Transformational Leadership
Leaders removing barriers, being accessible and visible on the unit, support for professional development and implementation of change are examples of this?
Transformational Leadership
The forum for clinical staff to participate in improving patient outcomes and impacting practice is?
NICU shared governance through the NICU care council and Children's collaborative.
This is St. Luke's professional practice model?
Relationship based care.
The strategic plan can be found in this area of the NICU?
The Hallway (Magnet bulletin board), Teamwork board
Measures reflecting the structure, processes and outcomes of nursing care?
Nursing sensitive quality indicators
The NICU leadership team does these things to demonstrate transformational leadership? (list 2)
Midas follow-up and transparency, being accessible and visible to support clinical needs, supporting scheduling to attend certification course, managing scheduling to support appropriate skill mix supports the needs of the patients, conducting work groups to understand barriers, MSL work for improved workflows, etc.
The NICU care council includes? (name three members) Daily Double for the name of the current chair.
Kristen Lindsay (chair), Nichole Santarone, Meagan Davis, Megan Luckey, Kelsey Cavallo, Connie Hill-Bruijn, Karen Egli, Kendall Connors, Vicki Wohlers, Heather Vinson, Aimee Hardt (CNS), Aimee Russell (IP)
The three relationships within the practice model are?
Care of self, care of patient and care of colleagues
Advance Nursing Excellence and transform health care through practice that is compassionate, evidence-based, and innovation defines our?
The St. Luke's Nursing Vision which is developed by Cy Gearhard, System CNO & VP, along with all of the site CNOs.
What are the nursing sensitive quality indicators that the St. Luke's NICU reports to NDNQI? (name 2)
CLABSI, CAUTI, HAPI (skin survey), nursing satisfaction, restraints, and patient falls.
Professional Development Opportunities within the NICU include? (please list 2)
Preceptor, resource RN, relief charge, IPD instructor, hosting students, work groups, champions, simulation faculty, participation in shared governance, NRP instructor, support of another unit, certification, etc
These projects have come through care council? (name 2)
Chart audit tool (to standardize), IP rounding tool (to impact infection rates), trial of the parent bedside board, discharge checklist, Product review for CVAT,
The multidisciplinary teams working to improve care delivery and outcomes? (name 2)
Small baby groups, feeding group, MSL, unintended extubation
The Boise Chief Nursing Officer is?
Barbara Hocking, CNO
The NICU specific nursing sensitive quality trends are displayed here?
The teamwork board or quality board.
This was a leadership innovation for improved patient care delivery during code blue.
St. Luke's supports professional transitions with theses programs? (name 1)
STAR nurse residency program, NICU new RN class, support for clinical projects for students.
This role within the professional nursing practice model ensures coordination with providers, specialists, respiratory therapy, OT/PT, PCC, social work, parents, etc to provide exceptional care?
Collaborator
These are the 4 areas of the Nursing Strategic Plan? (please list 2)
Culture, Quality, safety & outcomes, stewardship and Care experience.
Bedside staff directly impact these nursing sensitive indicators by doing this?
CLABSI Bundle, VAP bundle, PPE, handwashing, sterile procedures.
Through transformational leadership these are the NICU break through performance (Hedgehog) goals?
Patient Experience: Improving Nursing Communication, Quality: Reducing MSSA/MRSA infection rates. (found on teamwork board and quality board)
Professional development opportunities include? (name 2)
Evidence-Based Practice and research fellowship, certifications, PATHS, unit work groups, shared governance
We are living St. Luke's professional practice model by?
Any example of care for self, care patient and/or care of colleagues.
These are 2 things that the NICU is doing to support the nursing stategic plan? (please name 2)
Breakthrough Performance (Hedgehog Project), standardization of supplies, Small Baby Guidelines, Certifications, Bundle compliance, Shout outs, Sunshine bags, Culture of Safety Workgroups, Nursing Excellence Awards, Family Advisory, Footprint cards, etc.
How we benchmark our quality outcomes?
NDNQI (national database of nursing quality indicators)