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Commitment! Danielle Liddle, BSN, RN (DNP student) CNRV The Birthplace Reduction in 1st Birth C-Sections Danielle Liddle, a nurse and educator at The Birthplace at CNRVMC, lead a nursing team to help reduce 1st birth c-section rates. Through several nurse-driven interventions, the unit realized a significant reduction in first birth c-sections. Danielle’s project was chosen to present at the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetrics and Neonatal Nurses’ national conference and will be published in the Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing (JOGNN). Excellent Work Danielle!
Courage! Kristy Massey, BSN, RN, CCRN-CSC Unit Director - CRMH CSICU Recognized by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses for “Promoting Excellence at the National Level” (As submitted by Sandy Sayre on the Wow Wall)
Kristy is well known and respected by her colleagues as the Unit Director for the Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit at CRMH. But now the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) has also recognized Kristy’s talent, recruiting her to work on projects that impact the future of critical care nursing related to knowledge base, empowerment, and excellence. The AACN have asked her help with: • Poster Presentation Abstract Reviewer for the 2022 National Teaching Institute (NTI) typically attended by 5,000+ critical care nurses annually. • NTI recorded sessions review panel- live presentations from NTI are recorded and placed on AACN’s CE website. Kristy reviews for continuation or archives. • Cardiac Surgery Certification (CSC) Lead Subject Matter Expert for the newest version of the exam, released in January 2022. Ten question writers submitted questions to Kristy for content review/editing. Kristy reviewed and edited >250 questions for content/current practice for the newest version of the exam in addition to authoring several items. • ECMO micro credential (this is a new exam/micro credential offered through AACN later this year or early 2023). Kristy will serve as subject matter expert. • Beacon Application Reviewer – this is an AACN Award process for critical care units. Kristy will be on a team of application reviewers and will perform the initial application review.
