Nursing/PCT Updates
StaffingUpdates
The teamhas continual focus around recruitment and retention. We hosted a recruitment event onsite and talked with 40 potential employees. In the upcoming months we have:
21 Contract Labor Employees starting fromNovember into the beginning of January
14 NewGraduate Nurses starting in January
5 NewGraduate Nurses starting in February
12 NewGraduate Nurses hired for Spring
Currently have 3 offers out to potential Nurses and we anticipate a decision soon
Recruitment in Action:
In recent weeks we have had the opportunity to partner with two local school districts: the Kansas City Kansas public school programGear Up and the North Kansas City public school district program Work-Based Learning. Big shout out to our educators and CNCs who assisted to support these programs. Our Gear Up students were able to experience a day in the life of several departments: lab, radiology, respiratory therapy, physical and occupational therapy as well as nursing! They were so eager to learn and many have asked to come back and shadowmore, several others are hoping to gain employment with us!
The connection with the North Kansas City school district is newand we are just entering this collaboration. Last week, we participated in our first event with themby exposing juniors in high school to careers they can explore within healthcare. We were grateful to partner and have a presence with RCONas well! In the first weeks of December we will be supporting their senior students with mock interviews, and will have additional students on site in February for shadowing as we are serving as mentors for some of the students. As you see these students around please welcome them!
In November PCT focused on patient mobility and therapeutic boundaries.
Jenn Krause and Stephanie Lunning with Rehabilitation discussed the importance of the "Everybody Moves Campaign" promoting patient activity and mobility. They demonstrated the slide board technique emphasizing proper chair and board placement and encouraged to call for assistance when necessary.
Amber Claytor-Padilla with RPC discussed therapeutic boundaries prompting us to think about what we don't talk about with patients and ensure we keep the relationship with our patients strictly professional and in the moment. Some key takeaways were: 1:1 therapies should be done with a professional that can continue therapy that will help the patient come to a close on their situation If there is an outside relationship with a patient this should be discussed with a supervisor to ensure professional boundaries
Some techniques to assist in calming a patient are BoxBreathing: in for four, hold for four, out for four. Do four sets and see howthey feel; continue if needed. Or, can breathe in for four, hold for seven, and out for eight. Grounding: ask questions to ground patient or have themfocus on where they are right now. For example, what are your feet touching right now? Is it hard or soft? Does it feel cold or hot? What amIsitting on?, etc.
Yesterday, there was a PCT Appreciation Dinner to celebrate the PCTs and all of their hard work and dedication. More to come in next month's newsletter!
PCTHighlights
SharedGovernanceUpdate
Thank you for those who have signed up for one of the following councils. Latest updates and meeting scheduled outlined below.
Nursing Informatics:
Last Meeting: Thursday, Nov. 17th Patient keeper for ancillary departments
Alert Fatigue (nursing survey to come)
Status Board for ancillary departments.
Revise Activity order
Next Meeting: Thursday, Dec.15th @ 8:00am in 2N Conference Room.
Quality and Safety:
Last Meeting: Monday, Nov. 7th We discussed howto bring on more members of the nursing staff to develop more engagement throughout the hospital. Discussions/Updates:.
Wounds: addressing questions from previous meetings regarding Mepilex dressings, upcoming HealthStream being released, metric data for the year, and plan by Corporate to move back to the Braden Scale in Meditech for Skin Risk Assessments in 2023.
Falls: table tents-working with marketing to make a fewchanges to the mock-up so that we can get them distributed to the floors, posey alarms, patient education for each room, and Thursday Fall Report Out being completed by Managers.
Foley Time-Out Sheets: fully distributed on units, IPis tracking these sheets and will be able to use themwhen a CAUTI EKG machines: newmachines for entire building, lots of education has been offered, and additional education has been added for the next month.
Next Meeting: Monday, Dec. 5th @ 7:30am Clinical Excellence Classroom- B Level
Peer Review:
Next Meeting: Friday, Nov. 29th @ 9:00am
Recognition and Advancement:
Last Meeting: Tuesday, Nov. 11th Measurements were sent to company about BEEand DAISYaward plaque displays for cafeteria. Awaiting quote and approval.
Tentative date in March set for certified nurses breakfast. Awaiting certified nurses list and will work on invites and planning at January meeting.
Working on flyer for certification opportunities and details to display house wide
Discussed Nurses Week planning to start early 2023 Discussed additional recognition opportunities and ideas for housewide and will discuss ideas with senior leaders.
Next Meeting: Tuesday, Jan. 10th @7:30am in 4W Conference Room.
Professional Practice: Last Meeting: Wednesday, Nov. 9th Welcome to our newmember Nicole Moore
Our group is looking for members as well as ideas on a process to revamp moving forward. Some ideas include: BERT team, SBAR handoff between units, transfers between units, etc. Anyone with ideas or wanting to join can email Angela at angela.yates@hcamidwest.com.
Next Meeting: Wednesday, Jan 9th
Steering Committee: Next meeting: Thursday, Dec. 1st @ 7:30am in 2N Administration Conference Room.
CarrieKlebenstone,Directorof Endoscopy/OPPR/InfusionClinic
Since the age of 5, IknewIwanted to be in the healthcare field. Iwould write papers in grade school about being a nurse and howin this role Icould help people. This ambition never changed as Igot older. Caring for others
and seeing the change Icould make in an individual’s life was the reason Ibecame a nurse.
Igraduated fromnursing school and was given the opportunity to begin specializing in medical and surgical patient care here at RMC. Ileft for two years to explore telephonic case management. Iamthankful for that opportunity but quickly learned howmuch Imissed interacting with patients. Ireturned to RMC as an agency float nurse. When Ifinally landed in the endoscopy department, it won me over and Ihave been there ever since. Ireturned to full time status with RMC 19 years ago and never looked back. Within the endoscopy department, OPPR, infusion clinic and many other pop up patient care opportunities, Ihave been blessed to learn fromtop tier providers and work alongside dedicated and passionate healthcare professionals. Ihave had the opportunity to walk in many shoes within my departments (RN, charge nurse, manager and director) and appreciate howopportunities can change to progress and witness that progress change to passion in myself and many of the healthcare professionals Isupport.
Over the years, Ihave been blessed to manage as well as witness and assist in the advancements of healthcare within my two amazing departments. This opportunity to assist in the development of departmental and patient care processes has been exciting. Iam amazed realizing that my staff prep, assist the interventionist, and recover patients undergoing over 35 different procedures which range fromminimally invasive, routine procedures to extremely complex, high acuity procedures. Iamproud of the professionalism of my staff and howthey are able to manage these patients while delivering compassionate, efficient, and effective care.
The most rewarding aspect of my role is the opportunity to interact with my staff and patients each day. Ifind it fulfilling to witness my staff’s success. Ienjoy attempting to preemptively remove barriers that may negatively affect their success while providing themthe resources they need to do their jobs to the best of their abilities.
RMC, not only supports the indigenous population surrounding its facility, it supports its sister hospitals (Overland Park, Menorah, Belton, Lee’s Summit, Centerpoint and Lafayette Regional in Lexington, Missouri). The opportunity to support and provide the care of acutely ill patients within our health systemand witness those patients recover, is a miracle. RMC has also been on the ground floor to many oncology advances, advances in infectious disease care, and part of the frontier of newcardiac, endoscopic, and radiological high acuity procedures. Every day is an exciting day walking through our doors.
I’moriginally fromCarthage, MO and moved to Kansas City with my family when Iwas 12. I attended Rockhurst University and obtained my BSNfromResearch College of Nursing. I married my high school sweetheart Mike, and we just celebrated our 23rd anniversary. My husband is a captain for KCFD. We have two wonderful children, Brandon and Haley. My
Meet Your Leader
daughter is a freshman in college and my son is in fourth year, both at Kansas State University. My family loves to travel and we love sports (baseball is a huge passion). As a family, we started traveling to baseball stadiums and our goal is to visit all 30 stadiums together. We currently have 15 under our belt. The journey to get there and the memories we have made will last a lifetime. We also love the Chiefs and we are big K-State fans. Go Wildcats!
WelcomeReceptionforNewRMC COO
Please join us as we welcome our newChief Operating Officer Jessica Marin to the Research Medical Center family.
Welcome Reception Thursday, December 8th 7:00am- 8:30am RMC Cafeteria
Donuts and coffee will be served.
OctoberThroughputChampions
Each month, we recognize a 2X10 Throughput Champion. This is the teamthat discharges the most patients in the month by 10am. For the month of October, 6Ehad 7 patients out the door by 10amand has won the trophy as well as Jimmy John sandwiches for both shifts. Congratulations and thank you for your hard work!
VNA FundraisingEvent
Thank you to our teammembers who represented Research Medical Center at the Visiting Nurses Association's Mulligans and Margaritas event. This fall fundraising event benefits the VNA's Hospice We Honor Veterans program, and was a great opportunity to support an organization that cares for our patients post discharge.
PieintheFaceforaGoodCause
Thanks to colleagues’ donations during Research Medical Center’s "Pie in the Face" fundraising campaign for the Leukemia &Lymphoma Society’s 2022 Light the Night, Ashley McClellan, RMC CEO, and Dr. Jaswinder Singh, Hematologist Oncologist with Sarah Cannon Cancer Center at RMC, were selected to receive pies to the face for a good cause, which they humbly accepted. We have video to prove it! Thank you to all of our RMC colleagues for their donations. In total, RMC donated $7,756 to Light the Night in 2022.
Additional Updates
Announcements
CNC Monthly Meeting: Wed, Dec 7 from7:30-9:00am: 1 North Conference Room
Nurse Extern Meeting: Monday, Dec 5 from12:00-1:00pm: 1 North Conference Room
PCT Monthly Meeting: Wed, Dec 21 from7:15-8:15am: Auditorium, BLevel
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