On behalf of AAMC’s Community Service Initiative, those staff who have served as community service volunteers this year are invited to join us for a recognition event. Recognition Tea Tuesday, October 14, 2014 2:00 -3:30 pm Rotary Room We welcome guest speaker, Kendall Sofia, Volunteer Coordinator at the Hospice of[…]
What’s one quick and easy way to improve your knowledge of current research and determine practical ways to apply it to your nursing practice? Attend AAMC’s Journal Clubs! Next up: Palliative Care in Advanced Cancer Patients: How and When? Monday, October 20, 2014 12-1 pm 2nd floor conference room, South Tower Presented by Jessalyn Barbour, MSN,[…]
On September 24, 2014 at 12:30 PM EDT, after a prolonged and sometimes painful labor, AAMC’s Chest Pain Center proudly announced the birth of “The Binder” (a.k.a. Cycle IV Chest Pain Center Application). Weighing in at 9 lbs, 8 oz. and just under 700 pages long, the application demonstrates the evidence[…]
Dear Nursing Staff, These are the remarks I shared after our Magnet® designation call. Congratulations for achieving outstanding results in quality, patient satisfaction, and in your practice environment. It is these results, by you, that achieved this designation. It is through you that continued results will be achieved. Thank you for[…]
Thank you to the 252 nurses who have completed the Nursing Workforce Data questionnaire as of today. We need 100% participation by Sunday, September 28 to get a clear picture of our AAMC nursing workforce — and right now it is fuzzy! Take the survey to bring it into focus. Access the[…]
Check out these three upcoming educational events, nurses welcome! Sleeve Gastrectomy: The Newest Approach to Weight Loss and Metabolic Surgery Saturday, September 20, 2014, 8am–Noon This course will provide the audience with an update on the current status of bariatric and metabolic[…]
Today is a day that will be forever etched in our organization’s history – it is with tremendous pride that we announce that AAMC has received Magnet designation as part of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program® – the highest honor an organization can receive for nursing[…]
First up, the Maryland Nurses Association (MNA) Local Evidence-Based Nursing Clinical Projects and MNA District 3 Meeting Monday, Sept. 29, 6-8 p.m. 11 Carvel Circle, Edgewater, MD 21037 RSVP to dcsquare@comcast.net Presentations Hospitalized Patient Outreach – Cindy Bennoit, BSN, RN SMART Discharge Protocol – Tina Andersen, BSN, RN And coming up soon![…]
We hope you’ve had a chance to take the 2014 Nursing Data Workforce questionnaire by now. If not, access it here. It’ll take you less than 5 minutes and it’s important to the future of nursing here at AAMC. Why? The results show us where we should invest our resources and ensures[…]
All policy writers and champions are invited to attend this policy writing workshop. We’ll cover FAQs, such as: Who really needs to approve a policy? How do I know what information to include? When should a policy be written (or retired)? Why Mosby and how do I use it? Monday,[…]
carol Namo: Sherry, thank you for putting it so eloquently. We also have a wonderful nurse leader who spurs us on. We…
Colleen: can't read this without crying....