Who's Who?
All about Magnet
Nursing Excellence
Quality Indicators
Unit Recognition and Communication
100

D3 Clinical Coordinators

Who are Jessica Malloy and Mary Clifford-Hazzard

100

The Most Prestigious distinction a healthcare organization can receive! It symbolizes nursing excellence

What is Magnet

100

Our Nurse Leaders are visible and accessible to us and have an open-door policy (T or F)

what is true

100

Prior to using this device on patients, least restrictive interventions should be used.

What are restraints?

100

EBP shows that this is the best way to pass information from nurse to nurse, allowing for patients to be able to partake in their own care.

What is Bedside shift report?

200

This person is our Administrative Director

Who is Maura Tuffey, MSN, RN-BC

200

The "D3 Magnet Site Visit Preparation Binder" can be found here

Where is the Charge Nurse Station

200

Professional development (BSN, national certification), shared decision making (ex. MDR) evidence-based practice (EBP) (ex: day of inquiry)

What influences Nursing Excellence?

200

Gait belt, bed/chair alarm, yellow socks/sticker/bracelet, are all part of an initiative to prevent this event from happening

What are falls?

200

This award is given to the RN who is nominated by a patient for exceptional care

What is the Daisy Award?

300

D2/D3 Clinical Nurse Manager

Who is Kay Eschler, RN, MS, CMSRN

300

BRAG about our unit!

What is, what you do if Magnet Surveyor talks to you

300

These 2 programs are designed to help ease the new nurse into a successful start

What is Preceptor or Orientation Program

and 

Residency Program

300

Discontinuing urinary catheters per nursing protocol; using urinary catheters only when appropriate, and completing Foley care are all methods to help prevent this from occuring

What is CAUTI (Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections)

300

These are done during shift to communicate with the staff about hospital and unit news and updates including the best EBP

What are huddles

400

The Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) of Saratoga Hospital

Who is Toni Bishop-McWain, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CCRN, CCRN-K

400

Magnet Recognition number for this hospital

What is 5

400

This person helps support retention of nurses in new roles by providing them with guidance and nurturing as they develop in their new professional role after initial orientation 

Who is a Mentor

400

Preventing tissue trauma is one of our quality indicators.  One way to document interventions and how a patient is meeting the prevention goals are to document on a....

Care plan for 

400

This is in a centralized location on the floor and is used for communication. Patients can see it, so sensitive information can't be visible

What is the Gemba board

500

D2/D3 Clinical Nurse Educator

Who is Maggie Bolland, BS, RN, CMSRN

500

Positive patient outcomes

Positive nurse outcomes

Positive organizational outcomes

What is Why Magnet is important

500

The process by which an individual learns the traditional content of a culture and assimilates its practices and valuues

What is "enculturation"?

500

This is something D3 has prevented since the unit opened.

What is CLABSI (central line associated blood stream infections)

Using methods such as curos caps and Chlorohexidine baths

500
This award can be given to any Saratoga Hospital staff member for a number of categories. The nominations come from other staff members

What is the Family Caring Award