Center for Clinical ExcellenceTransforming Culture, Awakening What Already Exists

Sheila Bennett, MHA, BSN, RN, SPHR        Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer

Vision

Raise the bar for nursing education and professional development at Floyd because:

Education touches EVERY employee Education touches EVERY patient Education IMPROVES patient outcomes Education IMPROVES professional identity

Professional Development

Professional Excellence Pathway • Kick-off Fall 2012

• Recognition and reward of bedside nurses

• 42 Successful PEPpers– 34 CN III– 8 CN IV

National Nursing Certifications

• Approximately 700 RNs at Floyd = 13% certified in specialty!

2012 (September) 2013 (September)

56 94

68% increase

Academic Growth

• Nursing Partnerships: UWG, KSU, JSU, Shorter, Berry, GHC, GNTC (Rome & Walker), CTC, Dalton State, Chamberlain etc.– Preceptor course for RNs– Formal DEU negotiations in progress

• 1100-1500 students placed per year (includes all nursing, allied health, medical students, etc.) – *approx. 700 are nursing students*

Academic Growth…back to school!

• 33% of our 416 ASN RNs intend to return for BSN within the coming year (2013-2014)

• College Expo: 80 RNs and LPNs attended!

• 22 Service Scholarships awarded in 2013LPN-RN 2

BSN 5

RN-BSN 10

MSN 5

Nurse-Driven Research

May 8, 2013

13 EBP projects

11 PEP candidates

The Path to Clinical Excellence: Inaugural Nursing Symposium