Contents
2 / Letter from Dr. Tonges
4 / Nursing Professional Practice Model
28 / Community Service Volunteers
6 / Leadership Matters: Deirdre Maisano and Kevin Brady
30 / Nursing Staff Recognition
10 / Mission for Change: Lindsay Stortz
32 / Milestones
12 / Paying It Forward: Kate Rowe
33 / Awards and Recognitions
16 / Follow Your Heart: Saul Opukah
22 / Something Good for Someone Else: Tina Shaban
Inpatient Dialysis; Center: Fanny Myrick, RN,
RN, Clinical Nurse II - 5 Anderson
Dear Friends and Colleagues:
Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 further supports my theory
Left: Gerardo Mejia, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse I -
Clinical Nurse II - 6 Children’s; Right: Shiny George,
24 / Troubleshooter: Sheila Roszell
2010
Cover:
18 / Personal Rulebook: Tiffany Albritton
Results of the most recent National Data Base For Nurse
that good things lead to good things. I believe in the
Sensitive Indicators (NDNQI) RN job satisfaction survey show
power of virtuous cycles, and we have created a strong,
UNCH is above the national average in 7 of 11 categories
forward momentum in Nursing at the University of North
and at or very close to the mean in 3 more. Four categories
Carolina Hospitals (UNCH). Excellent leaders hire the best
scored high satisfaction range (RN-MD, RN-RN, Professional
people and bring together effective teams, the Clinical
Status and Professional Development). No category scored
Advancement System develops aspiring leaders for
in the low satisfaction range. This represents significant
internal promotion and Shared Governance unleashes the
improvement compared to our 2004 baseline.
vast pool of talent and energy within the staff nurse ranks.
It’s all good!
CN IVs. These clinical leaders continue to do invaluable
work in improving clinical outcomes and developing newer
This year, our contributions to fulfilling the mission
We now have 230 Clinical Nurse (CN) IIIs and 70
of leading, teaching and caring for the people of North
members of the staff. This year, we opened the North
Carolina include the following highlights:
Carolina Cancer Hospital (NCCH) and opened or expanded
an additional four units. These expansions created
Our seven volume Magnet document was
completed and submitted March 31, 2010. We were
opportunities to fill one Director, one House Supervisor and
notified in July that it was accepted without revision and
eight Nurse Manager positions through internal promotion.
the last step of the journey, a site visit by a team of
We are building increasingly deep bench strength for the
surveyors, is schedule for September.
future of UNCH Nursing leadership.
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