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



Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of UNCH 2015 Nursing Annual Report

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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