Sorry this is SO long
but please take the time to read through it because there is a lot of really
great info. J I
am going to be updating the Nursing Excellence Roadmap, as related to the PICU,
as well as the PICU Accomplishments document, and will put those papers in your
mailbox sometime soon (let me know if there is anything you would like to see
included). I am also going to send out an e-mail with the PowerPoint from the
last Nursing Excellence Meeting.
This included information on nursing advancements in the past year as
well as reward and recognition opportunities at MUSC. So here we go…
Important Dates:
7/1- Epic Go-Live
7/8- PICU
Leadership Meeting cancelled for epic roll-out
8/1- Magnet
Document will be submitted
Now- MUSC RN to
BSN Fall Semester Scholarship is accepting applications.
- Remember you must apply to both the school of
nursing and the scholarship separately.
-
I have heard the application does not save as
you are filling it out so make sure you have all information needed handy!
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This is over an $1 million investment MUSC has
set aside for nursing
-
With the new clinical ladder you should be able
to easily use a project from advancing your degree to become and RN III (and
get a pay raise)
Nursing Excellence Accomplishments:
I was so impressed at the last meeting with how far nursing
has come at MUSC recently. Please read through as all of this is good to know
if we are chosen for a site visit by Magnet Surveyors and you might learn
something new!
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Increased nursing participation in committees at
every level giving nursing a voice in hospital wide decisions
o New
CNO Advisory Committee
o New
Nursing Reward and Recognition Committee
§
New DAISY Award Recognition- Now all nominees
receive a pin and letter from our CNO and COO (anyone can nominate a nurse via the intranet so if you catch someone
going above and beyond, like we do every day, please recognize them by
nominating our peers)
§
Revamped Friends of Nursing Gift Fund- donations
made specifically to nursing are going directly back into opportunities for
nurses
o PICU
Leadership Committee
§
Meets the second Tuesday of the Month and all
are welcome.
§
We have almost doubled participation the past
few months.
o Nurse
Alliance
§
Is anyone interested in representing the PICU at
these meetings? There are different sub committees if anyone has a specific
interest.
o There
is now a nurse on the hospital-wide Communications Committee
§
Development of an MUSC app was approved.
§
E-Mail ideas to Amber Patterson. She is a
bedside RN in one of the adult units who wants our input. She said after
attending an information technology conference she has realized the
possibilities are endless. Current ideas include-
bus schedule with gps tracking, education apps for patients and families,
insulin and heparin calculators, cafeteria information, etc. etc.
-
Percentage of nurses who have a BSN at MUSC is
now 62% compared to only 39% statewide.
o The
Institute of Medicine’s recommendation is that 80% of RNs have a BSN by the
year 2020 (?) and have related this to better patient outcomes through evidence
based practice.
o MUSC
now has partnerships with 6 Universities who offer tuition assistance and has
re-started the RN to BSN program at MUSC with 30 full ride scholarships
available
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Changes have been made to help nurses advance
with the new Clinical Ladder
o This
year we have at least three RNs applying for RN III- Sheri, Anna, Kelsey
o Current
RN IIIs include Patricia, Natalie and Erin
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Hospital wide increase in certification by 30%
o We
only have one new certification and lost Jason who has one so this is a very
easy opportunity for us.
o Remember
the hospital will now pay upfront for you to take it meaning no out of pocket
costs anymore and once you pass you receive incentive pay (several 7C RNs
recently passed the CPN and can probably answer questions about payment).
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There is now a Nursing Annual Report and a
Nursing Excellence Website
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Increased MUSC Nursing participation and
recognition at conferences at the local, state, national and international
level
o Example:
Storm Eye RN enrolled in the new Evidence Based Practice class was able to
present findings at local and state level was then invited to present in New
Orleans and now is going to London England.
o Erin
is in the EBP class if anyone has questions
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Using our NDNQI Benchmarks we have initiatives in
place to improve practices (hospital wide)
o CAUTI
o Employee
Satisfaction
o Hand
Hygiene
o Bottoms
Up (Skin Team- reduction in the number of stage II pressure ulcers saving the hospital
millions of dollars)
o Falls
o Why
Not Campaign- to decrease use of restraints
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Increased participation in professional
organizations
o Sign
up to be a member of the AACN if you haven’t already
I apologize again that this is so long but there is so much interesting
information.
If you made it to the bottom of this message- thank you. J
Let me know if you
have questions! –Kelsey strawn@musc.edu
