Shared-Decision Making
Taking an ethical problem to the chaplain, the charge nurse, AA, nurse manager, or CNO are all examples of
What is: Support process in place for an ethical concern
Diane Hesson
Who is: Saxony's CNO
Submitting a completed Employee Injury/Exposure Report to the department manager, manager notifies and nurse follows up with IU Health Occupational Health Services, is the process for
What is: When a nurse sustains a safety-related event at work
Self-scheduling via Kronos or working with your nursing manager (depending on your department) are examples of
What is: Flexible scheduling
Saxony's process to evaluate that nurses are competent to use new equipment before the first use
What is: product evaluation & demonstration by vendor
Unit Council, Professional Practice council, and the IU Healthy system councils are all examples of
What is: Saxony's Shared-Decision Making
Face to Face Rounding, Open Door Policy, Email, Text, Phone,
What is: Accessibility of nurse manager
Badge entry doors, surveillance cameras, and IU Health police rounding are
What is: security measures in place to protect patients, family, or staff from potential violence at Saxony.
One way that the organization supports the well-being needs of all team members.
What is: Healthy Results
Flexible scheduling in Kronos allows management to
What is: Modify staffing so nurses can attend voluntary education activities
Professional Practice Council, interdisciplinary daily inpatient rounding, Orthopedic multi-disciplinary weekly meetings, and Code Blue Committees are all examples of
What is: Saxony's Interprofessional decision-making
Face to Face Rounding, Email, Text, Phone, Escalation from Unit Manager, Scheduled Conversation
What is: Accessibility to the CNO
The specific direct care nurses that have input into daily staffing decisions are
Who are: Charge Nurses
The PeriOp sunshine committee, culture club events, and hospital-wide celebrations are just a few examples of
What is: Saxony supporting well-being during work hours
A way that Saxony supports direct care nurses who want to pursue specialty certifications
What is: Certification reimbursement
Avenues available to direct care nurses that include involvement in process improvement projects, and their voice at unit council meetings and professional practice council meetings.
What is: Input from direct care nurses prior to implementation of changes that affect care delivery or workflow
Escalating concerns to the CNO, speaking on behalf of the nurses to the doctors, and approving tuition reimbursement, are all examples of
What is: How Saxony's nurse managers advocate for direct care nurses
The place where you can find the shared quality initiative performance and information
What is: Department huddle board (aka MDI Board)
Ways that Saxony encourages nurses to be involved in community volunteer activities and are recognized for their involvement.
What are: American Red Cross Volunteering (RN Pinning), Annual Day of Service (Healthy Results Points)
Saxony's educational platform is known as
What is: eLMS (electronic learning module system)
Input from a direct care nurse that influences a hiring decision
What is: peer interviewing or new hire department shadowing
Ensuring patients safety, giving patients a voice, partnering with direct care nurse to help educate patients, and protecting patients' rights are all examples of:
What is: Nurse manager advocating for patients
Process to communicate staffing concerns
What is: Direct Nurse--> Charge RN--> Shift Coordinator (if applicable)--> Dept. Manager
Resources Saxony has available for facilitating respectful communication?
What are: Crucial Conversations classes, Giving/Receiving Feedback Classes in eLMS
Process used to assure direct care nurses are prepared to function competently when assigned outside primary area
What is: Cross-Training/Orientation