Nursing Annual Report - Akron General Medical Center
Nursing Annual Report - Akron General Medical Center
Nursing Annual Report - Akron General Medical Center
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Exemplary Profe<br />
Exemplary Professional<br />
FORCE 8<br />
Consultation and Resources<br />
Autonomy<br />
Northeastern Ohio <strong>Nursing</strong> Initiative<br />
(NEONI)<br />
<strong>Nursing</strong> Staff Development coordinated three<br />
days of shadowing for 23 high school students<br />
interested in a nursing career.<br />
Schools of <strong>Nursing</strong><br />
<strong>Nursing</strong> Staff Development coordinated<br />
placement of 113 clinical groups totaling<br />
1,054 students from nine schools of nursing.<br />
Coordination was provided for 96 practicum<br />
students for 11,200 practicum hours, including<br />
12 Nurse Externs from Kent State University<br />
(pictured above). Our advanced practice nurses<br />
mentored 17 graduate nursing students.<br />
80%<br />
70%<br />
60%<br />
50%<br />
40%<br />
30%<br />
20%<br />
10%<br />
11 <strong>Akron</strong> <strong>General</strong><br />
Observation Floor<br />
The collaboration between the Observation<br />
Unit (4200A) and Operation <strong>Center</strong> (OC)<br />
provides evidence that placing observation<br />
patients accurately decreases their length of<br />
stay. Since the OC opened in May, the<br />
placement of medical observation on<br />
4200A has also improved (see graph below).<br />
<strong>Medical</strong> Observation Patient Placed on Observation Floor (4200A)<br />
OPERATION CENTER<br />
OPENS<br />
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC<br />
FORCE 9
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