PNS Accomplishments and Goals – Fiscal Year 2023

PNS Accomplishments

People

  • Rounding on units (both day and night) 
  • Attending all Unit Advisory Councils on a cadence 
  • Tim Porter O’Grady retreat 
  • Changed RN3 validation process for tenured nurses 
  • Nurses week becomes nurses month 
  • Ben Nemtin wellness event

Quality and Safety

  • Visitor policy changed to accommodate post pandemic life 
  • Campus assessment completed - weapon detection technology installed in the emergency department 
  • Continued work on aggressive behavior

Growth and Reach

  • North Lawndale College Prep high school students shadowing event 
  • Mercy Home for Boys & Girls community drive

PNS Goals

People

  • Foster the professional development of clinical nurses in Rush University Medical Center and Rush University Medical Group through increased participation in clinical ladder advancement, involvement in PNS committees, and mentorship

Quality and Safety

  • Maintain work within Safe Campus Committee to promote safer work environment

Growth and Reach

  • Re-establish community outreach by hosting two activities in alignment with the organization’s commitment to achieve health equity