AAMC Foundation will award twelve $5,000 scholarships this year! Applications are now being accepted. Deadline to submit is March 1, 2013 — only two weeks to go. Hear what Kathleen Bieler, RN, one of last year’s scholarship recipients, had to say about how this scholarship is advancing her career: I am currently[…]
As of today, 42% of AAMC nurses have completed the Professional Nursing Workforce Data survey in HealthStream. This is impressive! We are on our way to 100%. If you still haven’t taken this survey, please do it today. It only takes five minutes and it is important that every nurse[…]
February 4-10 is PeriAnesthesia Nurse Awareness Week. PeriAnesthesia nurses work closely with an anesthesiologist and follows specific guidelines to prepare patients for surgery by reviewing their health database, obtaining pertinent test results and by giving important instructions prior to the day of surgery. They prepare the patient the day of[…]
February is Heart Month at AAMC! There are many events going on all over the hospital this month, which will you attend? Heart Health Take the Stairs Challenge: all month long The Beat Goes On: Thursdays in Feb Sneaker Fridays: Fridays in Feb Lunchtime Karaoke: Sing your Heart out!: Thursday,[…]
Brandy Brown: Happy Heart Month Everyone! Rock the Red! HVU looks amazing, Thank You Kimberley!
Nurses Week 2013 is right around the corner! Now let’s get started on those Excellence Award nominations… Do you know a wonderful nurse, technician, patient care secretary, or customer service representative? Nominate a colleague online or submit paper nominations to Jenn Wilson in Clinical Education (Sajak 255) by March 1, 2013. Paper forms[…]
The DAISY Award is a nationwide program that rewards and celebrates the extraordinary clinical skill and compassionate care given by nurses every day. It was established by the family of J. Patrick Barnes, who died of complications of the auto-immune disease, Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura (ITP), at the age of 33.[…]
A year ago, AAMC launched COPE, a Critical Incident Stress Management response team which is available 24/7 for our staff. During COPE’s first year, we had 27 calls and over 80 employees who benefited from this program. We have had the privilege to meet with so many courageous and compassionate[…]
Kelly Anderson: What a fantastic job Christine and Rita have done guiding us this past year! We are truelly lucky to have…
Viviane Chan: Good job, Kathy!
Cheryl Briggs: Kathleen: Very nice write-up! We're going to make it!