribute that we case managers possess to most effectively assist our patients through complex problem solving.
The most important attribute as a nurse is to treat our patients holistically. We are not to judge. They are hurting and dealing with many things. We should embrace them as they are like family to us. We treat them with passion. We advocate for their needs. We use critical thinking skills to do our very best. At the end of the day we did our very best and bring hope to our patients. That’s what nursing is about life experiences and faith in our profession. This is the attribute of nursing having faith in our profession and standing proudly for all nurses. We are the beacon of hope.
Mona Fink
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What are some things you do to give yourself time to think and breathe?
I like to walk with my dogs and like to go to the pool and enjoy talking and laughing with friends
What do you think is the most important attribute of today’s professional case manager?
I think the most important job is being a patient advocate -offering resource that are needed