PNS Accomplishments and Goals – Fiscal Year 2023

PNS Accomplishments

People

  • Rounding on units (both day and night) 
  • Attending all Unit Advisory Councils on a cadence 
  • Tim Porter O’Grady retreat 
  • Changed RN3 validation process for tenured nurses 
  • Nurses week becomes nurses month 
  • Ben Nemtin wellness event

Quality and Safety

  • Visitor policy changed to accommodate post pandemic life 
  • Campus assessment completed - weapon detection technology installed in the emergency department 
  • Continued work on aggressive behavior

Growth and Reach

  • North Lawndale College Prep high school students shadowing event 
  • Mercy Home for Boys & Girls community drive

PNS Goals

People

  • Foster the professional development of clinical nurses in ÍÑÒÂÖ±²¥ and Rush University Medical Group through increased participation in clinical ladder advancement, involvement in PNS committees, and mentorship

Quality and Safety

  • Maintain work within Safe Campus Committee to promote safer work environment

Growth and Reach

  • Re-establish community outreach by hosting two activities in alignment with the organization’s commitment to achieve health equity