Topic: Nurse staffing and nurse outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis Presenter: Megan Porter, MS, MSN, RN Date: Monday, February 18th Time: 12pm-1pm Location: 2 South Conference Room Save the date for next month’s Journal Club on Monday, March 18th, presented by Edwards Surgical Pavilion OR
The Maryland Nurses’ Association is hosting its Nurses’ Night here in Annapolis, MD on Monday, February 18, 2019. This event will bring together nurses from across the state of Maryland to discuss legislative issues in nursing and shared governance models. This opportunity is a great way to get our voices[…]
Patient and Family Centered Care (PFCC), AAMC’s care delivery model, embraces the patient and their family as vital members of the healthcare team. Think of it as working WITH the patient and family, rather than doing TO and FOR them. There are four core concepts of PFCC and we’ve explored[…]
At AAMC, partnering with patients and families in a priority. But why? Some of the reasons are obvious – we want to give the best care possible and we need their insight and feedback in order to do that – and others are less so. Here are five reasons why[…]
What is a Safety Culture? A safety culture refers to the way patient safety is thought about and implemented at Anne Arundel Medical Center. The Patient Safety Culture Survey helps us measure our culture of safety, and provides a roadmap to improve our safety processes and reduce errors. We all[…]
The 2019 Quality Improvement Showcase is being held on March 11, 2019, during Patient Safety Awareness Week. Click here to register Please remember that the poster abstract deadline for the 2019 Quality Improvement Showcase is Friday, January 18, 2019. These abstracts will not be scored and will automatically be included[…]
January Journal Club presented by IR Presenter: Kathy Gowin, MS, RN, CEN Date: Monday, January 21, 2019 Time: 12pm-1pm Location: 2 South Conference Room
Split-Dose Preparations Are Superior to Day-Before Bowel Cleansing Regimens: A Meta-analysis Topic: Split-Dose Preparations Are Superior to Day-Before Bowel Cleansing Regimens: A Meta-analysis Presenter: Connie Kowalski, RN, BSN, CGRN Date: Monday, November 19th Time: 12pm-1pm Location: 2 South Conference Room Access the article here Save the date for the next Journal Club[…]
Several of our AAMC nurses proudly volunteered at the Anne Arundel County annual Homeless Resource Day this past Saturday, 10/27. This is a one day-one stop opportunity for individuals & families experiencing homelessness to access a number of services including medical care. Our AAMC nurses triaged over 150 individuals and[…]
Carol Lacher: This article hits home for many of us and truly states the obvious of our care model. We are the…