UMass Memorial team PROVIDESCARE IN EQUADOR

Cardiac ICU Nurses TRAIN IN DIALYSIS CARE

Nurses Provide COMFORT AND CARE AT HOME

Experts’ Advice FOR NURSING SUCCESS

MAY 2018

A SPECIAL SECTION FROM

ON THE COVER: UMass Memorial

Cardiovascular Nurse Patty

Bonnette, RN, one of 13,000

Everyone, Everyday Caregivers.

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(L-R) Jillian Baron, R.N.; Alicia Worster, R.N.; and Michelle O’Rourke, R.N., reviewing the dialysis procedures for patients in the cardiac intensive care unit. Nurses created a peer-to-peer training to provide faster, safer care for their patients.

Cardiac ICU Nurses Training Peers in Dialysis Care

N urses in the cardiac intensive care unit at UMass Memorial Medical Center who learned to administer dialysis from start to

are well-versed in, but not ICU nurses at UMass,” said

cardiac intensive care unit (ICU) had been trained to administer dialysis, but they weren’t trained in

if they could be trained to administer and maintain

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Initially, 20 cardiac ICU nurses were trained by -

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UMass Memorial in-house experts can troubleshoot problems

By Ellen Moran

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A 5-year-old boy in Ecuador was burned from head to

Medical Center team on a humanitar-

man who can function normally and

the medical care he received from the UMass Memorial Medical Center

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medical care in Ecuador for 20 years with a team from UMass Memorial Medical Center

UMass Memorial Medical Center-

By Ellen Moran

UMass Memorial Team provides medical care in Ecuador

Nurses join missions to help others in need

Timothy Mayo, R.N., right, seen here with his son preparing surgical equipment on a recent trip, has been traveling to Ecuador for 20 years as part of the Hands Across the World efforts.

verman of UMass Memorial Medical Center

UMass Memorial Medical Center

deformities of the hands and feet, and burn reconstruction,

backbone of the humanitarian efforts,

can’t be resolved

for 20 years,” he

and you can’t just

UMass Memorial nurses also

members have found the best way to

“It’s basically like a MASH (Mobile Army

Surgical Hospital) unit” — Timothy Mayo, R.N.,Director of Nursing for

Hands Across the World

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Jennifer Bernard, R.N., (second from right) working on process improvement with her co-workers from HealthAlliance Home Health & Hospice.

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health care) service, she was able to walk down the

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workers, home care aides, and a member of the

staff members are nurses who each care for 30 to 40

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nurses have the advanced skill level of nurses who

Patients Recuperating at Home

HealthAlliance Home Health & Hospice provides care, comfort

By Ellen Moran

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When it came time for

at UMass Memorial Medical Center, they became the teach-

the staff to use the electronic medical records system that

-rience to see how the new

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electronic medical records and

at UMass Memorial to transi-

orientation in a clinical unit

is overseen by nurses from the -

-mentation of a new electronic medical records system scheduled for October

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was the brainchild of Karen Uttaro,

-tions and they really shined and

By Ellen Moran

As part of the New Graduate Nurses program, students continue their learning during a residency program. Kerrie Singer, R.N., demonstrates how to position patients to avoid bed sores.

Tech-savvy nurses train staff on new records systemEmbracing technology and change

was a goal for these Epic Champions

electronic medical record system, was

medical records, then trained about -

medical records, the nurses did not

“It would be a hard task for anyone

UMass Memorial Medical Center

word about the successful

-ment electronic medical

interviewed differently than

normally are screened, -

as nurses and as electronic

drive to want to learn more and to teach other nurses as

-mented at UMass Memorial Medical Center’s three main

and its Marlboro and Health

Memorial Medical Center’s Univer-

-ment team meets with the new nurses

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By Melissa Erickson

To have a successful career, nurses must be many things. They need to continue their education, stay connected, be empathetic and use their critical thinking skills.

A few experts in nursing share their thoughts on one tip to a successful nursing career:

CaringAdvice

— Donna Cardillo, RN, speaker, humorist and author of “The Ultimate Career Guide for Nurses”

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— Donna Fabry, clinical assistant professor, University at Buffalo School of Nurs-ing, New York

— Wynola Wayne, RN, diabetes nurse clinician/educator, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio

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— Health policy scholar and nursing educator Donna M. Nickitas, dean-designate, Rutgers School of Nursing–Camden, New Jersey

By Melissa Erickson

W can be easily used in the community/home set-

reduce the risk of not just addiction but side

to identify effective and successful treatments

“It is essential that we stay up to date on cur-

rent research surrounding pain management and

that we don’t treat chronic pain

patients all the same. We cannot forget how indi-

vidualized the pain experience is and

how different strate-gies work differently

in our patients.”Janiece Taylor

PainManagingAging population, opioid abuse contribute

to need for new ways of easing chronic painF

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By Melissa Erickson

A uses transitional-care nurses to

to a study by researchers from Mount

Innovations in

Workforce, Informatics

Enhance-ments, or

tions and assessments to see if they can

to be sent home, others who may have come

many of these individuals were

“social admis-

functional status, falls risk and care-

social worker or sometimes be transferred

acute admission, and many do not return

“Bottom line, the population is

aging. Hospitals and health-care systems

have to focus on this vulnerable aging

population. At a time when the national average for emer-gency department

admissions with older adults is on

the rise, programs that can reduce hos-pitalization risk are

crucial.”Ula Hwang

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Study: More Nurses Get Degrees, But Not Enough For 2020 Goal

“Community colleges play a vital role in the education of nurses, and that’s not going

to change.”Stuart Altman

By Melissa Erickson

More nurses are now earn-

but the workforce will

more evidence that nurses with

More education for nurses is asso-

studies have shown a link between a

with a bachelor’s

I n s t i t u t e o f Medicine recom-mended that 80

should have at least a bachelor’s

attention and resulted in many initia-

Massachu-

more education — not only in

tion, too — is a

In some mar-

role in the education of nurses, and

Making us proud by making a difference

At UMass Memorial Health Care, we take great pride in our nurses and the vital care they

deliver for our patients — from our Level 1 Trauma Center to our community hospitals.

We are honored to have nurses who possess unmatched skills and an unwavering

dedication to excellence, as well as demonstrate the respect and compassion to provide

a consistently high level of care for every single patient, every single day.

DANIELLE WILLETT, RN, Caregiver

UMass Memorial Medical Center EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

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