Take the Safety Culture Assessment

It’s hard to believe October and the fall holiday season will soon be upon us. The changing of the leaves and the cool weather are a welcome relief from the mid-Atlantic heat and humidity. There are a few items which I would like to update you on.

• Safety Culture Assessment (SCA) begins Monday October 1 and be available through October 31. Eligible respondents will receive an email with the subject line of JHMI Safety Culture Assessment from Pascal Metrics. Staff should be on the lookout for this email and participate in this survey that examines the culture of safety of the frontline staff at the unit/work setting level. If there are any questions, please contact Katie Outten, patient safety officer and survey coordinator. Click here for more information.
• TeleSitter restarted on Saturday, September 27. Due to technical problems we had to suspend the service, but we have been assured that the issues have been resolved.

Thank you for your support!

-Ron

Nurse of the Month

Every month all 900 residents at Hopkins submit nominations for the co-nurse of the month award. It’s our way of beginning to formally say thank you for everything that nursing does for the housestaff and patients. This month, Holly Bracher (MPCU) and Stephanie Bleach (Peds Clinic) won. Congrats!

Back to School Drive

The Back to School Drive was another success! Thanks to Mary Glover, MSN, RN, CCRN, for organizing. We exceeded our goal by providing 39 stuffed book bags and two large bins of overflow supplies to the children at Harford Heights and Commodore Rogers Elementary Schools. We also collected 15 stuffed backpacks and a bin full of supplies for grades K-8 at Henderson Hopkins.

Employee Service Awards

Earlier this month, we celebrated 27 employees for their years of service during our Employee Service Awards held in Turner Auditorium. Those employees are as follows. Additionally, Claire Petchler, RN from the MICU was named the recipient of the Edward A. Halle Prize for Excellence in Patient Service in recognition of her extraordinary compassion and outstanding patient service. She was selected based on complimentary letters sent by patients throughout the year.

Unit	Years of Service	Name
CCU	10 yrs	Rama Anthony, RN Jessica Dukehart, RN Esoida Barber, Clin. Tech Jennifer Linehan, RN (FP) Rebecca Williamson, RN
Endoscopy	10 yrs. 20 yrs	Sholanda Grant, Clin. Tech Caroline Siruju, Clin. Tech Tarsha Trent, Clin. Tech
MICU	10 yrs 20 yrs	Mary Glover, RN Deirdre Wiederrecht, RN Maura Costello, RN
Medical Nsg. Admin	10 yrs 20 yrs30 yrs	Sheila Miranda, RN Mary “Katie” Outten, RN Amy Cox, RN Ronald Langlotz, RN Donna Beitler, RN
Medicine Admin	30 yrs	Diane Moses, Sr. Addictions Spec.
Nelson 3	10 yrs.	Helena Johnson, Proj. Coordinator Arika Smith, RN Essi Abassa, RN
Nelson 4	10 yrs 20 yrs	Kelly Gholson, Unit Associate Patricia Peninger, RN Erica Cunningham, RN
Nelson 7	10 yrs	Heather Carpenter, RN Kristine Lee, RN Marian Asiedu, RN
Nelson 8	10 yrs	Rebecca Longstreth, RN
Osler 5	10 yrs	Minisha Dwitt, CCSR Laura Reed-Kearney, Unit Associate Hemalatha Velpula, RN
Meyer 8	10 yrs	Cynthia Ryan, RN