JCMC Nursing Annual Report - Mountain States Health Alliance
JCMC Nursing Annual Report - Mountain States Health Alliance
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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