Career Connections: Leading through community engagement
In March 2024, ICU Nurse Yesenia Acuna, RN, represented Kaiser Permanente at Windsor High School's Career Connections Day.
TeamSTEPPS: Leading to provide a team-oriented culture of safety
In November 2024, the Maternal Child Health (MCH) department hosted three TeamSTEPPS training events, collaboratively planned and executed by leadership from MCH Nursing, OB, and Anesthesia.
Inspiring future health care professionals: Science Workforce Academy Preparation and Summer Health Careers Institute programs panel
In June 2024, two summer programs for high school students invited three representatives from Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa to be part of an inspiring panel on careers in healthcare held at Santa Rosa Junior College.
Offsite leader education: Transforming the leadership culture
Chief Nurse Executive and Chief Operating Officer Vicky Locey, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, is dedicated to fostering exceptional opportunities for leadership growth and development.
Reducing hospital-acquired pressure injury on a high-risk unit
Jeniffer Naycalo, DNP, RN, CNS, CCRN conducted an evidence-based project on 7N, a high-risk telemetry, stroke unit to determine the effects of using a sacral protective dressing along with standard practice to reduce the incidence of hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs).
7N implements No Pass Zone
In response to a high number of falls on their unit, the 7N nursing team implemented a “No Pass Zone” initiative in April 2024 to improve responses to call lights by all staff on the unit.
Celebrating Zero CAUTI & CLABSI
In January 2024, the 6 N unit celebrated 1500 CAUTI-free days and 1000 CLABSI-free days.
Implementing Code Fall
Starting in January 2024, implementation of a “Code Fall” was started to improve the immediate dissemination of learnings after a fall incident.
Winter Quality Olympics
The 10 N Unit Practice Council created the “Winter Quality Olympics” to address the increase in patient harm events during the winter season.
Oakland Nurses present posters at conferences
Nurse-led projects were presented at 2 conferences in 2024.