Nevada RNFORMATION - May 2016

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NNA District 1
Julie Wagner, PhD,
RN, NNA District 1
President
District 1 Board
Members for 2016
include: Julie Wagner,
President; Darlene Bujold,
Vice President; Linda
Bowman, Secretary;
Glenn Hagerstrom,
Treasurer; Kristina Efstratis, Social Media
Chairperson; and Directors at Large - Debi
Igraffia-Strong, Hayley Coley, Jeremy Martinez,
Christy Johnson, Jami-Sue Coleman
We had our first retreat on Saturday,
February 5, 2016 in Reno, Nevada. It was fun
to meet “live” and many ideas and events were
discussed for this year. District 1 and District 3
board members will meet this year with State
Board at interval dates (as well as have their
own respective meetings) to better collaborate
on strategies to meet the 2016/2017 goals
throughout the state for all its membership.
If any District 1 nurses would like to join us
for our board meetings, please contact me for
JOIN OUR TEAM!
William Bee Ririe Hospital
located in Ely, NV
A friendly rural community in mountainous Eastern Nevada
RN Positions Available
$4,500 Sign On/Relocation Bonus
We offer generous benefits; State retirement (PERS);
very competitive salaries.
William Bee Ririe Hospital shall abide by the requirements of
41 CFR 60-300.5(a) and CFR 60-741(a).
Contact: Vicki Pearce, vicki@wbrhely.org
775-289-3467 Ext. 299
or apply online at www.wbrhely.org
Seeking Adventurous, Compassionate Nurses
Primary
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Knee
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2375 E. Prater Way, Sparks, NV 89434
Pain Chest Pain
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RN Opportunities Available:
Critical Care • Float Pool (Premium Pay)
Northern Nevada Medical Center offers progressive
employee programs including a culture of Service Excellence
that honors outstanding employee efforts at every level.
We provide a generous benefits/compensation package and
tuition reimbursement.
You’ll enjoy the innovative approaches to personalized health
care in our 108-bed acute care hospital located on a scenic
hillside over looking the Truckee Meadows in Sparks, NV.
For more information, please call Leah Webb at
775-356-4085 or visit www.nnmc.com/careers.
information on dates and how to conference in
for the meeting.
One joint goal is to increase NNA
membership throughout the State. Ideas for
accomplishing this include educating nurses on
what NNA has done for them the last 93 years,
as well as what most current issues are facing
nurses (see Fact Sheet in this publication).
Additionally, Kristina, chair of social media
committee is placing nursing articles, facts,
stories, and other important information on
NNA Face Book to bring awareness to the
education, practice, and social events we offer.
NNA District 1 Board members have reached
out to all Northern Nevada nursing schools to
attend their senior leadership classes to speak
to students about the importance of joining
NNA and that they get a 50% discount the first
2 years they join after graduation. We voted to
give $200 to each of the five northern Nevada
schools of nursing for their student organizations
to use for their conventions and events.
Our first educational event this year is
Wednesday, March 9th from 7:30 am-8:30
am at Black Bear Diner. The title of the 1 CEU
offering is “Care of the Caregiver: Healthy
Tips for Nurses.” NNA is offering $5.00 coupon
to NNA members to help pay for breakfast.
Please invite all nurse friends to attend and
encourage all your nurse colleagues to join
NNA today!
We voted to give $150 to the National
Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Northern
Nevada to support their annual event “Walk
and Talk” on May 7, 2016. This fundraiser helps
raise money for mental health support groups.
NNA will have a table at the event as one of
the community resources supporting a safe
and stigma-free environment for people with
mental illness.
District 1 will have open board positions
this year to include President elect, Secretary,
and 3 Director positions. Please contact
Julie Wagner or Margaret Curley if you are
interested.
West Hills Hospital is a 95-bed acute inpatient psychiatric
hospital located in north central Reno, Nevada, only 40
miles from beautiful Lake Tahoe. West Hills Hospital
specializes in behavioral healthcare and chemical
dependency treatment. The inpatient programs service
children, adolescents, and adults 18 and above. West Hills
Hospital also offers an adult intensive outpatient program
for mental health and chemical dependency. These
programs run four days a week, three hours per day.
Our hospital is the only private, free-standing acute
psychiatric hospital serving our community needs in
Northern Nevada and the border areas of northern
California. West Hills Hospital is the only facility licensed in
northern Nevada to treat children and adolescents.
West Hills is currently hiring caring REGISTERED NURSES
for Full-Time and Per-Diem positions to provide psychiatric
nursing to the patients in our short-term, therapeutic
environment.
West Hills offers a competitive salary and an outstanding
benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life
insurance and a 401(k) plan, among many other options.
To apply, please go to www.westhillshospital.net
and click on the EMPLOYMENT tab.
Nevada Collaborative on
Prevention of Incivility
and Bullying in the
Healthcare Workplace
Sandra Olguin, DNP, RN
Since the birth of the Nevada Collaborative
on Prevention of Incivility and Bullying
previously known as Lateral Violence, the
Collaborative has visited multiple healthcare
institutions providing free training. The purpose
of the training is to raise awareness, provide
support, and offer tools to prevent and break
the cycle of workplace incivility and bullying
in Nevada. The American Nurses Association
Position Statement on Incivility, Bullying, and
Workplace Violence, effective on July 22, 2015,
delineates the health care team, including
academia, “have an ethical, moral, and legal
responsibility to create a healthy and safe
work environment…” Previously, we used the
terminology, Lateral Violence which has been
modified to Incivility. According to Clark (2013),
Incivility is “rude or disruptive behaviors which
often result in psychological or physiological
distress for the people involved—and if left
unaddressed, may progress to threatening
situations” (Clark, 2013).
Recently we asked Humboldt General, of
Winnemucca about their experience posttraining
and we found out that they thought
the group presentation “was great” and
the Skilled Nursing Facility is developing
a departmental lateral violence policy in
their unit. They are hopeful to make an
organizational shift. A member of the team,
Robin Gillis, RN describes the interactive
training and train-the-trainer as “valuable” and
believes, “having to do it (interactive training)
was a great way to learn.” Although no formal
classes have been conducted since the trainthe-trainer
course, they are working toward
incorporating the training into their orientation
program.
Robin interjects, “Following the training it
was evident that the material impacted the
staff, as there were numerous discussions” on
the subject. The training brought the matter to
the surface and allowed peers to discuss it by
seeking clarification and guidance on how to
approach and resolve situations. “It was great
and I would still like to have you come back
to do this on a more global level (throughout
HGH).”
If you would like more information on
how to be involved or would like to attend
or schedule a free training, please contact
Margaret Curley, BSN, RN, 775-747-2333.