The Magnet Nurse Champions recently hosted the first annual Woman's Hospital "Magnet Nursing Open Forum". Students from Southeastern, OLOL, BR Community College, Southern and BRGH School of Nursing visited Woman's and learned about magnet designation. Nursing unit displays were set up and tours of our specific nursing units were given. Students were able to network with nurses from the hospital, along with nursing students from other nursing programs.
In hopes of encouraging the future nurses to select a Magnet facility when they searched for future employment, a short presentation on the attributes of Magnet nursing was given. Research shows that Magnet designation contributes to positive patient outcomes, professional nursing practice and overall job satisfaction.
We had a great turn out and plan on making the forum an annual event. Two of the students that attended already had jobs lined up at Woman's Hospital.
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Magnet Nurse Champions networking with nursing students |
Magnet Nurse Champions |
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Kristy Simmons presenting "What Magnet Means" |
Refreshments were provided by the Magnet Nurse Champions |
Tell us the
secret of your tailgate! The United Way committee is looking for
recipes to be included in our
Taste of
Tailgating cookbook and we need your help!
Entries will be compiled into a cookbook and sold with all proceeds going to the Capital Area United Way. Entries must be turned in by Friday, August 14. All entries will be entered to win prizes. Dates, locations and price of cookbook to come. For more information, please contact Amanda Cloessner at ext. 8123.
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What can happen when an employee breaches patient confidentiality?
A breach (violation) of security or confidentiality of patient information will result in disciplinary action, up to and including discharge from Woman’s Hospital. Accessing patient information that is not related to your job is a breach whether or not you tell someone what you learned.
Examples of breaches:
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You just learned that a friend had surgery in the hospital recently. You look up in Meditech to see when she was a patient here.
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As you are filing reports on patient records, you see the pregnancy test results of a relative. Later that evening you tell your mother your relative is pregnant.
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You have access to Meditech modules. You access medical information of a coworker to see the sex or birth date of her newborn baby.
Please review Policy 275 at http://webserver/PPP/HumanResources/Library/SOP275.DOC
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Cheri Johnson |
Woman’s Junior Volunteer program was featured in the July 1st edition of the Catholic Commentator. View the pictures and read the story online at http://www.diobr.org/tcc/2009/090701tcc.pdf
The Ponds Tour was featured in the July issue of Southeast News as well as the July/August issue of the Healthcare Journal of Baton Rouge.
The July issue of Baton Rouge Parents Magazine, featured an article on the Metabolic Health Clinic.
Recent information suggests that
pregnant women are at an increased risk
of serious complications from H1N1 swine
flu. Cheri Johnson appeared on WAFB
Channel 9 on Thursday, July 30, and to
discuss Woman’s policies and plans for a
possible H1N1 outbreak.