The 10 N Unit Practice Council created the “Winter Quality Olympics” to address the increase in patient harm events during the winter season. From January – March 2024, the UPC empowered their Quality Champions to lead specific educational efforts to reduce each nurse sensitive indicators. These interventions included increasing awareness through newsletters, email, shift huddle, staff meetings and individual training sessions. Inter-professional team members were also included in the Olympics project. Comparing the same Winter timeframe between 2023 and 2024, the team reduced all harm events by 75%.
Pictured above: Christopher Ng, BSN, RN, Staff Nurse III; Ehime Agbonkonkon, MSN, RN, Assistant Nurse Manager; Rose Kamau, BSN, RN, Assistant Nurse Manager; Susan Kearney, MSN, RN, Staff Nurse III; Shiela Escobar, MSN, RN, 10N Manager; and Matris Usen, RN.