Nursing Report 10-11a.indd - Maury Regional Healthcare System

Destination: Empirical Outcomes &Excellence in Patient-Centered CareThe atmosphere of constant nt change in health carerequires es every organization ation to be flexible andopen totransformation. tion. In order to sustain staiourselves in theseuncertain times, we must find the pathway that continuesto meet the needs of our patients, families, community andour staff.Each of the initiatives of the MRMC strategic plan:Baldrige, Best Places to Work, Magnet and Planetreeground our organization on our journey. Separately,each of the initiatives offers MRMC the ability to beseen in a positive light; however, jointly, they firm upthe foundational structure of MRMC positioning theorganization for the future.Every employee of MRMC is a part of the team; a valuablepartner in building the organization. Without thecommitment of each person, MRMC is simply a hollowbuilding. With each person supporting the initiatives, webring to life the MRMC mission of serving our region withclinical excellence and compassionate care.Our journey begins with Shared Governance: jointlyguiding the way with leadership, through decision-makingto affect the direction of nursing practice and building thework environment. Professional practice development fornursing excellence in all venues includes:• quality patient experience through innovative approachessuch as open family visitation• nursing research in areas that impact the community ofpatients such as cultural care to frontline nurses involvedwith staffing guidelines and finances• leadership growth in nursing• partnerships with nursing schools for the nextgenerations of nursesThe journey continues for Magnet destination: thenationally recognized symbol for nursing excellencein quality patient care, outcomes and innovations inprofessional nursing practice.As well as being recognized as a Best Place to Work:supporting the employee in the work environmentaccomplishing excellent outcomes as evidenced by workprocesses organizationally and departmentally.The voyage to Planetree and Baldrige PerformanceExcellence both bring national recognition thatcomplements MRMC’s focus to impact patients under ourwatch by investing in ways to regularly enhance the patientexperience.A lot of work? YES! Well worth the effort? You bet!Despite the challenges that lie before us, MRMC nursingstands on the pinnacle of the future in pride ensuring …Every patient, every day… excellent patient-centeredcare.It is a great big circle of continuous evolution. Wegrow in each endeavor, sharing lessons with agreater ability to impact the next patient!