UNCH 2015 Nursing Annual Report - 3
Letter
The highlights of our progress in Fiscal Year 2015 can be
summarized as follows:
Magnet
People
Baccalaureate or higher nursing degree from
Nursing Division was Tier 1 for the Workforce
67.8 to 70.3% against a target of achieving
Engagement Survey with a total of 2,254
69.1% this year. We also exceeded our goal
respondents. In addition, analysis indicates
for increasing the percentage of UNCMC
that 77% of our management positions
clinical nurses who are certified. Our goal
have currently been filled through internal
was to increase from 38.6 to 40%, but we
promotions. Many thanks to the Professional
achieved 45%.
Professional Advancement System over the
Based on the findings of an integrated
last 10 years, which has made such effective
literature review by our shared governance
succession planning possible.
Research Council, the prevalence of fatigue
Staff Profiles
Development Council for the success of our
A Decade
We are extremely proud that the entire
is higher among clinical nurses in acute care
the future of nursing recommended that the
review identified specific interventions that
percentage of nurses with a Baccalaureate
have been found to be effective in reducing
degree be increased to 80% by the year
fatigue among nursing staff, such as duty-free
2020, because evidence points to a positive
breaks and leaving on time. Based on these
relationship between higher levels of nursing
findings, the Practice Council developed an
education and better patient outcomes. To
evidence-based Fatigue Management Plan,
assist UNCMC RN employees with earning
piloted it on four Intervention Units, and
a BSN, we have established an on-site RN-
collaborated with the Research Council to
to-BSN program with Winston-Salem State
evaluate its effects. The pilot and data analysis
University, and our plan is to continue
are complete, and the Practice Council is
to provide this opportunity for employee
making recommendations for house-wide
students. We increased the percentage
implementation in the coming year.
Tribute
of UNCMC clinical nurses who hold a
Accomplishments
settings than the general U.S. workforce. This
Awards
The 2010 Institute of Medicine report on
2015 FISCAL YEAR NURSING ANNUAL REPORT
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UNCH 2015 Nursing Annual Report
Contents
A Letter From Dr. Mary C. Tonges
Magnet Stories
Transformational Leadership: Angela Overman and Kevin Brady
Structural Empowerment: Cristie Dangerfield
Exemplary Professional Practice: Lisa Alarcon
New Knowledge, Innovation and Improvements: Carla Jones
A Decade of Development
Staff Profiles
Michele Khoury
Hadley Kifner
Gina Burns
Nursing Staff Recognition Awards
Professional Accomplishments
Tribute to Dr. Mary C. Tonges
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