The 5 core councils implemented key initiatives to enhance structure, process, and accountability. A formal project approval process ensured alignment with the nursing strategic plan. The councils concluded the year by showcasing completed and ongoing projects at the professional governance conference, highlighting their impact and initiatives in their respective areas.
Council leadership
Chair
Sherri Twardzik, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CCRN, EBP-C
Magnet Program Director
Co-Chair
Maricela Fragoso, BSN, RN, ICU
Accomplishments
- Professional governance showcase & celebration for nurse’s week
- IV medication grid
- Controlled substance MRI workflow
- Safe patient handling equipment survey
- Project approval process adopted
- RN excellence survey action planning
- RDO & performance improvement (PI) project training
- First RDO submitted
- Pain reassessment education initiative
- Professional development day
- Certified nurse’s day celebration
- Monthly wellness newsletter
- Care boards developed and implemented across multiple units
- IVIG & BiPaP policies created
- Pleur-X education
- CLABSI bundle re-education
- CAUTI bundle re-education
- NDNQI skin audits
- Monthly restraint audits
- CITI training
- KP library training
- Perioperative consent project
- My Medication Matters refresh
- Setting expectations script development