Clinical Expertise - A Key Component of EBP. The graduation season has arrived. Among the many 4-year college and university graduates are twenty-eight CVMC nurses. That's right, 28! What have these individuals accomplished in their pursuit of higher education relating to everyday practice? Our nursing graduates have broadened their knowledge, gained new skills, expanded their ability to reason critically, and in so doing have increased their clinical expertise ... one of the key components of EBP. As you know, evidence-based practice is the integration of the best research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values. Clinical expertise encompasses the practitioner's knowledge and experience. The patients of our nursing graduates will be the direct beneficiaries of their hard work over these past years. Are you considering going back to school or working toward specialty certification? Remember that the graduates pictured below pursued their degrees while working full-time, maintaining family relationships and friendships, and serving their communities. The same can be said for the nurses passing certification exams recently. You can too. Just do it - and watch your EBP skills grow !
Congratulations 2010 DOCTORAL, MASTER and BACHELOR Graduates!
Jane Edwards, DNP, FNP-BC, Hospitalist- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Leslie Loder, DNP, ACNP-BC, Hospitalist- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Kathryn Zook, MSN, FNP, RN, Birthing Center- East Carolina University:
Carol Wilson, MS, RN, Physician Industrial Services- Mountain State University
Louanne Fitzgerald, BSN, RN-BC, Day Surgery- Appalachian State University
Kelly Poovey, BSN, RN, CCU- Appalachian State University
Rebecca Schell, BSN, RN, Ortho/Neuro- Appalachian State University
Jennifer Hawk, BSN, RN, CAPA, PostAnesthesia Care- Kaplan University
Misty Shane, BSN, RN, Level I Nursery- Lees McRae College
Penny Kale, BSN, RN, PostAnesthesia Care- University of Phoenix
Cynthia Huffman, BSN, RN, CPN, Pediatrics: Lenoir-Rhyne University
Denise Stiles, BSN, RN, Day Surgery: Lenoir-Rhyne University
Natalie Bowman, BSN, RN, Emergency Dept: Lenoir-Rhyne University
Joelle Calloway, BSN, RN-BC, Medical: Winston-Salem State University
Karen Fox, BSN, RN-BC, Telemetry: Winston-Salem State University
Lynn Crump, BSN, RN, Inpatient Rehab- University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Left to Right: Veronica Johnson, BSN, RN-BC, Birthing Center; Lisa Chambers, BSN, RN, Emergency Dept- Winston-Salem State University
Left to Right: Michelle Duckworth, BSN, RN-BC, Birthing Center; Rachel Pitts, BSN, RN-BC, Birthing Center- Winston-Salem State University
Top Row (L to R)- Erica Page, BSN, RN-BC, Medical; Kimberly Rudisill, BSN, RN, Operating Room. Middle Row (L to R)- Natalie Johnson, BSN, RN, CCU; Holly Connor, BSN, RN, CNOR, Operating Room; Carla Keaton, BSN, RN, Oncology. Bottom Row (L to R)- Stacie Burleson, BSN, RN, CCU; Noelle Stevens, BSN, RN; Angela Whisnant, BSN, RN, Telemetry; Meagan Hanrahan, BSN, RN; Operating Room- University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Hats Off to these recently Certified Nurses!
Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse: Kelly Ward, BSN, RN, CAPA, Day Surgery
Progressive Care Certified Nurse: Ashley Morrison, RN, PCCN, CCU
Acute/Critical Care Nursing Certification: Micah Wilson, RN, CCRN, CCU; Becky Grigg, RN, CCRN, CCU; Brandy Denton, RN, CCRN, CCU
Medical Surgical ANCC Certification: Sissy Hallyburton, RN-BC, Medical
Michele McGlamery, MSN, RN, CNOR, Operating Room was recently awarded the Graduate Leadership Award from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Congratulations, Michelle. §
CVMC Nurse Awarded Grant. A North Carolina Stroke Care Collaborative (NCSCC) grant application was submitted by Susan Sain, BSN, RN to fund a Stroke Nurse Coordinator position at CVMC . The position is designed to coordinate and organize the Medical Center's application process for becoming a Joint Commission Stroke-Certified Facility. You are probably aware that heart disease is the leading cause of death in our state. Did you know that stroke ranks as the third leading cause of NC deaths? According to the State Center of Health Statistics, stroke deaths are higher in Catawba County than the state average. Therefore, reducing risk factors associated with heart disease and stroke has the potential to impact death and disability the County. A role of the Stroke Nurse Coordinator is to identify culturally-specific heart disease and stroke prevention community education and resources. The NCSCC grant was awarded and Susan is serving as CVMC's Stroke Nurse Coordinator. §
CVMC's First Point-of-Care Nursing Research Team Completes Research Process. The research process begins with an idea. It sounds simple enough, but the process is involved and does not offically end until the study findings are published. In the April issue of The Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing (JOPAN), you can read the article written by PACU and Day Surgery nurses entiltled, "The Impact of Music on the PACU Patient's Perception of Discomfort." Take time to read (http://www.jopan.org/article/S1089-9472(10)00057-2/abstract )what your colleagues discovered through the process of formal nursing research. §
Special to The Observer News Enterprise and Outlook. In April, an article about the importance of research to nursing was published in the Newton, NC newspaper based on an interview with Kimberly Yates, MSN/MHA, RN-BC, Psychiatry. Kimberly highlighted her own interest in research and her involvement with the Research and Evidence-Based Practice Council at CVMC from its inception serving as a charter member to her position today as Council Chair. §
Leah Long, BSN, RN-BC, Medical
After graduating with a BSN from Lenoir-Rhyne University in 2004, Leah joined the CVMC patient care staff in a general medical unit position. She has remained on medical where she works as a night shift charge nurse. Leah serves as a STAR preceptor, and a preceptor for LRU senior nursing students completing their practicum. She earned certification in Medical-Surgical Nursing in 2009.
Leah has been a member of the medical unit shared governance council for 2 years, and she currently serves as chair. She has assisted with various projects, e.g., implementation of the Quite Zone on medical designed to reduce medication errors, patient rounding, and pain management. Leah is leading an EBP innovation project involving nursing bedside report at present. The pilot for this project began in mid-May on the medical unit.
When asked what EBP means to her, Leah replied, “To me, evidence-based practice is one way to improve our practice as nurses and to improve patient care”. She further stated that the end result of an EBP project shows the best practice for the best patient outcomes. Leah says “ I became a nurse to help people so I am behind EBP 100% if it assists me in helping the patient. I also welcome any change that will make my job easier. Change is difficult for anyone, and it takes time to become accustomed to change, but I feel it is worth it if it's going to help me as well as the patient! I love my job and my heart is definitely with the geriatric population”.
Leah and her boyfriend of 4 years are engaged and planning a November wedding. Her hobbies include swimming, reading and watching movies. §