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JCMC Nursing Annual Report - Mountain States Health Alliance

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Professional Development<br />

Professional Development is the combination of scores related to the following comments: They have career<br />

development opportunities, they have access to regional and national conferences, they have opportunities for<br />

advancement, they have clinical nurse specialists who provide patient care consultations.<br />

Johnson City Medical Center<br />

Professional Development T-Scores<br />

Volunteering Enhances Image of <strong>Nursing</strong> in the Community<br />

Magnet nurses contribute to the organization and<br />

community and are recognized for their positive<br />

effect on patients and families. Nurses who volunteer<br />

enhance the image of nursing in the community. The<br />

exemplar written by Candy Mink, RN, expresses in<br />

her own words her volunteering experience during<br />

the RAM (Remote Area Medical) event held in<br />

Wise, Va. Candy is a registered nurse at Quillen<br />

Rehabilitation Hospital.<br />

“Volunteering to work the RAM event was<br />

something I had wanted to do for several years.<br />

When I registered for the event, I was not sure what<br />

I would be assigned to do because I registered as a<br />

volunteer after all the nursing positions had been<br />

filled.<br />

“Driving to the location (Wise County Fairgrounds)<br />

at 5:30 a.m. was the beginning of the day’s adventure.<br />

Soon after turning onto the small, two-lane road<br />

leading into the site, the traffic stopped. There was<br />

bumper-to-bumper traffic heading to the fairground.<br />

“After arriving and registering in, I was given a name<br />

badge that read ‘support staff.’ In other words, do<br />

whatever needed to be done.<br />

“The number of volunteers was amazing, and<br />

they were from all walks of life. Volunteers were<br />

needed for everything from emptying trash cans to<br />

performing surgery. I met people who had traveled<br />

from Oregon and Michigan just to volunteer at this<br />

event.<br />

“The services provided were huge. There were<br />

medical services, mammograms, bone density tests,<br />

pap tests, vision care with eyeglasses, and dental care<br />

from cleaning, fillings, X-rays and extractions to<br />

oral surgery. There were pharmacy services, social<br />

services, and a tent with free clothes and toys. There<br />

were many teaching activities, and free samples with<br />

educational literature.<br />

“The patients were the primary concern for the event,<br />

and all were very grateful for the care they received.<br />

They were either uninsured or under-insured and<br />

continued<br />

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