Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine
National Nurses Week occurs every year from May 6-12 in honor of the birthday of Florence Nightingale, known to be the founder of modern nursing. Nurses have an immeasurable impact in each of arm of our tripartite mission. From creating teachable moments for our trainees, to being compassionate care givers, to contributing to clinical patient […]
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National Nurses Week occurs every year from May 6-12 in honor of the birthday of Florence Nightingale, known to be the founder of modern nursing. Every year, we honor and thank our nurses for their many varied contributions to our patients, department and all of Hopkins. This year, we are especially grateful for the flexibility […]
Your Opinion Counts: 2020 Gallup survey to be held March 16 to April 5, 2020. Make sure you take the survey! Did you know? DOM Leadership Rounds has begun. Nurses and leaders from the Department of Medicine have begun rounding on unit huddle boards (Meyer 8 & Nelson 7). We are measuring lunch breaks compliance […]
DAISY Awards The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses is an international program that honors the superhuman work nurses do for patients and families every day. Meyer 8 Madeleine Steinberg Caro Anyangwe Mae Teklehiwot PCCU Maria Tina Concepcion Allan Calahatian Cora Lehet Sherrell Apugo Nelson 3 Grace Kessler Nelson 5 Rachel Hampton Nelson 6 Shekia Edwards […]
Now that the Thanksgiving holiday is almost upon us, I am excited for the holiday season to begin. I have so much to be thankful for this year. While I am thankful for my family, I’m also thankful for my Hopkins family--the people I’ve had the opportunity to work with, and the patients we serve […]
Happy Fall 2019! As we prepare for the changing colors of the leaves and the bite of the cool crisp air, I want to thank you for your support and commitment to the patients we serve. During my weekly rounds, it is easy to see the passion you possess for nursing. Medicine nurses care for […]
This August, the DOM Nursing Diversity Council successfully collected hundreds of back to school supplies for local school children. For the fourth year in a row, the council's Back to School Supply Drive received donations from multiple DOM units-nearly 200 notebooks, folders and binders were donated. Additionally, packaged items such as pens, crayons and pencils were donated by the dozens as well as 80 packs […]
We were excited to see Willard Wilson, III, MSN, CNS, Ph.D. receive The Johns Hopkins Hospital June 2019 Daisy Award. The award recognizes nurses who have been nominated by a patient/family member/visitor for staff member for extraordinary service. Will, a nurse II on Meyer 9, rented a Zipcar to deliver medications brought from home to […]
A New Professional Practice Model The new JHH nursing structure will allow us to work as a collaborative body, rather than in our own functional unit. Councils have been created to help determine priorities for JHH professional practice improvements and innovations whose work will then flow to inter-professional/inter-department groups. The process by which a nurse […]