May/June 2017
The Kenmore Kronicle A Newsletter for the Nursing Staff at Kenmore Mercy Hospital
Kenmore Mercy Hospital staff celebrate after receiving a much anticipated call from the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet Recognition Program.
Magnet Recognition Achieved by Kenmore Mercy’s Nurses Excitement was in the air in April, as the nursing team at Kenmore Mercy anxiously awaited news regarding their work toward Magnet Recognition. On Wednesday, April 26, associates from multiple disciplines gathered to hear the news that Kenmore Mercy Hospital received national recognition for excellence in nursing from the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program®. With this recognition, Kenmore Mercy joins a select Magnet community of only 454 hospitals worldwide. Kenmore Mercy is also the only Magnet-recognized hospital in Western New York.
“This recognition reflects the outstanding care our nurses provide and the quality patient outcomes they help achieve,” noted Cheryl W. Hayes, MS, ANP, NEA-BC, vice president of Patient Care Services. Receiving Magnet recognition is the culmination of Kenmore Mercy’s continued commitment to nursing excellence and reflects the highest standards of nursing professionalism, collaboration and teamwork. Magnet is a four year recognition, which means it expires in April 2021.
“In the interim, we will have to submit specific data to ANCC each year on our designation month, April,” noted Amber Mazurek,
BSN, RN, ONC, patient care services project advisor, who coordinated the Magnet application and documentation.
The information we will be providing is as follows: • Interim Year 1 (April, 2018) - Submit our annual Demographic Data Collection Tool (DDCT). This includes information such as our total nurse FTEs, nurse manager and nurse leader education level, nurse vacancy rate, nurse turnover rate, nurse certification rate, vendor’s used for submitting patient satisfaction data, nurse sensitive clinical indicators and nurse satisfaction for 2017. • Interim Year 2 (April, 2019) - Submit annual DDCT to reflect information from 2018. Submit Interim Monitoring Report, which includes the submission of the most up to date nurse satisfaction data, patient satisfaction data and nurse sensitive clinical indicator data. We will also have an interim call with our Magnet analyst. • Interim Year 3 (April, 2020) - Submit annual DDCT to reflect information for 2019 and submit our application. The application is a simple process to show our intent to continue in our Magnet journey. We only have to provide a few pieces of information, as well as the date we will submit our written document for re-designation. • Interim Year 4 (April, 2021) - Submit annual DDCT to reflect information for 2020 and submit our written documentation for re-designation. If the document is accepted, it will be followed by a three day site visit very similar to our site visit this past February.
Outstanding Nursing Associates Honored
A Note From Cheryl Hayes, Vice President of Patient Care Services Congratulations Kenmore Mercy Hospital and our Magnet nursing staff.
After years of working towards Magnet recognition, we accomplished out goal of obtaining Magnet status and now your exemplary work is nationally recognized. Thank you for all of you dedication and commitment to our patients and nursing practice improving patient outcomes and demonstrating nursing excellence.
Thank you to all of the disciplines who worked beside us on a continuous basis working beside us and whole heartedly supporting us on this Journey. It is time to celebrate and to be proud of the accomplishments you have achieved, remembering this is not the end of our journey as we continue on towards continuing excellence in patient care, Congratulations to all of you.
Wishing you and your families a safe and happy summer, ~ Cheryl
Amber Mazurek, BSN, RN, OCN
Grace Logie, RN
Kenmore Mercy Hospital capped off National Nurses Week by recognizing some of its best nursing staff during a special ceremony held on May 11. Each year, the hospital takes one day to show its thanks to the men and women who specialize in patient care. Many of those staff packed into the hospital’s Community Room for the ceremony.
Amber Mazurek, BSN, RN, OCN, patient care services project advisor, was chosen as the 2017 Nurse of Distinction. Amber has been with Kenmore Mercy since 2011, when she began as a staff nurse on 2 East. She completed an Associate’s degree in Nursing from Trocaire and her Bachelor’s degree in Nursing at Daemen College. Amber leads the nursing research team at Kenmore Mercy, enhancing innovation and the search for new knowledge.
One of Amber’s most significant achievements is the preparation and writing of the documentation submitted to the American Nurses Credentialing Center, that resulted in the hospital’s Magnet Recognition.
Grace Logie, RN, was chosen as the 2017 Outstanding Staff Nurse. Grace has been a nurse at Kenmore Mercy Hospital since 1974. She originally started on a surgical unit, and within a few short months, she moved to the Emergency Department where she was for 20 years. In 1994, Grace joined the Operating Room team where she has remained since. She is a graduate of Edward J. Meyer Hospital School. As a charge nurse in the OR, she continually provides exceptional leadership to the operating room team and reinforces positive nursing care and standards to promote the best patient outcomes for our patients.
Denise Walker, 2 West, was chosen as the 2017 Outstanding Nursing Assistant. Denise has been with Kenmore Mercy Hospital for three years. She is well-liked by her peers and patients. They describe her as compassionate, encouraging, and kind. Congratulations to all of this year’s nursing honorees and thank you for your dedicated service to our patients.
ICU Nurse Presented with DAISY Award
In June, we celebrated our latest DAISY winner, ICU clinical nurse, Bridget Walborn, RN, CCRN.
It was a unanimous vote by the Nursing Shared Governance Committee to recognize Bridget, based on the two letters received by colleagues that highlighted her compassion for her patients.
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Denise Walker
The letters noted the outstanding care she provided to a patient that had passed while under her care. After attempting to contact any family/friends of the patient it was made apparent that there was no one who would mourn her passing. Bridget
stayed by her side in the moments of her passing to let her know that she was not alone and prayed with her and she held her hand.
Other nominees: Samantha Belter - 2 East/2 South Bobby Gross - 3 East Michelle Harris - Endoscopy Jenna Holevinski- 2 East/2 South Kourtney Kijanka - 3 East Jennifer Lee - Emergency Department Kelly Martin - 3 East Rachel Santana - Emergency Department Delores Watkins (NA) - 3 East Ann Uldrich - 2 East/2 South Candice West -Emergency Department
Nurses Make Great Catches Several Great Catches were made by Kenmore Mercy associates this last quarter, making the difference in patients’ lives.
When Therese Hanel, RN from Pre-Admissions, met with her patient for presurgical testing, she discovered that the individual has changed her mind about which of her knees Therese surgery would be on. She Hanel had originally been scheduled for a right knee replacement and had decided to have the left knee done instead. During a planned downtime, Kathleen LangeStevenson, RN, from 2 East/2 South, noticed that the medication time was not printed on the right side on a MARS printout form from Pharmacy. Due to her atten-
Kathleen LangeStevenson
tion to detail, the patient’s evening medication dosage was not missed.
The Great Catch program is a Quality & Patient Safety initiative designed to help Catholic Health catch and avoid situations that have the potential to cause harm to our patients.
Often, a great catch begins with having a questioning attitude and a willingness to speak up when something doesn’t seem quite right or a situation presents itself that has the potential to cause harm to a patient or associate. This is a positive and proactive way to make improvements resulting in a safer work environment for our patients and associates.
Congratulations & Thank You! Lauren Ciarpelli, NA, graduated from D’Youville College with her Bachelors of Science in Nursing.
Nicole Falkner, RN, from 2 East/2 South, completed her doctorate in Nurse Practioner from the University of Buffalo.
Julia Gajewski, RN, BSN, completed the Daemen College Nurse Practioner program. Gita Zhulovchinova, BSN, RN, from 3 East, completed the Family Nurse Practitioner Master’s Program at D’Youville College. Michele Yeates, RN, nurse supervisor, completed her master’s degree in nursing leadership from the University of Buffalo.
The Endoscopy Department hosted a Gastrointestinal Community Day in recognition of Colon Cancer Awareness Month and Gastrointestinal Nurses and Associates Week in March. Speakers included gastroenterologist Dr. Maya Srivastava, and colorectal surgeon Dr. Daniel Leberer. They also offered a raffle and raised $165 for the Helping Hands fund.
Nursing Presents at Research Conference Kenmore Mercy’s nursing team presented five research posters at the 30th Annual Nursing Research & Scholarly Activities Conference in April, held at Classics V.
The night long event, sponsored by the Professional Nurses Association of Western New York and the Nursing Honor Society “Sigma Theta Tau International” (Gamma Kappa, Gamma Theta and Zeta Nu chapters), brought together nursing colleagues from across the Buffalo area to share their contributions. The five Kenmore Mercy research projects included: “The Impact of Gum Chewing on Ileus Rates in Postoperative Hip & Knee Replacements,” presented by Sam Belter, RN, and Vicky McDonald, RN, for Sidney Dirk, RN; “Reducing Medication Outdates,” presented by Debbie Micholas, BSN, RN, OCN, and Sue Wasielewski; “Closing Protocol for Colon Surgery,” presented by Linda Butski, MSN, RN; “Reduction
Registered nurse Victoria McDonald presented about the benefits of gum chewing for patients. of turnaround time for Emergency Department patients requiring CT abdomen/pelvis with oral contrast,” presented by Amanda Kramer, BSN, RN, CEN; and “Kenmore Mercy Hospital Surgical Tray Weight/Associate Injury Reduction Initiative,” presented by Anne Hedges-Creighton, BSN, MS, RN. Anne’s poster received the Professional Nurses Association of WNY Research Day Award.
Have you used Elsevier yet?
Catholic Health has recently invested in the Elsevier program which is a resource for clinical staff to look up how to perform procedures.
It contains written instructions, pictures and videos to assist you in the learning process. All procedures shown under the program are compliant with Catholic Health policy and procedure.
To access Elsevier, simply open up Internet Explorer and scroll down until you see the Elsevier symbol on the left hand side (under Clinical Education). Click on the Elsevier link and go to view skills (top menu), this will take you to the skills library where you can search a wide variety of clinical procedures.
Kenmore Mercy Hospital’s Emergency Department was recognized in May by HEALTHeLINK for being an innovative leader in clinical information exchange in Western New York. It was the first ED in Catholic Health to implement HEALTHeLINK. Congratulations to Kristen Nazaruk, BSN, RN - 2 West; Robert Gross, RN - 3 East; Susan Zeisz, RN - 2 East/2 South; and Mary Jane Lodico, BSN, RN Medical Rehabilitation Unit who completed certification in wound care. Julie Marshall, BSN, RN, CCRN, recently returned to Kenmore Mercy Hospital as a corporate nurse educator. In this role, she develops and disseminates education for nurses. Julie is a graduate of Niagara County Community College. She is currently enrolled in a Masters program for nursing education at Empire State College and will graduate next April.
Julie Marshall
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Nurses’ Week Festivities
Magnet Recognition Celebration
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