General Knowledge
Quality
Councils and Committees
Professionalism
ETC
100

Name one reason you are proud to be a nurse here.

No wrong answers! 

Share your individual thoughts and perspectives.

100

Name a unit-level quality project or focus. 

WW1 - falls

WW2 - Falls, HAPIs

100

Name members of your unit council and something they are working on currently 

different answers for WW1/WW2 


100

Tell me about our clinical ladder program at CCH 

Level 2-4

Compensation, designed to align with goals to motivate and reward for exceptional performance, create a binder to show off work/performance, three different levels of recognition, level 4 with research/EBP

100

How is your performance evaluated? 

Yearly evaluations

Peer, self and manager feedback 

200

Name one of the four components of Magnet.

Transformational Leadership

Structural Empowerment

Exemplary Professional Practice

New Knowledge and Innovation

200

What patient outcomes do we monitor on the units?

CAUTIs, CLABSIs, Falls, HAPIs, Pain Reassessment, Door to Balloon, Door to Treatment, IV infiltrates 

200

What is a council outside of Unit Council you are involved in? 

individual responses (Relationship focused care council, clinical informatics, professional development, nightshift council, EBP, Education Council)

200

What continuing education opportunities are available at CCH?

Courses - certification reviews, classes, mock codes, verbal judo, MHFA, Preceptor Workship

200

What resources do you have to handle patient/family ethical issues?

Patient advocate

Ethics committee 

300

Who is our CNO? How is she visible to staff? 

Angela Coladonato

Cup of Joe, High Reliability Rounds, Secure Chat, Emails, "Angela's Post" Monthly, Nursing Retreat

300

How would you handle a patient complaint? 

Hear the patient, empathize, apologize, response, thank for voicing the concern 

Follow up as needed - charge RN, manager, Patient advocate, document as necessary 

300

How do you participate in decisions related to nursing and patient care?

Daily rounds

Shared governance councils

Follow up from safety events 

Feedback to leadership 

300
True or False: We have reimbursement for tuition for full time and part time staff at CCH? 

True - $8000 for full time employees !

300

How is the documentation and computer system supported? 

EPIC 

Informatics Team

Informatics Council member (RN on the unit)

IS tickets, HelpDesk

400

What are the three components our CCH's Professional Practice Model?

Care, Lead and Innovate

400

True or False: We use NDNQI and Press Ganey as databases to benchmark ourselves/data against other organizations?

True!

Benchmarking is a process of comparing our performance against similar organizations (seeing if we are doing the same, better or worse)

NDNQI - Nursing Sensitive Indicators 

Press Ganey - Patient Experience 

400

How do your nurse leaders make it possible for you to participate in unit, nursing and hospital governance (councils/committees)?

Scheduling around meetings

Paid for time off the unit

Meet to discuss agenda, follow up 

400

True or False: We have reimbursement for professional certification at CCH?

TRUE! 

400

How do you collaborate with other departments and disciplines? 

Daily rounds 

Bed Huddle 

(Physicians, PT, OT, Case management,)

500
Tell me a story we are highlighted in on the magnet document? 

WW1 / WW2 will have different answers. 

500

What resources do we have available to learn about or implement EBP? 

Library, Nursing Quality, Research and EBP Council, Nursing Clinical Practice & Quality Council, Nurse Scientist Dr. Cheryl Monturo
500

How does Unit Council share information with the teams? 

Sending meeting minutes through email 

Updates at staff meetings 


500

True or False: We have a Nursing Mentorship Program available at CCH?

True! New in 2024 - learn and grow your current role 

500

Provide an example of how your unit provides socially or culturally sensitive care? 

Many answers

Bedside report

MARTI or interpreters 

Utilizing family/POA support 

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