PNS Accomplishments
People
- Created the Critical Care Charge RN Huddle to increase transparency between the four units as well Central Staffing Office and Patient Placement increased Service Line Town Halls for visibility with nursing senior leadership
- Formalized the wellness ambassador role
Growth and Reach
- Hosted a children’s book drive and children’s health fair to give back to our patients and surrounding communities
- Organized PNS leaders think tanks to reimagine the future of nursing within shared governance
Quality and Safety
- Created the Peripheral IV basic workshop in collaboration with unit based CNSs and the Professional Nursing Practice Department
- Re-established procedural COVID-19 testing during omicron surge
PNS Goals
People
- Foster the professional development of RUSH University Medical Center and RUSH University Medical Group clinical nurses through increased participation (from previous fiscal year) in clinical ladder advancement, involvement in PNS committees and mentorship.
- Collaborate with the RUSH Design and Wellness Committee to promote healing and well-being through art and movement in and around the campus.
Quality and Safety
- Establish standing agenda time on Safe Campus Steering Committee to maintain open lines of communication between PNS and other committee members.
- Uphold the ‘Safe Campus Nursing Workgroup’ to identify gaps in recognition, preparedness, de-escalation of all disruptive behavior and reinvent a workflow that supports the clinical nurse.
Growth and Reach
- Re-establish community outreach by hosting two activities in alignment with the organization’s commitment to achieve health equity.
- Extend Executive Committee membership to the Nursing Operations Council chair/co-chair to optimize the shared governance structure through nursing leadership representation and involvement.