Volume 7 Issue 13 June 29, 2012
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Flowers f or Everyone Y ’ undoubtedly You’ve d b dl seen the h flower badges that many of the faculty, staff and administration sport to display their IDs, and you may have even seen them for sale at PPMC events. But what you may not know is that efforts to make the flowers badges are led by just two PPMC PACU nurses, Andrea Kwon-Murphy and Denise Alabado. Alabado first spotted the flower badges at a Temple fundraiser around Christmas 2010, and volunteered to help sell the badges at Presby. After selling out her supply, Alabado says she continued to get requests for more badges. “People saw their colleagues wearing them and would come to me asking where they could get one. I had so many requests, so I thought it would be a great way to raise a Denise Alabado (left) and Andrea Kwonlittle money and do something for charity if we Murphy (right) proudly sport flower badges to support local charities started making and selling them ourselves,” she says. Knowing that her colleague had some crafting talent, Alabado recruited Kwon-Murphy to help with the project. Now, with help from the PACU staff and other PPMC volunteers who sell the badges at bake sales and other events for just $5 each, the project has so far benefited three local charities. “We pick a local charity, and when we’ve reached our fundraising goal from sales of the flower badges, we either host or attend an event to present our donation,” explains Kwon-Murphy. “We just wanted to do something for charity, and since the badges cost almost no money or time to make, we thought this was a great way to help the community.” Flower badges are made from the caps off medicine bottles, most of which are donated from PPMC’s Pharmacy department. Adding just a little glue and a few pieces of flare, Kwon-Murphy (who leads the crafting efforts) says each badge takes no more than ten minutes to make.
2012 NURSING EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNERS Congratulations to this year’s winners from PPMC! These annual awards recognize nurses for their contributions to quality patient care, their clinical knowledge and professional achievements. Lillian Brunner Clinical Judgment and Decision Making Award - Javena Bowens, RN, Clinical Nurse III, Patient Progression/Bed Manager The Lillian Brunner Clinical Judgment and Decision Making Award is given to nurses who demonstrate the highest quality of patient care and exhibit excellent clinical judgment that is based on critical priorities and evaluating the patient’s response to care. These nurses re-frame clinical situations and actively include other health care team members in the development of an appropriate plan. Rosalyn J. Watts Nurse-Patient/Family Relationship Award – Holly Strine, RN, Clinical Nurse III, Cupp 5 East The Rosalyn J. Watts NursePatient/Family Relationship Award acknowledges nurses who consistently establish therapeutic relationships with patients and their families that are characterized by individualized care. These nurses know their patients in a way that incorporates religious, spiritual, ethnic and cultural beliefs into the delivery of care.
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