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January 2012
It's Time to "Get in the Game" … Where?
At the 2012 Winter Research & EBP Saturday Morning Clinic
Calling all EBP fans and all Research fans. Once again the Research & EBP Council is sponsoring its 3rd annual Winter Saturday Morning Clinic. The event will be held on February 4th, 2012 - Super Bowl Weekend. Clinic learning activities include, Let's Get Cooking with EBP, Searching the Literature, Appraising the Literature, and EBP Journal Club (contact hours can be earned for each of these courses). New to the lineup for the 2012 Clinic are two mini-sessions each of which covers two short topics. Mini session 1 will cover online EBP Patient Education & Internet Resources. You will learn where to find reliable resources that will enable you to become better informed as you educate patients. Mini-Session 2 will focus on Research and EBP "How-To" Toolkits & Levels of Evidence. So, don't sit on the sidelines this season, be one of the team and "Get in the Game." Register on HealthStream by February 2nd. The event begins with a "Tailgate" Continental breakfast at 0730 followed later in the day by a Jason's Deli "Concessions" box lunch. Learning activities start at 0800 and end by 1330 the day before Super Bowl XLVI. Don't miss this once a year event ... we'll see you there! §
GRADUATIONS
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Postgraduate Degrees
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L to R: April Williams, MSN, RN, Critical Care, completed her Master of Science degree in Nursing from University of North Carolina-Charlotte with a focus in education; Debbie Leger, HPM, RN, CCRN, Critical Care, completed her Master's degree in Health Promotion Management from Nebraska Methodist College; Cheryl Goossens, MSSL, RNC, C-EFM, Birthing Center, completed her Master of Science degree in Strategic Leadership from Mountain State University.
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Undergraduate Degrees
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Earning Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees: (L) Melissa Shoupe, BSN, RN, Day Surgery, graduated from Western Carolina University; (M) Hannah Santos, BSN, RN, Medical, graduated from Kaplan University; (R) Jessica Lineberger, BSN, RN, Emergency Department, graduated from UNC-Charlotte.
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Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees cont: (L) Lisa Kahill, BSN, RN, Clinical Resource Management, graduated from Western Carolina University; Shawna Duckworth, BSN, RN, Neonatal Nurseries, graduated from Appalachian State University. |
Certifications
Janine Jolly, BSN, RN-BC, Psychiatry, successfully passed the certification for Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
Leslie Knuckles, BSN, RNC-LRN, Neonatal Nurseries, successfully passed the certification for Low-Risk Neonatal
Christy Pope, RN-OB, Birthing Center, successfully passed the certification for Inpatient Obstetrics
Save the Date ... April 15-20, 2012
What's in store for the 2012 EBP Week? Poster presentations by senior nursing students and CVMC researchers, EBP Journal Club, and another fun mock research study for you to participate in. Stay tuned ... there's more to come in future issues of Progress Notes. §
Jessica Lineberger, BSN, RN, Emergency Department
Jessica Lineberger joined the CVMC nursing team in June 2010 as a staff nurse on Psychiatry Services. Because she had a longing for a broader view of healthcare, she transferred to the Emergency Department (ED) in March 2011. Jessica really enjoys psychiatry nursing and working in the ED has allowed her to continue to use her psychiatric experience. Jessica has been very involved in Shared Governance and serves on the Magnet Council. In fact, she had the opportunity to represent CVMC at the 2011 Annual Magnet Conference in Baltimore. Jessica completed her BSN from UNC-Charlotte in December 2011 and plans to start pursuing her Master’s Degree later this year. She also hopes to obtain her certification in Emergency Nursing sometime this year.
Jessica is excited about the opportunities that EBP brings to nursing and believes EBP guides future nursing practice for patient care and safety. In addition to guiding care and promoting patient safety, Jessica firmly maintains that EBP provides a support system for nurses and “takes the guess work out of best patient practice.” Challenges occur every day in nursing related to best practice and EBP provides the support necessary to meet those challenges. Jessica says that, “not only is the age of our patient population increasing but also the complexity of their needs.” Because we are forced to meet more complex needs with fewer resources, “EBP is essential for nurses in today’s practice.”
Jessica lives in Lincolnton with her husband, Jamie, and their 7-month old, full-blooded Blue American Pit Bull. In her spare time she enjoys arranging flowers, cooking, and reading mysteries from her favorite authors John Grisham and Harlan Coben. Jessica is excited about her nursing career at CVMC and looks forward to future opportunities. §
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