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What's New in Nurse Recruitment and Retention: New Website Launched 2/12/2013 –
www.UMnursing.org
Visit the easy-to-navigate UMHS interactive website with design features that include:
- Icon leading to Social Job Matcher
- Routes to view videos about UMHS nursing
- Option to directly connect to UMnursing gear site
- Links to nurse event registration
- Opportunity for applicants to chat with a recruiter
- Choice to drive down to details about clinical units
Click here to see a photo montage of new images that grace each link... and find a colleague you know! And please visit our new display in the glass display case located on the first floor of UH. Nurses who participated in a recent “casting call” are featured.
The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nursing...
Congratulations to Suzanne Bauer, Meg Sietsema, Emily Brady, Kate Thornsberry, Elisha Talley and Matt Abrahamson (PCTU) who recently received the DAISY award! Read more...
The DAISY Award is given through a nationally known program currently in place in over 450 hospitals. DAISY is an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune System and this award was established by a family whose son succumbed to a disease of the immune system. During his prolonged hospital stay, he and his family greatly benefited from care provided by superb RNs. This award was established to honor nurses who exemplify that compassionate, thorough care.
Within the University of Michigan Health System, candidates for the Daisy Award are nominated by patients and/or their families.
2013 Dean's Research Day
The University of Michigan, School of Nursing invites you to participate in the 2013 Dean's Research Day. This year, the event will focus on Improving Family Health Through Practice-Changing Research. In addition to presentations from faculty, students, and nurse clinicians about the results of ongoing and completed research, we are proud to present the Suzanne Brouse Lecture by Janet A. Deatrick, PhD, RN, FAAN, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. Please join us for an engaging and critical discussion on the science of nursing. Register now!
Sarah Jarvis, RN (7W) is currently in Wayne State University's DNP program. She was recently elected to the Michigan Council of NP's - DNP leadership as the chair for WSU.
12 East nurses Theresa Kennedy and Sue Roebuck presented at a national webinar for the Get Well Network Whiteboards on Wednesday 2/20/2013. Our hospital, 12 East specifically, was chosen to be a beta testing site for the Get Well Network's virtual whiteboard. We rolled out the pilot a few months ago and our hospital was featured on the Get Well Network's “Interactive patient Whiteboard Webinar” to discuss the project. Sue and Theresa talked about the in-patient roll-out and how it fits in with our new Model of Care. Kara Slater and Loree Collett were also part of the talk. The Women's Birth Center is set to go live with this soon and it will be rolled out throughout Mott in the future.
Mary Beth DeRubeis submitted her manuscript "Outcomes Evaluation of a Weekly Nurse Practitioner-Managed Symptom Management Clinic for Head and Neck Cancer Patients Treated With Chemoradiotherapy" to Oncology Nursing Forum and was selected for publication later this year in their November 2013 issue.
Congratulations to the Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital
The benchmark report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 2011 survey of Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC) was released recently, and the University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers' quality score was 94 out of 100. Read more...
Across Michigan the average score was 65, and the national average mPINC score was 70. The Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC) Survey is a national survey of infant feeding practices in facilities that provide maternity care services. Our participation in this survey, along with our excellent score, demonstrates our commitment to continuous quality improvement.
We are very proud of the work being done by our Von Voigtlander Women's staff to promote and support the health benefits of breastfeeding. Thank you for your outstanding efforts.
The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nursing...
Congratulations to Sarah Miller, RN (Women's Birthing Center) who recently received the DAISY award! Read more...
The DAISY Award is given through a nationally known program currently in place in over 450 hospitals. DAISY is an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune System and this award was established by a family whose son succumbed to a disease of the immune system. During his prolonged hospital stay, he and his family greatly benefited from care provided by superb RNs. This award was established to honor nurses who exemplify that compassionate, thorough care.
Within the University of Michigan Health System, candidates for the Daisy Award are nominated by patients and/or their families.
Peggy Esper, Cancer Center APN and School of Nursing CAFN member, was selected as the ONS 2013 Clinical Lectureship award. This very prestigious lecture will be delivered in April at the ONS Annual Congress.
Karen Scanlon, DNP, Nurse Practitioner with the Cancer Center surgical oncology team, had her poster accepted for the Michigan Council of Nurse Practitioners spring conference. The topic is "Complimentary/Alternative Medicine Use in Breast Cancer".
Denise O'Brien, DNP, RN, FAAN, ACNS-BC, Perianesthesia Clinical Nurse Specialist, received the Madonna University 2012 Alumni Professional Achievement Award. The award is one of four alumni awards given annually by the University. This year's award was particularly significant because it is the 75th Anniversary of Madonna's founding and the 50th Anniversary of the College of Nursing.
Dr. Stephen Strobbe, PhD, RN, Clinical Associate Professor, and colleagues from the University of Michigan School of Nursing, recently had an article published, that was also featured as a continuing education offering. The citation is: Strobbe, S., Hagerty, B., & Boyd, C. (2012). Applying the nursing Theory of Human Relatedness to alcoholism and recovery in Alcoholics Anonymous. Journal of Addictions Nursing, 23(4), 241-247.
Congratulations to many UMHS nurses who recently published in a recent issue of Critical Care Nurse Quarterly!
The issue focused on our work in mobilizing patients and will serve as an important reference for the profession included many UMHS authors with these articles: Read more...
Issue Editors: Dr Leah Shever and Sharon Dickinson
- Foreword: Leah Shever PhD, RN & Sharon Dickinson MSN, RN, CNS-BC, ANP, CCRN
- Editorial: Marge Calarco PhD, RN
- Optimizing Nutrition Therapy to Enhance Mobility in Critically Ill Patients - Jill R. Cherry-Bukowiec, MD, MS, FACS
- Building a Protocol to Guide Mobility in the ICU (Jennifer and Sharon share first authorship) - Jennifer Dammeyer, MSN, RN, CNS, ANP, CCRN, Sharon Dickinson MSN, RN, CNS-BC, ANP, CCRN, Donald Packard, Noel Baldwin, BSN, RN and Connie Rickelmann, BSN, RN
- Special Considerations for Mobilizing Patients in the Neuro-ICU - Mary Jo Kocan, MSN, RN, CNRN and Hendrika Lietz, DPT PT, NCS
- A Multidisciplinary Approach to Early Mobilization of Burn Patients - Sarah Taylor MSN, RNACNS-BC, Sophie Manning, BSc, PT and Jill Quarles, MS, PT
- Guarding the Gut: Early Mobility After Abdominal Surgery - Renee Havey, MSN, RN, CCRN, Emily Herriman, BSN, RN, CCRN and Denise O'Brien, DNP, RN, ACNS-BC, FAAN
- Mobilization of Intensive Care Cardiac Surgery Patients on Mechanical Circulatory Support - Regi Freeman, MSN, RN, CNS and Kimberly Maley, BSN, RN
- Extending the Benefits of Early Mobility to Critically Ill Patients Undergoing Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy: The Michigan Experience - Cheryl L. Talley, RN, Robert O. Wonnacott, ADN, RN, Janice Schuette, RN, BSN, CCRN, Jill Jamieson, RN and Michael Heung, MD
- Equipment Used for Safe Mobilization of the ICU Patient - Annamarie Asher, BS, PT, NCS
- Mobilizing Outcomes: Implementation of a Nurse-Led Multidisciplinary Mobility Program - Jennifer Dammeyer, MSN, RN, CNS, ANP, CCRN, Noel Baldwin, BSN, RN, Donald Packard, Susan Harrington, PT, NCS, C/NDT, Brooke Christofferson, RN, MSN, ACNP-BC, Julie Christopher, RN, BSN, Cathy Strachan, RN, and Jack Iwashyna, MD
- Financial Implications of Starting a Mobility Program in a Surgical Critical Care Unit - Diane J. Knoblauch, JD, MSN, RN, MaryAnn Bettis, MSN, CNML, RN, Francene Lundy, BSN, MSA, and Craig Meldrum, BBA
- Can the Use of an Early Mobility Program Reduce the Incidence of Pressure Ulcers in a Surgical Critical Care Unit? - Sharon Dickinson MSN, RN, CNS-BC, ANP, CCRN, Dana Tschannan, PHD, RN, and Leah Shever, PhD, RN
- Making Strides in Preventing ICU-Acquired Weakness: Involving Family in Early Progressive Mobility - Christina D. Rukstele, MSN, RN and Mary Gagnon, BSN, RN
We had two authors from other facilities:
- Mechanisms for Muscle Health in the ICU Patient - Chris Winkelman, PhD, RN, CCRN, ACNP, RCCM
- Understanding Critically Ill Patients Hemodynamic Response to Mobilization: Using the Evidence to Make It Safe and Feasible - Kathleen M. Vollman, MSN, RN, CCNS, FCCM, FAAN
Ambulatory Care:
- East Ann Arbor Infusion Expanded Hours
- New MiChart Videos Online
- Change to MiChart Current Meds List
East Ann Arbor Infusion Expanded Hours
In response to the increasing demand for outpatient infusions for non-cancer patients, the East Ann Arbor Infusion Center has expanded its hours of service to include Monday and Tuesday evenings until 7 p.m. and Saturday morning. In addition, staff are being hired for the opening of a new infusion center at Taubman, projected to open in April of this year.
Accessing Micromedex From Home
Micromedex cannot be accessed from the Clinical Home Page from home. There are two ways to access Micromedex remotely. Read more...
- Login in via the Level 1 Page (Level 1 tab at the bottom of www.med.umich.edu)
- Enter UniqName, press submit
- Enter Level 1 password, press submit
- Standard-Sign-on should already be selected, press submit
- Select Micromedex (New) from the list
- Login with your Level 2 credentials
- Select Micromedex
- Connect to the UMHS network via VPN. Go to the Pharmacy website at http://ummcpharmweb.med.umich.edu/i/
- select the Micromedex 2.0 icon
United Way 2012 - It is never too late to help!
Did you know that a 10 a month contribution to United Way
- Provides 30 weeks of meals and home visits for disabled seniors
- Provides a struggling parent with 2 months of formula and diapers
- Provides an at-risk student with 134 hours of tutoring
- Provides an uninsured patient with a year's worth for 4 medications.
It is never too late to help! Additional information is located at http://uway.umich.edu/, call 763-3109 or send questions to uwquestions@umich.edu.
Nursing at Michigan – Making a Difference in the world!
Congratulations to Candia Baker Laughlin, MS, RN-BC, (Director, Ambulatory Care Nursing) who served as the Editor of Core Curriculum for Ambulatory Care Nursing, Third Edition. This is the second edition that Candy has edited!
In addition, Candy and several other UMHS nurses were included in this important work!
- Candia Baker Laughlin, MS, RN-BC co-authored - Transcultural Nursing Care.
- Candia Baker Laughlin also co-authored – Care of the Acutely Ill Patient.
- Marie Beisel, MSN, RN, (Ambulatory Care Services) CPHQ co-authored - Ambulatory Nursing Role in Chronic Illness Care.
- Mark Cichocki, RN, HIV Nurse Educator (HIV/AIDS Treatment Program) co-authored - Care of the Chronically Ill Patient.
- Reviewers: Marna K. Flaherty-Robb, Susan Olsson, Dana Tschannen.
Nurses remain nation's most trustworthy profession…
Americans identified nurses as the most trustworthy professionals for the 11th straight year in Gallup's annual "Honesty and Ethics" survey. For the survey, which has been conducted since 1976, Gallup interviewed 1,015 U.S. adults by telephone to assess the trustworthiness of 22 professions.
Call for Poster Abstracts
15th Annual Evidence-Based Practice Conference
March 15, 2013, "Building a Solid Foundation"
Kensington Court - Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Read more...
Requirements for all posters:
- Must have been previously accepted elsewhere
- Relevant to nursing practice (indicate whether EBP, CI or Nursing Research)
- A poster author is required to be present during two discussion periods (one morning and one afternoon discussion period)
- Poster authors are to provide their own poster board for mounting and easel or other stand for displaying (or easel/ display stand can be provided for a fee)
Submit complete abstract by Jan. 14, 2013 to: carol.fletcher@va.gov
Conference sponsored by: University of Michigan Health System, Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, and VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System.
Valerie Marsh, MSN, RN, Perioperative Education Specialist Supervisor and Elizabeth Charron, BSN, RN (6D and UM-School of Nursing Senior MSN student) were selected to present their evidenced based practice poster at AORN Congress in San Diego, March 3 – 7, 2013. Their poster, "Training OR RN Interns: A New Approach Using an Operating Room Simulation Center" was based on a 3 site program developed and implemented. Valerie and Elizabeth were able to demonstrate from their study that the OR Training Center does indeed increase the RN Interns' level of competence, confidence and job satisfaction.
Congratulations to Julie Grunawalt and 5B! The 5B Project Move work was selected as one of the breakout sessions for the Annual Academy of Medical Surgical Nurses to be held in Nashville next September.
Staying prepared – How would
UMHS respond to an emergency
like Hurricane Sandy?
The recent devastation from Hurricane Sandy and subsequent hospital and biomedical laboratory closures in New York and New Jersey have once again brought to light the U-M Health System's responsibility to remain prepared for unexpected emergencies – both weather-related and otherwise.
If it happened here, would you know what to do? Learn how to protect yourself and assist patients, visitors and colleagues if an emergency occurs at Health System Headlines.
Influencing Ambulatory Care Nursing Practice
Congratulations to Candia Baker Laughlin, MS, RN-BC, Director of Nursing, Ambulatory Care, who is the editor of the newly published Core Curriculum for Ambulatory Care Nursing, 3rd Edition, published by the American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing. Content from the 2nd edition (also edited by Candia) has been revised and enhanced, and reflects the new test content addressed in the Ambulatory Care Nursing certification exam offered by American Nurses Credentialing Center. The textbook also offers over 30 hours of continuing education credit.
The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nursing...
Congratulations to Samantha Wylie and Toni Tilley (12W) who recently received the DAISY award! Read more...
The DAISY Award is given through a nationally known program currently in place in over 450 hospitals. DAISY is an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune System and this award was established by a family whose son succumbed to a disease of the immune system. During his prolonged hospital stay, he and his family greatly benefited from care provided by superb RNs. This award was established to honor nurses who exemplify that compassionate, thorough care.
Within the University of Michigan Health System, candidates for the Daisy Award are nominated by patients and/or their families.
Laura-Jean Siggens, MSN, RN, CPN, Clinical Care Coordinator in the Cancer Center, presented, "A unique case study on a von Willebrand Disease type III patient who has an inhibitor" at the National Hemophilia Foundation annual Meeting in Orlando Florida on Nov. 9, 2012.
Denise O'Brien, DNP, RN, ACNS-BC, CPAN, CAPA, FAAN (OR/PACU), received the 2012 Outstanding DNP Graduate Award from the Kappa Iota Chapter (Madonna University) of Sigma Theta Tau International awarded in October.
Regi Freeman, MSN, RN, CNS (CVC4); Scott McKee, BSN, RN (4C); Bethany Lee-Lehner, BSN, RN (4C); and Jennifer Pesenecker, BSN, RN (4C) recently published Reducing Interruptions to Improve Medication Safety in the October 2012 Journal of Nursing Care Quality.
Sarah Taylor, MS, RN, ACNS-BC, Lori Pelham, MSN, RN, Sharon Dickinson, MS, ANP, BC published: "Can the Utilization of an Early Mobility Protocol Improve Outcomes in the Burn Patient?"
"What's New in Nurse Recruitment and Retention...
Announcing Winners of the Scrub Set Drawing... Entries were submitted by those UMHS nurses taking the October all-nurse survey asking for feedback on 2012 Nurse Week options. The ten winners are: Charlotte Breck - 6B; Michelle Ellsworth - Briarwood; Brianna Freedman - 5C; Daniel King - 4D; Julie Kurzer - PCTU; Tim Launius - 6D; Jan McWethy - 9C; Chris Meilleur - OBS Unit; Heidi Robb - Cancer Center; Sharon Wilson - 12E.
The All-nurse 2012 Nurse Weed Feedback Survey findings...
Thank you to all nurses who made time to register their opinion and provide direction for planning for Nurse Week 2013. Read more...
738 nurses responded – 56% (401) of the respondents had not selected a 2012 Nurse Week option. Of those who did not participate, 178 were unable to attend an event due to work or personal scheduling issues and 120 were not interested in any of the 2012 options. Other reasons for non-participation included: "I did not know about it" and "The option I selected was full when I tried to register".
The largest number of nurses responding to the survey wanted to keep review courses. Many specific courses were requested and some new ideas for content and venue were proposed. CE gift Cards were specifically mentioned as a good option for those who found it difficult to make time to attend an all-day or two-day course. Many suggested that some educational events be offered as one-day events. There was interest in bringing back bus trips that were viewed as opportunities for: UMHS nurses to present material; learning while riding; building friendships; and plain old fun. 6% were interested in a gift – specific suggestions included scrubs, mugs, and coupons for massages. Your feedback has been shared with the Nurse Retention Team. Members of the team added opinions of co-workers as Nurse Week options for 2013 were discussed.
Accessing Micromedex From Home
Micromedex cannot be accessed from the Clinical Home Page from home. There are two ways to access Micromedex remotely. Read more...
- Login in via the Level 1 Page (Level 1 tab at the bottom of www.med.umich.edu)
- Enter UniqName, press submit
- Enter Level 1 password, press submit
- Standard-Sign-on should already be selected, press submit
- Select Micromedex (New) from the list
- Login with your Level 2 credentials
- Select Micromedex
- Connect to the UMHS network via VPN. Go to the Pharmacy website at http://ummcpharmweb.med.umich.edu/i/
- select the Micromedex 2.0 icon
"The Poke Program:
Making Needlesticks and Procedures
Less Painful for Children"
The Poke Program is an exciting EBP project conducted by a team from C.S. Mott Children's Hospital and Von Voightlander Women's Hospital. Read more...
Team members include: Sandra Merkel, MS, RN-BC; Catherine Desmet, BSN, RN; Diane Setlock, BSN, RN, CRNI; Julie Piazza, MS, CCLS; Sue Quinn, BSN, RN; Harry Neusius, SM (ASCP), MBA; Deborah Wagner, PharmD; Deborah Hardenbrook, RN; Mary Watson, MSBA, RN; Paula Garrett, BSN, RN; Michael Lapointe, RN; Shannon Scott-Miller, MA, CCLS, ATR-BC; Cindy Straub; Kathleen Gibbons, MD; and many other "champions." This multidisciplinary group was formed to improve pain management, decrease anxiety, and increase satisfaction with needlesticks. To learn more about this EBP project, please visit the NNPN website.
Many Faces of Nursing: Creative Writing & Digital Photography. Advance Practice Registered Nurses
Please take a few moments to see a new art exhibit that was done in collaboration with Gift of Art, intended to showcase photos of CNSs, CNMs, CRNAs, and NPs as well as their stories and thoughts about what it means to be an advanced practice nurse at UMHS! Read more...
This exhibit features portraits of and stories by Advance Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) who work at the University of Michigan Health System. Stories by these nurses with advanced training overlay their portraits with words. Led by Assistant Professor Laurie Hartman, this collaboration with Gifts of Art shines a spotlight on APRNs, explaining how in their work they conduct evaluations, order and interpret diagnostic tests, deliver various treatments and prescribe medications. Nurses, who tend to treat patients in a holistic manner, viewing humans across the lifespan as biological, psychological, social and spiritual beings, are consistently among the most highly trusted professionals in the nation.
Gifts of Art Gallery — University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2. On display October 15-December 10, 2012
For information on Many Faces of Advance Practice Nursing: Story Portraits, please visit: http://www.med.umich.edu/goa/exhibits.htm#nursing
The HOPE Award... Recognizing Excellence in Patient and Family-Centered Care
Congratulations to Dawn Singer, RN, who was nominated for The Evan Newport Annual HOPE Award, which recognizes excellence in Patient and Family-Centered Care.
Announcing the Palliative & End of Life Educational Media Website...
Congratulations to the Palliative & End of Life Educational Media team on their new website! The website features the films "Evan Mayday's Good Death" and "Difficult Decisions in Pediatric Care: Just Because We Can, Should We?" Information about caring for patients and families who receive palliative care, including end-of-life care is provided. Explore the new website at: http://www.med.umich.edu/nursing/EndOfLife/
Accessing Micromedex From Home
Micromedex cannot be accessed from the Clinical Home Page from home. There are two ways to access Micromedex remotely.. Read more...
- Login in via the Level 1 Page (Level 1 tab at the bottom of www.med.umich.edu)
- Enter UniqName, press submit
- Enter Level 1 password, press submit
- Standard-Sign-on should already be selected, press submit
- Select Micromedex (New) from the listLogin with your Level 2 credentials
- Select Micromedex
- Connect to the UMHS network via VPN. Go to the Pharmacy website at http://ummcpharmweb.med.umich.edu/i/
- select the Micromedex 2.0 icon
What's New in Nurse Recruitment and Retention...
ANNOUNCING: Sale of "Nursing at Michigan" items including scrubs, scrub jackets, navy polos, yellow polos, periwinkle blue fleece, and long sleeve t-shirts. November 19th and 20th, 7am to 7pm – Located in the Towsley Link
Can't attend the sale? Go to UMnursing.org/scrubs to purchase.
The Nurse Recruitment and Retention team would like to acknowledge the contribution of staff, supervisors, managers, and directors at the Fall UMHS Nursing Career Fair held on Sunday, October 21st. Thanks to all who participated by providing information about UMHS and engaging new and experienced nurses to help us build a talent pipeline for current and future Nursing needs.
The Joint Conference on Advances in Pediatric Cardiovascular Disease Management in Traverse City was held September 20-23. Read more...
- Presenting for 11 West Mott:
- Debra Hardenbrook, BSN, RN presented "Use of Mock Code Simulation to Improve Code Team Performance"
- Anita Millet, BSN, RN presented "Meeting Nursing Challenges in a Changing Hospital Environment"
- Presenting for PCTU:
- Erin Trotter, BSN, RN presented "Utilization of Evidenced Based Practice by RN's in the PCTU"
- Connie Myres presented "Utilization of Invitational Theory in PCTU's Critical Care Preceptor Program" and "Multidisciplinary Approach to Sedation Goals and Treatment Algorithms to treat Pain and Sedation Needs of PCTU Patients"
- Presenting for the Pediatric Cardiac Advanced Practice Team:
- Brynn Dechert Crooks, CPNP presented "Decreasing the Shock Value of an ICD: Antitachycardia pacing in the Young and Should Cardiac Devices Be Reprogrammed Before Procedures?
Peg Esper, Nurse Practitioner in the Cancer Center, has published an article Concepts in advanced renal carcinoma in Seminars in Oncology Nursing, Vol 28, No 3 (August), 2012: pp 170-179. She describes treatment options for advanced renal cell carcinoma that have increased dramatically over the past 6 years as a result of improved understanding of the biology of renal cancer and the development of therapies to target pathways relevant to tumor progression.
The Association for Vascular Access (AVA) held its 26th Annual Scientific meeting in San Antonio TX. AVA is a multidisciplinary professional organization uniquely positioned as the leader in vascular access education. Lorelei Papke, MSN, RN, Interim Nurse Manager in Ambulatory Care, was an invited speaker at a preconference symposium titled "Effective Management of Vascular Access Services" speaking about meeting the customer access care needs utilizing the lean process. Lorelei also co-presented a case study titled "Tip positioning Technology for PICC Insertion: A Case Study of Inadvertent Arterial Cannulation: What are the risks? What is the solution?"
Sue Housholder, a nurse practitioner working with the aortic destination program, received an award for Outstanding Service to the Michigan Chapter of the American College of Cardiology at their conference in Traverse City this past month. She was recognized for her work as Cardiac Care Associate State Liaison from 2004-2007. Sue has a long history of service of improving healthcare policy and promoting quality patient care at the local, state, and national level.
Molly Brummond, RN, BSN, OCN co-presented this spring at the Child Life Council Annual Conference. She presented "A Pilot Program: Introducing Child Life into a Radiation Oncology Clinic". Molly is a nurse in Radiation Oncology and integral part of proving the need and value of having a Child Life Specialist embedded within their team to assist with pediatric patients receiving radiation therapy.
Judith Coucouvanis, Nurse Practitioner, Ambulatory Psychiatry, was notified that her book on autism has been translated into Chinese by Dr. Hwang and his colleagues and this resulted in a 2-day workshop on Super Skills in KaoShiong city, the second largest city in Taiwan. There will be two more similar workshops in Taipei and Taichung.
Marcia Leonard, RN PNP/O CHHON presented "ALL: Improving Outcomes Through Clinical Trials" at the Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses Annual Conference. This presentation provided information on lab tests, clinical findings, how they are used in classification of disease and eligibility to research protocols. The presentation described front-line research protocols and discussed case studies.
Winnie Wood, Julie Grunawalt and Dana Tschannen had their abstract accepted for poster presentation at the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists 2013 Annual Conference. Their abstract is entitled, "Implementing A Mobility Program on an Inpatient Medicine Unit."
Ambulatory Care:
MyUofMHealth.org and Our Japanese Visitors Read more...
More than 23,000 Patients Active on U-M Patient Portal
Since it launched in August, over 23,000 patients have activated their MyUofMHealth.org account. The portal allows patients to request appointments with or send messages to their PCP or any providers they have seen since August 15, 2012. Patients may also review health information from encounters from August 15 forward.
Cancer Center Hosts Japanese Visitors
The Cancer Center spent four days with healthcare professionals from Japan. The guests were Takao Hinoi, MD (Associate Professor, Department of Surgery), Mayumi Niitani, MS, PhD (Associate Professor, Division of Nursing Science), and Mie Sadamoto, RN (Certified Nurse of the Palliative Care Unit). Dr. Hinoi is very familiar with the University of Michigan having spent six years working in Dr. Eric Fearon's lab. The nurses were impressed with our program and facilities. However, they were most impressed with the nurse practitioner role which is much more autonomous here than in Japan.
MiChart
This was the largest single day Go Live for this system in the history of Epic's 270 health system users. We should celebrate that it has gone so well, although it has not been easy. Nursing staff, as well as providers and support staff, are working very hard to learn new workflows and await "fixes" for problems that have been discovered. They have discovered great capabilities of the system, such as the use of Smart Phrases, communicating with patients via the patient portal, and paperless ordering of labs and x-rays (no lost requisitions!). However, InBaskets, letters and the "authorizing provider" requirements, among other issues, are challenging. Much work is underway to resolve problems and additional education is being developed. The leadership of Ambulatory Care as well as the MiChart lead team applaud all the efforts and value the contributions that all are making to use this set of tools in providing patient care.
MyUofMHealth.org and the Marketing Campaign
A strategic marketing campaign launched this month to encourage patients to sign-up for the patient portal, MyUofMHealth.org. The campaign includes direct mail, brochures, posters and elevator wraps. An animated promotional video was also created at:
Through the portal, patients may securely message their care team, request prescription renewals, request appointments, pay bills and view medical records.
Call for Abstracts -
Leaping Forward in Critical Care…
An opportunity to share research, clinical innovation and evidence-based practice at our first annual critical care symposium. Leaping Forward in Critical Care: Stitching Evidence into Practice, presented by the Surgical Intensive Care Unit at the University of Michigan February 26, 2013. Deadline - November 12, 2012. Contact Sharon Dickinson at sdickins@umich.edu or Connie Rickelmann at crickelm@umich.edu.
UM Comprehensive Diabetes Center's 6th Annual Diabetes Health Fair
In honor of the United Nations' World Diabetes Day and the ADA's Diabetes Awareness Month Saturday, November 10, 2012, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Sheraton Ann Arbor Hotel, 3200 Boardwalk, Ann Arbor, MI 48108 (across State Street from Briarwood Mall, off I-94 exit 177). For more information, view http://www.med.umich.edu/diabetes/WDD/ or email diabetes@umich.edu.
Schwartz Rounds
- Mark your calendars for Thursday, November 8, 2012 from 12:00-1:00pm in the MCHC Auditorium, the topic: "Providing Individual Care in an Automated System"
- Upcoming: Monday, December 3, 2012 from 12:00-1:00pm; MCHC Auditorium
Pursuing Magnet Designation…
On Oct. 2, Margaret Calarco, Ph.D., R.N., senior associate director for Patient Care Services and chief nursing officer, announced that the UMHS nursing community will pursue Magnet Recognition. Magnet Recognition is a designation awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for excellence in nursing practice environments and nursing practice. Read the full story at umhsheadlines.org.
Fourth Annual UMHS Nursing Poster Day
Forty-four posters representing work in Clinical Innovation, Evidence-Based Practice, and Research were presented at the fourth annual UMHS Nursing Poster Day. The event drew 150 participants across UMHS and the School of Nursing! Read more...
Four awards were presented, with teams receiving $250 for their group's educational funds. Awards were funded by UMHS Nursing Services and the People's Choice Award was funded by Rho Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau.
Congratulations to the following awards recipients!
- Clinical Innovations Award:
"Non-Violent Restraints: There's an Alternative"
Authors: Jennifer Dammeyer, RN, MSN, APRN, CCRN (CNS) and colleagues, CCMU - Evidence-Based Practice Award:
"Interdisciplinary Mobility Project
on an In-Patient Medicine Unit"
Authors: Winnie Wood, MSN, RN (CNS) and colleagues, 5B - Research Award:
"Caution: Crash Ahead Syncope and
Driving Laws in the State of Michigan"
Suzanne Benloucif-Moore, RN, MS, NP, BC (NP) and Electrophysiology Lab - People's Choice Award:
"Simulated Skills Lab: Enhancing
Chemotherapy Knowledge of New Nurses"
Kristine James, RN (ENC) and colleagues, 7East-Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Connie Burke, RN has coordinated the event for the past three years and Dr. Chris Friese, PhD, RN led the event for Nursing Research partnership.
Please take a minute to view the awards presentation on the NRP website at:
The video of the NRP poster day, sponsored by the Rho Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, can be viewed at:
Many Faces of Nursing: Creative Writing & Digital Photography. Advance Practice Registered Nurses
This exhibit, which begins on October 15th, features portraits of and stories by Advance Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) who work at the University of Michigan Health System. Stories by these nurses with advanced training overlay their portraits with words. Read more...
Led by Assistant Professor Laurie Hartman, this collaboration with Gifts of Art shines a spotlight on APRNs, explaining how in their work they conduct evaluations, order and interpret diagnostic tests, deliver various treatments and prescribe medications. Nurses, who tend to treat patients in a holistic manner, viewing humans across the lifespan as biological, psychological, social and spiritual beings, are consistently among the most highly trusted professionals in the nation.
Gifts of Art Gallery — University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2. On display October 15-December 10, 2012. 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. Open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
Upcoming Schwartz Rounds
Monday, October 15, 2012 from 12:00-1:00pm in the Ford Auditorium, the topic: "Spirituality in Times of Crisis".
What's New in Nurse Recruitment and Retention
- Hiring - In FY 13, the UMHS Nursing Department has hired over 300 nurses to date.
- NEW - Yellow UM Nursing polo shirt now available. Go to UMnursing.org/scrubs to purchase.
- Coming Soon: Fall 2012 Nursing Career Fair - October 21, 2012 – noon to 3 pm, Towsley
Michele Bachman, BSN, RN, CGRN, Manager of the Medical Procedure Center at East Ann Arbor, presented for the MSGNA (Michigan Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates) Fall conference on September 15 at the Somerset Inn, Troy, MI. The topic presented was "Managing the Crohn's Disease Patient: A Nurse and Allied Health Care Professional Perspective."
Lorelei Papke, MSN, CRNI, CEd, VA-BC, Interim Manager in Ambulatory Care Services, was an invited speaker at the 17th International Conference for the Society of Nurses In Cancer Care (ISNCC) which took place Sept 9 - 13 in Prague, Czech Republic. The overall focus of the conference was "Enhancing Patient Safety through Quality Cancer Nursing Practice". The full day workshop which Lorelei taught was titled "Enhancing Patient and Nurse Safety Through Vascular Access Best Practices" offering the participants an in-depth review of best practices for insertion, care and maintenance of peripheral, peripherally-inserted central catheters, implanted ports, and other forms of central vascular access. Over 600 Nurses from all corners of the world participated in the event.
Stephen Strobbe, PhD, RN, Addictions Nursing Specialist at the University of Michigan Addiction Treatment Services (UMATS), and Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan School of Nursing (UM-SON), is a coauthor on the collaborative position paper, "American Society for Pain Management Position Statement: Pain Management in Patients with Substance Use Disorders," Pain Management Nursing, 13(3), 169-183. This paper will also be published in the Journal of Addictions Nursing. Dr. Strobbe will be presenting this paper at the annual educational conference of the International Nurses Society on Addictions (IntNSA) in Washington, DC in early September.
CVC Device Clinic nurse, Helen McFarland, RN, recently published a book entitled, "ICD Connection: Living with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator". The book is a collection of ten ICD recipients' and family members' personal stories of living life with an ICD. The patient and family authors share their unique, personal journeys and offer advice and hope to those who are going through similar experiences. These stories will inspire, encourage, and provide a connection to others who have gone through ICD implantation. The book made its debut at the U of M 16th Young ICD Connection Conference on September 29. The book will be offered to U of M patients as an educational and support tool and will also be available on Amazon.com.
Ambulatory Care:
MiChart, MyUofMHealth.org, and the Marketing Campaign
September has continued to be a month of "stabilization" for the ambulatory care application of MiChart.. Read more...
MiChart
This was the largest single day Go Live for this system in the history of Epic's 270 health system users. We should celebrate that it has gone so well, although it has not been easy. Nursing staff, as well as providers and support staff, are working very hard to learn new workflows and await "fixes" for problems that have been discovered. They have discovered great capabilities of the system, such as the use of Smart Phrases, communicating with patients via the patient portal, and paperless ordering of labs and x-rays (no lost requisitions!). However, InBaskets, letters and the "authorizing provider" requirements, among other issues, are challenging. Much work is underway to resolve problems and additional education is being developed. The leadership of Ambulatory Care as well as the MiChart lead team applaud all the efforts and value the contributions that all are making to use this set of tools in providing patient care.
MyUofMHealth.org and the Marketing Campaign
A strategic marketing campaign launched this month to encourage patients to sign-up for the patient portal, MyUofMHealth.org. The campaign includes direct mail, brochures, posters and elevator wraps. An animated promotional video was also created at:
Through the portal, patients may securely message their care team, request prescription renewals, request appointments, pay bills and view medical records.
DAISY Foundation – Nursing Research and EBP Project Funding! The second funding cycle for our J. Patrick Barnes Grants for Nursing Research and EBP Projects is about to begin. The deadline for letters of intent is Friday, September 14th.
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The goal is to support both experienced researchers and nurses who have little or no experience in research or evidence-based practice projects. Complete information about the grant program is available at:
http://daisyfoundation.org/nursing-research-grants/goals-and-guidelines.
The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nursing...
Congratulations to Molly Conlen, RN (UH 8A, formerly of 5A) who recently received the DAISY award!
Read more...
The DAISY Award is given through a nationally known program currently in place in over 450 hospitals. DAISY is an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune System and this award was established by a family whose son succumbed to a disease of the immune system. During his prolonged hospital stay, he and his family greatly benefited from care provided by superb RNs. This award was established to honor nurses who exemplify that compassionate, thorough care.
Within the University of Michigan Health System, candidates for the Daisy Award are nominated by patients and/or their families.
Join us at the 3rd Annual UMHS Nursing Poster Session – Clinical Innovation, Evidence Based Practice, and Research
The poster session, an opportunity for faculty and staff to learn about advances in nursing practices throughout the health system will be held Monday, September 17th from 4:30-7:00pm and Tuesday, September 18th from 8:00am-3:00pm Read more...
Meet the authors Monday (4:30-6:00pm) and Tuesday (12noon-2:00pm). Library consultants will be there as well. Participants can vote for the People's Choice Award. All awards will be presented at 2:00pm Tuesday. All UMHS employees are welcome to come and view the posters.
This event is conveniently located in the Towsley Lobby (see map at http://www.uofmhealth.org/maps-directions/medical-center). Nurses earn CE credit by attending.
For more information, please contact: Connie Burke, BSN, RN at cnburke@umich.edu or 734-936-0734. Or more information can be found at our Nursing Research Partnership website:
New Nurse Mentor Information…Take a look!
For the new academic year, additional materials have been developed for Nurse Mentors as a resource in mentoring undergraduate nursing students. Read more...
Take a look at:
http://www.med.umich.edu/nursing/clinical_placement/managers_units.htm
Please see the UMHS Nursing Staff tab for:
- Current copies of the clinical placement schedules
- UM management student course description
- A link to the mentor tool kit
- Links to course descriptions at each School of Nursing we affiliate with
Have a great new academic year!
Psychotherapy Treatment for Autism Spectrum Disorders in Youth. Thursday, September 6 and Friday, September 7th, 2012, 8:30am–4:00pm Rachel Upjohn Building, Auditorium, 4250 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2701. Click here to register. The speaker is Judy Coucouvanis, BSN, MA, PMHCNS-BC, University of Michigan Health System, Department of Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Ambulatory Division. Coucouvanis is a nationally known expert in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and has authored, The Potty Journey: Guide to Toilet Training Children with Special Needs; and Super Skills: A Social Skills Group Program for Children with Asperger's Syndrome.
Active U Autumn
On September 19, MHealthy is planning two exciting and free outdoor events for all university faculty, staff and students. The Torch Relay and MGames Field Day events kickoff Active U Autumn (registration opens September 11) and continue the excitement for physical activity that was created by this summer's Olympic Games. Read more...
More information about each event:
- Torch Relay, starting points at Regents' Plaza and the Hospital Courtyard, 11:30 a.m. Throw on your sneakers and an Active U t-shirt from years past and walk, run or wheel alongside U-M leaders and your fellow colleagues at our very own Torch Relay! Register for the Torch Relay at:
- MGames Field Day, Palmer Field, 12 – 2 p.m. (no registration required)
After the Torch Relay, everyone is invited to Palmer Field to enjoy some outdoor fun and activity! A combination of the Olympic Games and those fun-filled Field Days you remember as a kid, the MGames includes games, activities, information booths, giveaways, and more.
The first 1,000 Torch Relay and MGames participants will receive a free t-shirt. Additionally, both events qualify for MHealthy's November Grand Prize Drawing. Benefits-eligible faculty and staff will be automatically entered into the drawing for a chance to be one of six employees to win prizes valued up to $500 each. To learn more about the Torch Relay and MGames, visit:
Ambulatory Care:
MiChart is Live! Patient Portal, MyUofMHealth.org, is Open!
More than 14,000 clinicians and staff are using our electronic health record system, MiChart, for clinical care, registration, scheduling, billing and research. Read more...
This was the largest one day Go Live of their ambulatory software that Epic has supported among all its 270 using institutions. When the contract with Epic was signed in July 2010, we set an aggressive timeline. We knew it was a challenge, and truly appreciate the hard work of all in making the transition to MiChart a successful and positive experience. With any undertaking of this magnitude, problems will arise, but we will continue to work together to resolve them – just as we have since the project began.
Patient Portal
Patients get a new system too! With the launch of MiChart comes the patient portal, MyUofMHealth.org. University of Michigan Health System and University Health Service patients can skip calls to the doctor's office for test results, immunization records and prescription renewals – and instead access such medical information online, from a computer or smartphone.
If you are a UMHS patient, request an activation code at:
Nursing Grand Rounds on Neuropathic Pain in September
Ellen M. Lavoie Smith, PhD, RN, will present "Neuropathic Pain: Answers to Your Burning Questions" on Thursday, September 6th 11am-12 noon, in Dow Auditorium in Towsley.
Marget Smallwood, Level D nurse in Neuro ICU, published "Using Evidence-Based Practice to Develop a Swallow Screen for Stroke Patients". in the August on-line edition of American Nurse Today, August 2012, Vol. 7, No. 8.
Juanita Parry and team recently published a new article in Nursing Economics. Parry, J., Calarco, M., Hensinger, B. Kearly, G, & Shakarjian, L. (2012). An Online Portal to Support the Role of the Nurse Manager, Nursing Economics, July-August, Vol. 30, pp. 230-232.
Judy Coucouvanis BSN, MA, PMHCNS-BC, University of Michigan Health System, Department of Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Ambulatory Division presented "Parenting Children with Autism: Do's and Don'ts for Parenting Children with Autism" a free community education program. The event on August 23rd, sponsored by Park Center, featured Judy Coucouvanis. Coucouvanis is a national trainer on autism spectrum disorders and author of two books, including the award-winning "The Potty Journey: Guide to Toilet Training Children with Special Needs," and "Super Skills: A Social Skills Group Program for Children with Asperger Syndrome, High-functioning Autism and Related Challenges."
Our thanks to everyone who hired and oriented our new staff!
FY12 Voluntary termination rate (minus retirements) was 5.6%.
Nurse Week Activities:
NICU Review Course on July 24 & 25 attracted 36 UMHS neonatal nurses with interest in building knowledge in their specialty.
Next Events:
- Certified Emergency Nurse Review on August 13 & 14 presented by Jeff Solheim
- Cardiology Review on August 13 provided by Cammy House-Fancher
- Essentials for the Rapid Responder, That's you – the Nurse at the Bedside on August 15 provided by Cammy House-Fancher
Patient Portal, MyUofMHealth.org, Launches on August 15!
University of Michigan Health System and University Health Service patients will soon be able to skip calls to the doctor's office for test results, immunization records and prescription renewals – they can instead access such medical information right from home. Read more...
MyUofMHealth.org – a patient portal offering patients electronic access to portions of their own health records – will launch on Aug.15. The new self-service records system is expected to dramatically enhance communication between patients and providers.
The portal is a major hallmark of MiChart, a multi-year project to transition to a more efficient clinical information system. Learn more at:
Northville Health Center, 2014
Design planning is continuing for the opening of a new multispecialty Ambulatory Care health center at the corner of 7 Mile and Haggerty in Northville Township. The two story building will be 100,000 square feet. Read more...
Services to be provided in the new building include:
- Adult Primary & Specialty Care (General Medicine, Allergy, Cardiology & Echo, GI, Hem/Onc, Hepatology, Neurology, GYN-Uro/Gyn, Pre-Op, and Pulmonary)
- Musculoskeletal Program (Orthopaedics, Anesthesia/Pain, PM&R, Rheumatology, Neurosurgery, MedSport, Orthotics & Prosthetics, PT/OT, Speech Therapy)
- Children's and Women's Services (Pediatric Cardiology, General Pediatrics, Pediatric GI, Hem/Onc, Rheumatology, Neurology, Nephrology, Surgery, Pulmonary, Urology OB & High Risk, and Reproductive Medicine)
- Medical Procedure Center
- Ophthalmology - Adult and Pediatric
- Radiology - Diagnostic Imaging, Bone Ultrasound, MRI
- Infusion - Cancer and Non-Cancer
- Pathology/M-Labs
Nursing Grand Rounds on Neuropathic Pain in September
Ellen M. Lavoie Smith, PhD, RN, will present "Neuropathic Pain: Answers to Your Burning Questions" on Thursday, September 6th 11am-12 noon, in Dow Auditorium in Towsley.
Suzette Walker and Peg Esper, Nurse Practitioners in the Cancer Center, have had abstracts accepted for presentations to both the Great Lakes Nursing Conference for October of this year, as well as the new Advanced Practice ONS meeting in Arizona for November.
The abstract, "Advanced Practice Nursing Orientation: Tailoring orientation to meet the needs of advanced practice nurses at an academic medical center", authored by Joan Armstrong, Nurse Practitioner in the Cancer Center, has been accepted for a poster at the Connections: Advancing Care Through Science Conference in Phoenix, Arizona on November 16-18, 2012.
Eva Kline-Rogers, NP, has received the Associate of American College of Cardiology (A.A.C.C) designation at the American College of Cardiology Conference in March. Eva has devoted her career to outstanding patient care and research, working in Cardiovascular Medicine at UMHS since 1983.
The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nursing...
Congratulations to Allison Beveridge, RN (UH 7A) who recently received the DAISY award! Read more...
The DAISY Award is given through a nationally known program currently in place in over 450 hospitals. DAISY is an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune System and this award was established by a family whose son succumbed to a disease of the immune system. During his prolonged hospital stay, he and his family greatly benefited from care provided by superb RNs. This award was established to honor nurses who exemplify that compassionate, thorough care.
Within the University of Michigan Health System, candidates for the Daisy Award are nominated by patients and/or their families.
What's New in Nurse Recruitment and Retention
Final Numbers are in!
In FY 2012, 939 joined the UMHS nursing community. 376 were graduate nurses and 563 were hired with at least one full year of experience. Read more...
Our thanks to everyone who hired and oriented our new staff!
FY12 Voluntary termination rate (minus retirements) was 5.6%.
Nurse Week Activities:
NICU Review Course on July 24 & 25 attracted 36 UMHS neonatal nurses with interest in building knowledge in their specialty.
Next Events:
- Certified Emergency Nurse Review on August 13 & 14 presented by Jeff Solheim
- Cardiology Review on August 13 provided by Cammy House-Fancher
- Essentials for the Rapid Responder, That's you – the Nurse at the Bedside on August 15 provided by Cammy House-Fancher
C.S. Mott Children's Hospital earns top rankings from U.S. News & World Report.
The University of Michigan's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital is among the best children's hospitals in the country in pediatric specialties and is the only hospital in Michigan ranked in all 10 specialties evaluated, according to the U.S. News & World Report's 2012-13 Best Children's Hospitals rankings. Read more...
Since the 2007 debut of Best Children's Hospitals, the U.S. News and World Report rankings has put an increasing emphasis on data that directly reflect hospitals' performance over the opinions of physicians. The full rankings and methodology are available at:
www.usnews.com/childrenshospitals
The rankings will also be published in the U.S. News Best Hospitals 2013 guidebook, which will be available in August.
Web Address: http://www.uofmhealth.org/news/mott-gets-national-rankings
On Wednesday, June 6th, the Senate Health Policy Committee convened for a hearing and heard testimony in support of S.B. 481 (legislation that defines APRNs and grants licensure and independent prescriptive authority). Testifying in support of the need for this legislation was given by Nancy George, MICNP President-elect and Chair of the APRN Coalition, Joanne Pohl, Professor Emerita from the University of Michigan's College of Nursing, and Dr. Dan McMurtrie, M.D. Additional speakers were Lynn Rife representing the Michigan chapter of the American College of Nurse Midwives and Denise O'Brien representing the Michigan Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists.
It's Coming: MiChart in Outpatient Clinic Areas on August 15. ACU EpicCare Activation Planning Teams have been Formed. Read more...
MiChart in Outpatient Clinic Areas on August 15. MiChart Ambulatory (EpicCare) will replace CareWeb and DrFirst as the outpatient clinics' tool for documentation and facilitation of patient care. Ambulatory Care Super Users began attending training on June 25 and end users will start on July 9.
ACU EpicCare Activation Planning Teams Formed. ACU EpicCare Activation Planning Teams EAPTs were formed to learn about the new MiChart workflows, activation methodology and change management. There is RN representation on each team.
The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nursing...
Congratulations to Charles Church, RN and Ronnie Downer, RN (6C) who recently received the DAISY award! Read more...
The DAISY Award is given through a nationally known program currently in place in over 450 hospitals. DAISY is an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune System and this award was established by a family whose son succumbed to a disease of the immune system. During his prolonged hospital stay, he and his family greatly benefited from care provided by superb RNs. This award was established to honor nurses who exemplify that compassionate, thorough care.
Within the University of Michigan Health System, candidates for the Daisy Award are nominated by patients and/or their families.
What's New in Nurse Recruitment and Retention
The 2012 All-Nurse "Casting Call" and Nurse Week Activities.
The 2012 all-nurse "casting call" drew more than 200 UMHS nurses. Snapshots obtained on that day provide a "bank" of RN images used to facilitate future photo shoots. Read more...
Photos of UMHS nurses are used in recruitment ads, on UMHS websites and in other efforts to attract new nurses and acknowledge those RNs who are current employees. To see a composite of the first half of nurses attending the April casting call, visit the Display Case closest to the Cancer Center entrance on level 1, Main Hospital. The second composite will be displayed later this year.
Nurse Week Activities:
Pediatric CCRN Review Course on June 12 & 13 drew 25 enthusiastic nurses with interest in building knowledge in their specialty. All reported that their nursing practice will improve as a result of this review course. Kudos to those who were able to attend!
Next Event: Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing Certification Review (CCRN and RNC-NIC) – July 24 & 25.
Brynn Dechert-Crooks MSN, RN, PNP in Pediatric Cardiology had her abstract "Dropping Like Flies: Fainters in the Arrhythmia Clinic," accepted for the 40th Annual Ohio Doctors Interested in Congenital Hearts Conference, held in June.
Jennifer Salerno, nurse practitioner and health system leader, is making a difference in our school based NP clinics. In June, at the AANP annual conference, she will be inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners for her outstanding clinical and professional contributions.
Donna Rossini, NP (Neurosurgery – Spine Program) received a grant from the Motor City Grant Classic to produce a pamphlet for blood pressure screening for APRN week. The grant will provide for photography, design work, and printing for the pamphlet.
A Tribute to Nurses… This month, our EVPMA, Ora Hirsch Pescovitz MD pays tribute to nurses and mothers by sharing an interview with her mother, Bella Hirsch. Read about the inspiring life of Bella Hirsch and her nursing career on Ora's website, Medicine That Speaks.
Dr. Stephen Strobbe, Addictions Nursing Specialist at the University of Michigan Addiction Treatment Services (UMATS), and Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at the School of Nursing, appeared as the invited guest expert on the premier episode of a new healthcare television show, Ask Dr. Nandi, which aired on Wednesday, May 16 on WADL Detroit, Channel 38. The topic of this first show was prescription drug abuse.
The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nursing...
Congratulations to Anna Kuznetsova, RN (CVC ICU) who recently received the DAISY award!
Read more...
The DAISY Award is given through a nationally known program currently in place in over 450 hospitals. DAISY is an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune System and this award was established by a family whose son succumbed to a disease of the immune system. During his prolonged hospital stay, he and his family greatly benefited from care provided by superb RNs. This award was established to honor nurses who exemplify that compassionate, thorough care.
Within the University of Michigan Health System, candidates for the Daisy Award are nominated by patients and/or their families.
2012 Nursing Poster Session – Call for Abstracts
Poster Categories: "Evidence Based Practice," "Creative Innovation," or "Research". Read more...
General Poster Criteria:
- Relevant to Nursing Practice
- Project complete by Poster Session: September 17 & 18, 2012
- Poster author or co-author required to be present during one predetermined period on each day of the session
- Posters presented at other meetings are welcome
Visit the website http://www.med.umich.edu/nursing/research/ for:
- Eligibility criteria for each poster category
- Guidelines and link for abstract submission
- Resources for abstract and poster development
"Best poster" in each category plus the "People's Choice" winner will receive a monetary award to use towards an educational or professional growth opportunity.
DEADLINE for abstract submission: June 8, 2012
Sponsors:
- Nursing Research Partnership Team
- UMHS Recruitment and Retention Committee
- University of Michigan School of Nursing
- UMHS Department of Nursing
- Sigma Theta Tau - Rho Chapter
MiChart will Go-Live on June 13 in the ED
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This implementation will include several new MiChart applications:
- ED (ASAP) will replace ED Centricity as the application for hospital admissions and discharges in the Adult, Pediatrics and Psychiatric Emergency Departments
- Ambulatory (EpicCare) will go-live in Taubman Adult Otolaryngology and University Health Service to replace CareWeb and DrFirst as the outpatient clinic tool for documentation and facilitation of patient care
All other Ambulatory areas will go-live with Ambulatory (EpicCare) on August 15
- Health Information Management Release Of Information and Deficiency Tracking
- New Research functionality with patient identification and recruitment using Best Practice Alerts in the ED
NOTE: Inpatient and most Ambulatory areas will still use CareWeb and UM-CareLink; however, many areas will have interim workflows and will view new reports through MiChart
Nursing at Michigan Scrubs and Polo Shirts!
You asked - We listened! Nursing at Michigan Scrubs are now priced at cost. Go to www.umnursing.org and click on the scrub shirt to purchase your gear.
What's New in Nurse Recruitment and Retention
Nurse Week Drawing Results...
Congratulations to the 50 winners of free Nursing at Michigan gear in the Nurse Week drawing held on May 12.
Register now for 2012 Nurse Week options...
There are many free options for professional development that are available this year to UMHS nurses. Read more...
You asked us to Celebrate Nursing throughout the year and wanted on-site opportunities to grow your knowledge and skills. Choose one of the 2012 options below:
- Pediatric CCRN Review – June 12 & 13
- Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing Certification Review (CCRN and
RNC-NIC) – July 24 & 25 - Certified Emergency Nurse Review (CEN adult and peds) – August 13 & 14
- Cardiology Review – August 13
- Essentials for the Rapid Responder, That's You – the Nurse at the
Bedside – August 15 - Pediatric Nurse Certification Review (CPN and RN-BC) – September 24 & 25
- Palliative Care Decisions, Suffering and Hope – October 1
- Gift Card for on-line CEUs
Debbie Kovacevich (HomeMed & Discharge Planning) will lecture: Management of the Patient Receiving Parenteral Nutrition in the Home Care Setting, at the Intravenous Nurses Society, Annual Meeting, Las Vegas NV.
Regi Freeman, MSN, RN, CNS; Jennifer Stieve-Swarup, BSN, RN; Amber Czernik, BSN, RN; Lori Silveus, BSN, RN; Lynda Portice, BSN, RN; Joel Kilpatrick, BSN, RN; Jaime Osborne, MS, RN; Deborah Totzkay MSN, RN; Chrissy Nault, BSN, RN; Jole' Mowry, MS, RN; & Kate McKenney, PT, CWS will be presenting their poster Pressure Ulcer Prevention in High Risk Cardiovascular Surgery Patients at the AACN NTI 2012, ASPEN 2012, and Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC) 2012.
Katie Nelson, DNP, RN, PNP (Pediatric Cardiac Surgery) had her abstract "Oral Feeding At Discharge Following Norwood Procedure For Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome" accepted for the 40th Annual Ohio Doctors Interested in Congenital Hearts Conference which ran June 1-2, 2012.
Lashon Hart, BSN, RN (East AA – MPC) received the annual Education Award from the Institute of Professional Nursing in May 2012.
Cathy Desmet, BSN, RN (Supervisor – 12 East) received the annual Leadership Award from the Institute of Professional Nursing in May 2012.
2012 Nursing Poster Session – Call for Abstracts
Poster Categories: "Evidence Based Practice," "Creative Innovation," or "Research". Read more...
General Poster Criteria:
- Relevant to Nursing Practice
- Project complete by Poster Session: September 17 & 18, 2012
- Poster author or co-author required to be present during one predetermined period on each day of the session
- Posters presented at other meetings are welcome
Visit the website http://www.med.umich.edu/nursing/research/ for:
- Eligibility criteria for each poster category
- Guidelines and link for abstract submission
- Resources for abstract and poster development
"Best poster" in each category plus the "People's Choice" winner will receive a monetary award to use towards an educational or professional growth opportunity.
DEADLINE for abstract submission: June 8, 2012
Sponsors:
- Nursing Research Partnership Team
- UMHS Recruitment and Retention Committee
- University of Michigan School of Nursing
- UMHS Department of Nursing
- Sigma Theta Tau - Rho Chapter
University of North Carolina –
Research on Improvement Thinking
If you are a nurse who provides direct patient care, you are invited to complete a research survey looking at the concept of "improvement thinking." This research study will help determine how much 'lean management' is present in the immediate work environment. Read more...
Completing the survey is voluntary and will take about 20 minutes to complete. The results of the survey will contribute to the understanding of lean management and quality improvement. Your input would be greatly appreciated.
The survey can be accessed by clicking on the link: https://unc.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_3F4jic6eX87tzla
Another $100 Amazon.com gift card will be given away as a thank you for participating. This study has been reviewed by the IRB of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and has been deemed exempt.
SICU received the SCCM Award for Family-Centered care for the second time! Each year, at the Critical Care Congress, the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) gives one recipient and up to two honorable mentions the Family-Centered Care Award. The award recognizes units and programs that demonstrate innovation to improve care provided to critically ill and injured patients, their families, and those chosen by the patient to be with them.
The team of Surgical ICU and Trauma Burn ICU has been selected for the National Awards to Recognize Achievements in Eliminating Healthcare-Associated Infections, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Healthcare Quality and the Critical Care Societies Collaborative — composed of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society and Society of Critical Care Medicine.
Lita Smith, lead NP for the Cancer Center APRN teams, was awarded the American Cancer Society Lane Adams Quality of Life Award. This award promotes improved quality of life for all persons with cancer and their families through public recognition of exemplary individuals who practice compassionate, skilled cancer care and who extend the warm hand of service.
Dr. Leah Shever (Nursing Admin) and Dr. Marita Titler (SON) have the third most frequently accessed article from the Western Journal of Nursing Research: Shever, L. L., Titler, M., Lehan Mackin, M., and Kueny, A. (2011). Fall prevention practices in adult medical-surgical nursing units described by nurse managers. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 33(3), 385-397.
See it now at: http://www.med.umich.edu/i/quality/action/2011stories.html
- 15 teams (including those named as Exemplar) present their work in 20 minute videos.
- 58 posters presented in their entirety as exhibited during poster session (see the contact person in lower right of poster).
- 24 stories have a 4 minute audio-tour which can be listened to concurrent with poster review.
What's New in Nurse Recruitment and Retention - Nursing at Michigan Scrubs and Polo Shirts!
You asked - We listened! The Nurse Recruiter and Retention team is happy to announce that Nursing at Michigan scrubs and polo shirts are now available for purchase online at a very low cost. Purchases will be mailed to your home and shipping is $5.00 per order or FREE for purchases over $50. Read more...
Want a free set of scrubs or a classic Nursing at Michigan polo shirt? Be sure to register for the Nurse Week drawing prior to the May 11, 2012 deadline!
Check it out and register for the drawing at www.UMnursing.org/scrubs.
Suzette Walker, Peg Esper, and Judy Estes, Nurse Practitioners in the Cancer Center, are congratulated for completion of their fifth year of the Navigating Oncology Nursing Conference. The conference continues to grow every year. They had over 300 nurses register this year, and 2/3 of the nurses were non U of M nurses. This is the largest local regional oncology nursing conference.
Judith Coucouvanis, MS, RN, Nurse Practitioner in Ambulatory Care Psychiatry, is the co-author of Chapter 13: Autism Spectrum Disorders in the new book Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health: A Resource for Advanced Practice Psychiatric and Primary Care Practitioners in Nursing. The book is now available from Wiley-Blackwell.
Noel Baldwin, RN, BSN (6D Clinical Care Coordinator) presented at the Society of Critical Care Medicine's Annual Congress in Houston. SCCM is the largest multi-professional organization dedicated to excellence in critical care. His topic was "Implementing Early Mobility at the Bedside".
Rebecca Priebe, who works with the Pulmonary ICU team, has published her research on NP job satisfaction in ADVANCE for NPs & PAs.
Karla Stoermer Grossman, Clinical Care Coordinator, mastery level, in the Pediatric Pulmonary specialty clinic, has been appointed to the Clinical Adjunct Faculty Network (CAFN) as an Adjunct Clinical Instructor, in the Division of Health Promotion and Risk Reduction Programs (Division II) in the School of Nursing.
Susanne Quallich, Nurse Practitioner, Urology, had five (5) book chapters finalized for publication in 2013, two (2) written independently and three (3) with coauthors:
- Quallich, S.A. (2013). Genitourinary Emergencies. In Sheehy's Manual of Emergency Care (7th edition), Hammond, B.B. & Zimmerman, P.G. (Eds.). St. Louis: Elsevier.
- Herbruck, L.F., & Quallich, S.A. (2013). Nursing Assessment: Female and Male Reproductive Function. In Focus on Adult Health: Medical Surgical Nursing, Pellico, L.H. (Ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
- Quallich, S.A. & Lajiness, M.J. (2013). Nursing Assessment: Renal and Urinary Tract Function. In Focus on Adult Health: Medical Surgical Nursing, Pellico, L.H. (Ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
- Quallich, S.A. & Lajiness, M.J. (2013). Nursing Management: Patients with Urinary Disorders. In Focus on Adult Health: Medical Surgical Nursing, Pellico, L.H. (Ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
- Quallich, S.A. (2013). Nursing Management: Patients with Male Reproductive Disorders. In Focus on Adult Health: Medical Surgical Nursing, Pellico, L.H. (Ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Cherie Holodnick, RN, MS, COHN-S, RN Level E in Occupational Health Services, published the article "Positive IGRA Results – Making a case for treatment of latent tuberculosis" in the Journal of the Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare, Winter 2012 issue.
See it now at: http://www.med.umich.edu/i/quality/action/2011stories.html
- 15 teams (including those named as Exemplar) present their work in 20 minute videos.
- 58 posters presented in their entirety as exhibited during poster session (see the contact person in lower right of poster).
- 24 stories have a 4 minute audio-tour which can be listened to concurrent with poster review.
What's New in Nurse Recruitment and Retention
The March 2012 UMHS Nurse Career Fair sponsored by Nurse Recruitment and Retention was held Sunday, March 25th. We reached a record attendance of 301! Read more...
Representatives for each clinical unit/area were present to meet with candidates, provide information on current open positions, and answer their specific questions. Finding the "right fit' is an important aspect of a job search and unit representatives play a crucial role in beginning that process. The staff of Nurse Recruitment would like to thank all who participated!
Take a Look at "Virtual Quality Month"
15 teams present their work, 58 posters are presented, and 24 stories are told. Read more, watch and listen...
See it now at: http://www.med.umich.edu/i/quality/action/2011stories.html
- 15 teams (including those named as Exemplar) present their work in 20 minute videos.
- 58 posters presented in their entirety as exhibited during poster session (see the contact person in lower right of poster).
- 24 stories have a 4 minute audio-tour which can be listened to concurrent with poster review.
What's New in Nurse Recruitment and Retention
Fiscal Year 2012 Hires: From July 1, 2012 through February 16, 2012, we have hired 597 nurses!
Pediatric Critical Care Expo: On February 11, 2012, the Pediatric Critical Care Expo attracted 29 experienced nurses to the new C.S. Mott Children's Hospital. Read more...
During the event they were exposed not just to the design of the building and technology found in the new Mott but also to the talented nurses who work there. This recruiting event was designed to attract nurses who have a passion for pediatric critical care and who have intensive care experience.
Thank you to the managers, supervisors and staff from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Pediatric Cardiothoracic Unit (PCTU), Pediatric Emergency Service, Hematology/Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit (Hem/Onc), ECMO and Central Staff Resources Pediatric Float Pool (CSR) who participated in this event. You made the career options here come alive! Recruiters and managers are continuing to work with these candidates.
Laurie Hartman, DNP, RN, APRN-BC and Elizabeth S. Stewart, MSN, RN co-authored with April N. Kapu, MSN, RN, ACNP-BC; Marc Moote, MS, PA-C; and Clare Thomson-Smith, JD, MSN, RN, FAANP the chapter Forming Centers for Advanced Practice in the book Integrating Nursing Practitioners & Physician Assistants into the ICU – Strategies for Optimizing Contributions to Care.
Please take a moment to check out this great article in this month's NP World News about our UofM School Based Health Clinics and Jennifer Salerno's (our APRN colleague) work there: "The Kids Are All Right – Teen Health Care in Ann Arbor" by Ed Gruber, PhD, RN, ARNP.
Dorsch, M., Bahl, V. Moore, N. Pipe, S., Spotts, V. Froehlich, J. had an abstract accepted to the Thrombosis and Hemostasis Summit of North America, May 2012 in Chicago. Title of the abstract is: The Effects of Dose-Response Data-driven Model for Heparin Infusion Nomogram Quality Improvement on aPTT Control. This was research done to refine the heparin nomogram based on data.
Suzanne Benloucif-Moore NP, Jackie Fortino RN, and Cindy Tobin NP had their poster on Afib/OSA accepted for an international conference for Heart Rhythm Society, which is an organization specifically for electrophysiology.
Dr. Stephen Strobbe, Addictions Nursing Specialist at the University of Michigan Addiction Treatment Services (UMATS), and Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at the School of Nursing, recently had an article published in a peer-reviewed journal with the following citation: Strobbe, S. & Kurtz, E. (2012). Narratives for recovery: Personal stories in the 'Big Book' of Alcoholics Anonymous. Journal of Groups in Addiction & Recovery, 7(1), 29-52.
UMHS employees are now using MiChart for registering, scheduling and billing.
This endeavor’s success is attributed to the hard work and dedication of thousands of UMHS employees who devoted significant hours to MiChart as subject matter experts, trainers, end users, testers, workgroup representatives, Super Users, technical and logistics support. Hundreds of behind-the-scenes activities were completed by the MiChart project team, Medical Center Information Technology, UMHS leadership, clinicians, end users and other staff. MiChart clinical applications will launch in summer 2012.
This event was free to students and its purpose was to help improve first year nurse retention in the state. In addition to presentations from the nurse recruiters, Marge Calarco, PhD, RN, Chief of Nursing Services, gave a welcome and was able to meet many of the students.
The highlight of the day was the "New Grad Panel". This panel, made up of recent UM RN hires, shared their experiences as new RNs and candidly answered audience questions.
This year, we would like to thank our nurses who participated and the managers and unit staff who helped facilitate their presence: Megan Bollinger - 8D-Intermediate Care Unit, Kim Cook - 6B-General Medicine, GI and Liver Unit, David Lieber - 12 East Mott-Pediatric General Care Unit, Sara West - 12 East Mott-Pediatric General Care Unit, Kristy Will - 4A-Neurology/Neurosurgery/Stroke Unit, Diana Ziser - 4C-Cardiothoracic Step Down Unit.
The UMHS Quality and Safety Website was created to demonstrate our commitment to providing patient's with high quality, safe care and to make it easy for patient's and referring physicians to use our quality and safety performance when choosing a provider.
MiChart in Ambulatory Care. The University of Michigan Health System entered a new era of patient care on February 1st, and came one step closer to a fully electronic patient health record. Read more...
UMHS employees are now using MiChart for registering, scheduling and billing.
This endeavor’s success is attributed to the hard work and dedication of thousands of UMHS employees who devoted significant hours to MiChart as subject matter experts, trainers, end users, testers, workgroup representatives, Super Users, technical and logistics support. Hundreds of behind-the-scenes activities were completed by the MiChart project team, Medical Center Information Technology, UMHS leadership, clinicians, end users and other staff. MiChart clinical applications will launch in summer 2012.
What's New in Nurse Recruitment and Retention
On Saturday, January 21st, the Nurse Recruitment and Retention team held their 5th annual "Career Launch". This year over 200 soon-to-be graduates from schools of nursing throughout Michigan gathered for a day of preparation to make the transition from student to practicing RN. Read more...
This event was free to students and its purpose was to help improve first year nurse retention in the state. In addition to presentations from the nurse recruiters, Marge Calarco, PhD, RN, Chief of Nursing Services, gave a welcome and was able to meet many of the students.
The highlight of the day was the "New Grad Panel". This panel, made up of recent UM RN hires, shared their experiences as new RNs and candidly answered audience questions.
This year, we would like to thank our nurses who participated and the managers and unit staff who helped facilitate their presence: Megan Bollinger - 8D-Intermediate Care Unit, Kim Cook - 6B-General Medicine, GI and Liver Unit, David Lieber - 12 East Mott-Pediatric General Care Unit, Sara West - 12 East Mott-Pediatric General Care Unit, Kristy Will - 4A-Neurology/Neurosurgery/Stroke Unit, Diana Ziser - 4C-Cardiothoracic Step Down Unit.
Susanne Quallich, NP (December 2011) served as co-editor for the first ever Advanced Practice issue of Urologic Nursing, and also coauthored the editorial "Toward advances in practice." Urologic Nursing, 31 (6), 325-326. Susanne also authored the first practice analysis of NPs working in urology, "A survey evaluating the current role of the nurse practitioner in urology", Urologic Nursing, 31 (6), 328-336. This research paper was accepted for presentation at the AANP conference in June.
Dr. Stephen Strobbe, PhD, RN is co-author of "Bupropion-SR for smoking cessation in early recovery from alcohol dependence." The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 37, 487-490.
Sharon Dickinson, Renee Havey, and Denise O'Brien have had four talks accepted for presentation at the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists Conference, in Chicago, March 8-10, 2012. The Symposium is "Intervening to Reduce the Risk of Pressure Ulcer Development in the Critically Ill Surgical Patient."
Sharon Dickinson, MSN, RN and Leah Shever, PhD, RN were co-editors of a special edition of the Critical Care Nursing Quarterly Journal, Evidence-Based Nursing Innovations. There were many contributing authors across our system and across disciplines who contributed to this important work. Read more...
- Paula Baldridge MSN, RHN, RN
- Kimberly Bauser, RRT
- Tracey Bruce, BSN, RN
- Jennifer Dammeyer, RN, MSN, ANP, CCRN
- Chris Dickinson, MD
- Sharon Dickinson, RN, MSN, CNS-BC, ANP, CCRN
- Susan Dirkes, RN, MSN, CCRN
- Regi Freeman, MSN, RN, CNS
- Jan Gombert, MA
- Carl Haas, MLS, RRT, FAARC
- Julie Hanley, MSN, RN
- Renee Havey, RN, BSN, CCRN
- Christina Mapili, RN, MSN
- Jole Mowry, MS, RN
- Christine Nault, BSN, RN, CCRN
- Matthew Niedner, MD
- Denise O'Brien, RN, ACNS-BC, FAAN
- Tonie Owens, MSN, RN
- Deborah Pasko, PharmD
- Julie Piazza, MS, CCLS
- Brenda Shaw, BSN, RN
- Leah Shever, PhD, RN
- Dana Tschannen, PhD, RN
- Deborah Wagner, PharmD
Cyndi Bower, MS, and Chris Conrad, MSN gave podium presentations at the 3rd International Association of Clinical Research Nurses Conferences this past November in Washington, DC at the National Institutes of Health. Bower presented on "Improvements that Work: Lessons Learned at the University of Michigan." Conrad presented on "Implementation of New Phase I and II Therapies Using Biological Agents.".
The UMHS Quality and Safety Website was created to demonstrate our commitment to providing patient's with high quality, safe care and to make it easy for patient's and referring physicians to use our quality and safety performance when choosing a provider.
What's New in Nurse Recruitment and Retention
In 2011, hundreds of nurses were hired to support growth within the University of Michigan Health System. Read more...
New CS Mott Children's and Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital positions as well as those created by the expansion or addition of several UH units generated numerous opportunities for nurses. Since January 2011, 439 RNs have been added to the UMHS nursing community. The majority of those, 339, were hired after July 2011.
Additionally, this past year we have seen a record number of internal transfers. 327 UMHS Nurses sought to transfer within the system to broaden their skills and knowledge in a new area of clinical practice. 203 of those who transferred have done so in the last six months.
The influx of new colleagues can sometimes be a challenge for units who are trying to manage providing complex care while orienting staff. The simple act of making others feel welcome may easily be lost in the turmoil of change. Please take a moment to check on the wellbeing of those who have joined you in the care of the patients.
UMHS is fortunate to average more than 100 candidates for each position open to new graduates. Although we are not able to hire all who apply, we are always interested in identifying and hiring great nurses. If you know a new graduate or an experienced nurse whom you would welcome as a colleague, suggest that he/she visit our website.
TBICU has had three posters accepted to National Teaching Institute (NTI) in May of this year. The titles are “Production of Multi Media Burn Care Education for Nurses, by Nurses” (Rachel Milkowski), “Evidence Based Practice: Tailored to Fit the Unique Needs of Trauma and Burn Patients” (Sarah Taylor), and “Does It Matter Who Does the Daily Skin Assessment?” (Lauren Wells)
SICU was awarded the SCCM Family-Centered Care Award.
Aebersold M, Kocan MJ, Tschannen D, and Michaels J (December 2011) recently published “Use of Simulation in Stroke Unit Education.” Journal of Neuroscience Nursing. 43 (6) 349-353. This is a nice example of some of the collaboration between SON and UMHS nursing.
Rebecca D'Agostino, RN and Susan Zill, RN have been invited to The 5th International Conference on Patient and Family-Centered Care, June 4-6, 2012, in Washington, DC. The abstract Just Do It! Beginning a Patient Family-Centered Committee in a Peri-operative Area, prepared along with Julie Piazza, CCLS, MS, BS Child Life Specialist and Scott Newport, Parent Representative C.S. Mott Patient and Family-Centered Care Committee, has been accepted for oral presentation.
In September, Dr. Stephen Strobbe, Addictions Nursing Specialist at the University of Michigan Addiction Treatment Services (UMATS), Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at the University School of Nursing (UM-SON), and a member of the Board of Directors for the International Nurses Society on Addictions (IntNSA), was co-presenter at a pre-conference workshop for IntNSA in Tucson, Arizona. The title of this half-day event was "Alcoholics Anonymous: What All Nurses Need to Know about 12-Step Recovery"
In October, Dr. Stephen Strobbe gave an invited talk, "Practical Aspects of Spirituality in Addictions Treatment", in Fairfax, VA.
Joetta Vamos and Mike Chesney, both Survival Flight nurses, came in second place at the National Air Medical Conference Crew Competition in St. Louis last month.
Paula Anton, RN, MS, CRRN, ACNS-BC, had 2 abstracts accepted for the NACNS Meeting, CNS: "Optimizing Outcomes - Influencing Across the Spheres" on March 8 – 10, 2012 at The Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park. Poster presentation: "Hourly Rounding: A Systematic Approach To Patient Safety". Presentation: "Post Discharge Phone Calls Improve Care Coordination".
Dr. Stephen Strobbe co-authored a recently-published article with the following citation: Karam-Hage, M., Strobbe, S., Robinson, J. D., & Brower, K. J. (2011). "Buproprion-SR for smoking cessation in early recovery from alcohol dependence: A placebo-controlled, double-blind pilot study". The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 37, 487-90. This article can be accessed at the Informa web site.
2011 Nursing Poster Day
View a video of the awards ceremony and presentations by poster authors from this year's NRP Poster Session, and see who the winners were, by clicking here.
Video of the awards ceremony and presentations by poster authors.
Congratulations to:
- "People’s Choice Award” winner: Suzanne Benloucif, #9 “Atrial Fibrillation and Sleep Apnea. Are We Missing Something?”
- “Research Award” winner: Suzanne Benloucif #9 “Atrial Fibrillation and Sleep Apnea. Are We Missing Something?”
- “Clinical Innovation” Award winner: Paula Anton #23 “Post Discharge Phone Calls Improve Care Coordination.”
- “Evidence Based Practice” Award winner: Cathy Lewis #26 “New Pediatric Nursing Care Delivery Model for the New Hospital.”
What's New in Nurse Recruitment and Retention
October was another busy month for those working in the Nurse Recruitment and Retention Department. Lots of hiring and Nurse Week celebrations. Read more...
Hiring continues for not only our new C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital and the Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital, but also for the backfill and growth positions we have throughout the health system. The Recruiters are keeping busy talking with both internal staff who have questions about applying for positions and also with students from our area schools of Nursing as they begin looking for their first nursing position.
We held our last three Nurse Week celebration events in October. We hosted a PCCN and CCRN two-day review course with one of our favorite external speakers, Cammy Fancher, ACNP, MSN, CCRN. We also hosted the annual Pain CE dinner. Many thanks to one of our own Linda K. Strodtman, PhD, RN for once again providing an evening of information and insight.
Planning will begin soon for next year’s Nurse Week celebration. Please send any ideas or feedback you have to Juanita Parry jsparry@umich.edu
PCTU Nurses participate in mission trip to El Salvador
Angela White, Ashley Wallace, Bev Benmoussa, Lisa Beckman, Whitnie McNeil and Meredith Bajor (PCTU nurses) and Kim Kellogg (PNP with our Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Advanced Practice Team) traveled to El Salvador in October as part of a mission trip funded by Rotary International. The goal of this trip was to participate in helping the Salvadoran team develop their own Pediatric Cardiac Surgery program, so the main purpose of the mission was to teach and support the Salvadoran team.
Teresa Bell, RN, Level D on the Bone Marrow Transplant Clinic team, has been selected to attend the Fall 2011 Institute of Nursing Excellence.
Patricia McKenzie, Level E RN in Plastic Surgery Clinic, served as a member of the 2011 Scientific Sessions Planning Committee for the American Society of Plastic Surgical Nurses (ASPSN), Annual Convention. Pat also presented at the 2011 Annual Convention of ASPSN in Denver, CO, “How to Get Involved with the ASPSN.”
Marvella Muzik, RN, MS, (PES Supervisor), along with staff nurse Sharon Stetz, RN, MS; had a presentation accepted at the 7th European Congress on Violence in Psychiatry October 19-22. The conference this year is held in Prague, Czech Republic. Their topic is "Reduction of Seclusion & Restraints in the Psychiatric Emergency Services".
Peg Esper, Nurse Practitioner in the Cancer Center, recently published two articles:
- Hudes, G. R., Carducci, M. A., Choueiri, T. K., Esper, P., Jonasch, E., Kumar, R., Srinivas, S. NCCN task force report: Optimizing treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma with molecular targeted therapy. Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, 9(Suppl 1), S-1-S-29, 2011.
- Esper, P. Throwing the brake on the drug approval train. The J of the Adv Prac Onc. 2(4), 2011, pp. 273-276.
She also was involved as a presenter, NCCN Leadership Academy, Philadelphia, PA, July, 2011.
Recruitment and Retention News
National Nurse Week activities continue and approximately 200 nurses attended our two Phyllis Kritek events on September 27th and 28th. We will be hosting PCCN and CCRN 2-day review courses in early October and then our annual "Pain CE" dinner mid-October.
UMHS Cardiovascular Care Center Call for Abstracts: CVC invites you to submit an abstract focusing on Quality Improvement, Care Excellence, and Evidence-based Practice. Read more...
Clinical Excellence and Innovation in Cardiovascular Care
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Kensington Court, Ann Arbor, MI.
Seeking posters related to Cardiovascular care with a focus on Innovation, Quality Improvement, Care Excellence, and Evidence Based Practice:
- Abstracts due by September 16, 2011.
- Submit a previously accepted abstract as an email attachment to Dorothy Nagle at dorothyn@umich.edu or call 734-232-1094.
- Authors of accepted abstracts will be notified by September 30, 2011.
If you have friends or colleagues who you think would be great co-workers who are currently working at other institutions with at least one year of pediatric or critical care experience; invite them to register at the following website: http://pednurse.umnursing.org/
Sharon Dickinson, MSN, RN, CNS-BC, ANP, and Clinical Nurse Specialist for SICU, TBICU, and RRT, has been selected as a reviewer for the Beacon Award Review Panel. The Beacon Award for Excellence, presented by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, is a national award that recognizes individual units for exceptional patient care. The Beacon Award Review Panel is responsible for reading, grading, and providing feedback on applications received from intensive care units from across the country.
Sharon's education, years of experience, clinical expertise, and her familiarities with the Beacon Award application process make her a wonderful addition to the panel.
Marie Wolfer, BSN, RN, CCRN-CSC, has been selected by the AACN (American Association for Critical Care Nurses) to serve on the review board for the prestigious Beacon Award. This award is granted to ICU's nationwide to recognize their high level achievements.
Laura Shakarjian and Juanita Parry (Recruitment & Retention) presented information about the UMHS program “Career Launch” at the National Health Care Recruiters' annual conference in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Juanita Parry, Marge Calarco and the NRR team published an article which appeared in the July issue of Nursing Management: "Investing in the Future Nursing Workforce".
Three hundred people attended a two-hour session, “Making Needlesticks Less Painful: A Strategic Plan”, presented by Representatives of the UMHS Needlestick Committee at a conference in Chicago. Read more...
Susanne Quallich has been reappointed to the Urologic Nursing Journal Editorial Board for 3 more years, 2012-2014.
Lashon Hart, RN, EAA-MPC, attended the National Nurses United conference in Washington D.C. She met with Debbie Stabenow and Carl Levin. Discussions included; nurse to patient ratios, national healthcare and Medicare.
Julie Grunawalt, MS, RN, GCNS-BC; Winnie Wood, MS, RN; Sandra Kendziora, RN, Leo Kjellin, RN, and Tamara Davies, BSN, RN; have had their abstract entitled "POD Nursing: Improves Patient and Staff Satisfaction" accepted by The Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) for poster presentation at the 2011 Convention this September in Boston, MA.
Dana Tschannen, Gail Keenan, Michelle Aebersold, Mary Jo Kocan, Francene Lundy and Victoria Averhart for published the article, "Implications of Nurse-Physician Relations: Report of a Successful Intervention" which can be found in Nursing Economics The Journal For Health Care Leaders, Volume 29, Number 3, May/June 2011.
SICU for has received the Beacon award for a second time. They are one of 15 units that achieved this for 2011 and were acknowledged at the AACN, National Teaching Institute in Chicago, in May. This time the award was given for 3 years 2011-2013.
SICU Call for Abstracts: SICU invites you to submit an abstract for their first annual Critical Care Conference. Read more...
Leaping Forward in Critical Care: Stitching Evidence into Practice February 29, 2012
This opportunity is not limited to surgically-focused research interests; rather, our mission is to feature a variety of speakers and posters that offer an innovative, comprehensive approach to evidence-based care of the critically ill patient.
Eligible Topics for Presentation: Evidence-Based Practice. Clinical Innovation, Process Improvement & Leadership
Submission Instructions:
- Oral presentations to be no longer than 15 minutes.
- Poster dimensions no larger than 4ft X 6ft (mountable or free-standing)
- Please limit abstract to no more than 250 words.
- Abstracts are due by August 17, 2011 at midnight.
- You will be notified by September 30, 2011 if your project has been accepted for presentation.
Click here to begin submission.
UMHS nurses win Educational Poster Award at 2011 Intravenous Nurses Society Annual Convention & Industrial Exhibition.
Laura Boonstra, Karen Harden, Sarah Jarvis, Stephanie Palmer, Pam Kavanaugh-Carveth, Joe Barnett and Chris Friese authored the article "Sleep Disturbance in Hospitalized Recipients of Stem Cell Transplantation", published in the June edition of the Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing.
Diane M. Lack, MS, RN, CCM, published "Presenteeism Revisited, A Comprehensive Review" in the Vol. 59, No. 2, 2011 American Association of Occupational Health Nurses Journal.
Diane Wyse, MSN, RN-BC, Educational Nurse Specialist was awarded a research grant from the National Nursing Staff Development Organization (NNSDO) Research Committee to study effective evaluation of our UMHS Charge Nurse Program.
Katherine M. Abstoss, Brenda E. Shaw, Tonie A. Owens, Julie L. Juno, Elaine L. Commiskey, and Matthew F. Niedner, had their article "Increasing medication error reporting rates while reducing harm through simultaneous cultural and system-level interventions in an intensive care unit" published in the June 2011 edition of BMJ Quality & Safety Online First.
At the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session, in New Orleans, April 2-5, Sue Housholder (shown center in photo) was inducted into the College. This was the first year that Cardiac Care Associates were inducted. Read more...
Our other Michigan colleagues are from WBH and HFH; Sandra O'Neill and Janet Wyman.
This conference also had a marvelous Aortic Session at the ACC which Sue moderated and was a speaker. Our own Dr. Deeb from cardiac surgery was present and the first speaker on Pathophysiology of Ascending Aortic Aneurysms, Dr. John Elefteriades, a cardiac surgeon from Yale was the second speaker and Sue closed the session with a talk on ―What's Missing in Disease Management of Thoracic Aortic Disease.‖
Nursing Research Partnership announces 2011 UMHS Nursing Poster Day
Tammy Keyes, RN, ENC in CSR, Employee Recognition Committee member has been chosen as one of the six representatives to represent UMHS in accepting an award for the four Best Practice Standards at the Recognition Professionals International Conference in San Antonio, Texas. Read more...
- Standard 1: Recognition Strategy
- Standard 2: Management Responsibility
- Standard 6: Recognition Events and Celebrations
- Standard 7: Program Change and Flexibility
Paula Anton, 6A Clinical Nurse Specialist, Dana Hanifan, SLP, and Jeff Evans from Psychology contributed to a new nursing textbook. The title of the book is "Rehabilitation Nursing: A Contemporary Approach to Practice". Read more..
Paula was the chapter author for Care of the Patient with Traumatic Brain Injury and Maintaining Skin Integrity. Paula was also a section editor for Promoting Self-Care in Rehabilitation Clients.
Dana and Jeff were co-authors for the chapter on Enhancing Cognition, Communication and Behavior.
Maria Hagan, RN, CRNI, and Debra Kovacevich, MPH, RN (HomeMed), contributed to a poster, "Patient and Clinician Perceptions Regarding Self-Disconnection of Continuous Chemotherapy Infusion at Home" which was accepted for the May 2011 Infusion Nurses Society Annual Convention and Industrial Exhibition.
Judy Baker, RN, and Karen Nagel, RN, have been selected to serve on the board of the Ann Arbor Chapter of the Oncology Nursing Society. Read more...
Debra Kovacevich, MPH, RN, received an award at the 2011 INS Celebration of Excellence Dinner recognizing her Education Abstract Presentation entitled: "Consumer Feedback Regarding an Innovative Patient Education Tool to Support Home Vascular Access Device Training".
Sue Housholder-Hughes, an APN working with the Aortic Destination program in the CVC, recently published in AACN Advanced Critical Care titled, "Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome".
Susanne Quallich, ANP-BC, NP-C, CUNP, has been elected president of the Certification Board of Urologic Nurses and Associates (CBUNA), the certifying organization for non-physician providers and staff that work in Urology.
Read more...
Susanne will be presenting on male infertility at the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) annual conference in June. She recently published a "primer" on male infertility for nurse practitioners.
Jan Crissey, Marty Fuhrmann, Barbara Hensinger, Gwen Kearly, Juanita Parry, and Laura Shakarjian wrote an article entitled, "Investing in the Future Nurse Workforce: Building Beginning Connections" (Career Launch) that will be published in Nursing Management in the next 12 months.
Judi Policicchio, RN Level C, Family Medicine, had her Master's research paper, "Bringing Evidenced Based Continuing Education on Asthma to Nurses" published in the May/June edition of the Clinical Nurse Specialist journal.
Don Packard from PT, and Noel Baldwin, RN, a nurse in the CCMU, will be presenting their work on Ambulating the Ventilated ICU Patient in the fall UHC conference. Noel and Don also want to thank Jennifer Dammeyer, MSN., RN, CNS for her work on this.
Trauma Burn staff visits Russia: A group of staff from TBICU spent 10 days in Russia from April 2-12. This trip was a part of a medical exchange with Russia related to burn care. In the past year, three doctors came to our unit for two weeks to learn about our practice in burn care. The team from TBICU included Dr. Stewart Wang, Lori Pelham, RN, Rachel Milkowski, RN, Deb Reuter, LPN, Karla Klas, RN, Sophie Manning, OT, and Terry Conlin, PT.
Cynthia Thompson (PCTU) and Nick Montanaro (SICU) were selected to participate in the Michigan Center for Nursing, Institute of Nursing Excellence. Kathy Kasperski (5D SICU), Elizabeth Kosinski (4A), Danielle Wilson (7B), Wendy Kenyon (Holden) were also honored with nominations.
In May, Donna Brennan, RN, Level D, will graduate from Madonna University's Nurse Practitioner Program. The Nursing Faculty presented her with the Outstanding Student Nurse Award. She also won the Best in Clinical Innovation Award for a poster presentation she presented at the recent Conference of Nurse Practitioners.
Maria Hagan, RN, had her poster, "Patient and Health Care Provider Perceptions Regarding Home Continuous chemotherapy Self-Disconnection" accepted for the 2011 Nursing Dean's Research Day and the Intravenous Nurses Society Annual Meeting.
Stephen Strobbe, PhD, RN; Lisa Mathias, RN, CARN; and their colleagues at the University of Michigan Addiction Treatment Services (UMATS), authored an article that was recently published in the Journal of Addictions Nursing on the design, implementation, and evaluation of a pilot project for a buprenorphine clinic to help treat opioid addiction.
Catherine Meldrum, Clinical Nurse IV in Pulmonary Medicine, co-authored the article "Lung Volume Reduction Surgery: A Treatment Option for Severe Emphysema" in the journal OR Nurse 2011. 
Several UMHS and School of Nursing colleagues have recently published in a special issue of the Western Journal of Nursing Research related to evidence-based practice. Marita Titler, PhD, RN, FAAN, served as the issue editor. The authors are:
- Michelle Aebersold – “Using Simulation to Improve the Use of Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines”
- Laura Cullen, Marita Titler, and Grace Rempel – “An Advanced Educational Program Promoting Evidence-Based Practice”
- Margaret Calarco – “The Impact of Positive Practices on Nurse Work Environments: Emerging Applications of Positive Organizational Scholarship”
- Leah Shever, Marita Titler, Melissa Lehan Mackin, and Angela Kerney – “Fall Prevention Practices in Adult Medical-Surgical Nursing Units Described by Nurse Managers”
- Dana Tschannen, AkkeNeel Talsma, Jan Gombert, and Jole’ Mowry – “Using the TRIP Model to Disseminate an IT-Based Pressure Ulcer Intervention”
- Jole’ Mowry and Laurie Hartman – “Intravascular Thrombophlebitis Related to the Peripheral Infusion of Amiodorone and Vancomycin”
Psych NPs Julie Kuebler and Judith Coucouvanis, were Abstract Reviewers for the concurrent sessions of the 4th Annual Psychopharmacology Institute, “The Art, Science and Diversity of Psychiatric Nursing” and International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses 13th Annual Conference. Read more.
Susanne Quallich, an NP in urology, recently published the first “primer” for Nurse Practitioners on male infertility and will be presenting on male infertility at the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) annual conference in June. Read more.
The UMHS Transplant Center performed their 500th lung transplant in February. One organ donor saved two lives as both lungs were transplanted simultaneously into two Michigan men. We have posted and distributed our own press release and video.
Michelle Aebersold, Mary Jo Kocan, Dana Tschannen and Janet Michaels’ manuscript "Use of Simulation in Stroke Unit Education" has been accepted for publication in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Neuroscience Nursing.
Falls study leads to 70% reduction in patient falls
Michael Heung, MD, Jonathan Segal, MD, Therese Adamowski, RN, and Preeti N. Malani, MD, from the U-M Divisions of Nephrology and Geriatric Medicine, authored a study published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology detailing the approach that helped reduce falls by 70 percent.
At baseline, a total of 22 falls occurred among patients and staff. But after an interventional period that focused on staff education and environmental modifications such as installing lift devices and an in-ground scale for post-dialysis weighing, only three falls were reported in 21 months of follow-up.
Lorelei Papke (VAST) and Debra Kovacevich‘s (HomeMed) abstract "Consumer feedback regarding an innovative patient education tool to support home vascular access device training" was accepted for presentation at Infusion Nurses Society's Annual Convention and Industrial Exhibition being held May 21-26, 2011.
Susan Dirkes, RN, MSA, CCRN, had her article “Acute Kidney Injury: Not Just Acute Renal Failure Anymore?” published in the February 2011 issue of Critical Care Nurse. See it online.
UMHS ECMO department celebrated their 2000th ECMO patient in February.
The SICU receives the Society of Critical Care Medicine 2011 Family-Centered Care Award.
As the 2011 recipient, the SICU is granted one complimentary registration to SCCM’s 40th Annual Critical Care Congress and a commemorative plaque will be presented to the UMHHS during the combine American College of Critical Care Medicine Convocation/Society of Critical Care Medicine Awards Presentation to be held in San Diego.
Annette Scott, MS, RN (CNS-PiCU) has an article, "Protecting fragile skin, nursing interventions to decrease development of pressure ulcers in pediatric intensive care" published in the January 2011 issue of AJCC.
Debra S. Kovacevich, RN, MPH ( Manager – HomeMed) had her article “Ethanol-Lock Therapy for the Prevention of Central Venous Access Device Infections in Pediatric Patients With Intestinal Failure” published in the October 2010 issue of Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition.
Judy Benkeser, BSN, RN;, and Ann Dowling, BSN, RN; are co-authors with some Hospitalists on an article: “Excess Hospitalization Days in an Academic Medical Center: Perceptions of Hospitalists and Discharge Planners” in the American Journal of Managed Care.
UMHHC receives patient safety award from Leapfrog Group
Nursing is "most trusted" profession (again)!
For the ninth straight year, nurses topped Gallup's annual Honesty and Ethics survey, which measures how trustworthy U.S. residents consider various professions. For the survey-which has been conducted since 1976-Gallup interviewed 1,037 U.S. residents ages 18 and older. According to the results, 81% of respondents rated nurses' ethical standards and honesty as "high" or "very high." Overall, nurses have topped the list in all but one year since they were first included in the poll in 1999. In 2001, firefighters ranked first after they were included on a one-time basis following the 9/11 terror attacks. From 1988 to 1998, pharmacists outranked all other professions included in the survey.
Nurse Recruitment and Retention Team held the fourth annual Career Launch for senior nursing students across the State.
On January 22, 2011, 200 students attended the all–day workshop representing many schools, including UM, MSU, Grand Valley, Hope College, Eastern, and many others. Our Recruitment and Retention Team members presented topics which included, resume writing, interview skills and help in transitioning from the role of student to professional nurse. A highlight of the day was a panel of our nurses who described their first year experience and fielded questions from the audience.
The Career Launch is an innovation developed by Juanita Parry, Director of Nurse Recruitment & Retention and as a result, this work has been receiving regional and national recognition. The latest recognition goes to Marty Furhmann, Laura Shakarjian and Juanita Parry who recently had a proposal accepted for presentation at the National Association for Health Care Recruitment's annual conference in Raleigh, North Carolina in July. A grant proposal has also been submitted to the Michigan Center for Nursing's grant for funds to collaborate with us to replicate the Career Launch idea at various locations throughout the state.
Chris Conrad and the MCRU staff had two posters presented at the Second International Association of Clinical Research Nurses (IACRN) Conference last month at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. They were entitled: "A Nursing Assessment That Works for Research Nurses" and "From Initiation to Implementation: Streamlining Protocol Education".
Cyndi Bower, MS, Nurse Manager of the MCRU, was executive producer for our new research video that was shown at the conference. The video is entitled, "The Faces of Research Nurses: Changing the Future" . The video will be on the MICHR website in the near future.
For more information on the International Association of Clinical Research Nurses (IACRN) organization go to http://www.iacrn.org/.
Dr. Stephen Strobbe, PhD, RN, Addictions Nursing Specialist at the University of Michigan Addictions Treatment Services (UMATS), and Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at the School of Nursing, was an invited speaker at the Collaborative International Substance Abuse Research Training Program in Bratislava, Slovakia from September 24-27, 2010. He was part of a contingency from the University of Michigan Addiction Research Center (UMARC) helping enhance addictions research in central and eastern European countries. Attendees included representatives from Latvia, Poland, Slovakia, the Ukraine, and the United States. Immediately thereafter, Dr. Strobbe was also an invited speaker at an addictions conference in Warsaw, Poland, where he presented a portion of his doctoral dissertation.
Jim Munn, RN, received the Nurse of the Year award from the National Hemophilia Foundation.
Jim was honored at the annual meeting in New Orleans on November 12. This award honors a nurse who has demonstrated service to the bleeding and clotting disorders community beyond day-to-day responsibilities. This individual also serves as a role model for others in the field, having demonstrated expertise working in the bleeding and clotting disorders community. Jim has been at UM for over 25 years, and in the Coagulation Disorders Program for 14.
Nurse Recruitment and Retention receives the Michigan Health Council's Building Michigan's Workforce Award for the category of RetentionJuanita Parry and the Recruitment and Retention Team received the award for their work in creating the Career Launch. The award was announced at a luncheon in Lansing on November 9th.
Jeff Thomas, RN (Survival Flight) receives the Crew Member of the Year Award. Please see the tribute to Jeff.
UMHS named one of the“101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For” in Metropolitan Detroit
The Beacon Award recognizes the top intensive care units in the country, placing the University of Michigan Medical Center in the top tier of hospitals that provide the highest standards of care for critically ill patients. There are an estimated 6,000 intensive care units in the United States, and the AACN has awarded the Beacon award to approximately 200 ICUs. This national award recognizes our critical care team for achieving the highest quality outcomes and for being a beacon of light, an inspiration, to other critical care units throughout the country.
Transforming Professional Nursing Education Project Team presents to RWJF
The presentation, entitled "What do we know and How Do We Move Forward?" was submitted under the topic of Building Effective Educational-Clinical Partnerships and drew from their work on partnership development in behalf of the Initiative's clinical educational model. It was presented by Janet Goldberg, RN, Maureen Belden, RN and Marilyn Svejda, RN, at the October. 2010 conference on Enhancing Nursing Undergraduate Teaching and Learning in the Clinical Setting.(10/10)
(Ed. D. Wiegand). The book just came out and Val was the author of procedures 52: Temporary Transcutaneous (External) Pacing and procedure 54: Temporary Transvenous and Epicardial Pacing. (10/10)
Marjorie McCullagh, PhD, RN, receives NIOSH OHN program award
McCullagh, Assistant Professor of Nursing (UM SON), was awarded $200,000 for 2010-11. This is a three-year award at the same level for 2011-12 and 2012-13 that supports the OHN program as part of the ERC collaboration with the School of Public Health. Dr. McCullagh is the SON faculty member on our Nursing Health & Safety Council. (10/10)
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