January2013

Debbie Sears, RN, appointed to AA Co Early Childhood Advisory Council

We are proud to announce that Debbie Sears, RN, Supervisor of Women’s Education, was recently appointed by the County Executive to the Anne Arundel County Early Childhood Advisory Council, which will develop local early childhood agendas to meet the objectives of the Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge Grant.[…]

  1. Gena Ryan: Congrats Deb! Showoff:) Four more months and you can embark on another celebration.

  2. Deb Keane: Congratulations Debbie !

  3. Cheryl Briggs: Congratulations, Debbie! You are an inspiration to others!

  4. Tina Andersen: What great news!! You will be awesome in your new role!!

  5. Charlotte Wallace: Congratulations Debbie! Maryland's children and future children are so lucky to have you advocating for them.

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“How does a scholarship help? Let me count the ways” by Cheryl Briggs, RN

How does a scholarship help?  Let me count the ways… I used my scholarship money to buy a laptop so that I would be able to access my course work, communications with instructors and classmates, and class projects at any time. My scholarship helps to pay for expenses not covered[…]

Outpatient Infusion celebrates 100% Patient Sat score, thanks AAMC team

The Outpatient Infusion Center of the DeCesaris Cancer Institute, including our nurses, support staff, and our own special division of pharmacy, are very honored to be celebrating a 100% patient satisfaction score! When asked what helps us attain such a score, staff is quick to respond “teamwork!” We work well[…]

  1. Marlies Empey: You are great. I have seen you at work and was impressed with your caring attitude .You deserve this!

  2. Deb Keane: Congrats !

  3. Charlotte McLean: Well deserved!! I've had the sincere pleasure of working with a few of these wonderful people when I first started…

Living the Dream — celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

On Jan. 25, community members and staff gathered to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. AAMC welcomed Josh Cohen, mayor of Annapolis, as keynote speaker. One of the special highlights was hearing from “Live the Dream” essay contest winner Mikayla Dogget, 2nd grader at Kennilworth Elementary and[…]

The 1-2-3’s of the Professional Nursing Workforce Data survey

(1)  Be a part of a national movement to advance nursing!  Per The Future of Nursing report, we are called to build an infrastructure for the collection and analysis of inter-professional health care workforce data. With accurate and current data on the nursing expertise at AAMC, we can examine where[…]

MAGNET MONDAY: Complete the Professional Nursing Workforce Data Survey now! (and win fabulous prizes)

The picture of the nursing workforce at AAMC is coming into view – 281 nurses have completed the Professional Nursing Workforce Data survey in HealthStream. All nurses who completed the survey to date were included in a drawing this morning. Here are the winners of these FABULOUS prizes: Susan Gray […]

  1. Brandy Brown: Wow, HVU represented!! Let's get to 100% and have a sharp picture of our nursing workforce.

  2. Doreen Cote: I"ve tried several times to download Adobe to our computer in the Cath Lab and haven't been successful. How do…

Need to do a lit review or search for an article? Check out AAMC’s library resources for Nursing

There have been a few changes to our Medical Library. Most notably, it’s location. Although the Library has retained the moveable shelving in the Clatanoff Pavilion for our bound collection, the space formerly occupied by the Medical Library near the Clatanoff Lobby is now used by the LEAN group. My[…]

Scholarship money available for AAMC nurses! Learn more here.

AAMC Foundation will award twelve $5,000 scholarships this year! Applications are now being accepted. Deadline to submit is March 1, 2013. Hear what Erin, one of last year’s scholarship recipients, has to say about how this scholarship is advancing her career: I used my scholarship money toward tuition for my Master of[…]