Cheryl Patton

Eastern University · Business and Leadership

Rapp, Devin. (2022). Burnout and boundaries: Ethical considerations for essential workers during crises. In E. Egel & C. Patton (Eds.), The COVID-19 pandemic collection: Ethical challenges and considerations (pp. 227-243). Ethics International Press.

After this period of living with COVID-19, we have reached the point where we can start evaluating its management. This edited collection focuses on the exploration of the ethical implications of the management of the COVID-19 pandemic. It looks into how the decisions on lockdowns, vaccination, masks and QR codes have impacted our lives, our societ...

The COVID-19 Pandemic will likely be seen as having had a profound effect on how we live and work, as well its economic and health repercussions. But it also brought ethical issues and challenges into focus, from ‘Fake News’ to issues of individual freedom. The COVID-19 Pandemic: Ethical Challenges and Considerations addresses issues including the...

Background The COVID-19 pandemic overwhelmed the New York City area upon its arrival in the United States. Hospitals were unprepared to handle the influx of patients. Methods This study explored nurse/nurse practitioner experiences when caring for COVID-19 patients in New York metropolitan hospitals, concentrating on physical well-being. Data coll...

Patton, C. M. (2020). Caring for COVID-19 patients: Nurses’ mental and emotional impact and management . The Internet Journal of Healthcare Administration. 12(1). The purpose of this qualitative study is to examine frontline healthcare nursing personnel’s lived experiences of caring for patients with COVID-19 in greater New York City metropolita...

Purpose The purpose of this study is to describe and interpret the interpersonal and intragroup conflict experiences of staff-level employees and leaders in the medical imaging technology field, working in US tertiary care centers to extract mitigation and management strategies. Design/methodology/approach A total of 13 medical imaging technologis...

Phenomenological research is increasing in popularity in nursing research for good reason. The qualitative research method allows an in-depth exploration of patient lived experience. This knowledge has the potential to enhance quality of holistic patient care. To undertake this method of inquiry, however, it is imperative that holistic nurse resear...

Organizational design enhances a company’s business strategy by configuring and re-configuring organizations through the alignment of processes, rewards, policies, structures, and practices. When the organizational design process takes place, the multiple changes involved have the potential to spur conflict that can adversely affect employees a...

https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/jacl/vol11/iss1/23/ Patton, Cheryl (2017) "What Made Nehemiah an Effective Leader?," Journal of Applied Christian Leadership: Vol. 11: No. 1, 8-14. Nehemiah, whose role changed from that of royal cupbearer to governor of Judah, utilized multiple leadership strategies in accomplishing his goal of rebuilding the...

Workplace conflict is increasing in the US. Hospitals are prone to conflict as they are stressful, complex workplaces with numerous stakeholders, many of whom expect healthcare workers to increase quality while decreasing costs. Mitigation of employee conflict in healthcare organizations is necessary, as prolonged conflict can lead to patient harm....

The purpose of this interpretive phenomenological study is to describe and interpret the lived experiences of medical imaging technologists with staff-related, intragroup or interpersonal workplace conflict in U.S. tertiary care centers, focusing on the antecedents, impact, and the technologists’ and their leaders’ management of the conflict. The s...

This critical analysis examines the human resource (HR) policy of no-nicotine hiring at a healthcare organization in the United States. The paper begins with a history of tobacco use and the smoking trends in the U.S. The social acceptance of tobacco use declined once the harmful effects of the product were scientifically proven. The paper discusse...

The incidence of maternal mortality rates (MMRs) is grossly higher in developing countries than in wealthier regions. Multiple factors are involved in the MMR. Much of the attention to lower deaths was given to biomedical causes. However, socioeconomic, healthcare availability, and cultural issues often impede a woman's chance of healthy maternal o...

Asoka, the third Emperor of the Indian Mauryan Dynasty, was once a violent, acquisitive ruler. After spearheading an exceptionally bloody battle, he experienced a tremendous transformation. Leaving his brutal past behind him, Asoka reverted to a life of compassion and peace. As he promoted Buddhist principles, his own transformation led to the tran...

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Direct patient contact health care employees such as physicians, nurses, and technologists work in complex, stressful environments that are prone to conflict. Though some of this conflict may result in positive outcomes, much will have the opposite effect. Dysfunctional conflict has the potential to negatively affect the health care workplace on a...