Today’s health care environment is experiencing unprecedented, intense reformation. Unlike yesterday’s leadership requirement for stabilization and growth, today’s leaders are required to transform their organization’s values, beliefs and behaviors.
It’s relatively easy to lead people where they want to go; the transformational leader must lead people to where they need to be to meet the demands of the future. This requires vision, influence, clinical knowledge and a strong expertise relating to professional nursing practice. It also acknowledges that transformation may create turbulence and involve atypical approaches to solutions.
Nursing at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical champions this vision. Here are some examples of how:
Phil Re, a nurse, shares kindness and positivity on The Ohio State University campus by dressing up as Spider-Man and mingling with students. He attended the red-carpet Hollywood premiere of “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.”
Refynd Duro, RN, was one of eight American health care workers invited to the 2023 State of the Union address. Duro sat in First Lady Jill Biden’s viewing box and was honored to represent Ohio State during the important event.
Lucy J. Schneiter, MSN, RN, served as a director of nursing at Ohio State and created a scholarship for staff nurses.
The Lucy J. Schneiter Memorial Scholarship in Nursing is presented to two staff nurses who are pursuing a degree in nursing to enhance their bedside, clinical and leadership skills. Congratulations to the 2023 scholarship winners Kecia Jeffers, BSN, RN, McCampbell Outpatient Care Ob/Gyn Clinic, and Adam Smith, RN staff nurse with pre-operative services at East Hospital.
The Power of Teamwork Award recognizes and acknowledges the spirit of outstanding teamwork within a group of The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center faculty and staff who collaborate to achieve a desired outcome. Congratulations to these winners of the Power of Teamwork Award, who worked together on May 5, 2023, when there were multiple shootings in the Short North neighborhood.
Emergency Department Staff: Mason Roese, RN; Caroline Sugar, BSN, RN; Jim Kelly, RN; Matt Niemie, BSN, RN; Liz Marcinko, RN; Jalyn Stackhouse, BSN, RN; Larry Adams; Tiffany Davies, EMT-P; Paris Turner
Emergency Medicine and Trauma: Rebeka Richards, MD; Jessica Everett, MD; Ryan O’Neil, MD; and Brett Tracy, MD
The Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) honored 9 East Rhodes with its PRISM award for a second time.
The award, which stands for Premier Recognition In the Specialty of Med-Surg, is given by the Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Board and AMSN to recognize exceptional nursing practice, leadership and outcomes in hospital medical-surgical units.
The Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) awarded 8 West Doan staff its PRISM honor for a second time.
The award, which stands for Premier Recognition In the Specialty of Med-Surg (PRISM), is given by the Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Board and AMSN to outstanding acute care/medical surgical units or adult/pediatric unit classified as medical surgical.
Newsweek has recognized Dodd Rehabilitation Hospital as the No. 1 Physical Rehabilitation Center in Ohio. This ranking is based on quality metrics data, accreditation data and a reputation score.
The American Nurses Association has selected 7 East Rhodes Nurse Manager Raya Cupler, MPA, BSN, RN, for its Early Career Nurse Leader Award. This award recognizes emerging members who have already made significant contributions to the nursing profession by seeking opportunities to be challenged, take risks, inspire and encourage others, and leveraging early career setbacks as a motivator to persevere.
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) recently announced two gold-level Beacon Awards for Excellence for both of University Hospital’s medical intensive care units: 10 MICU and 11 MICU.
The Beacon Award for Excellence recognizes unit caregivers who successfully improve patient outcomes and align practices with AACN’s six Healthy Work Environment standards.
The award signifies an effective and systematic approach to policies, procedures and processes that include engagement of staff and key stakeholders; fact-based evaluation strategies for continuous process improvement; and performance measures that meet or exceed relevant benchmarks. Only 30% of Beacon units receive gold designation.
This is 10 MICU’s first Beacon Award. 10 MICU’s 50-page application was completed by a nominating team including:
10 MICU’s nursing leadership team includes:
This is 11 MICU’s third Beacon Award and first gold designation. The rigorous application was submitted by Katie Faherty, BSN, RN, CCRN; Diane Bayer, BSN, RN, CCRN; Kimberly Calendo, BSN, RN, CCRN; Tamara Delaney, MS, RN, CCRN, PCCN; Jessica Fritch, BSN, RN; Ashlee McKenzie, BSN, RN, CCRN; J. Christy Stegemiller, BSN, RN, CCRN; Chelsea Strunk, BSN, RN, CCRN; and Emily Eickhoff, MPH, BSN, RN. The unit’s nursing leadership team includes Nechelle Marlowe, BSN, RN; Hilary Caudill, BSN, RN; Jeremy Adkins, BSN, RN; Nakita Johns, MS, APRN, AGCNS-BC, ACCNS-AG, CCRN; and Amy Jones, MS, RN, CNL, CCRN; with oversight by Jamie Corral, MS, RN, NE-BC.
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has once again awarded 2 Ross at the Ohio State Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital with its Beacon Award for Excellence.
This is the fourth time 2 Ross has received this prestigious designation, given to only a select few nursing units in the United States each year based on rigorous standards in professional practice, patient care and outcomes in six categories. This award honors hospital units that employ evidence-based practices to improve patient and family outcomes. 2 Ross achieved this award at the silver level, signifying continuous learning and effective systems to achieve optimal patient care.
Congratulations to the 2 Ross leadership team of Lisa Smith, MS, BSN, RN, nurse manager; Kristine Fink, BSN, RN, assistant nurse manager; Caitlin Totino, BSN, RN, CRRN, assistant nurse manager; and the team that managed the award submission: Julie Lawson, MSN, RN, CCRN; Devin Dimitrov, MSN, RN, CCRN; Samantha Warren, BSN, RN, PCCN; and Jeanette Simon, RN.
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AANC) has once again recognized 4 Ross with a Beacon Award for Excellence, which honors hospital units that employ evidence-based practices to improve patient and family outcomes.
This is the fourth time 4 Ross has received this prestigious designation, given to only a select few nursing units in the United States each year based on rigorous standards in professional practice, patient care and outcomes in six categories. 4 Ross achieved this award at the gold level, signifying staff-driven excellence in sustained unit performance and improved patient outcomes that exceed national benchmarks.
Congratulations to the 4 Ross leadership team and key contributors: Lisa Post, BSN, RN, NE-BC, nurse manager; Chelsey Corroto, MSN, RN, assistant nurse manager; Alex Brooks, BSN, RN, CCRN, assistant nurse manager; Hannah Entwistle, MSN, RN, CCRN, assistant nurse manager; Sheila Chucta, DNP, APRN-CNS, CCRN-CSC, ACNS-BC; clinical nurse specialist; Julie Beavers, BSN, RN, CCRN, staff nurse; Lauren Kirkland, BSN, RN, CCRN-CSC, E-ACE, ECMO Program Manager; and all of the 4 Ross nurses, PCAs, physicians and support staff.