Research Medical Center Nursing Newsletter: October 2022

Hello! From the CNO

It is that time of year in which we are about to dive into the holiday season (Ilove this time of year!). The next time we connect, Thanksgiving will have already passed so Iwant to request that you take time this season to enjoy your loved ones, those that fill you with joy, and those that remind you of the blessings in life. Ihave several things Iwant to share with you this month.

First and foremost, THANK YOU! We had 71% of our staff participate in our biannual Vital Voices survey. Overall, RMC saw a 2-point increase in overall employee engagement and nursing specifically saw a 5-point increase! Right now, we are reading through the 2,800+ comments and reviewing them by department. While we are excited to see our overall engagement increase, we know that we still have work to do and will not take our foot off the gas! Look for planning meetings to be scheduled soon in your department for unit level results and action planning.

I am also very excited to announce a new role that we will begin here at RMC. As we recognize the challenges of staffing and providing support for our newer colleagues, we have posted a new position “Resource RN.” This position is intended to be a specific support to our colleagues who may be out of orientation, but are experiencing something new or something they may not have had a lot of exposure to and don’t feel comfortable doing alone. That could range from administering a new medication, hanging blood, doing a bedside procedure, and a litany of so many other things! We are looking for experienced nurses who love to teach, and have a passion for making our new hires successful at RMC!We were all new once, and each of us are successful because of those that supported us! I look forward to filling these positions as soon as possible.

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Finally, as we discussed in May around Nurses Week, this is your time to have a voice to lead! All Shared Governance Councils are underway and we are looking for additional frontline team members to be a part of these councils. Below you will see the dates and times on all meetings going forward. Please reach out to the chair or just show up, we are excited to welcome you to the team! Several discussions are underway in some of our councils and I don’t want you to miss out! If you have any questions, please connect with your leader or me. We look forward to having your representation!

Thank you, Julie Filbeck Chief Nursing Officer, RMC

Stroll With Your Nursing 'O': Emily Revenaugh, Oncology

RMC CNO Julie Filbeck takes a stroll with Emily Revenaugh. Emily works as an outpatient oncology nurse with Sarah Cannon Cancer Center at Research Medical Center. Join Julie as she talks with Emily for this month's "Stroll with Your Nursing 'O'". Enjoy!

View video by clicking here!

Nursing/PCT Updates

StaffingUpdates

Interested in extra shifts this holiday season? Colleagues receive the first opportunity to work a 4th shift and earn extra cash through the newholiday incentive shift program. We knowstaffing can be difficult over the holidays with so many competing priorities! So, we are excited to announce this newprogramto assist with staffing and your wallet during holiday shopping season! Don’t miss the deadline to sign up by November 12th.

PCTHighlights

In October PCT focused on Quality and Safety.

Dyamond Kendrick fromInfection Control reviewed proper glove usage, when not to use gloves, as well as proper hand hygiene and gloves. Dyamond emphasized that every change in care, gets a newpair of gloves.

We were joined by RMC Security and members of our Active Shooter Committee to discuss active shooter preparedness. We learned what to look for in our work areas and discussed various scenarios as well as the Run, Hide, and Fight methods.

Amber Claytor-Padilla fromResearch Psychiatric Center walked through managing violent patients while giving a great piece of advice - "We only get to control the way that we react, not howwe feel." She reviewed the importance of keeping ourselves safe and knowing what is in our scope of control and ways that we might be able to de-escalate a situation or recognize when the right thing to do is remove ourselves fromthe situation.

Nursing Informatics:

We have updated the Nursing Status Board in Meditech.

Implemented Patient Keep Link & Launch in iMobile.

We are in the process of reviewing call light/alarmfatigue, surgical symphony boards, tele-robots, tube system, orders, and more.

Next Meeting: Thursday, Nov. 17th @ 8am in 2 North

Quality and Safety:

Last Meeting: Monday, Oct 3rd

We have had an increase in wounds over the previous quarter.

Trauma Services has helped put education boards on units that address skin care when patients have medical devices (IE. oxygen tubing, knee immobilizer’s, c-collars, etc).

Bladder Management protocol is changing, information going out to leadership at No Harmon 10/25/2022. Discussed different ways to place education for patient and visitors regarding fall prevention interventions.

Hand hygiene discussed with ideas to put the education in widespread areas such as TVmonitors in cafeteria, using table tents in patient rooms, small packet of wipes upon admission.

Next Meeting: Monday, Nov 7th @ 7:30am

Clinical Excellence Classroom- B Level

PeerReview:

There is an increase in orders being cancelled by nurses, but no notes indicating why - looking and evaluating procedural area order sets to implement standardization.

Next Meeting: Friday, Nov. 11th @ 9:00am

Recognition and Advancement:

Last Meeting: Tuesday, Oct. 11th

We talked about ways to increase our attendance. Iamgoing to work on another flyer for the next meeting. We will include a call in number for the next meeting and some fun things we will work on as a group.

We talked about Nurses week and Certified Nurses Breakfast for 2023. Michaela is going to work on getting a date on the calendar in March for a certified nurses breakfast.

We also talked about recognition ideas and a way to publicly display our Daisy Award winners. We are looking at options. We would like to take over daisy and bee award nominations in January of 2023.

Next Meeting: Friday, Nov. 11th

Professional Practice: Come out for a breakfast and learn about our Council. RSVPto Angela Yates.

We are set out to implement and maintain the highest standards of clinical nursing practice providing excellence in nursing care. Our goal is to work on any practice issues, policies, procedures and employee satisfaction. Please join us, learn more and help make RMC even greater!

Next Meeting: Wednesday, Nov. 9th from 7:30am-9:00am

Steering Committee:

Next meeting: first Thursday of each month from 7:30am-8:30am

Erin Reed, Oncology

I originally went to college to become a high school teacher because I love learning and I love helping people learn. But I was also fascinated by science and in awe of the work of healthcare providers in hospitals. Fortunately, I had two uncles who chose nursing as their second careers who encouraged me to become a nurse so I changed my major to nursing my junior year of college. I have never regretted that decision! Nursing has brought many excellent opportunities for personal and professional growth, and more importantly, so many wonderful people into my life.

Over the past 21 years, I have worked my way from being a CNA, to a LPN, an ADN-RN, a BSN, and a MSN (Executive Practice and Healthcare Leadership from Research College of Nursing in 2018). When I started as a new grad RN in 2003 on an inpatient oncology unit in Denver, I had no idea how much I would come to love caring for cancer patients. Even though my love for oncology was strong, I had other interests I wanted to develop. I spent time as a clinical analyst in an IT department and as a hospital-based educator for several years. I’ve been a leader in the Sarah Cannon Cancer Center at RMC since 2017. I’m happy my path finally brought me back to my oncology roots. Throughout my nursing journey, there have been pivotal moments when someone who believed in me encouraged me to take steps that lead to my next opportunity. In each role, I’ve learned valuable lessons and gained expertise that has helped me be more successful in my next role. One of the things I love about nursing is how the possibilities are nearly limitless as long as you are committed to working hard and being a lifelong learner.

People are what I love most about my job - our patients, my RMC oncology team and the Sarah Cannon network, as well as colleagues throughout RMC. What I enjoy most about being a leader is investing time in building relationships and developing people, finding creative solutions to improve processes/systems, and collaborating with colleagues across the HCA network and the broader healthcare community. The work we do is hard! I want to help people feel valued, be inspired to keep striving, and find ways to thrive despite the challenges we face.

It’s difficult to articulate exactly what makes RMC such a unique, special place, but I do know we have some of the most exceptional people who do extraordinary things for patients and for each other – every day

I’m originally from Chicago, but I’ve also lived in Nebraska and Colorado. I moved to KC in 2007. Although Chicago will always be “home,” Kansas City feels like home. I’m excited about all of the development currently in progress and planned for the future. I would like to get more involved in our community and support initiatives to make KC an even better place to live – for everyone.

I didn’t think I would ever get re-married, but I met Nick Reed by chance in July 2018 while out with friends in the KC Crossroads district. We started talking that night and have been together ever since. We got married in May 2021. We live in the River Market and love the downtown life! We also love adventures - traveling, kayaking, skiing, hiking, sporting events (especially KC Current women’s soccer). I have a 28-year old daughter Aspen who recently moved from KC to Los Angeles, CA. My parents and oldest sister live in Chicago. My younger sister lives part of the year in Geneva, Switzerland and part of the year in Philadelphia, PA. Nick’s family lives in St. Louis. We don’t get to spend much time with our families so our friends are very much our family – including my RMC work family.

Colleague Recognition

DAISY AwardWinner:LisaBales,RN

Congratulations to Lisa Bales, RNin our Inpatient Oncology Unit, on receiving the DAISYAward. Lisa was nominated by a patient for showing compassion and emotional support through a difficult time.

"She made me feel like Icould tell her anything! She could tell that Iwas distressed and she offered to sit with me. She sat down and just started talking to me like Iwas a sister. I want this hospital to knowhowspecial Lisa is and to know that if Idon’t make it longer in the world, she made a difference for me in my moments of grief and sadness. I want her to knowhowshe put my worry to rest" Send kudos to Lisa.

BEE AwardWinner:KimberlyPeterson

Congratulations to our October BEEAward recipient, Kimberly Peterson! Kimwas nominated by a colleague who said, "she is such a vital part of my work day and is always quick to jump in if she sees something she can assist with! She turns over rooms so quickly for us and is always kind to patients. She even found and cleaned a fan for a patient who was hot after she delivered her baby. We didn’t even ask her for it, she just overheard a conversation we were having about not having any available. Iknowwhen Isee Kimcoming down the hall on my shift its gonna be a great day and patients will be cared for with lovely cleaned rooms. Great work!" Send kudos to Kimberly.

EmployeeoftheMonth:EmilyPetree,CNC

Congratulations are in order for Emily Petree, CNC in our 4 North unit. She was selected as the Employee of the Month for September for being there when her colleagues needed the extra helping hand.

"Emily had a tough job on 4N, charging," her nominator said. "Ineeded so many things to care for my patients the way I wanted to, the way they deserved. Iasked so much of her and she came through every single time for me. Ifelt like I was non-stop asking for things, or howto find something, and each and every time she responded with what Ineeded and with a smile. She is amazing and totally deserving of recognition for all her efforts." Share yourcongrats!

WeShowUpTeamoftheMonth: CaseManagement

We are celebrating our Case Management colleagues as they were named ourWe Show Up Teamof the Month forOctober. This teamgoes above and beyond every day with each other and our patients. This teamshows up by:

Assisting patients with post-acute care needs after hospital discharge, sharing community resources, making connections, and ensuring patient preferences are considered. Assessing 11,000+ patients a year (nearly 1,200 patients per month) for risk factors and post hospital needs; assisting in the evaluation of ED patients needing resource support assistance.

In the last year, the department has given more than $5,000 and countless hours to the KC community fromservice projects to volunteering. Recognizing each other through weekly “YOURock” recognitions, a monthly case manager Spotlight, and teambuilding activities. Participating in RMC initiatives, including Adopt-a-Family, Pastoral Care Clothes

Closet donations, Back-to-School Supply Drive, and the annual Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Event.

Announcements

CNC Monthly Meeting: Wed, Nov 2 from7:30-9:00am: Jernigan 1 Classroom, BLevel

Nurse Extern Meeting: Friday, Nov 4 from7:30-8:30am: 2NAdmin Conference Room

PCT Monthly Meeting: Wed, Nov 16 from7:15-8:15am: Auditorium, BLevel

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