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NURSING STAFF
PROFILE
New Nurses,
New Ideas
Josh Bradley, BSN, RN
Bone Marrow Transplant Unit
N.C. Cancer Hospital
Jennifer Polombo, BSN, RN
Adult Oncology,
N.C. Cancer Hospital
Emily Nanney, MEd, BSN, RN
Adult Oncology
N.C. Cancer Hospital
Josh Bradley, Jennifer Polombo, and Emily Nanny met shortly after beginning new
nursing careers at UNC Hospitals while participating in the University HealthSystem
Consortium (UHC) Nurse Residency Program™ in place at UNCH. As part of the
requirement for an evidence-based project and poster, the three began exploring the
idea of creating an educational brochure for patients aimed at increasing awareness
about the importance of hand-washing to prevent catheter associated blood stream
infections (CABSI).
Their idea and poster was a big success, and they were asked to present it again at a
hospital-wide health care fair. The prestige did not stop there. They were asked to write
an abstract and enter their presentation in a national contest for the chance to present
in Las Vegas at the 2011 national UHC Nurse Residency Program™ and Chief Nursing
Officers Council Meeting.
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