2011 Nursing Annual Report - FINAL.pub - South Shore Hospital

Exemplary Professional PracticeJulie Paul, CNM, DNP, Nurse Midwife, presentedat the Frontier School of Midwifery and FamilyNursing, a project titled “In an obstetrical triageunit, does the adoption of a dedicated nurse‐ midwifetriage model compared to private provider model,result in improved patient satisfaction with the triageexperience” in May 2011.Sharon Perkins, RN, MSN, CRRN, Clinical NurseSpecialist, Emerson 4 and Hemodialysis, presenteda poster at the National Association of ClinicalNurse Specialists Convention, attended by KellyFitzpatrick, RN, MS, BC, CMSRN and Kelly Mattar,RN, MHA, CMSRN.Timothy Quigley, RN, MBA, NEA‐BC, Chief NursingOfficer has been re‐elected to the Board of theMetro‐Boston EMS Council for the years 2011‐2013. This is his third term. Tim has also been selectedas a member of the Board of the Organizationof Nurse Leaders (ONL), and serves as theSoutheastern Region representative on the MembershipCommittee.Connie Rogers, RN, BSN, CMSRN, BC, Center 4,successfully passed her Gerontology RN Certification.She now has dual certifications in Med‐Surgand Gerontology.Irma Sivieri, RN, BSN, CRNI, VA‐BC, IV Therapy,was recently elected as Vice President for the Massachusettschapter of National Assoc of HispanicNurses.Kathleen Shubitowski, RN, MSN, CEN, EmergencyDepartment Clinical Nurse Specialist, developedand coordinated a faculty model “Grow YourOwn” program for non‐ED trained registerednurses. The model organized orientation schedulesincluding “mentoring” days with ED clinical experts,organized in‐service days with experts fromclinical areas, and provided simulations to familiarizestaff with equipment and case scenarios. Kathyalso submitted a poster which was accepted for the5th International Conference on Patient‐ and Family‐Centered Care, 2012.Gerda Sullivan, RN, BS, CAPA, 2 Pond Park AmbulatorySurgery, is now CAPA certified.Lori Taylor, NP, Surgical Intensive Care Unit,passed her advance practice licensing exam.Debra Trongone, RN, CNOR, Operating Room, isnow CNOR certified.Angi Walsh, RN, MA, CNOR, Perioperative ClinicalNurse Educator, and Donna Amado, RN, BSN,CNOR, Perioperative Nurse Educator, presented aposter at the 58 th Association of periOperative RegisteredNurses (AORN) Congress in Philadelphia,title “A Culture of Excellence Model: Promoting thePatient & Family”, in collaboration with PerioperativeDepartment colleagues: Judith Orsie, RN,BSN, Patricia Heenan, RN, BSN, CPAN, ReneeBornheim, RN, BSN, Jean Mollica‐Smith, RN,CNOR, Linda Dares, RN, Judith Wright, RN,BSN, and Jacquelyn Dinsmore, RN, BC.19