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News for and about M<strong>is</strong>sion <strong>Nurses</strong> • Volume 6, Number 3 • <strong>March</strong> 2010<br />

<strong>Certified</strong> <strong>Nurses</strong> Day <strong>is</strong> <strong>March</strong> <strong>19</strong><br />

Congratulations to all M<strong>is</strong>sion Hospital<br />

nurses who have attained a national<br />

specialty certification!<br />

<strong>Certified</strong> <strong>Nurses</strong> Day was recently<br />

establ<strong>is</strong>hed as an annual celebration to recognize<br />

the contribution that certifications<br />

bring to excellence in patient care. <strong>March</strong><br />

<strong>19</strong>, the birthday of Margretta “Gretta”<br />

Madden Styles, was chosen as the date of<br />

commemoration. Gretta Styles <strong>is</strong> known as<br />

the “Mother of Nurse Credentialing” for<br />

her pioneer work in the study of nurse<br />

credentialing in the <strong>19</strong>70s.<br />

Steps to taking the exam<br />

Bryanna Gibbs, RN, BSN, PCCN, Chair<br />

of the newly formed Nursing Professional<br />

Development Council, said that promoting<br />

national specialty certifications <strong>is</strong> a priority<br />

for the council. She dev<strong>is</strong>ed a tool to ass<strong>is</strong>t<br />

nurses in taking the necessary steps to<br />

choose a certification, study and successfully<br />

take the exam.<br />

Arrive at the exam prepared and confident!<br />

Graphic by Bryanna Gibbs, RN, BSN, PCCN, Chair of the<br />

Nursing Professional Development Council<br />

M<strong>is</strong>sion Women Go Red! M<strong>is</strong>sion staff members<br />

volunteered on February 18 to offer morning<br />

and evening sessions of cardiovascular health<br />

r<strong>is</strong>k screening, nutritional guidance, and educational<br />

information to nearly 250 female hospital<br />

employees.The awareness campaign was sponsored<br />

jointly by the Heart and Women’s Service<br />

Lines. Seated left to right are Debbie Kirkman,<br />

RN-BC, BSN, Cardiovascular Outreach; Sarah<br />

Hinson, Community <strong>Health</strong> Enhancement; Kathy<br />

Bryson, RN, Utilization Review; Val Pulsifer,<br />

RNC, NUS, Mother/Baby; and Ir<strong>is</strong>ha<br />

Pomerantzeff, Russian Interpreter. Standing are<br />

Brett Mills, CNA, Staffing Pool; Linda Y. Smith,<br />

RN, MSN, IBCLC, CNS for Neonatal,Women’s,<br />

and Mother/Baby; Kathleen Leake, RN, ED Chest<br />

Pain Observation Unit; L<strong>is</strong>a Wilcocks, RNC,<br />

Mother/Baby; Frank Castelblanco, RN, Heart<br />

Regional Services; and Fern Webb,Tobacco<br />

Addiction Special<strong>is</strong>t.


Professional Fairs at MCS and ASC<br />

MCS nurses who are members of the Marketing and Communications for Nursing Excellence<br />

Committee wear their “Messenger” hats as they talk with other staff members about the collaboration<br />

of all d<strong>is</strong>ciplines in providing excellent care to patients and their families. Left to right are<br />

Cindy McJunkin, RN, BSN, SANE-A, SANE-P; Angela Baldwin, RN; Savonya Gilliam, BA, Social<br />

Worker; Amanda Smith, RN; and Karen Brown, Café Manager.<br />

Nursing Professional Practice Fairs<br />

were held at M<strong>is</strong>sion Children’s Special<strong>is</strong>ts<br />

(MCS) on February 4 and Asheville<br />

Surgery Center (ASC) on February 9.<br />

Sponsored by the Marketing and<br />

Communications for Nursing Excellence<br />

Committee, these fairs provided information<br />

about nursing excellence and shared<br />

dec<strong>is</strong>ion making councils and committees<br />

throughout the organization. Nine posters<br />

were d<strong>is</strong>played showing details of the<br />

councilor model, the major hospital-wide<br />

councils, education ass<strong>is</strong>tance, and the services<br />

of the Integrative <strong>Health</strong>care department.<br />

Two more fairs will be held in April.<br />

Attendees to all four fairs who stop at all<br />

stations to have their passports marked<br />

will be eligible for prize drawings.The<br />

grand prize <strong>is</strong> a paid trip for one nurse to<br />

the 2010 Magnet ® Conference in October<br />

in Phoenix, AZ.<br />

Mark your calendars for April <strong>19</strong>,<br />

Memorial Campus A649, and April 23 SJ<br />

Campus Quality Room.Times for both<br />

dates are 0730 - 0930, 1130 - 1330, and<br />

1730 -<strong>19</strong>30. Snacks will be provided.<br />

Research<br />

Conference<br />

Poster Presented<br />

I presented my research regarding<br />

“Blended vs. Lecture<br />

Learning: Outcomes<br />

for Staff<br />

Development” as a<br />

poster presentation<br />

at the Southern<br />

Nursing Research<br />

Society Conference<br />

in Austin,TX, on<br />

February 3-6.The<br />

conference was<br />

attended by 650 nurses and offered a<br />

showcase for presenting current nursing<br />

research. Presentations and posters were<br />

grouped with similar topics providing an<br />

opportunity to meet and d<strong>is</strong>cuss with<br />

authors/researchers. Awards and grants<br />

were presented for various research<br />

projects.<br />

The conference was attended by<br />

nurses from all southern states ranging<br />

from the East coast (Florida,Virginia,<br />

Washington, DC) to Texas. Most large<br />

schools of nursing were represented with<br />

much of the research completed by PhD<br />

nurses or doctoral students.Topics were<br />

very diverse ranging from studies of sleep<br />

d<strong>is</strong>orders with dementia to oral secretion<br />

management of patients with an endotracheal<br />

tube. It was truly inspiring and<br />

impressive to note the quality and depth of<br />

research completed by nurses!<br />

– Heidi Sherman, RN, BSN<br />

Staff Development Coordinator<br />

Nursing M<strong>is</strong>sion and V<strong>is</strong>ion<br />

M<strong>is</strong>sion Statement:<br />

M<strong>is</strong>sion Nursing - Promoting <strong>Health</strong> and<br />

Wellness; Providing Compassionate,<br />

Quality Care.<br />

Annette Racer, RN, (left) and Beth Justice, RN, (right) stop by the Practice Fair posters at ASC to<br />

d<strong>is</strong>cuss nurse involvement in promoting excellence in professional practice and patient care.<br />

V<strong>is</strong>ion Statement:<br />

M<strong>is</strong>sion Nursing - A Nationally<br />

Recognized Model of Professional Nursing<br />

Practice Committed to Excellence.


<strong>Nurses</strong> Have an Important Role in the Budget<br />

<strong>Nurses</strong><br />

involved in the daily<br />

delivery of care to<br />

patients and their<br />

families have a<br />

frontline influence in<br />

budget conservation<br />

and expenditures,<br />

according to Vice<br />

President and CNO<br />

Kathy Guyette,<br />

MSN, RN, CNA-BC.<br />

She emphasized<br />

that nurses’ dec<strong>is</strong>ions<br />

and input have<br />

an important<br />

impact on hospital<br />

operations, ranging<br />

from the use of<br />

supplies to staffing<br />

budgets and money<br />

spent for capital resources.<br />

Prudent use of supplies for patient<br />

care and unit office materials means paying<br />

close attention to ensure excellent care<br />

and prevent waste. <strong>Nurses</strong> are encouraged<br />

to present suggestions for cost saving<br />

measures.Tonya Schroder, RN, Nurse<br />

Educator I for Pediatrics, recognized the<br />

potential to streamline supplies used in<br />

pediatric emergencies and increase efficiency<br />

in accessing those supplies. After a d<strong>is</strong>cussion<br />

with the Pediatric Code Team,<br />

nurses began a reorganization of supplies.<br />

Th<strong>is</strong> project will result in a great reduction<br />

of expenses.<br />

Don Davidson, Business Manager,<br />

works closely with nursing directors and<br />

managers in the analys<strong>is</strong> of revenue and<br />

expenses. He urges nurses to “take care<br />

that all patient supplies are accurately<br />

charged.”<br />

Kathy P. Kelley, RN, (left) d<strong>is</strong>cusses classifying her patients in QuadraMed<br />

with Nursing Unit Superv<strong>is</strong>or Robin Noland, RN. Both nurses work on<br />

the Pulmonary Medicine Care Unit and Pulmonary Medicine Step-down.<br />

Procedure and supply charges impact<br />

the monthly responsibility reports of all<br />

unit managers. Items such as department<br />

supplies, specialty beds, agency sitters, education<br />

and travel, and repair and maintenance<br />

expenses are all l<strong>is</strong>ted on each unit’s<br />

monthly responsibility report. Don<br />

explained that careful attention to both<br />

departmental expenses (money going out)<br />

and accurate entry of charges (money<br />

coming in) places the hospital in a better<br />

position to acquire new equipment for the<br />

care of our patients.<br />

“<strong>Nurses</strong> have a vital role in budget,”<br />

says Brenda Shuford, RN, Management<br />

Systems Coordinator. While some hospitals<br />

use patient head counts to determine<br />

staffing numbers on each shift, M<strong>is</strong>sion<br />

Hospital uses QuadraMed.Th<strong>is</strong> classification<br />

system <strong>is</strong> based on patient acuity and the<br />

workload in providing patient care. Each<br />

nurse evaluates the needs of their patients<br />

in order to choose indicators, which reflect<br />

care needs.<br />

Heart Days Poster Winners<br />

• People’s Choice: Beta Blockers by Jill Howell, RN, Nurse Clinician for<br />

Surgical Services<br />

• First Place: Patient Teaching – Heart Path staff members Gail Stephens, RN;<br />

Virginia Fox, RN; and Cathy Gibson, PH. I ASSISTANT<br />

• Second Place: Managing Geriatric Delirium by Cathy Hebert, RN, MSN, CNS<br />

for Geriatrics<br />

• Third Place: Sim-Man by Bonnie Oliver, RN, American Heart Association Nursing<br />

Education Special<strong>is</strong>t I; Jill Rabideau, RN, Medical/Surgical Pool, Nursing Support<br />

Services; and Lora Deitz, RN, Nursing Unit Superv<strong>is</strong>or for Nursing Support Services.<br />

“Bedside nurses taking the time to<br />

classify patients and choose appropriate<br />

indicators drive the day to day budget,”<br />

says Brenda. Nursing unit superv<strong>is</strong>ors then<br />

use the QuadraMed calculations to establ<strong>is</strong>h<br />

the number of nursing staff needed<br />

each shift.Their compliance with bringing in<br />

more nurses or flexing them off affects<br />

budget that day, as well as the long term.<br />

Brenda explained that QuadraMed<br />

data throughout the year <strong>is</strong> used to project<br />

staff needs and budget for the upcoming<br />

year. Selection of accurate indicator classifications<br />

and observance of recommended<br />

staffing impacts individual nursing units, as<br />

well as the whole organization.<br />

Bob Purgahn, manager of Biomedical,<br />

stated that input from about 120 nurses<br />

helped shape the final selection of a capital<br />

budget item, the installation of the Rauland<br />

Responder 5 nurse call communication system.<br />

“By a three to one margin, the nursing<br />

staff preferred the Rauland system (compared<br />

to two other systems) based on its<br />

“ease of use,” excellent technological features,<br />

and their favorable experience with<br />

the Rauland Responder 4 on the Memorial<br />

Campus,” says Bob. While the Rauland system<br />

was mid-range in expense compared<br />

to the other two systems,“the 17=year<br />

h<strong>is</strong>tory of the Rauland systems indicated a<br />

low cost to maintain the equipment and<br />

high level of reliability,” he added.<br />

Installation of the system on both campuses<br />

will be completed in about 18 months.<br />

While the focus of bedside nurses <strong>is</strong><br />

to provide excellent care for their patients,<br />

their sphere of influence reaches beyond<br />

the patient’s room to selection of supplies<br />

and equipment, budget meetings, and services<br />

offered to our community and region.


Announcements<br />

• Thank You Asheville Hospital<strong>is</strong>ts!<br />

M<strong>is</strong>sion Hospital nurses are very grateful<br />

to the Asheville Hospital<strong>is</strong>t physician<br />

group for their recent $1000 contribution<br />

to the Nursing Education Fund.<br />

“We've tried to make th<strong>is</strong> an annual<br />

gift to thank the nursing staff for the work<br />

they do in caring for our patients,” said<br />

Scott Joslin, MD, Clinical Director of the<br />

Asheville Hospital<strong>is</strong>t Group.“ We are very<br />

appreciative for their dedication and have<br />

the opportunity every day to see all that<br />

M<strong>is</strong>sion nurses do to support the health of<br />

our community. Our thanks go to the<br />

entire nursing staff at M<strong>is</strong>sion for their dedication<br />

and hard work.”<br />

• Nursing Councilor Model logo of<br />

Shared Dec<strong>is</strong>ion Making Councils on<br />

MOD<br />

You can see photographs of the chairs<br />

and co-chairs of the major hospital-wide<br />

councils plus links to the MOD page for<br />

each council: Nursing Governance Board;<br />

Nursing Research; Nursing Informatics;<br />

Nursing Practice; Nursing Professional<br />

Development; Nursing Quality; and Nursing<br />

Admin<strong>is</strong>tration.<br />

From the MOD home page, use Quick<br />

Links to find Nursing Resources.Then<br />

choose “Nursing Shared Dec<strong>is</strong>ion Making<br />

Councils” on the right side of the screen.<br />

• Great 100 Nominations deadline<br />

April 15<br />

Nominate deserving M<strong>is</strong>sion Hospital<br />

nurses to receive th<strong>is</strong> prestigious statewide<br />

award for nursing excellence. Go to<br />

www.great100.org for details and nomination<br />

subm<strong>is</strong>sion.<br />

• Guidelines for Abstracts, Posters,<br />

Speakers, and Articles for Publication<br />

on MOD<br />

Subm<strong>is</strong>sions by all nurses to conferences<br />

and nursing journals and all nursing<br />

students for school presentations must follow<br />

an approval process.The steps are to<br />

be completed in order:<br />

1. notification to your superv<strong>is</strong>or<br />

2. approval by R<strong>is</strong>k Management<br />

3. approval by the Chief Nursing<br />

Officer<br />

4. implementation of M<strong>is</strong>sion brand<br />

standards for posters and Power Point<br />

presentations<br />

5. submit for consideration to<br />

conference or journal or presentation<br />

for nursing school.<br />

For a one-page l<strong>is</strong>ting of details go to<br />

MOD > Departments & Services ><br />

Marketing & Communications for Nursing<br />

Excellence > Poster Guidelines.<br />

• NC Board of Nursing Nominations<br />

deadline April 1<br />

Go to www.ncbon.com > 2010<br />

Election of Nurse Members to nominate<br />

your worthy colleague for one of three<br />

openings: one Nurse Educator from an<br />

ADN or Diploma Program, one Staff<br />

Nurse (RN) position, and one LPN.<br />

• <strong>Nurses</strong> who recently attained<br />

national specialty certifications<br />

Michele Dupyawon, RN, of Adult<br />

Medicine – Medical-Surgical Certification<br />

Ralph Mangusan, RN, of CVPC –<br />

Progressive Care Certification<br />

Five nurses passed the Gerontological<br />

Nurse Certification Exam;<br />

Carla Ballard, RN, General Surgery<br />

Celena Garrett, RN, Endoscopy<br />

Debbie Hensley, RN, Women’s Surgical<br />

Jessica Martin, RN, Neurosciences<br />

Aileen Nerona, RN, Asheville Specialty<br />

Hospital<br />

• Emergency Department National<br />

Poster Presentation<br />

Emergency Department (ED) staff<br />

members presented a poster at the<br />

February Emergency <strong>Nurses</strong> Association<br />

Leadership Symposium in Chicago – Susan<br />

Jarv<strong>is</strong>, RN, MSN, Admin<strong>is</strong>trative Director of<br />

Emergency Services; Sheila Radcliff, RN,<br />

BSN, Manager; Karen Blair, RN, BSN,<br />

Manager; and Stephanie Whitaker RN, BSN,<br />

CEN, Nurse Clinician. Jason Hunt, MD, also<br />

co-authored the poster called “Is Your ED<br />

in the PITT?” PITT refers to Physician<br />

Integrated Triage Team.<br />

• Staff Achievement<br />

Katrina Buckner, LPN, of the Olson<br />

Huff Center Medical Practice, passed the<br />

NCLEX and <strong>is</strong> now a RN.<br />

Research<br />

Call for Posters<br />

<strong>Nurses</strong> have two opportunities to<br />

submit posters for upcoming presentation<br />

events:<br />

Research Fiesta May 5<br />

• Research and Evidence-based Practice<br />

posters from your units.<br />

• Submit topic by April 5<br />

• Submit completed poster by April 28<br />

• Ask for poster supplies, if needed<br />

<strong>Nurses</strong> Week Poster Showcase May 6-12<br />

• Any type posters presented at<br />

regional or national conferences<br />

• Submit topic and poster size by<br />

April <strong>19</strong><br />

• Submit poster for d<strong>is</strong>play by April 30<br />

The poster showcase will alternate<br />

between cafeterias on both campuses<br />

Submit yours by contacting Kathy<br />

Daley, RN, MSN, CCRN-CMC-CSC,<br />

CPAN, Clinical Nurse Special<strong>is</strong>t for<br />

Research. Email Kathy.Daley@msj.org or<br />

call 213-0779<br />

Nursing News <strong>is</strong> Produced for the<br />

<strong>Nurses</strong> of M<strong>is</strong>sion Hospital,<br />

Asheville, NC<br />

Cherry Odom, RN,<br />

Writer/Editor/Photographer<br />

Nursing Documentation<br />

Coordinator<br />

Email comments/subm<strong>is</strong>sions to<br />

cherry.odom@msj.org.<br />

Carole Donnelly, Layout<br />

© 2010 M<strong>is</strong>sion <strong>Health</strong> System


Council Reports<br />

VP and CNO Kathy Guyette, MSN, RN, CNA-BC (left), and Jeanie<br />

Bollinger, RN, BSN, CCRN, CSC, of Cardiovascular ICU (right), presented<br />

a Nursing Excellence Ambassador Award to Thresa Lukacena, Media/<br />

Office Tech for Nursing Practice, Education and Research (center).<br />

Nursing Governance Board (NGB)<br />

Thresa Lukacena, Media/Office Tech for Nursing Practice,<br />

Education and Research, received a Nursing Excellence<br />

Ambassador Award from Vice President and CNO Kathy Guyette,<br />

MSN, RN, CNA-BC, at the February 17 monthly meeting of the<br />

NGB.Thresa was recognized for her efforts in establ<strong>is</strong>hing a MOD<br />

page for the Shared Dec<strong>is</strong>ion Making Councilor Model logo with<br />

links to the major councils MOD pages.<br />

Topics d<strong>is</strong>cussed were:<br />

• Retreat planned for <strong>March</strong> 17 for nursing directors,<br />

managers, and NGB members<br />

– Collaborative all-day event to d<strong>is</strong>cuss growing<br />

the Magnet ® culture<br />

– Report from directors about the status of shared<br />

dec<strong>is</strong>ion making councils in their areas<br />

– Gap analys<strong>is</strong> report related to meeting Magnet ®<br />

expectations<br />

• Nursing scope of practice<br />

• Major council reports<br />

Future agenda items are:<br />

• NGB bylaws<br />

• Nursing Strategic Plan development<br />

• Certification goals<br />

• Hospital Peer Review<br />

Nursing Research Council (NRC)<br />

The highlights of the February 17 monthly meeting of NRC<br />

are l<strong>is</strong>ted below.<br />

• Research Fiesta on May 5th<br />

– At least five oral presentations for d<strong>is</strong>semination of<br />

completed research projects plus evidence based<br />

practice and research posters will be included.<br />

– More poster subm<strong>is</strong>sions are encouraged.<br />

• Debbie Skolnik from the MAHEC Library presented<br />

Nursing Research links on MOD, MAHEC and Internet<br />

resources. Online access to the MAHEC Library <strong>is</strong> available<br />

by completing the AHEC Digital Library form on<br />

www.mahec.net/library.<br />

• NRC Bylaws<br />

– Active membership requires attendance at 75% of<br />

meetings<br />

– Update needed to d<strong>is</strong>tingu<strong>is</strong>h ad hoc from voting<br />

members<br />

CJ Smart RN, BSN, Genetics Center and Brenda Smith RN,<br />

BSN, Women’s Surgical Unit, submitted their proposal and plan to<br />

start their staff education next month about the Impact of<br />

Education on Confidence Level of <strong>Nurses</strong> Caring for Families<br />

Experiencing a Pregnancy Loss.<br />

– Co-chair L<strong>is</strong>a Clark, RN, MSN, CPAN, of PACU<br />

Nursing Informatics Council (NIC)<br />

Following are the highlights of the February 11 monthly<br />

NIC meeting:<br />

• Janice Brown from Infection Control presented an <strong>is</strong>olation<br />

update and asked for input about the best MOD location for<br />

the new material. Recommendations about the information<br />

and MOD location were given.<br />

• Pat Standifer, RN, asked for ass<strong>is</strong>tance in documenting<br />

“current state” surrounding medication admin<strong>is</strong>tration.<br />

• Nancy-Jo Wirman, RN, MSN, MBA, MHIM, Manager of<br />

Nursing Informatics, presented to the group and asked for<br />

suggestions concerning Advance Directives.<br />

Other items in progress<br />

– Changes in the Adult Geriatric Adm<strong>is</strong>sion H<strong>is</strong>tory<br />

Form<br />

– Review of a d<strong>is</strong>charge check l<strong>is</strong>t for nurses in Depart.<br />

– Chair, Karen Ward, RN, BSN, Nursing Informatics<br />

Nursing Practice Council (NPC)<br />

The February 11 monthly NPC meeting covered the<br />

following topics:<br />

• Dawn Neuhauser, RN, Manager for Oncology, and Dr. Julian<br />

Ferr<strong>is</strong> presented the “No Venipuncture Order,” which will<br />

preserve venous access for potential dialys<strong>is</strong> patients. Pending<br />

Medical Admin<strong>is</strong>trative Council (MAC) approval, nursing has<br />

agreed to pilot the order.<br />

• NPC collaborations with pharmacy have begun to review<br />

current state and future compliance with appropriate<br />

witnessing and documentation of medication dose wasting.<br />

• Insulin U-500 Dosing high r<strong>is</strong>k/low volume <strong>is</strong>sues under<br />

review. Follow-up with Diabetes Resources and Pharmacy<br />

still in progress.<br />

• Pharmacy presented information on new safety syringe<br />

caps. NPC recommended Pharmacy request agenda time at<br />

next NAC meeting and present th<strong>is</strong> information to educators.<br />

• Float Guidelines currently l<strong>is</strong>ted in MOD will move to<br />

individual units l<strong>is</strong>ted under Departments and Services.<br />

A generic Purposeful Rounding statement will be added to<br />

each department’s guidelines.<br />

– Co-chair Myra Blackwell, RN, BSN, NUS for Spine Center


Nursing Professional Development Council (NPDC)<br />

Highlights from the February 11 monthly meeting of NPDC are as<br />

follows.<br />

• <strong>Certified</strong> <strong>Nurses</strong> Day <strong>is</strong> <strong>March</strong> <strong>19</strong>. The council d<strong>is</strong>cussed<br />

ways to celebrate and acknowledge M<strong>is</strong>sion nurses who are certified<br />

in their specialty.<br />

• D<strong>is</strong>cussed the development of the council bylaws and<br />

webpage.<br />

• Encouraged council members to perform a learning<br />

needs assessment on their respective units.<br />

• Photos of the council in action were taken; a group photo<br />

<strong>is</strong> now posted on the MOD page for th<strong>is</strong> council.<br />

– Co-chair Gina Hallstrom, RN, CMSRN, of 8 North<br />

Nursing Quality Council (NQC)<br />

In the February 17 meeting of the NQC, the following items<br />

were outlined:<br />

• Juanita Miles, RN, Labor and Delivery, who <strong>is</strong> on the IVIEW<br />

design team, presented a preliminary view of some screens<br />

and functionality of IVEW.<br />

• Cathy Hebert, RN, MSN, CNS for Geriatrics, d<strong>is</strong>cussed the<br />

rev<strong>is</strong>ed Urinary Catheter Protocol.<br />

• Dr. James Whitehouse of Asheville Infectious D<strong>is</strong>ease<br />

Consultants reviewed the process for determining a<br />

nosocomial infection marker (NIM) at M<strong>is</strong>sion.<br />

– Facilitator Janie Fielder, RN, MSN, NNP-BC, the CNS for<br />

Nursing Quality and Performance Improvement<br />

Nursing Admin<strong>is</strong>trative Council (NAC)<br />

During the January 26 monthly meeting of NAC, the following<br />

topics were d<strong>is</strong>cussed:<br />

• Nursing Excellence and Meeting Magnet ® Expectations<br />

presentation<br />

• Guidelines for approval of Abstracts, Posters, Speakers,<br />

& Articles for Publication<br />

• Managers’ newsletter requirements<br />

• MERIT behaviors<br />

• Training center changes for BLS and ACLS<br />

• Progressive and Critical Care Education Programs<br />

• National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators<br />

(NDNQI) pressure ulcer data<br />

• IView design<br />

Pen-in-Hand Group’s First Meeting<br />

The Writing for Publication Special Interest Group has added<br />

a hands-on component for nurses who w<strong>is</strong>h to practice writing in<br />

a supportive atmosphere.The Pen-in-Hand Writing Group now<br />

meets for one hour immediately following the quarterly meeting<br />

of the Writing for Publication group. Julie Bell, MS, RN, the Clinical<br />

Nurse Special<strong>is</strong>t for Pediatrics, volunteered to lead the Pen-in-<br />

Hand group in quarterly writing exerc<strong>is</strong>es.<br />

The Writing for Publication group offers opportunities to d<strong>is</strong>cover<br />

resources, give each other support and bring ideas/questions<br />

for d<strong>is</strong>cussion and input. Both groups are open to anyone<br />

who <strong>is</strong> interested in writing for healthcare related publications.<br />

The next meeting of the Writing for Publication Special<br />

Interest Group <strong>is</strong> May 17, 2010 in A649 from 1430 to 1600,<br />

immediately followed by the Pen-in-Hand group in the same room<br />

from 1600 to 1700.<br />

To be added to the group email l<strong>is</strong>t for these groups, email<br />

cherry.odom@msj.org.<br />

<strong>Nurses</strong> are busy writing at the first meeting of the Pen-in-Hand Writing Group. Julie Bell led the group in an exerc<strong>is</strong>e using common objects to prompt<br />

written expression of the first thoughts that come to mind. Such exerc<strong>is</strong>es are meant to inspire nurses to evolve their everyday writing into articles<br />

about excellence in patient care and nursing projects which occur on their units. Left to right are Jackie Houtman, RN-C, MA, OCN, Oncology; Barb<br />

Marsh, RN, BSN, MHS, CPAN, Nursing Education Special<strong>is</strong>t II; Linda Y. Smith, RN; SN, IBCLC, CNS for Neonatal,Women’s, and Mother/Baby; C J Smart,<br />

BSN, RNC, Genetics; Kathy Daley, RN, MSN, CCRN-CMC-CSC, CPAN, CNS for Research; and Julie Bell, MS, RN, CNS for Pediatrics.

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