Transformational Leadership
Structural Empowerment
Exemplary Professional Practice
New Knowledge and Innovations
Empirical Outcomes
100
What are our departments goals?
What are SCIP, Pneumonia, Falls, Pressure Ulcers, Customer Experience, handwashing
100
Describe the Shared Governance Structure on 3 Harbor
What is Unit Forum?
100
Who is our Nursing Theorist?
Who is Jean Watson?
100
What tool do we use for performance improvement?
What is PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act). (refer to our PDCA binder which houses the PDCA's for each item on our unit scorecard)
100
What intervention resulted in a decrease in CDiff rates in 3 Harbor and a product change throughout the organization?
What was the trial for bleach wipes for CDiff rooms and equipment cleaning
200
Why do we have annual evaluations?
To hold us accountable to meet our department goals, and to evaluate clinical and behavioral skills
200
Explain how you are able to make changes or improvements on your unit
What is Unit Forum, Staff Meetings, Innovative Ideas submission box, Employee Voice **Name one change you are really proud of
200
What is our Professional Practice Model?
What is the tree of life on the bulletin board - includes the 10 caritas within the trunk, our mission, vision and values as the roots, and the caregiver hands as the branches
200
What is Evidence Based Practice?
What are sources that nurses use to to evaluate their nursing practice based on the most current body of evidence available
200
How does 3 Harbor contribute to customer experience scores even though we do not have our own scores due to low number of discharged patients being surveyed?
What is Starfish Experience education, Hourly Rounding, Hush Campaign, open visitation, creating sacred moments
300
Describe one unit example where staff and unit leaders advocated or participated in a project where a request for resources was made and describe the positive impact for you and the organization
What is the 3:1 ratio change; addition of transport nurse role; addition of hardwired spacelabs monitors in each room; SPD and med room reorganization; "tub" room conversion; locker and break room facelift
300
What educational opportunities are available to you as an AtlantiCare Nurse?
What is healthstream, conferences, webinars, lunch and learns, tuition assistance/reimbursement
300
What resources are available to meet the unique needs of our patients?
What is Family participation, open visitation, Certified Medical Interpreters, Pastoral Care, special dietary orders; Diversity Portal
300
What is our Evidenced Based Nursing Model?
What is the Iowa Model?
300
How many nurses have a certification, a BSN, and how many are currently enrolled in BSN or MSN programs?
Review chart on bulletin board. 61% have a BSN, 19% have national certifications, 36% of ASN's are currently enrolled in a BSN program, and 37% of BSN's are currently enrolled in an MSN program
400
Describe two projects nurses participated in that supported the organizations strategic plan
What is the Customer Experience "Starfish" education, and rounding to ensure DRG (Diagnosis Related Groups) and pathway compliance?
400
How does AtlantiCare support professional development?
What is tuition reimbursement, conference money, flexibility with school schedules, and leadership programs for staff
400
How do we describe staffing on our unit?
What is self scheduling, teamwork, flexing up or down to census or callouts/vacations, standby. *We are NEVER short staffed - Magnet defines "short staffing" as PURPOSELY scheduling the unit short. We utilize teamwork to fill holes, in the past have offered bonus programs, use travel/agency nurses, etc.
400
Where can you access professional nursing journals, articles or do a literature search?
What is Lippincott Advisor on the Starfish, or our Library in city campus
400
How have you applied the Professional Practice Model to your personal practice?
What is taking care of each other...support of team mates, special things done for patients, Assigned Care Buddies, redesign of the break room for care of self (Jean Watson)
500
How does Robyn Begley, the CNO, ensure nurses support the strategic plan for the organization?
Robyn Begley, the CNO (Chief Nursing Officer)ensures nurses support the organizational strategic plan through shared governance council which allows nurses to participate in the decisions and help impact the outcomes. (Strategy maps remind staff how they contribute)
500
What affiliations do we have with schools of nursing?
What is ACCC and Stockton, as well as several partnerships including Drexel
500
How do we perform Peer Review?
What is Chart Audits, Medical Record Reviews, Just in time feedback (including shift change report), Teamwork award nominations, educational rounds with Brenda
500
Where is "formal" research submitted?
What is the IRB (Institutional Review Board). *6 of our nurses sit on the IRB
500
What internal research/Evidence Based Practice has resulted in a change to your practice?
What is the 3:1 ratio; foley protocol; central line infections and use of curos caps; bleach wipes for CDiff
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