January 2011
2011 Winter Research & EBP Saturday Morning Clinic … A Success
Searching the Literature
Appraising the Literature
Let’s Get Cooking with EBP
Five courses or activities were provided at this year’s Winter Saturday Morning Clinic held earlier this month. The 31 nurses who attended the Critically Appraised Topics (CATs) sessions learned how an issue pertinent to their nursing practice could be developed into a CAT, and that PEP points could be earned for completing a CAT. Twenty-four participants took Grading the Evidence - a course on how to determine if a practice change is warranted based on the type and quality of the evidence available. EBP Journal Club attendees (12) discussed family witnessed resuscitation, while those nurses (12) taking the Let’s Get Cooking with EBP interactive course cooked a dessert and learned how the steps of the EBP process are analogous to cooking. Thirty-five clinic go-ers participated in Appraising the Literature earning 2.0 CH for their efforts at becoming more proficient evaluators of articles. Those who took Searching the Literature (15) learned what skills are used to acquire articles relevant to a topic of interest.
Who participated? Nurses, nursing administrators, nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, a physician, a health & fitness specialist, and a university student being precepted by a CVMC nurse. Most attendees took in more than one course or activity, 82% (44/54), while 41% participated in three or four.
What did participants have to say about their experience?
- “I thought the Saturday morning clinic was a great idea! It is not always easy to get away during the week, and having the opportunity to complete several sessions on the same day was very convenient. The information was valuable and well presented.” Sheri Combs, MSN, FNP-BC, Family Nurse Practitioner, Outpatient Infusion Center
- “It was incredible; it was little bit like being back in graduate school again. I only wish that my fellow physicians would take advantage of this opportunity…the world is passing us by.” Vondell Clark, MD, MPH, Medical Director, CVMC’s Healthy House
- “Saturday was great……really! The quality and overall progress of Research/EBP here is astounding!” Eddie Beard, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, Senior Vice-President and Chief Nursing Officer - Patient Care
- “I liked the Saturday Clinic very much!” Mary Killian, BSN, RN, CPAN, PostAnesthesia Care Unit
- “This will help me to determine if the literature I am reading is good information.” Appraising the Literature attendee
- “[EBP Journal Club] helped me to broaden my thinking about my patient care.”
- “This was my first workshop since becoming an RN! I look forward to attending more Journal Club workshops to enable me to read more critically and learn from others.”
If you missed the Winter 2011 Research & EBP Saturday Morning Clinic, mark your calendars for our annual EBP Week, April 10-16, 2011. More to come on this event later. §
December Graduates
Janet Travison, MSN, RN, Administrator on Duty, earned her Master of Science in Nursing degree with a Concentration in Education from ECU
Ashlee Pinion-Raby, BSN, RN, PCCN, Critical Care, graduated from Western Carolina University with her BSN
Dana Short, BSN, RN, Critical Care, is a 2010 graduate of Western Carolina University where she earned her BSN
Betsy Putnam, BSN, RN, Emergency Dept, completed her BSN at Appalachia State University
Amy Squire, BSN, RN-BC, ONC, Ortho/Neuro, earned her BSN from Western Carolina University
Melissa Goad, BSN, RN, Radiation Oncology, graduated from Western Carolina University with her BSN
Ryan Shook obtained an Associate Degree in Healthcare Management from Catawba Valley Community College and has assumed a position with the CVMC Medical Group.
CERTIFICATIONS
Kathy Bollinger, RNC-OB, Birthing Center, earned her Inpatient Obstetrics Certification
Angela Rhodes, BSN, RN-BC, General Medicine, obtained Medical-Surgical Certification
The American Journal of Medicine, Volume 123, Number 12, which was published in December 2010, contains an article entitled “Improving Practices in US Hospitals to Prevent Venous Thromboembolism: Lessons from ENDORSE.” Mary McDaniels, MNA, RN, ACM, Clinical Resource Management Director, was the project investigator at CVMC - one of 81 hospitals participating in the research on VTE prevention. §
Congratulations to CVMC’s Day Surgery-PACU Director. “12-Hour Shifts: Changing the Culture for Safety’s Sake” by Jackie Miller, BSN, RN, NE-BC, has been accepted for publication in the nursing leadership journal Nursing Management. §
Tammy Franklin, CSPDT, CSPDM, Sterile ProcessingCVMC Sterile Processing Director, Tammy Franklin, graduated from CVCC in 1993 as a surgical technician. There were no job openings in the OR at that time, but she was offered a position as a sterile processing technician. She loved it. Tammy considers herself to be an infection preventionist. She is responsible for ensuring that sterile processing is held to CDC standards, which are evidence-based. She also ensures that the American Association of Medical Instrumentation (AMMI) guidelines are followed - “AMMI is the bible for sterile processing standards.” Joint Commission guidelines apply to her area as well. Although in past JC surveys sterile processing has not received much if any attention, it is likely to be a focus of CVMC’s survey this year. Positive OR patient outcomes is the ultimate goal that drives sterile processing procedures. A member of the North Carolina Association of Hospital Central Service Personnel and the National Sterile Processing Organization, Tammy became a Certified Sterile Processing Distribution Manager last year. She encourages her staff to become certified as well. At present, CVMC has four Certified Sterile Processing Distribution Technicians with three staff members preparing for the certification exam. Tammy says of her staff –“they are the bomb” – she couldn’t ask for better support from them. “Sterile Processing is a rewarding role, because it is crucial to insuring patient safety and good quality outcomes,” according to Tammy. She knows her Sterile Processing department, a direct support system to the OR, is at the “heart” of the hospital’s mission to provide quality healthcare. A self-professed homebody, Tammy and Todd, “who means everything,” have been married for 11 years. They have two cats, two dogs, and a parrot. On pretty days, she rides on the back of their Harley motorcycle. Tammy also loves to read and do home style cooking. § |