UNCH 2016-2017 Nursing Annual Report - 3

I AM ALWAYS AMAZED AT THE PASSION AND DEDICATION

LETTER

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THAT THE NURSING TEAM DEMONSTRATES TO EACH PATIENT
AND TO EACH OTHER. YOU ARE CAROLINA'S FINEST!

2016-2017 FISCAL YEAR NURSING ANNUAL REPORT | 3

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

In Fiscal Year 2017 for nursing quality
measures, we achieved several meaningful

STAFF AWARDS

QUALITY AND SERVICE

We have continued to provide an excellent
patient experience for our patients and
families. For Fiscal Year 2017, our Press
Ganey score for overall satisfaction was at
the 82nd percentile as compared to other
hospitals of 600 beds or more, exceeding

STAFF PROFILES

Nursing leaders have designed two initiatives
this year focused on retention and recruitment
of nursing staff. The retention initiative centers
on building and sustaining a nursing workforce
focused on mentoring and succession planning
at all nursing levels, building staff resiliency,
and creating tools to track nursing turnover.
An innovative RN Hiring project focused on
reducing nursing vacancies on units and
decreasing time to hire experienced and
new graduate nurses. Both initiatives are
underway and showing positive results.

MOVING FORWARD

designated hospitals of 35%. The Nursing
Professional Development Council has
worked diligently to assist in meeting
or exceeding these goals.

successes: 79% of inpatient units
outperformed the National Database for
Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) top
25th percentile benchmark for restraint
measures; 65% of units outperformed the
NDNQI national average benchmark for fall
prevention; and 66% of units outperformed
the NDNQI national average benchmark
for skin care, putting us in the top 25th
percentile benchmark for this indicator. Even
more impressive, CAUTI rates decreased
by 27%, and Clostridium Difficile rates
decreased by 40% from Fiscal Year 2016
to Fiscal Year 2017. These are remarkable
achievements and mean such good things
for our patients! We are contributing
heavily to success in meeting or exceeding
organizational quality goals in reducing
patient harm. Many thanks to the Nursing
Quality Council and their collaboration
in three Spread of Innovations initiatives
including pressure injury prevention, utilizing
Spanish interpreters, and CAUTI reduction.

MAGNET STORIES

levels of nursing education and better
patient outcomes. We exceeded our goal
of 73%, as the percentage of nurses with a
Baccalaureate degree in nursing was 74.3%
in Fiscal Year 2016 and increased to 75.7%
for Fiscal Year 2017. Similarly, we have
increased the percentage of clinical RNs who
are certified from 43% to more than 46%,
higher than the national average for Magnet®



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