The South Carolina Nurse - September 2018

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ANA News
Year of Advocacy 4th Quarter
As the largest group of health professionals in America, and consistently the
highest ranked in terms of ethical behavior by the public, nurses are in a unique
position to influence the direction of both the profession and healthcare. Nurses
advocate every day regardless of role and setting. ANA wants to recognize the
numerous examples - for individual/groups of patients, self, colleague(s) and the
profession as a whole; locally, nationwide or globally.
Therefore, ANA has declared 2018 as the ‘Year of Advocacy.’ Throughout the
year, we will feature examples of ANA members advocating for patients and the
profession in various roles and settings, hosted on the RNAction website and
distributed through various ANA digital and social media channels using the
hashtag #BedsideAndBeyond.
Quarterly Theme
Global Impact and Making every year
a year of advocacy
Continue highlighting nurses
who have had an impact within their
community, state, or at the federal level,
while also expanding to experiences
beyond the US borders. Considering
2019 and future policy issues relevant to
the nursing profession, and will include
an analysis of the November election
results as well as insight on potential
impact of political advocacy, and tips
and words of wisdom on how to make
every year a year of advocacy at any
level in any role and setting.
What is the Healthy Nurse,
Healthy Nation Grand Challenge?
If all 3.6 million registered nurses increased their personal wellness and
then their families, co-workers and patients followed suit, what a healthier
nation we would live in! That is the goal of the Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation
Grand Challenge, an initiative to connect and engage nurses, employers,
and organizations around improving health in five areas: physical activity,
nutrition, rest, quality of life, and safety.
Nurses are less healthy than the average American. Research shows that
nurses are more likely to be overweight, have higher levels of stress, and get
less sleep. As the largest and most trusted health care profession, nurses are
critical to the health of the nation. Healthy nurses are great role models for their
patients, colleagues, families, and neighbors.
Go to http://www.HNHN.org to sign up.
The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC Health) is launching a
60-day nutrition pilot intended to improve the eating habits of working nurses.
MUSC Health nurses were hungry for healthier food options so they created
a pilot program to give themselves new opportunities to increase their daily
consumption of fruits and vegetables and improve their quality of life.
According to the American Nurses Association, the health of the average
nurse is worse than that of the average American. A survey conducted at MUSC
found that 75 percent of their nurses say they put the health, safety, and wellness
of their patients before their own. Due to the demanding shifts and stress
associated with nursing, nurses often put their own health and well-being last,
especially their nutrition, despite their knowledge about prevention.
The pilot nutrition program offers fresh, seasonal, and locally sourced to-go
food items available for quick pick-up at three locations on the MUSC campus.
The pilot is supported by Sodexo Healthcare, a food services and facilities
management company committed to improving quality of life. They are partnered
with the Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation Grand Challenge (HNHN), an initiative
of ANA Enterprise. MUSC is also an HNHN partner and the first organization
selected to participate in an HNHN quality of life program in the US.
Andrea Coyle, MUSC Health Professional Excellence and Magnet Program
director and registered nurse tells NursingWorld.org, “Our nurses impact the
lives of their patients, colleagues, families, and neighbors every day. We had
no reservations when we were approached to spearhead the pilot because the
health of our staff is a top-priority. We are honored to work alongside Sodexo
and ANA to offer more quality food options on our campus and serve as a model
for other organizations.”
The outcomes and results of the MUSC nutrition pilot will be presented
this fall. To learn more about the university’s pilot nutrition program to
improve nurses’ eating habits, visit https://www.nursingworld.org/news/newsreleases/2018/musc-pilot-launch2/.
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The mission of the South Carolina Nurses Association is to represent all South Carolina registered nurses in a
membership organization to promote and advocate the role of the registered nurse to improve health for all.