Volume 8
Issue 11
May 31, 2013
PRESBYbulletin Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
PPMC Nursing Awards 2013 Delaware Valley Congenital Heart Walk Date: Sunday, June 9th Location: Wilson Farm Park, 500 Lee Road, Chesterbrook, PA 19087
Higghlight Stayiingg Aheaad of thee Curvee From L to R: Dan Drake, CEO LIFE, Jennifer Nelson, Jennifer Baciu, Erin Kuhn, James Ballinghoff, and Kevin Hook
The fifth annual Florence Nightingale Recognition Ceremony, “Crossroads: Changing Times in the Profession of Nursing” took a past, present, and future look at nursing at PPMC. “We are extremely proud of our cadre of nurses,” said Jim Ballinghoff, MSN, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, interim chief nursing officer. “We hold great admiration and appreciation for each of your unique talents, knowledge, compassion, and courage that you so generously share with your patients, colleagues and the community we serve.” Ballinghoff cited the selflessness of PPMC nurses while presenting a $1,000 check on their behalf to Penn School of Nursing’s Living Independently for Elders (LIFE UPenn) program. Dedicated to improving the lives of seniors in West Philadelphia, LIFE UPenn provides all necessary preventive, primary, acute, and long-term health care services to help keep qualified older residents living in their homes and contributing to their communities as long as possible. Laura Solano, MSN, RN, CCRN-CMC, CCNS, clinical nurse specialist at PPMC, discussed the current effort to embrace technology. “Most people know about the traditional skills,” Solano said, “but have no idea that nurses need to program and interpret complex medical equipment and waveforms, and utilize multiple software (continued on back)
Please join Penn and CHOP colleagues at the 2013 Delaware Valley Congenital Heart Walk by registering as a member of our team! It will be a great day as Penn and CHOP faculty and staff join patients, families and colleagues from around the region to raise awareness of congenital heart disease and highlight our commitment to providing life-long care for those affected by congenital heart disease. The Philadelphia Adult Congenital Heart Center has formed a team for this special event - a joint team between both hospitals. See the Presby Bulletin online for more information and a direct link to our team registration g ppage! g 2012 CHOP/Penn Adult Congential Heart Disease Team
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programs while typing at lightning speed and adapting to almost constant change in products and workflow.”
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Solano explained the importance of implementing technology to “create a more efficient and safe healthcare system that allows nurses more time at the bedside.” Kathleen Burke, PhD, RN, CRNP, glimpsed into a future of nursing at PPMC with more inter-professional teams and building on Penn’s top residency program in the nation while encouraging current nurses to earn advanced degrees and embrace lifelong learning through Penn Medicine Academy’s online modules and training programs. The event honored many award winners, including 2012 tri-state Nurse.com regional winners Jim Ballinghoff, for Advancing and Leading the Profession, and Jennifer Nelson BSN, RN, CMSRN, CN III who was named the Winner of the Nightingale of Pennsylvania Volunteerism and Service award. Marjorie Lehigh, BSN, RN, MHA, MHed, nurse manager, was also honored as a 2013 regional finalist for Patient & Staff Management. Daisy Foundation Daisy Award winners Eileen O’Neil, RN, Asha Gonsalves, BSN, RN, CN II, and Robert McCarthy, BSN, RN, CN II were also recognized. For full list of PPMC and UPHS award winners, please see the e-Bulletin.
Thank you, Organ Donor Dashers! Team PENN MEDICINE set high standards this year for recruiting team members and raisingg moneyy for the Gift of Life’s communityy education progr g ams which raise awareness about the critical need for more registered organ and tissue donors. Our goal was to recruit 180 team members and raise at least $5,000. Well, we certainly exceeded our goals with 255 team members who managged to raise $10,170! Once aga g in, Penn Medicine stepped up to the challenge and succeeded! In addition to exceeding our goals, by recruiting the most team members within a specified timeframe, we also won both of the port-a-potty contests! Penn Medicine team members were pampered with their ownn lo ow love vely lyy por ortt aa po p tt ttie iess an andd te tent ntss fo forr sh shel elte ter.r. Team Penn Medicine at the Organ Donor Dash
To see pictures of our team members and volunteers, log onto the NEW W Facebook page off thhe Penn Transpllant Institute i ( (https://www.facebook.com/ Penn Pe nnTr Tran ansp spla lant nt)t). All tea eam m photos are posted there for your enjjoymentt. Thank you and congratulations to everyone who participated in this life-saving event. We hope you will join us again next year!
LLaura Solano (background, left) and Jim Kurtz (right) teach local residents the importance of CPR training with hands-on instruction
Following last year’s successful participation in the annual Philadelphia Science Festival, volunteers from PPMC once again attended this year’s Science Day in Clark Park to lead hands-on CPR demonstrations and instruction. On Saturday, April 27, attendees gathered in West Philadelphia’s Clark Park to meet local scientists and science students and participate in activities that encourage the discovery of science in one’s own backyard. Science came to life with more than 20 interactive, hands-on activities, including PPMC’s CPR demonstration and instruction and the Center for Brain Injury and Repair’s exhibit on keeping your brain safe from concussions. Presby volunteers spent the afternoon teaching local families the mechanics of CPR to promote circulation and oxygenation in the event of cardiac arrest. Thank you to all our PPMC volunteers who dedicated their time and effort to helping educate our community. For more photos from the day, please see the e-Bulletin.
Rebecca Farrell BSN, RN, CCTN Team Captain Contact Us: Katie Delach | katie.delach@uphs.upenn.edu | http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/presbybulletin/