Champions of Excellence- Nursing Communication

June 2022- Excellence in Action Newsletter

CHAMPIONS OF EXCELLENCE Brought to you by the EH Nursing Excellence Team

JUNE Excellence in Action Award WINNERS Diane Heining, RN Latrobe Hospital 5th floor

Safety in Nursing

CONGRATULATIONS TO DIANE AND ALL NOMINEES Your work to keep patients safe is greatly appreciated!

Coming in July...

JULY Excellence in Action Awards—Nominations due 6/25/22 Submit EXCELLENCE IN ACTION AWARD nomination forms and CARING CORNER stories to: NursingExcellence@excelahealth.org

CLICK HERE to nominate a colleague for an Excellence in Action Award Nominate a colleague for a July award…

Clinical Excellence Award Selection Criteria:

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A nurse with valued knowledge and expertise who leads by example and acts as a clinical resource for colleagues

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Please include specific examples

Dynamic Leader Award Selection Criteria: 

Nurse leader (Supervisor/Manager/Director/etc.) who inspires the team to successfully move toward where they need to be, even if it is not necessarily where they want to be

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How does this person advocate for resources, address concerns, support the team and remain visible and approachable?

June 2022- Excellence in Action Newsletter

CHAMPIONS OF EXCELLENCE Brought to you by the EH Nursing Excellence Team (formerly Magnet Maestros)

THE CARING CORNER — Spotlighting great work by EH staff or teams, including demonstrations of thoughtfulness, compassion, kindness, generosity, understanding, or courtesy in any scenario.

Equipment Safety...Success is in the Details Meet Robin Palmer Augustine. Robin works in the ED at LH and according to her colleagues, she takes pride in assuring that supplies and equipment are ordered as needed, come in as ordered, and are stored in the right spot. Robin also makes it her mission to assure that equipment in the department is up to date and in good working order. Upon discovering that a slit lamp (pictured) was out of date, she worked with the team to find a suitable replacement, assured that the department physicians approved it, ordered it and coordinated a training in-service for the physicians prior to the new lamp being put into service.

Robin is a wonderful example of a team member who is empowered and determined to make a positive difference. “Robin is absolutely amazing and keeps us in order. We would be lost without her.” Vicki Jellison, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Clinical Director, LH ED.

EH Staff Volunteer to Help Kindergarten Field Trip Come to Life Kindergartners from Greater Latrobe and the Valley School of Ligonier descended on the K.L.B.E Air Museum located at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe for a community outreach field trip and EH teams were on hand to make sure they enjoyed every minute. Volunteers from EH included Dr. Christina Armanious, Internist; Kelly Bedner, System ED Nurse Educator; Dr. Jim Breisinger, Hospitalist; Susan Campbell, Clinical Director, WH ED; Jeff Oliver, Supervisor, Care Support; Dr. John Peoples, Emergency Medicine; Glenn Repko, Clinical Director , SST/Care Support; and Mollie Repko, Clinical Nurse, Laurel Surgical Center.

“The goal of this project,” said Marian Ferlin, Latrobe Kindergarten teacher, “is to build relationships, spike interest in the community service fields as well as aviation, while alleviating fear of situations that could include First Responders.”

Children rotated through stations learning about several vintage aircraft . They spent time with 911 and Mutual Aid teams learning when and how to call 911 in an emergency and spoke with EMTs and paramedics inside an ambulance while trying out stretchers and sirens. They met with fire fighters and police, including K-9 officer Zeus.

The kids spent time with the EH team, who provided hands-on opportunities to explore the components of blood, healthy hand washing using black light to detect germs, models of both a healthy heart and an eye , and used a stethoscope to listen to each other's hearts. They investigated a full size skeleton and learned how to bandage and splint body extremities on both each other and a life size mannequin.

Kelly Bedner praised the project and the opportunity. “It was great. The kids really had a good time and so did we.”

Please forward your stories for the CARING CORNER to: NursingExcellence@excelahealth.org ALL GREAT WORK DESERVES TO BE RECOGNIZED

“Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world. For that’s all who ever have. “ Margaret Mead