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A Letter From Paula Fessler
Magnet® Stories
Nursing Staff Recognition Awards
Professional Accomplishments
A YEAR IN REVIEW
provided by our individual team members with the
Nursing Leadership Excellence Coin Challenge, the
DAISY Award® for Extraordinary Nurses, Nursing Staff
Recognition Week Award and our Carolina
Care Awards.
As I reflect on our profession, many of us chose a
career in nursing with a desire to help others.
Most Americans see that in nurses, as evidenced by
nursing being ranked one of the most honest and
ethical professions for 20 years in a row, according
to Gallup's annual poll.
As Chief Nursing Officer at UNC Hospitals, one of
my biggest concerns is that our current healthcare
environment is creating even more challenges for
our caregivers - leaving those in nursing feeling
overworked and undervalued.
The pandemic led to unexpected numbers of
experienced nurses leaving their current roles. Many
retired, while others chose to travel to higher-paying,
temporary positions. Some have started entirely new
careers. These changes have created new dynamics
and challenges within our workforce, creating a gap
in our talent experience and having fewer full-time
nurses to on-board our new staff.
Prior to the pandemic, the NCNurseCast project
predicted that by 2033, our state would face an
estimated shortage of nearly 12,500 registered nurses.
This number is likely much greater today and will
continue to grow due to higher nurse turnover and
burnout. Meanwhile, more than 80,000 qualified
aspiring nursing students were rejected from nursing
programs nationwide last year due to limitations in
nursing school capacity.
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A LETTER FROM PAULA FESSLER
MAGNET® STORIES
Structural Empowerment: DAISY
Exemplary Professional Practice: Labor Pool
New Knowledge, Innovations And Improvement: Critical Nurse Response/SOI Project
NURSING STAFF RECOGNITION AWARDS
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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UNCH 2021 Nursing Annual Report - 1
UNCH 2021 Nursing Annual Report - A LETTER FROM PAULA FESSLER
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UNCH 2021 Nursing Annual Report - MAGNET® STORIES
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UNCH 2021 Nursing Annual Report - Structural Empowerment: DAISY
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UNCH 2021 Nursing Annual Report - Exemplary Professional Practice: Labor Pool
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UNCH 2021 Nursing Annual Report - New Knowledge, Innovations And Improvement: Critical Nurse Response/SOI Project
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