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2016 Best Nursing Team Runner-Up Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia TEAM: Women’s and Infants’ Cluster Council WINNER: Best Outreach SUBMITTED BY: Marybeth Lahey, MSN, RN, NE-BC, nursing clinical director, women’s and infants services Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia Nurses band together to support victims of domestic violence THE WOMEN’S and Infants’ Cluster Council at Einstein Medical Center consists of five staff registered nurses working in Labor and Delivery, the Mother-Baby Units and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Their passion in providing compassionate nursing care is palpable, as is their commitment to honor and follow our practice model of nursing as caring science. The birth of a baby is a wonderful but stressful time under the best of circumstances. Unfortunately, we have a population of mothers who are victims of domestic violence and who fear going home. They often do not share this information while hospitalized. Because our patient population can be at a higher risk for domestic violence, our team of council members brought this issue forward at a cluster meeting and asked for staff feedback across the division. Staff members unanimously made a decision to address the issue as a division-wide community outreach project. The cluster members reached out to a local domestic violence shelter and asked for information about the depth of the social issue, as well as items mothers and infants may need when they make the potentially lifesaving decision to leave their home. To respond to this community need, the divisionwide cluster council engaged all staff members across the divisions to determine a schedule for donation of supplies and reviewed the amount needed based on the shelter’s recommendations. The council marketed this outreach drive to disciplines outside of nursing, which created a col- laborative sense of supporting our patients in a meaningful way. Often, mothers take their children out of their home at a critically violent time. As a result, they only have the clothes on their back. They typically do not have the items necessary to provide for the basic needs of children. The cluster council collected items to meet the basic needs of mothers and infants—for example, soap, diapers, infant cloths, toothbrushes and toothpaste. In addition to the basic necessities, the cluster council recognized that women in these situations suffer from low self-esteem. Our team decided to also consider items to make moms feel better about themselves. Items collected for this part of the project include perfume and nail polish. Currently the support of the domestic violence shelter includes the donations of 50 gift bags filled with items delivered twice a year, at Christmas and Mother’s Day. Because of the issues surrounding safety of mothers and infants and the importance of anonymity at an incredibly vulnerable time, we are not permitted to follow up with mothers who have received our donations. To date, our team has provided more than 300 donation bags and supported community outreach to one of the most vulnerable populations in our community. The staff nurses on the cluster council organized this project, recognized its worth, engaged all staff in donations and led the team in sustaining this valuable initiative. This team has chosen to work with this patient population, spearheading this outreach project, because they are passionate about helping these patients in the acute care setting and in a supportive way after they leave the hospital. n Photo courtesy of Einstein Medical Center 18 ADVANCE FOR NURSES n MAY 2016 n www.advanceweb.com/Nurses
Well Done! It’s not just the care our team provides or their dedication to enhancing the lives of our patients. It’s that our nurses continue to provide the highest levels of care day in and day out. And that just when you think the care they provide couldn’t be any better, they find a way to push the boundaries of excellence even further. Congratulations to the Women and Infants Cluster at Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia! To learn more about how to join the Einstein team, visit www.einstein.edu/careers At Einstein, you’ll always be in good company. Our team has many extraordinary nurses who demonstrate excellence in patient care while providing compassion to our patients and their families. EOE Take Your Career to the Next Level Well Done! Maxim Healthcare Services is seeking compassionate nurses for career opportunities in a variety of care settings, such as homecare, medical facilities, flu/wellness clinics, and travel nursing. As a Maxim caregiver, you will experience the joy and satisfaction of helping others along with a gratifying career in the healthcare industry. We provide our caregivers with flexibility that fits their lifestyle, a variety of rewarding assignments and commitment to customer service. Maxim’s Benefits * Competitive pay Health, dental, vision, and life insurance 401(k) savings plan Weekly paychecks Well Continuous professional Done! and clinical training Awards and recognition programs * Benefit eligibility is dependent on employment status. Contact us today to join the Maxim team! 1-844-276-3083 www.maximnurses.com/careers www.advanceweb.com/Nurses n MAY 2016 n ADVANCE FOR NURSES 19
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