Professional Practice
Caring
What is at the center of our professional practice model?
Sarah Oakley
Who is the Chief Nursing Officer?
HVAC, Clinical liaisons, professional governance councils.
What structures or committees facilitate nursing involvement in shared decision making?
1.Patient population 2. Intervention 3. Comparison group 4. Outcome being studied
What is PICO an acronym for?
My Team, My Patient, My Profession, My Hospital
What are the values surrounding the core of our PPM?
Staff who bring Magnet information and education to their own unit as well as interprofessional peers.
Who are Magnet Champions?
The structure where nurses can participate in shared decision making and accountability for nursing practice.
What is professional governance?
Nursing peer review, Peer review during yearly evals.
What are methods clinical RNs use to provide peer feedback to each other?
CareAware, IV pumps, Remote monitoring.
What are examples of new technology resources where clinical nurses were involved in implementation?
Providing the best possible evidence-based interprofessional care.
What is exemplary professional practice?
Provide hope and healing to every life we touch.
What is the hospitals mission statement?
Professional advancement program, tuition reimbursement, professional certification test reimbursement, continuing education opportunities.
What are ways the hospital supports nurses with professional development?
Press Ganey RN Survey, CNO breakfast, all employee survey.
What is one of the methods used by the hospital to measure RN satisfaction?
One change made as a result of the last RN satisfaction survey?
Research and/or Standards
Which professional Governance Council(s) is focused on facilitating Evidence-based practice changes?
Patient-Centered Care
What is the NKCH Nursing care delivery model?
A roadmap for nursing departments to align their efforts with the overall goals of the organization, ensuring high-quality patient care and a thriving nursing workforce.
What is a nursing strategic plan?
Steering council, Research and Innovations council, Quality & Practice council, unit-based councils.
What are some of the councils in our professional governance structure?
Measurement/Outcomes for; Falls, Hospital acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs), CLABSI, CAUTI
What are examples of nurse sensitive clinical indicators in which we must exceed the national benchmark in greater than 50% of our units?
PACU peppermint study, CGM, Falls, Aquablation, Emotional Intelligence.
CAUTI bundles, CLABSI bundles, HAPI bundles, Falls policy
What are examples of evidence-based practice?
Rounding, staff meetings, breakfast with the CNO, nurse recognition events.
What are ways nurse leaders and the CNO are visible to clinical staff nurses?
Support of volunteer opportunities, community health & wellness department, consortiums, etc.
What are was the hospital is committed to community involvement?
Boards in break rooms, weekly email updates from leaders, posted on units.
Where are you unit-level nurse sensitive indicator results posted/shared?
Participating in journal club, reading clinical practice guidelines, becoming a member of the research and innovations council, being a member of professional organizations and reading journals.
What are ways to increase evidence-based practice and current research into nursing practice?