Executive Council Chair: Ric Cuming, Ed.D., MSN, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN •
Designed and implemented the Guidelines for Nursing Conference Attendance, which created a standardized approach to conference attendance, requests and dissemination of new knowledge post-attendance.
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Worked with partners to eliminate barriers that will increase clinical nurse participation on systemwide interprofessional, decision-making councils and committees.
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Facilitated ongoing preparedness and a successful Joint Commission site visit survey.
Workforce Connection Council Chair: Lisa Markiewicz, MSN, MSM, RN, CCRN •
Implemented staffing standards across the Department of Nursing:
Standardized time for clocking-out after a shift.
Standardized pull guidelines during shift for float and per diem nurses.
Standardized pulls and cancelations of caregivers.
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Awarded four Blue Bell Civil Courage Awards at the Nursing Excellence Awards Ceremony.
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Identified barriers for the capacity plan through unit rounding at both Wilmington and Christiana hospitals. Feedback was used for discharge lounge revitalization and modifications of the Capacity Management Plan.
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Assessed data from a survey focusing on retention of nurses at the bedside who are close to retirement and partnered with Lincoln Financial to hold town hall meetings to increase awareness of retirement options.
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Implemented the Float Ambassador Resource web-based education to assist units in being a more float friendly environment. Partnered with the Culture of Safety Taskforce to improve RN-to-RN collaboration and provided feedback on initiatives to improve our Healthy Work Environment.
Standardized a weekend staffing rotation for nurses based on a seniority model.
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