Nursing
Professional Practice Councils
Holy Spirit Hospital's nursing department incorporates a shared decision making process to promote professional growth and optimal patient care and outcomes through a structure of both hospital-wide and unit-based councils.
Co-Chairs: Robin Blauser, RN, BSN & Leona Mlynek, MSN, RN, CWOCN
Purpose: The Coordinating Council functions as the central point for the coordination of council activities for the purpose of achieving outcomes in the areas of nursing service, practice, image/work life, research and education, integrated culture, technology, and quality.
Chair: Regina Hollister, RN
Purpose: To define, implement, and maintain exemplary service throughout each nursing unit; responsible for reviewing specific unit satisfaction scores developing solutions for improvement; establishing a process for prompt resolution of patient grievances and/or complaints; ensuring patients are informed of their Patient's Rights and Responsibilities and staff adhere to these rights.
Chair: Susan Landau, RN, BSN, MSN
Purpose: Reviews and makes recommendations for clinical policies and procedures and standards of care; assures use of evidenced-based practices.
Chair: Joanna McLean, RN
Purpose: Defines, implements, and maintains a supportive physical and psychosocial work environment; responsible for recruitment and retention, staff satisfaction, physician/nurse collaboration, and celebration activities.
Chair: Lesly Miller-Jacobs, RN, CRNI, RNC-OB
Purpose: Identifies learning needs to support nursing competency focusing upon ongoing staff education; enhances the skill acquisition, knowledge and confidence of the nursing staff through clinical, professional development and academic opportunities; fosters the utilization of evidence-based practice and research in clinical decision making; promotes the best outcomes for patients, families and staff through the advancement and professionalism of nursing.
Chair: Deborah Fulmer, RN, MS
Purpose: Gathers knowledge and resources to understand diverse cultures seen most commonly in the service area; educates care givers on diverse cultures by identifying norms and practices of a particular group (culture); develops optimal mode of health care delivery recognizing the variability of nursing approaches needed to provide culturally appropriate care that incorporates an individual's cultural values, beliefs, and practices including sensitivity to the environment from which the individual comes and to which the individual may ultimately return.
Chair: Nicole Griffie, RN
Purpose: Responsible for decisions that impact HSH staff use of the Clinical Information System (CIS); informs Holy Spirit Hospital staff of CIS project status; educates staff on use of CIS; provides support to end users during go-live; assists in the decision making on system change requests and new technology.
Chair: Jonna Morris, RN
Purpose: Facilitate dissemination of transparent and timely data; Recommend change to behaviors which lead improvements; Share best practices to improve processes at the unit level; Refer systems issues to appropriate sources; Evaluate unit action plans for low performing indicators.