CASE STUDY

One Year Until Retirement

Case Study Summary of Major Concerns Theory and Resources Used References
The Neuman Systems Model is identified as a unique holistic
Jerry Quinn has been employed as a Emotional stress Alligood, M. (2014). Nursing Theorist: And
approach open-system based perspective where there is a
laboratory technician at a small municipal Psychological stress their work (8th ed.). St Louis, MO: Elsevier.
continuous flow of input and processes, output, and feedback. Stress
hospital for 29 years. The hospital is covered Fear of losing lifelong career Falllon, L. F., & McConnell, C. R. (2014).
and reaction to stress are basic components of this open-system.
by the city’s civil service commission. For Anxious about how to move forward Human resource management in
efficiency purposes, the administrators at healthcare: Principles and practice (2nd ed.).
Betty Neuman Systems Model
Worried about what to do at this point in his life.
the facility recently decided to contract with Anxious about the possibility of not being able to retire within one year Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning
a local company to provide all laboratory Stressors might cause physical manifestation. Hill Rice, V. (2012). Handbook of stress,
services to the hospital. As a result, the Possible financial consequences coping, and health: Implication for research,
hospital is abolishing all laboratory theory, and practice (2nd ed.). Thousand
technician jobs, and Jerry is being laid off. Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Inc.
Jerry is very upset because he needs only
Responses to Case Study Questions
Petiprin, A. (2016). Nursing Theory: Ida Jean
one more year to retire, and except for a Orlando-Nursing Theorist. Retrieved from
few clerical vacancies at the hospital, there 1) What is Jerry to do at this point in his life?
http://www.nursing-theory.org
really aren't any jobs available in the 2) What are Jerry’s career options?
Papathangaslou, I. V., Tsaras, K.,
community. What is Jerry to do at this point Neroliatsiou, A., & Aikaterini, R. (2015).
in his life? What are Jerry’s career options? Jerry Quinn should consider applying for one of the clerical positions
Stress: Concepts, theoretical models and
available at his hospital. Although this with probably lower his pay
nursing interventions. American Journal of
grade and status it would allow him to remain with the hospital and
Nursing Science, 4(2), 45-50
acquire the one year needed for his retirement.. He could also consider
Luo, M. (2010). At closing plant: Ordeal
working part-time or performing some consulting work whether in his
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desired field or another area of interest. Mr. Quinn should also be
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careful to address the emotional and psychological stressors caused by
this layoff or he might present with clinical manifestation of varying
degree. If Mr. Quinn do decide to leave the organization he should
Job-loss Grief Illustrated with Kubler-Ross Stages of Grief
maintain a professional network with his colleagues as he could always
Stage one: Denial “this cannot be happening to me”.
return in a new position and if he does so in the period of time as set
Stage two: Anger stemming from the realization of the impending job-
forth by civil service laws he could keep all his years of civil service.
loss
Overview of the Case Study Stage three: Bargaining asking God to intervene
The Civil Service System
Administrators at a small municipal hospital The Stress Cycle Stage four: Depression sets in as the reality of the loss is inevitable
made the decision to contact out the Stage five: Acceptance this phase dictates outcome. If Mr. Quinn is
laboratory services of the hospital to a local Stress is abiquitious. It can be both negative and positive. Stress is as a successful in this stage he could have learned to mange his stress and
vender. The private company will now result of both inside and outside body factors. The best approach to move beyond the layoff
perform municipal functions assuming understand the stress cycle is from a holistic approach (mind, body and
financial, technical and operational risk for environment.
the lab department. The vendor will receive
compensation from the municipality at an
agreed rate. The hospital is cutting all the
related jobs from that department. Jerry
Quinn is one of the hospital’s veteran
laboratory technician who has spent 29
years in this position. As a dedicated civil
servant Mr. Quinn is upset regarding the Civil Service Hierarchy
decision being made for multiple reasons.
He is conflicted about the future, he is
worried about his career options, he is
anxious that there is only clerical positions
available within the hospital, and the non
existence of any job prospect in the
community.

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Stages of Grief