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News and announcements for Nursing Staff at Kenmore Mercy Hospital March/April 2018 Nurses’ Week this year is May 6 through May 12.
Next Up In Our Magnet Journey
The 2018 National Nurses Week Theme is: Nurses Inspire, Innovate and Influence.
It is hard to believe that Kenmore Mercy is already coming up to its first year Magnet® Recognition Anniversary!
At Kenmore Mercy Hospital these actions happen every day throughout the hospital.
Magnet® is a four-year recognition, which means it expires and must be resubmitted for in 2021.
Nurses inspire each other with their kind words of encouragement and when they appreciate each other’s help and care. Inspiration happens when we take the extra effort to ensure when excellence in patient care is achieved.
Each year in April, Kenmore Mercy’s designation month, the hospital is required to submit specific data. For the first year, we had to submit the Demographic Data Collection Tool which takes a look at every registered nurse at Kenmore Mercy, as well as the Ken-Ton Clinic and Pulmonary Rehab.
Patients inspire us when they say thank you or hold your hand in appreciation for the care you provided.
Information submitted includes: degree level, bachelor of nursing rates, nurse certification rates, turnover rate, vacancy rate and length of service for 2017.
Innovation happens when the nurses effect change in their work and look for better and more effective ways to practice in nursing. A few examples are the ABCDE bundles, the MEWS program identifying the patients’ status changes early.
Next year, we have to submit this demographic information as well as our Nurse Sensitive Quality Indicators which include; pressure ulcers, falls with injury, CAUTI, CLABSI, and patient satisfaction data.
Innovation is practiced when palliative care nursing champions identify patients who may need palliative care, and when new methods are initiated to improve safety and reduce risk. Influence occurs when nurses educate patients and families, when nurses precept during orientation and then mentor new nurses. Influence also occurs when nurses speak at conferences or hold educational sessions in the community. And when nurses conduct studies and research that effect nursing practice, they influence. Kudos to all nurses who inspire, innovate and influence. You are the best and you are remarkable. Sincerely, Cheryl
Nurses’ Week/Hospital Week Schedule Monday, May 7 Blessing of the Hands Tuesday, May 8 Tea party with all three shifts Wednesday, May 9 Luncheon (10:45 a.m.- 2:15 p.m., 4:45-7 p.m., and 11 p.m. - 12:30 a.m.) and Nurse of Distinction, Outstanding Staff Nurse and Nurses’ Attendant Presentation (noon) in the Community Room. Thursday, May 10 Lighting of the Magnet sign. Meet at 8:20 p.m. at the south side of hospital at the portico. Friday, May 11 Meet up for group led walk along our designated outdoor path. Meet at the first floor associate entrance at 11 a.m. to walk the 15 minute route Be sure to complete the associate questionnaire to get in for the prize drawing.
Congratulations!
Nurses Published in National Journal
Emily Rotolo, RN, from the Intensive Care Unit, achieved the credential of CCRN (critical care registered nurse). This certification validates that a registered nurse is qualified and competent, as well as, has met the rigorous certification requirements set forth by AACN necessary to achieve board certification status.
Registered nurse Meredith Chamberland, BSN, RN, from the 2 East/2 South Patient Care Unit was recently published in the Journal of Scientific & Technical Research for the quality improvement project her and Kayla Limardi, FNP, RN, performed.
Debbie Green, BSN, RN, nursing supervisor, completed her Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (CMSRN). Certification in the medical-surgical nursing specialty shows that she has taken the extra step to validate her knowledge and skills. Medicalsurgical nurses are the largest group of practicing health care professionals in the acute care setting. Joy McNeil-Ennis, BSN, RN, most recently from the 2 West Patient Care Unit, was promoted to the position of clinical stroke advisor. In her new role, Joy collaborates with the hospital staff and professional associations to facilitate the growth of Kenmore Mercy’s award-winning stroke program.
Emily
Meredith is in the Family Nurse Practitioner program at D’Youville College and her research project included designing and implementing a new fall risk tool. For each documented fall, the patients’ scores for both the Morse Fall Risk Scale and the New Fall Risk Tool were recorded. Through her research, Meredith found the New Fall Risk Tool to be more accurate at determining a high risk patient. Nurses were also surveyed and the results reflected a greater understanding of fall prevention and safety awareness with the new tool in comparison to the Morse Scale.
Debbie
Meredith’s project highlighted the need for a more current, accurate and multidisciplinary fall risk assessment tool to decrease falls on inpatient, medical-surgical units. The full article is available to read in the Nursing Supervisors office. Congratulations Meredith and Kayla on your publication!
Joy
She completed her Bachelor of Nursing at SUNY Buffalo where she is also completing a Master of Science program in Leadership and Health Care Systems. She has been with Kenmore Mercy since 2014 and is an active member of the Palliative Care Committee.
Nine A’s in a Row is No Accident! Safety is Our Top Priority. Kenmore Mercy Hospital is one of the country’s safest hospitals and the only hospital in New York State to achieve nine consecutive “A” ratings for quality and safety from The Leapfrog Group.
Mari Lovullo, RN, completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Excelsior College.
Mari
This award recognizes Kenmore Mercy’s strong team of nurses, doctors, associates and volunteers for their commitment to providing safe and high-quality care.
Thank you for your dedication to those we serve.
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Welcome To Our New Hires From February - April EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION- HAND-OFFS (Policy QPS-015): Appropriate and thorough hand-off communication ensure safe transitions in patient care. Hand-off communication is a Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goal for all hospitals in the United States. The main objective of hand-off communication is to ensure accurate information regarding patient’s treatments, services, current condition, and any recent or anticipated changes in patient condition or care. The nurse is ultimately responsible for the care a patient receives. Providing and receiving accurate face-to-face hand-off report is essential in patient care. This hand-off report can occur shift to shift and unit to unit. The nurse MUST take responsibility for verbalizing patient data and visualizing the patient prior to changing care agents in order to decrease the errors noted during hand-off. Nurses must ensure their patients are prepared for the OR by completing the OR check list. If a patient is being sent to the OR with glasses, dentures, or hearing aids, per patient request, this information must be communicated with OR nurse during handoff report. Hand-offs occur: • Nurse to Nurse at change of shift or when care is assigned to another RN • Change of shift for clinical departments • Transfers between departments
o Transfers between inpatient units and diagnostic imaging
o Transfers between inpatient units and cardiology for stress testing
o Transfers between inpatient units and OR/GI
o Transfers between OR and PACU
o Transfers between PACU and inpatient unit
o Transfer between nursing units
Sarah Ackerman, RN 2 West Katherine Balys, NA Operating Room Kelsey Bohnenkamp, RN 3 East Elizabeth Ellis, NA Medical Rehab Unit Shana Kuppel, RN Medical Rehab Unit Audrey Mannerberg, NA 2 West Julia McCabe, NA 2 West Trisha McCabe, NA 2 East/2 South Sarah Naples, NA 2 West Laura Rokitka, RN 3 East Elizabeth Talarico, RN Emergency Department Rachel Tolbert, RN Emergency Department Jessie Valdez, NA Float
o Transfer between level of care (acute-post acute)
o Reporting of Critical Values/ Critical Tests
o Reporting a change in patient condition
FOLLOW Situation Background Assessment and Recommendations (SBAR) format.
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Hospital Week Schedule
Nurses Take Steps to Educate the Public
Monday, May 7 Blessing of the Hands Bake Sale
March was a very active month for our nurses, who extended their compassionate care to the community through two special education days.
Tuesday, May 8 at 2 p.m. Blessing/Ribbon Cutting for new MRI Suite Thursday, May 10 at 1 p.m. Unveiling of the Healing Garden Memorial Bricks Friday, May 10 at 11 a.m. Join us for a group led walk along our designated outdoor path. Meet at the first floor associate entrance.
May Food Truck Schedule Monday, May 7 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Anderson’s Food Truck *Anderson’s truck will be located outside the first floor associate entrance. Thursday, May 10 from 5 to 8 p.m. Chef’s Food Truck Wednesday, May 16 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Cheesy Chick Wednesday, May 23 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fat Bobs Thursday, May 24 from 5 to 8 p.m. Falafel Bar Wednesday, May 30 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pizza Amore Trucks will be located at the front of the hospital at Elmwood and Westchester, unless otherwise indicated.
Our Pulmonary Rehabilitation nurses celebrated their week, March 11-17, 2018, by hosting an informational table in the hospital’s lobby. They addressed chronic respiratory illnesses and provided screenings. The Endoscopy Department nurses hosted a Gastrointestinal Community Day in recognition of Colon Cancer Awareness Month and Gastrointestinal Nurses and Associates Week in March. Speakers included colorectal surgeons, Dr. Daniel Leberer and Dr. Timothy Adams, who addressed colon cancer and diverticulosis. Registered dietician Theresa Jackson and registered nurses from the Endoscopy Unit were also available to respond to questions. More than 25 individuals attended.
GI registered nurses Dawn Tonolone, Judy Lalime, and Michelle Harris.
Nurse Wins Weight Loss Challenge Congratulations to Linda Butski, MSN, RN, CNOR, surgery manager, who lost 5.62 percent of body weight during the “New Year New You Weight Loss Challenge”. She was one of fourteen participants who completed the sevenweek challenge, which was in its second year. A total of 74 pounds was lost by the collecCongrats to Linda Butski (c), tive group. pictured with Beth Ann Rutter and The “New Year, New You Challenge” is supported by the Wellness Committee at Kenmore Mercy Hospital.
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Pulmonary Rehabilitation registered nurses Karen Hamp, Lisa Finn, and Ann Carroll.
Theresa Jackson.