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2016 Best Nursing Team Winner Emergency department nurse Meghan Quinn, RN prepares for a busy day by checking in at the nurses' station at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. metrics. The dashboards track how many patients are waiting and the average wait time; the current census; and the longest length of stay in Intake, Fast Track and the A/B Areas. Colors change when the emergency department reaches saturation, triggering action plans. “Nurses should keep the patients at the center of all their decisions,” Cissone noted. The flow of the ED ensures that patients are where nursing staff can see them and give them what they need. Coordinating to Hit Goal Communication is at the heart of the redesigned workflow. “There’s an enormous interdependent relationship, especially between the nurses and the techs and the nurses and the physicians as it relates to changes in patient status,” McDonald said. Nurses interact with physicians, social workers, case managers, pharmacists, radiologists, the transport team and other departments on a regular basis. Those relationships rely on information sharing and are critical to patient throughput. “Anyone looking to change their intake model needs to be bold,” McDonald said. Challenging the status quo is always a formidable undertaking, and it needs support from front-line staff, physicians and leadership. “Including nursing staff in decisions led to our success,” Cissone emphasized. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital’s bold vision paid off. With the implementation of ED 2.0, it saw immediate success with a 0.42% LWBS rate in the first week, far exceeding the original goal. These efforts have been sustained to this day, with the most recent quarterly data (Q4 2015) showing a 0.8% LWBS rate and an 11-minute door-to-provider time. Patients and families have appreciated the changes in the ED. Patient satisfaction scores have never been higher. “While ED 2.0 was a call to action to ensure we were putting the patients and their families at the center of all we do, it was also a tremendous example of the power of teamwork and staff engagement,” said Joseph Anton, MSN, RN, vice president of clinical and support services. ■ Danielle Bullen is a staff writer. Email her at dbullen@advanceweb.com. and 80 % of For more information: BestChooseChampion.com Best Nursing Team Honorable Mentions Find their essays at www.advanceweb.com/Nurses. Look for the 2016 Best Nursing Team coverage. ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ Broward Medical Center, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles Gulf Coast Medical Center, Ft. Myers, Fla. HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center, Scottsdale, Ariz. Inova Loudon Hospital, Leesburg, Va. Memorial Hospital UCH, Colorado Springs, Colo. Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Hospital, New York Newton Medical Center, Newton, N.J. Tufts Medical Center, Boston ▶ UT Southwestern Medical Center—William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital, Dallas 12 ADVANCE FOR NURSES n MAY 2016 n www.advanceweb.com/Nurses
Best Nursing Team of 2016 Jefferson Emergency Department Nursing Team Congratulations to the ED at Jefferson for being recognized as the Best Nursing Team of 2016! At Jefferson, we are proud of their efforts to create an exceptional experience for each and every patient and their families. In the ED at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital our Nursing staff expect the best and give the best. To our nurses and to nurses across the country, Happy Nurse’s Week and thank you for all that you do. Interested in how you can become a part of this great team? To learn more and apply, visit Jefferson.edu/JeffNurses 1-866-JEF-NURSE HOME OF SIDNEY KIMMEL MEDICAL COLLEGE Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience are Magnet ® recognized hospitals EOE
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