April 2010

 

2010 EBP Week a Success.  The Research and Evidence-Based Practice Council is pleased to report a strong response to its annual EBP emphasis week, April 18th to23rd.  Beginning on Sunday and continuing through Friday, Council members conducted floor rounds with the "Who's First"game for both day and night shifts.  "Who's First," like College Bowl, is a first on the buzzer game, and prizes were 'earned' by correctly answering evidence-based practice questions.  Over the course of the week, 182 nurses, 29 NA/Techs, 14 MD/NP/CNM and 19 staff members in the RT/RPh/SW/Student category particpated.

This year's Poster Session was open from 4:00 PM on the 20th through midnight of the 2st.  Lenoir-Rhyne University Senior Nursing Students (11) presented posters of their Quality Improvement Practicum Projects, and 4 CVMC nurses presented EBP Initiative Posters.  Over 125 persons viewed the poster presentations!  Apple Crisp samplers were served to those attending from 1100-1300 on Wednesday when the students and nurses were present to discuss their work.  These staff also received EBP Survival Kits.  CVMC nursing administrators served as poster judges, and awards were presented to the student projects earning highest scores.

   
 

If you missed out on 2010 EBP Week, then mark your calendar for April 2011 and plan to participate in next year's event. 

Don't forget to submit an entry for the Research and EBP Slogan Contest by April 30th.  To date, 18 slogans have been submitted to the Council for inclusion in the competition.  Any CVMC employee is eligible to enter the contest, and you may submit more than one entry.  The slogan winner will be announced at the Nurses' Week Banquet in mid-May.  §

 

 

The nurse administrator council set a goal of 43% direct care nursing certification. CVMC has now achieved that goal!  Congratulations to all nurses who have undertaken this professional endeavor, and thus have increased their knowledge in the specialty area in which they practice.  Our patients are the ultimate winners! 

    • Medical Surgical ANCC Certification: Ashley McGuire, RN-BC, Telemetry

    • Acute/Critical Care Nursing Certification: Leon Trubey, CCRN, CCU

    • Nursing Professional Development: Amy Whisnant, MSN, RN-BC, CNOR, Operating Room

    • Certified Infection Control and Prevention Practitioner:  Alisa Leonard, MHA, RN, CIC, Infection Prevention Department



       

Remember the March for Babies Walk on May 1st at Hickory High.  See you at 0900 ... rain or shine!   §

 

ED Nursing Research Receives National Recogition. On January 15th, the members of the ED Research Team submitted an abstract to the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) national meeting.  The following notification was received in early April.  "Congratulations!  On behalf of the Institute for Emergency Nursing Research (IENR) of the ENA, I am pleased to inform you that your abstract, 'How Do Temporal Artery Thermometers Measure Up', is one of six abstracts that have been selected for a 20-minute oral presentation ... at the 2010 ENA Annual Conference, September 22-25, in San Antonio, Texas."  Congratulations, to all nurses who are involved in the research study and to Ann Moore, MSN, RN-BC, CEN, mentor.  §

 

CVMC Abstracts Accepted.  Research conducted on rapid response, mortaility and non-critcial care nurses' rapid response experiences will be presented by Lisa Wike, MSN, RN-C at the Summer Institute on Evidence-Based Practice: Frontline Improvement - How to Do It, How to Lead It, How to Inform It.  The anuual event,sponsored by the University of Texas Health Sciences Center - San Antonio, will be convened in  early July.  Rebecca Tart, PhD will also present at the summer institute and the accompanying educator's workshop.  §  

 

The Cutting Edge: A Guide to Peri-Operative Success Symposim ...  "was  definitely a success," according to Cliff Singleton, RN, lead planner of the event.  "Dr Toy, Dr Cox, Megan Lee and Susan Knowles were fantastic and well versed in their fields."  Nine vendors supported the program.  Their representatives discussed products for surgical safety, repair and recycling, medication storage and inventory control.  The OR registered nurses participating in the symposium were awarded 4.0 contact hours.  Participants (17) included students as well as nurses and their comments eluded to the benefit of having such a program presented.  §

Susan Knowles MSN,  RN-BC, presenter Susan Anderson BSN, RN (right) and her mother (left) with the lead event planner Megan Lee JD, RN,  CPHRM, presenter L to R: Cliff Singleton BSN, RN; Holly Connor RN, CNOR; Tammy Luther BSN, RN, CNOR 

 

Relay for Life.  Almost every CVMC employee can say cancer has touched their life is some way.  Let's join together in the fight against the myraid forms of this dreaded disease.  The Catawba County Relay for Life is scheduled for May 21st & 22nd at Southside Park in Newton.  How can you participate?
1) be a member of the CVMC "Sea of Green" on May 21/22
2) make a donation
3) purchase luminaria in HONOR or MEMORY of someone you know or have known with cancer
4) drop by the hospital tent at the Relay  §

 

Annual Nursing Banquet.  Every nurse is invited to attend a single session of the 2010 Nursing Banquet on May 13th.  Breakfast will be served at 0800.  Two lunch sessions are planned: 1100 and 1300.  Daria Kring, PhD, RN-BC will speak on nursing professional development.  Dr. Kring is the Director of Research at Forsyth Medical Center and she is a very engaging speaker.  Visit the cafeteria table on Monday, May 10th or Wednesday, May 12th to learn more about nursing specialty certification.  See you there.  §
 

 

 

Dara Curtis, MSN, RN, CPN, CNM, Pediatrics

Dara earned her BSN at Lenoir-Rhyne University in 1999 and joined CVMC’s nursing staff thereafter.  She first worked on the Surgical Unit, and then after two years moved to Pediatrics. Thanks to an initiative to increase certified pediatric nurses, Dara earned her CPN in 2005.  She also completed her MSN in Nurse Midwifery that same year.  Currently, Dara is participating in the Future Nurse Leader Test Drive program.  Her future goal is to pursue a position in nursing leadership.   She also serves as a STAR Preceptor for Pediatrics. 

When asked what EBP means to her, Dara’s response was, “EBP is a vital part of any area of nursing to ensure that every effort is made to provide an optimal level of care and expedite the recovery process.  Literature searches are imperative to maintain competency on certain topics and acquire new information based on what others have found.  I strive to incorporate best evidence into my everyday practice by staying up to date on the latest research and utilizing that knowledge.“

Dara and her husband, Allen, have two children, Anna and Alyson.  She enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, and being involved in her church, Catawba Valley Baptist, Morganton. §

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ED Nursing Research Receives National Recognition.