Nursing Update 2007 - 2008 - Yale-New Haven Hospital

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Cluster committees and standing committees In anticipation of the questions and issues they will work through, the Nursing Cabinet and the Staff Nurse Council have developed cluster committees in 11 areas, which will serve a valuable and efficient information-sharing function for groups of units. To date, the clusters represent pediatrics, medicine, surgery, heart, ambulatory, psychiatry, ambulatory services, women’s, adult ED, perioperative services and oncology. In addition to the Nursing Cabinet, Staff Nurse Council and cluster committees, standing committees deal with work directed from the Staff Nurse Council. The four standing committees are: clinical quality, research, education, and nurse award and recognition. Succession planning Collaborative governance places responsibility on the staff nurse whose first job is caring for patients. Active participation in governing provides significant opportunity for nurses to learn about the working of a complex medical institution, gain exposure to nurses outside their area of practice, and improve or strengthen important communications skills. Over time, collaborative governance will give YNHH staff nurses the involvement they need to become tomorrow’s nurse leaders. ABOVE The Staff Nurse Council draws nurses from many practices who provide an important voice for the more than 2,000 nurses who work at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Seated in the front row (l-r) are: Mary Weir, R.N., Perioperative Services; cochairs Rick O’Connor, R.N., Surgical Intensive Care Unit, and Nora O’Keefe, R.N., Diagnostic Radiology; and Jane Buglione, R.N., Pediatric Emergency Department. Standing (l-r) are: Sybil Shapiro, R.N., Temple Recovery; Kelly Baran, R.N., Gyn/ Oncology; Erin Radocchia, R.N., Maternal Special Care; Melanie D’Amato, R.N., School-age/Adolescent; Mary Kelly O’Shea, R.N., Infants/Toddlers; and Kelly Poskus, R.N., Neuroscience. Missing from photo are: Shelley Harrigan, R.N., Primary Care Center; Heather Miska, R.N., Children’s Psychiatric Inpatient Service; and Jeramy Tabuzo, R.N., Hospital Research Unit. Collaborative governance is a history-altering departure for staff nurses at Yale-New Haven. The nurse at the bedside sees what works and what doesn’t, and we now have a system that examines practice so patient care is evidence-based.” “— Nora O’Keefe, R.N., Diagnostic Radiology and Staff Nurse Council Co-chair 4 N U R S I N G U P D A T E
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Page 1 and 2: N U R S I N G U P D A T E THE WORK
Page 3 and 4: MAY 2008 Dear Colleagues and Friend
Page 5: Nurses create collaborative governa
Page 9 and 10: Hourly rounding boosts satisfaction
Page 11 and 12: Pediatrics streamlines medication d
Page 13 and 14: School-based nurses keep teens in t
Page 15 and 16: SICU nurses take evidencebased appr
Page 17 and 18: Nurses improve practice through tra
Page 19 and 20: YNHH named 12 Nightingales in 2007
Page 21 and 22: Service Excellence Heroes for 2007
Page 23 and 24: Carol Kennedy Oncology/Pediatric Re

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