NURSING EDITION ` Nursing Education. Ready for the Greatest Challenges AT THE FOREFRONT

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1 N E W S A N D U P DAT E S O N C L I N I C A L P RAC T I C E S W I N T E R / S P R I N G AT THE FOREFRONT NURSING EDITION ` Nursing Education Ready for the Greatest Challenges

2 W IN T ER /SPR ING 2013 U N I V ER SI T Y OF CHICAGO MEDICIN E 2 Greetings from the Chief Nursing Officer Dear Colleagues, It has only been weeks since the historic opening of the Center for Care and Discovery, but already it feels like home. I simply cannot thank you enough for all that you have done to make moving into our new hospital such a success. Our patients have lauded us for the synchronized efforts during Move Day, and I know that the transition was made smooth largely due to your efforts. Your research, skills and years of experience were essential throughout the planning process, and you were on the front lines during the move itself. As coordinator for Patient Move Day, I watched with great pride as you put the countless layers of that planning into action. I am also impressed with the great collaboration across the organization that ensured that Patient Move Day was a smooth and safe transition. I hope that you take pride in you part in what is a great achievement for the Medical Center, and that you are aware of how valuable you are as this new era for the University of Chicago Medicine progresses. Looking ahead, we continue to dedicate our focus on improving the patient experience. At the April 12 Nursing Research and Evidence-based Practice Symposium, we will advance our knowledge and skills by learning from the successes of others. And Nurses Week, starting on May 6, will surely be a time to recognize and honor our many accomplishments. I am also inviting you to join me in a new mission that will help to guide our legacy. Our Nursing Practice Council chairs are evaluating nursing theories with the goal of choosing one that will help define our foundation for professional care. After several months of deliberation, they have narrowed their research to four theorists. Now I am asking you to help us choose one that best represents the model of care at the University of Chicago Medicine. In this Nursing Edition, we will tell you about the process of choosing a theory and synopses of the four theorists and their respective definitions of nursing. Later this year, you will be able to cast your vote for your favorite theory in an online survey. I hope that you will join me in this process as we continue to redefine what it means to be at the forefront of nursing today, tomorrow, and for years to come! Debra Albert, RN, MSN, MBA, NEA-BC, Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President of Patient Care Services. Photo by Megan E. Doherty Sincerely, Debra Albert RN, MSN, MBA, NEA-BC Chief Nursing Officer Vice President of Patient Care Services

3 W IN T ER /SPR ING 2013 U N I V ER SI T Y OF CHICAGO MEDICIN E 3 Nursing Education: Ready for the Greatest Challenges BY AMY ALDERMAN STAFF WRITER Months of planning and training by the Center for Nursing Professional Practice and Research (CNPPR) helped make for a smooth transition at the Center for Care and Discovery. From the early days of last summer through the weeks following the February 23 Patient Move Day, a team of 20 in CNPPR labored to help prepare a workforce of more than 2,300 people. We re a small group, but we ve been small and mighty to get the job done, said Clinical Nurse Educator Mary Ann Stokas, RN, MSN, OCN. Headed by Nursing Education Manager Emily Lowder, RN, PhD, NE-BC, and Director of the Center for Nursing Professional Practice and Research Katherine Pakieser-Reed, RN, PhD, the group of educators and specialists divided and conquered the technology and infrastructure of the new hospital pavilion based on their expertise. As a group, we re really strong together, Lowder said. When you have new individuals working on new equipment to 30-year veterans using telemetry for the first time, nurse educators are the people who are on the front line, and the point people for implanting that technology. For example, Stokas serves as a clinical nurse educator for the Oncology Care Center. Her experience as a consultant and mentor helped bridge the research behind the curricula and the teaching of clinical and non-clinical staff on the new systems at the Center for Care and Discovery. Perioperative Services Clinical Nurse Specialist Rena Thompson, APN, MSN, CNS-BC, gave employees an overview of the operating rooms, which include the new Image Stream interfacing system. Seeing clinical and non-clinical staff take to the new systems made the work worthwhile, Thompson said. In some of the classes, I saw people s faces light up, she added. To me, that has been great to see. During some sessions, nurse educators and specialists trained 200 people per day. We relied heavily on CNPPR to help pave the way into the Center for Care and Discovery, and they showed us that they were more than ready for the task, said chief nursing officer, Debra Albert, RN, MSN, MBA, NEA-BC, vice president of Patient Care Services, and Patient Move Day chief commanding officer. The many opportunities to walk the floors and learn about the new surroundings paid off, said Nastassia Gurganus, RN, a procedures nurse who works in prep and recovery. I was happy because we got more exposure to the facility where the supplies are, and the equipment I ll need. That s my priority, she added. Outfitting clinical staff with leading-edge technology and skills at the new hospital is just one of the many behind-the-scenes initiatives that clinical nurse educators and clinical nurse specialists have led since their department centralized in Nursing education has trained nonclinical staff, including those from security, valet and food services, on wayfinding and on how to use equipment, such as the automated external defibrillator. Seeing non-clinical staff understand how to use an AED and how it doesn t just apply to treating people at a hospital, I think it empowers people, Stokas said. Outside of preparing for the new hospital, the CNPPR team spreads its individual strengths across the Medical Center, from on-boarding new staff to completing annual competencies of over 1,500 nurses, nursing assistants and OR and ER technicians. Clinical nurse educators constantly work in tandem with advanced practice nurses, including clinical nurse specialists on evidencebased practice in all units in inpatient, pediatrics and adult care. Emily Lowder, RN, PhD, NE-BC, center, with Michele Ackerman, RN, MA, left, Senior Hospital Operations Administrator, and Elise Lauderdale, RN, MSN, OCN on Patient Move Day. Photo by Harvey Tillis You have that ability to learn from each other, and build resources together, Lowder said. I think that s where we draw a lot of benefits.

4 W IN T ER /SPR ING 2013 U N I V ER SI T Y OF CHICAGO MEDICIN E 4 Nurses Identify Their Favorite Changes Since Patient Move Day KATIE SCARLETT BRANDT, JEFFREY BISHKU-AYKUL, MARY STROKA STAFF WRITERS After their 10th-Floor unit successfully completed its move to the Center for Care and Discovery, Margaret Paulson, RN, BSN, and Keriann Kordas, RN, BSN, OCN, headed to the break room they share with the Intensive Care Unit. The room is slightly removed from the patient rooms, which gives nurses an opportunity for true respite. They also have a wide view of the skyline, lake and Washington Park. Prior to the move, 5SE in Mitchell provided 19 different services of care. Environmental Services and Plant staff completed a thorough cleaning and paint job in 5SE over the weekend of Patient Move Day. On the following Monday, the unit opened to General Medicine and Cardiology patients. Staff nurse Gloria Durant, RN, BSN, left, and charge nurse Marianne Gradman, RN, BSN, at the Bernard A. Mitchell Hospital s 5NW unit. Photo by Jeffrey Bishku-Aykul Moving into the Center for Care and Discovery not only created a new avenue for professional care, but also it transformed tenured units throughout Mitchell. As everyone adjusts to the newly opened spaces, some nurses have picked favorite aspects of the changes. Paulson said she appreciates the view for herself, but even more for her patients. Patients will be able to see the fireworks at Navy Pier and the boats on Lake Michigan, she said. They can still feel part of the holidays even when they re here. Kordas agreed, adding that her favorite part is the size of the patient rooms. I like that the rooms are bigger, that the families can stay, she said. In addition to bigger rooms, many nurses said they were thankful for wider corridors, which give patients more room to walk. New colleagues in 5SE take a moment for a photo following Patient Move Day. From left, Tonya Williams, NSA, Marilyn Smith, RN, Kimberly Bell, RN, BSN, and Aldrin Dioquino, RN. Photo by Mary Stroka We now have a brand-new unit. We also have all new staff, and lots of transition, which is a good thing, said Kimberly Bell, RN, staff nurse. The 5SE staff look forward to working with our new management team, Iliana Staneva, (RN, MSN, MBA, CCRN, director of Cardiac and Neuro Science Nursing), and Stacy Hubert, (BSN, MBA, MS, NE-BC, patient care manager 5SW, 5SE and Telemetry Hub). Patient Care Manager Marilyn Poplawski, RN, BSN, moved from 5SE to 5NE, and she is also enjoying her new unit. Previously a Hematology, Oncology, and General Medicine unit, 5NE now focuses on general medicine patients. It is also staffed with a new group, she said. I think we re working well together. I think it was refreshing for staff to come to a new unit, she said. Jerline Green receives care from a supplemental staff nurse, Brittany Borkowski, RN, BSN in the Center for Care and Discovery. Photo by Harvey Tillis

5 AT THE FOREFRONT NURSING EDITION W I N T E R / S P R I N G U N I V ER SI T Y OF CH IC AGO M EDICI N E Great moments in our history 1898 Harper forms an affiliation with Rush Medical College for clinical training of medical students. Photographed are: A. J. Carlson, E. O. Jordan, Frank Billings, R. Lillie, B. C. H. Harvey, R. R. Bensley, and William Rainey Harper University of Chicago opens. Founding President William Rainey Harper envisions a medical school and a hospital Billings Hospital opens with 215 beds, housing Departments of Medicine, Surgery and Pathology. University of Chicago Medical School opens October 31, forges links with the University s basic sciences departments Bobs Roberts Memorial Hospital opens, with 80 pediatric beds Chicago Lying-in Hospital, with 140 beds, opens on the University of Chicago campus. Also, the McElwee-Hicks Hospital opens Argonne Cancer Research Hospital opens The Bernard A. Mitchell Hospital is dedicated, with 468 beds. The new Chicago Lying-in Hospital opens Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine opens Comer Children s Hospital opens Goldblatt Pavilion opens, for outpatient services Wyler Children s Hospital opens with 100 beds Surgery-Brain Research Institute opens; includes 17 operating rooms and extensive research space The Gwen and Jules Knapp Center for Biomedical Discovery opens The Center for Care and Discovery opens to patients. The new hospital pavilion is the single largest health care investment on the South Side. Nurses on Patient Move Day: From Mitchell and DCAM to the Center for Care and Discovery 5

6 W IN T ER /SPR ING 2013 U N I V ER SI T Y OF CHICAGO MEDICIN E 6 Using Theory to Reshape Our Professional Practice BY AMY ALDERMAN STAFF WRITER Leaders are calling on all nurses to help redefine professional care at the University of Chicago Medicine by naming a nursing theory that can both reflect and shape their practice. Once a theory has been chosen, the department of nursing s model of care, policies, procedures, documentation and practices will be aligned with the theorist s concepts. Katherine Pischke-Winn, RN, MBA, MSNCC, LISFT, and Patient Care Manager Marilyn Poplawski, RN, BSN, discuss their choices for nursing theories at a workshop in December. Photo courtesy of Mylove Mortel It s very important that all nurses become involved in this process, said Debra Albert, RN, MSN, MBA, NEA-BC, chief nursing officer and vice president of patient care services. Together, we must choose a theory that will be the culmination of our diverse knowledge base. Currently, the Department of Nursing uses three theories. However, they are not clearly evident in care models, policies, procedures and documentation, said Mylove Mortel, RN, BSN, OCN, Nursing Practice Council chair. Incorporating one theory into University of Chicago Medicine s nursing practice will help to guide initiatives aimed at improving patient care and nursing satisfaction. The journey has already begun with Unit-Based Councils and Nursing Practice Council chairs working together to narrow the selection to four theories written by distinguished nurse authors. Later this year, the choice for a theory will be turned over to all nurses through an online survey. Together, the councils have pared down the choices to the theories of distinguished nurse authors Jean Watson, RN, PhD, AHN-BC, FAAN; Kristen Swanson, RN, PhD, FAAN; Dorothea Orem, RN, MSN, Ed, and Virginia Henderson, RN, MA. Each theory varies in a number of ways, such as in the definitions of nursing, patient self-care and methodology. (Read more about each of the theorists on this page and the next). As you read about the theories, we are asking you to think about how you see your practice and how you define nursing currently, Mortel said. It also is about where professional care at the University of Chicago Medicine is heading, said Katherine Pakieser-Reed, RN, PhD, director of Center for Nursing Professional Practice and Research. It is about what we aspire to do, what are the things we consider our strengths now and what we want to bring into the future, she added. Nursing Theorists Provide Perspective BY JEFFREY BISHKU-AYKUL STAFF WRITER Jean Watson, RN, PhD, AHN-BC, FAAN Theory of Human Caring Jean Watson emphasizes that nurses must care for their patients in a personal and spiritual fashion. The distinguished professor and dean emerita of the University of Colorado Denver College of Nursing and Anschutz Medical Center, also is the founder of the not-for-profit Watson Caring Science Institute and creator of the Theory of Human Caring. According to Watson s theory, a nurse s role is to care for, not necessarily cure, patients and he or she should not consider his or her work as being done on another person, but with that person. Watson s 10 carative factors, which focus on the human aspects of nursing, guide the practice. Nurses offer those they treat empowerment by engaging in these 10 outlined behaviors, including addressing patient needs, developing trust, fostering faith and hope, and cultivating sensitivity. For more information about Watson, go to theory/watson.html. CON T I N U ED ON PAGE 7

7 W IN T ER /SPR ING 2013 U N I V ER SI T Y OF CHICAGO MEDICIN E 7 Theorists, CON T I N U ED F ROM PAGE 6 Kristen Swanson, RN, PhD, FAAN Swanson Theory of Caring Kristen Swanson emphasizes that nurses bring with them a body of professional knowledge. The dean of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing, Swanson has investigated pregnancy loss extensively since the 1980s and has developed the Swanson Theory of Caring. Like Watson, Swanson believes the goal of a nurse is not necessarily to cure patients. Rather, a nurse seeks to bring about well-being in patients by engaging in informed caring, in contrast to the care family and friends typically provide. That s possible because nurses are armed with scientific understanding and experience in their field. Nurses must believe in their patients ability to look forward to a meaningful existence, seeking to understand events in their patients lives through their eyes. They must also express to patients that they are available, assisting in their care and enabling them to help themselves. For more information about Swanson, go to vumc.php?site=evidencebasedpractice& doc=40293 Virginia Henderson, RN, MA Needs Theory Virginia Henderson frames the nurse as an extension of a patient s will. Henderson, who passed away in 1996, maintains a considerable influence in the field of nursing: The American Nurses Association refers to Henderson as a modern legend and Indianapolis is home to the Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library. Like Orem, Henderson emphasizes the need for nurses to help patients care for themselves once again. She lists 14 basic functions and activities with which nurses assist patients, such as breathing, eating, sleeping, worship and recreation. Her definition of nursing is notable as one of the first to gain widespread acceptance. It is the unique function of the nurse, she said, to assist the individual, sick or well, in the performance of those activities contributing to health or its recovery (or to a peaceful death) that he would perform unaided if he had the necessary strength, will or knowledge. She adds that the nurse should do this in such a way as to help (the patient) gain independence as rapidly as possible. For more information about Henderson, go to theory/henderson.html. Dorothea Orem, RN, MSN Ed Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory The late Dorothea Orem describes nursing as an art, a helping service and a technology enabling patients to take care of themselves. Orem spent more than two decades in the field of nursing and nursing education before she developed her Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory. According to Orem, a nurse s role can be wholly compensatory, partly compensatory, or supportive-educative, depending on the severity of the patient s condition. Patients who can care for themselves completely do not require nurses or may only need them to provide advice and instructions for that care. When they are unable to take care of themselves, patients acquire what Orem describes as a self-care deficit, at which point the nurse s role is compensatory, meaning this nurse gives care to patients that they would provide themselves if they were healthy enough to do so. Read more about Orem at theory/self_care_deficit_theory.html

8 W IN T ER /SPR ING 2013 U N I V ER SI T Y OF CHICAGO MEDICIN E 8 Critical Care Outreach Team Makes Early Lifesaving Calls BY AMY ALDERMAN STAFF WRITER A group of six critical care nurses armed with eagle-eye vision for what are often unrecognizable predictors of cardiac arrest among high-risk patients are on the job at the University of Chicago Medicine. UCM has a strong history with providing rapid response to changing patient conditions. The initial team, in 2005, was referred to as the Medical Emergency Team (MET). This transitioned to the Rapid Response Team (RRT) in Now, in 2013 the team has evolved to the Critical Care Outreach (CCO) team that is solely dedicated to providing rapid response calls. The CCO is tasked with spotting the subtle traits of appending crisis and assisting nurses and physicians with treatment before the need to call a Dr. Cart (A.K.A. Code Blue) arises. We are giving nurses and physicians another pair of eyes and ears, said Patient Care Manager Jenny Taylor, RN, BSN, MS, CCRN, RN-BC. Responding early on to the changing patient condition this affords us time for appropriate assessments and interventions that can make a huge difference for the patient. The Critical Care Outreach (CCO) Team s ultimate goal is to prevent cardiac arrests from happening outside the ICU. In 2011 and 2012, 28 percent of the cardiac arrests at UCM happened outside of the ICU. We hope with the CCO nursing team in place, we can decrease that number significantly, said Meredith Borak, RN, MSN, quality resuscitation consultant. There are triggers that nurses identify to activate an RRT, such as increased respiratory rate, chest pain, or mental status changes, but the CCO nurses use criteria to round on specific patients. Those patients include ICU transfers, prior Rapid Response Team patients, and patients about whom the charge nurse is most concerned. Aside from these triggers, nurses and physicians should also trust their instincts and call the Critical Care Outreach Team if they just feel something is off with their patients but they can t place what it is, Taylor said. I think we needed to bridge the gap between the ICU and general floors, said Miquela Duran-McConnell, RN, CCRN, who transitioned from the MICU to the Critical Care Outreach Team. Previously, rapid response calls were answered by patient care managers and patient care support nurses. With the expansion of the medical center and based on the utilization of rapid response, it was decided that a dedicated team should support these 24/7 calls. Director of Critical Care Iliana Staneva, RN, MSN, MBA, CCRN, NEA-BC, who was instrumental in getting this team in place, said, The need was clear. We needed a separate team, she said. The symptoms of mortality aren t always easily recognizable early on. To prevent them, you need to have a trained team to round on patients early on. Miquela Duran-McConnell, RN, CCRN, checks Camilla Whitaker s lungs two days after the Rapid Response Team was called to her room in Mitchell when she had difficulty breathing. Photo by Amy Alderman Critical Care Educator Pat Gwizdalski, RN, BSN, CCRN, was instrumental in the orientation process to help prepare them for their new role. Preliminary data show the team already is making a positive impact on patients, and critical care outreach/rapid response calls have increased since the team has been in place, said Borak. It is early, but we can already tell the difference, Borak said. The team is very professional and adamant about explaining what they feel needs to be done for the patient. When you go back and look at the steps they ve taken they ve been spot on. Svetlana Modylevskaya, RN, BSN, started with the Critical Care Outreach Team in mid-january after working for an agency in various ICUs for several years. In addition to working with nurses and physicians, Modylevskaya feels she is a patient advocate, intervening to help avoid cardiac arrests from happening on the floors outside of any ICUs. I feel I am guiding my patients through a critical time using my critical thinking skills, she said. To activate an RRT, dial 147 and request an RRT/CCO to a particular room. For more information about the team, contact Taylor at jennifer.taylor@uchospitals.edu.

9 W IN T ER /SPR ING 2013 U N I V ER SI T Y OF CHICAGO MEDICIN E 9 Witt Honored for Excellence in Radiation Therapy Nursing Achievements BY JEFFREY BISHKU-AYKUL AND MARY STROKA STAFF WRITERS Clinical Research Nurse Mary Ellyn Witt, RN, MS, AOCN, has been named the winner of the 2013 Oncology Nursing Society s Excellence in Radiation Therapy Nursing Award, and smiles are in order. Specializing in caring for head and neck cancer patients, Witt has focused on dental preservation for patients and survivors who have undergone radiation, which can cause rampant tooth decay. I have always felt my strongest asset was being a patient advocate, said Witt, who first worked at the University of Chicago Medicine from 1976 to 1981, then came back to stay in I haven t done it at Mary Ellyn Witt, RN, MS, AOCN. Photo by Megan E. Doherty the bedside for many years, but it is amazing what you can do by just asking questions and making positive changes with your nursing practice. In the last decade, Witt has noted, the increase in the number of head and neck cancer survivors has presented new challenges. Among them: ensuring that patients who have undergone successful radiation therapy maintain a healthy mouth. Our number of survivors has grown and so have their survivorship needs, Witt said. A survey Witt conducted in 2008 revealed that only about one in 10 patients is a regular user of a nighttime fluoride tray a mouthpiece that helps deliver extra doses of fluoride to preserve teeth. The research led her to conclude that merely providing patients with the written steps necessary to maintain oral health did not guarantee their compliance. Instead, the relationship between the patient, oncology team, and the dental hygienist should begin immediately following a cancer diagnosis. Her findings were published last October in a continuing education article in Registered Dental Hygienist magazine, garnering praise from dentists, as well as hygienists. Anil Lal, executive administrator of University of Chicago Medicine s Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology, lauded Witt s accomplishments. Mary Ellyn s work speaks for the quality and uniqueness of our head and neck program, Lal said. The department is honored to have nursing that not only provides good quality care but also develop innovative practices and contributes to research. It is amazing what you can do by just asking questions and making positive changes with your nursing practice. Mary Ellyn Witt, RN, MS, AOCN Her work has also gained international recognition, leading her to present last year at the European Oncology Nursing Conference in Geneva, Switzerland. Despite all of the attention, Witt remains humbled. I never thought this little survey back in 2008 would send me to Switzerland or lead to a publication in a dental hygienist journal, she said. Witt will receive the Excellence in Radiation Therapy Nursing Award at the 38th annual ONS Congress conference on Thursday April 25 in Washington, D.C.

10 AT THE FOREFRONT NURSING EDITION W I N T E R / S P R I N G U N I V ER SI T Y OF CH IC AGO M EDICI N E A view of a typical operating room suite inside Kiev s heart center. Photo by Andrey Ibragimov, RN, BSN, CNOR A Heart-to-Heart with Ukranian Nurses BY MEGAN E. DOHERTY STAFF WRITER A University of Chicago Medicine nurse spent some of his recent vacation time opening bridges to his Ukrainian counterparts. General Operating Room nurse Andrey Ibragimov spent two days of an October trip home to Russia touring the Ukrainian National Cardio-Thoracic Center in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. The modern center, open in 2007, is small, specialized and instructional for both its similarities and differences to its large American cousins. They are actually living the lean philosophy, said Ibragimov, RN, BSN, CNOR. Our year-old kaizen initiative is standard practice at the Ukrainian center, he explained. They are trying to be wise with all their supplies and resources. It s enlightening that people can do so much with so little. While 60 types of surgeries are routinely performed at the University of Chicago Medical Center every day, Kiev s is a low-volume facility, topping off at a maximum of 10 heart cases a day. General operating room nurse Andrey Ibragimov, RN, BSN, CNOR, stands outside the Ukranian National Cardio-Thoracic Center during his October visit. Photo courtesy of Andrey Ibragimov Since Ukrainian nurses lack support staff like surgical technicians to help in the operating room or environmental services staff to clean rooms, the nurses do it all. These multitaskers also toil without the convenience of electronic medical health records or internal . In a way, it s bare bones. The amount of resources we have here is really amazing, Ibragimov said. Ibragimov, 29, immigrated to the United States from Russia in 2005 to become a nurse and advance his education. He joined the Medical Center last year and will earn his Bachelor of Science in Nursing in While in Kiev, he fielded numerous questions from his Ukrainian counterparts, who were curious to know how things work in Chicago. He presented them with a book of U.S. thoracic surgery guidelines as a gift. The director of the heart center would love to bring some staff here to establish some sort of education for them, like spending a day in one of our ORs, shadowing us and seeing how they could streamline their own processes, Ibragimov said. I would love for them to come here, and even show them how we conduct nursing research. 10

11 W IN T ER /SPR ING 2013 U N I V ER SI T Y OF CHICAGO MEDICIN E 11 DAISY Award Winners Humbled by Nominations BY AMY ALDERMAN AND MEGAN E. DOHERTY STAFF WRITERS University of Chicago Medicine direct-care nurses have been honored by their colleagues and patients as winners of the Diseases Attacking the Immune System (DAISY) Foundation. One nurse is honored each month with a surprise presentation at his or her department. Every DAISY is given a sculpture called The Healers Touch, a DAISY lapel pin and a certificate. Cinnamon rolls are an extra DAISY perk. The founders of the organization require all award presentations to have cinnamon rolls, a favorite food of J. Patrick Barnes, the founders late son, who suffered from a clotting disorder, Idiopathic Thrombocytophenic Purpura. Anna Apple Umali, RN When Anna Apple Umali, RN, learned that the family of a dying man might not be able to see him before he passed, she raised funds and arranged for travel and food for his family all in one day. In a matter of hours, the patient s family was on a train from Southern Illinois to Chicago, and they were able to see him just in the nick of time, she said. Holding The Healers Touch sculpture, Sayed Saad Iqbal, RN, BSN, is the December winner of the DAISY Award. Photo by Megan E. Doherty We really helped that last moment of his to be full of love and family, Umali said. This is one of many reasons Harold Inocencio, RN, nominated Umali for the February DAISY Award. Umali forms long-lasting relationships with her patients and their families, and she continues to dedicate her time as a volunteer nurse across international borders. She volunteered in the Philippines after the tsunami and in orphanages in Kenya and Cambodia. This June, she ll accompany a team led by J.P. Kress, MD, associate professor of medicine and director of the MICU, in a clinical volunteer trip to Haiti. She goes above and beyond her nursing duties and responsibilities, Inocencio said. She continues to touch lives and make a difference in her family and patients lives. Syed Saad Iqbal, RN, BSN A nurse resident for a little more than half a year, Syed Saad Iqbal, RN, BSN, calls work in the multispecialty unit at the University of Chicago Medicine his home-away-from-home. Patient Care Manager Sandra Armstrong, RN, MS, who worked with Iqbal in 3SW at the time he received his nomination, says he s a great influence in creating a homey atmosphere. He s just one of those upbeat people, Armstrong said. He has a great smile. He does his job very well, but I don t think that s it. It s that personality that wins you over. He s kind and a little bit funny. Iqbal was nominated for the DAISY award by a patient who said he made her feel comfortable, not only through his pain management, but also through his positive attitude. Being nominated by a patient was humbling. I have this very emotional attachment to this institution. Wherever I am or whatever I am, it s because of this University. This is my opportunity to give back, he said. Patient Care Manager Aurika Savickaite, RN, BSN, left, celebrates with the February DAISY award winner, MICU Staff Nurse Anna Apple Umali, RN. Photo submitted by Katherine Pakieser-Reed, RN, PhD

12 W IN T ER /SPR ING 2013 U N I V ER SI T Y OF CHICAGO MEDICIN E 12 SAVE THE DATE: APRIL 12 The University Of Chicago Medicine Department Of Nursing 2013 NURSING RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE SYMPOSIUM Gwen and Jules Knapp Center for Biomedical Discovery 900 E. 57th St., Chicago, IL The University of Chicago Medicine Annual Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Symposium is a forum for UCM nurses and other health care professionals, and nurses from external organizations. The purpose is to share research and evidence-based practice experiences, disseminate study findings, and network with colleagues with the ultimate goal of improving the quality and safety of patient care, and enhancing health care delivery. The keynote speaker, Melanie Creagan Dreher, RN, PhD, FAAN, is the John L. and Helen Kellogg Dean and Professor of the College of Nursing at Rush University in Chicago. In addition to her role as dean, Dreher has had a distinguished research career as the principal investigator of several community-based studies examining the health and development of women and children in Jamaica. She will present Creating a Culture for Evidence-based Practice. Speaker Kathleen Calzone, RN, PhD, APNG, FAAN, is a senior nurse specialist in the genetics branch of the Center for Cancer Research at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland. She is a past president of the International Society of Nurses in Genetics. Calzone will speak on the topic The Genomic Nursing Science Blueprint. Click here to learn more: uchospitals.edu/pdf uch_ pdf The cost to attend the symposium is $95 for University of Chicago Medicine and Biological Sciences Division employees. Nurses Week Events May 6 10 E ACH DAY OF T HE A N N UA L CELEBR ATORY W EEK H A S A T HEME. DETA ILS W ILL BE A N NOU NCED ON T HE IN T R A N ET HOME PAGE, Monday, May 6 Unit Celebrations and Recognition DAISY Award Tuesday, May 7 Acknowledging accomplishments of the past year Nurses completing education, certifications, Publications, Conference Presentations APN Presenation: APN Roles: Past, Present and Future Huening Award Wednesday, May 8 Nursing Grand Rounds How to get started in publishing Blessing of Hands Thursday, May 9 Celebrating Nursing Excellence Nursing Awards Friday, May 10 Movie Day Nurses: If Florence Could See Us Now Discuss the NDNQI Survey With Your Team Patient care managers are encouraged to discuss the results of the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators survey with nurses in their unit. Having an open discussion will add background to the data compiled in the NDNQI survey, said Katherine Pakieser- Reed, RN, PhD, director of the Center for Nursing Professional Practice and Research. That discussion is your best way of interpreting the survey, Pakieser-Reed said. Discussing the survey results also provides an opportunity for an open dialogue about the changes that have taken place since it was conducted last fall. Following these discussions, patient care managers should create an action plan based on the results and comments from staff, Pakieser-Reed said. Congratulations Cheers to Lindsay Gregory, RN, MSN, CPN, Emily Lowder, RN, PhD, NE-BC, and Fatenah Issa, MS, for having their abstract There s an App for That: Bringing Nursing Education to the Bedside accepted for a poster presentation in April at the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses conference in Chicago.