Leading theWay
Contents
A Letter from Tammy and Chris
Leading the Way in Patient Satisfaction
Leading the Way in Quality & Safety
Leading the Way in Electronic Documentation
Leading the Way in Innovation & Problem Solving
Leading Through Change
Teamwork Leads the Way to Throughput Success
On the Cover
(front row, left) Agrifina Catapusan, RN; Becky Gearhart, RN;
Mary Bianchi, RN; Janet Marts, RN; Amanda Gartner, RN;
(back row, left) Mark Reichuber, RN; George Giulbeaux, RN;
Janet Wisner, RN; Patrick Duncan, RN, and Rachel Pepper, RN.
Leading the Way to Expansion & Renovation
Nurses Lead the Way in Caring for Our Communities
Nurses Lead Councils to Improve Practice & Patient Care
2008 Nursing Achievements
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Nurses and staff celebrate as
The University of Kansas Hospital is
introduced as a Magnet Hospital during
the 11th National Magnet Conference in
Atlanta, Georgia, in October 2007.
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Leading
the
Way
A Letter from Tammy & Chris
The University of Kansas Hospital is leading the way in caring for
patients and their families. You don’t have to look far to see our name
at the top of very prestigious lists such as U.S. News and World Report’s
Best Hospitals, University HealthSystem Consortium’s list of teaching
hospitals providing the best quality and safety, and Press Ganey’s list
of hospitals providing the best levels of patient satisfaction. And you
don’t have to look far to see the grateful faces of patients and families
receiving care in our hospital and to hear their heartwarming stories
of the exceptional care our staff provide each and every day.
of little things our staff do to make patients feel special and cared for;
things we may not even realize are important, but which patients and
families remember for years into the future. And somewhere in these
stories is the appreciation for clinical care and expertise that allow
patients to go home and spend more time with family and friends—
time they weren’t sure they would have.
Their stories are the stories you help write. Stories of nurses who sit
at the side of beds and cry with them after life-changing diagnoses.
Stories of staff who visit a patient with a chronic, life-affecting disease
every time he or she is admitted. Stories of a nurse who created a
scrapbook of pictures, explaining what goes on in an ICU room to ease
the fear and apprehension of a daughter about to lose her mother.
And stories of staff who heroically calmed and safely moved our
chronically ill patients after a car plunged into the dialysis building.
Another story you have written, maybe not as visible to our patients,
is the design and implementation of O2. This was a huge undertaking
this past year. Through your leadership and commitment to patient
care, we have built the foundation for a world-class clinical information system. Many of you spent hours helping develop this system,
and everyone spent hours in the classroom and on units learning how
to use it to support safe and effective patient care. On November 12,
when the switch was turned on, our patients never knew they were
part of a major change in the practice environment in our hospital.
They just knew they continued to receive exceptional care from a
nursing staff that really cares about them and their families.
The themes running through these and thousands of similar stories
describe our hospital and how we provide care in ways no written
text ever could. Somewhere in these stories, you will hear about the
power of our team—a team working together so seamlessly and
communicating so well and positively that our patients feel as if they
are part of a larger family. Somewhere in these stories is a description
You really are leading the way in how patient care is delivered, not
just in Kansas City or the region, but in the nation. This annual report
shares only a few of the stories you helped write in our journey to
national leadership. We hope you enjoy reading these stories. Even
more, we hope you enjoy writing the stories our patients and families
will tell for years. Thanks for all you do.
Tammy Peterman, RN, MS, NEA-BC
Executive Vice President,
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Nursing Officer
Chris Ruder, RN, MS, NEA-BC
Vice President,
Patient Care Services
Leading the Way
in Patient Satisfaction
When you are a patient lying in a hospital
bed, two things are very important to you.
The first is the quality of care you receive, and
the second is how you feel about the care
being provided. At The University of Kansas
Hospital, our nursing staff is leading the way
to ensure our patients leave the hospital
knowing a very talented and compassionate
team helped them achieve the best possible
outcomes.
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Our Patient
Satisfaction
Scores
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op 10 percent of
hospitals nationally
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op 2 percent of
teaching hospitals
The teams providing care on a daily basis
are leaders in clinical excellence. They know
the evidence-based care that will help our
patients heal and return to their families.
They know how to prevent harm from
reaching our patients, even though health
care processes and technology are very
complex. And they know how to work as a
team to ensure optimal outcomes for the
individuals who come to us for care.
Even more, they know how to take care of
the whole person, the body and the spirit.
They know how to listen, to celebrate the
highs and support the low points during the
healing process. They know the patients
being cared for are more than their
diseases—they are individuals with histories,
families and goals yet to be achieved. Our
nursing staff know when to push patients in
their healing processes and when to just sit
by the bedside and hold a patient’s hand.
And our staff do not stop there. They
understand caring for the patient’s family
is an important part of the healing process.
By sensing needs that often go unexpressed,
they are able to provide emotional and
physical support to husbands, wives, sisters,
brothers, parents and children who feel
powerless as they watch their loved ones
in the hospital bed. They are able to answer
questions, offer ideas and provide
resources—often just a shoulder to cry on.
Holly O’Brien, RN, in our MICU, is a perfect
example of someone who understands the
needs of patients and their families facing
life-changing events. Holly understood the
needs of a mother dying from cancer and
those of her 12-year-old daughter faced
with seeing her mom attached to the lines
and tubes keeping her alive—a very scary
and overwhelming experience. Holly, along
with her own mother, created a scrapbook
with photographs of the equipment in the
patient’s room. On each page was a
description—written in language a child
could understand—of what the machine
was doing for her mom.
On the first page, Holly wrote: “Here is a
little book to help you understand some of
the things that you might see while you’re
visiting your mom in the ICU. Feel free to ask
any questions about anything you see that
you are curious about.”
Our culture of caring and teamwork provides
support and encouragement, resulting in
exceptional levels of patient loyalty and
satisfaction. And caring actions, like those of
Holly and hundreds of others of our patient
care staff, have propelled our hospital to
leadership in patient satisfaction.
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Whether children
are in the hospital for
a minor surgery or
a life-threatening illness, they experience
a gamut of emotions.
Our Pediatric nurses
recognize this, and
treat these patients
and their families
with empathy and
respect.
Lauren Shackles, RN,
understands the
importance of a
smile or gentle touch,
taking time to play
with patient Hunter
Treimen.
Leading the Way in Quality
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When traumatic brain injury occurs, our dedicated
team members respond quickly, following the
innovative guidelines of the Adam Williams
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Initiative.
Thanks to these guidelines, endorsed by the American
Association of Neurosurgery, staff can more easily
collaborate with each other. Dolly Wood (left),
Occupational Therapy, and Jessica McDonnell, RN,
are among those who use the guidelines to improve
response rates and patient recoveries.
& Safety
It’s nice to be recognized as a leading
hospital for quality and safety. But the true
satisfaction comes in giving more time to
patients who come to us for care. Time to
achieve goals yet to be met, and time with
family and friends that might never have
been possible without the care and
treatment we are able to provide.
Our reputation as a leader comes from
focusing on the quality and safety of the care
we provide, and constantly working within
and across teams to make sure our processes
are standardized to generate the best patient
outcomes. Our staff lead the way in
researching better ways to provide patient
care. Sometimes, they adopt a process
already in existence. Sometimes, they adapt
a practice being used elsewhere so it works
more effectively in our environment. And
sometimes, they create best practices to
meet the needs of our patients when no such
practice exists at any other hospital.
Our staff are always focused on making a
process or practice as good as it can possibly
be. Take, for instance, the Stroke Response
Team. Building on the concept of Rapid
Response Teams, this team focused its
efforts on the national benchmark of having a
stroke-certified professional at the bedside of
a potential stroke patient within 15 minutes.
Through collaboration, creative problemsolving and dedication to continuous
improvement, the stroke response team
reaches a patient’s bedside in an average of
less than five minutes. Because of this, they
are able to provide the appropriate evidencebased care as quickly as possible to our
patients and minimize the debilitating effects
of a stroke.
Through the efforts of staff across the
hospital, similar results are being achieved
for patients potentially experiencing STelevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
For these patients, door-to-balloon time,
the time it takes to get into the hospital and
begin a life-saving intervention, is critical
to survival. Rather than thinking just about
what happens inside the walls of the hospital,
this team looked at how to work with the
ambulance crews to identify potential STEMI
patients as quickly as possible, collaborate
on the care being provided during transport,
and facilitate initiating care in the Cath Lab
as quickly as possible upon arrival to the
hospital.
These initiatives, and many more taking
place across the hospital and within units,
are generating exceptional outcomes for our
patients. Because of the skill, creativity and
dedication of staff, 185 patients went home
during the last fiscal year, when the severity
of their illnesses and other significant health
factors would have suggested, despite best
efforts, they would die. This performance, the
result of the work of hundreds of staff, has led
the way to our hospital being recognized as a
top performer in quality and safety of care.
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Leading the Way
in Electronic
Documentation
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During the past year, we saw a vision become
reality. At 1 p.m. on November 12, 2007, our
hospital inpatient care staff began using O2,
our electronic health record system. Thanks
to the work of many staff from across the
organization, we are well on our way to our
goal of having one record for each patient,
accessible anytime and anywhere by our
trained care staff.
Nurses have been involved from the very
beginning—helping select the vendor, design
the system, provide training and support for
go live, and optimize the system to ensure it
supports safe, efficient and effective care.
More than 100 members of the nursing staff
joined with other clinicians, representing
their peers in dozens of planning meetings.
They learned the capabilities of the O2
system, talked to their coworkers about how
the system could be used and brought those
ideas back to the design meetings so the final
product would support exceptional patient
care. They helped create the training materials
used by dozens of our nurses who stood at
the front of classrooms training other nurses.
Then, during the first weeks of using the
system, more than 100 of our nurses worked
extra hours visiting units, answering questions
about the system and making notes about
suggested improvements. Their leadership
helped make the launch of our electronic
health record system a success.
The personal leadership of each and every
nurse was critical to the success of O2
implementation. The learning curve
associated with a system transition such as
this is large, and frustration could easily be
the outcome. But not for our nursing staff!
Support, encouragement and teamwork
were the themes. Rounding on the units after
go live was almost like any other day. And
most of all, our leaders at the bedside made
sure our patients were never affected by the
transition to O2, an amazing testament to our
patient-centered culture.
Our nurses have continued to be leaders with
O2. As with any system, there always will be
needed changes, improvements and additions of new functionality. In May 2008, our
Emergency Department added functionality,
allowing them the same types of functions
as our inpatient staff. Again, nurses helped
design the electronic documentation. The
driving force behind the ED implementation
was improving quality of patient care.
Now, when patients in our ED transfer to
inpatient units, documentation is available
immediately to the new care staff.
Recognition for our leadership in designing and implementing systems continues.
Based on our success, other organizations
are benchmarking our entire process. Our
hospital recently joined the ranks of the “100
Most Wired” in the country, according to
Hospitals and Health Networks magazine. This
is great recognition of our use of information
technology in support of clinical processes,
customer service, safety and quality.
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By empowering
employees to better
manage and track
patient care, our
electronic medical
records system has
transformed the way
we interact with our
patients. The more
than 100 members of
our nursing staff who
helped design and
implement this system
continue to be integral
to its effectiveness.
When our Emergency
Department began
using the system in
June 2008, nurses such
as Kelsey Wilson, RN,
helped physicians such
as David Lisbon, MD,
navigate patient
information.
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When it’s time to renovate
or create new spaces, our
nurses help design care
areas to ensure the highest
quality of patient care.
Linda Jones, RN, (left) and
Dianne Darrah, RN, are
among the team caring for
patients in the new 10,000square-foot Endoscopy
Center, which features five
treatment rooms and
18 recovery beds.
One of the most exciting aspects of working
in health care is the opportunity to use
critical-thinking skills to innovate new ways
of providing patient care and addressing
some of the challenges associated with
providing that care. Our nursing staff are
always looking for ways to proactively
demonstrate leadership in patient care, and
sometimes the need to become a leader is
thrust upon them in an emergent situation.
One such incident occurred on Saturday,
May 17, 2008, when a large SUV plowed
through the north side of our outpatient
dialysis facility, stopping more than three
car-lengths inside. The nursing station was
demolished, chairs and machines overturned,
and water sprayed everywhere. Our staff’s
leadership skills were called into play.
Immediately, they worked to get patients
calmed and off dialysis machines. They
salvaged patient records so no history would
be lost. They moved patients to a shaded
area in the parking lot and ensured their
safety until transportation arrived. They then
planned, worked and moved so patients had
a location to come for dialysis on Monday. At
6 a.m. on Monday, May 19, our staff greeted
patients at the front door of the hospital and
escorted them to the newly outfitted dialysis
area on Unit 45. Nobody really knows how
they will respond in a situation like this, but
the Outpatient Dialysis staff certainly reached
inside themselves to turn what could have
been a disastrous situation into the best
possible experience for patients.
Being able to plan innovation for improved
patient care is certainly much easier than
what the Outpatient Dialysis staff went
through. And no organization innovates new
and enhanced ways to provide patient care
better than ours. Whether it is staff-generated
ideas for Taking Action to Transform Care at
the Bedside, newer and safer ways to reduce
the pain and infection potential from blood
draws in the pediatric areas or reengineering
processes for bone marrow transplant
patients when The University of Kansas
Hospital and the Kansas City Cancer Center
combined their programs, the goal is always
to find the safest, most patient-focused and
effective ways to generate the best
outcomes.
Leading the Way
in Innovation
& Problem
Solving
Innovation is evident in the way new and
renovated patient care areas are designed.
Through the leadership and creative ideas of
bedside staff, nurse managers and other care
providers from across the organization, spaces
such as the newly renovated Hematology/
Oncology Unit, Unit 63, the Cancer Center,
the new Endoscopy Center and the soonto-be opened Spine Center are designed
to provide a great environment in which to
practice and ensure the best patient care.
When an SUV plowed into the Outpatient Dialysis building, staff banded
together to ensure patients were safe. The quick action of our nurses,
including (front, left) Tammy Dettman, LaShanda Todd, Merial Berry,
(back, left) David Dettman, Elisabeth Combs, RN, Patrick Johnson, RN,
and Alycia Taylor, averted a potentially disastrous situation.
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Leading Through Change
Change has become a constant in our
organization. Whether that change is the
addition of a new unit or significant
expansion of an existing service or program,
success cannot be achieved without
frontline leaders inspiring their patients
and one another each and every day.
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There is no better example of leadership in
daily action than that displayed by the staff
in our cancer program. During the last year,
this group of professionals has experienced
tremendous growth in the physical space for
their program, and even more in the numbers
and complexity of their patients.
Our new outpatient Cancer Center opened
in August 2007, and our newly expanded
and renovated Inpatient Cancer Care opened
in early 2008. As part of this expansion, two
extremely successful Bone and Marrow
Transplant (BMT) groups combined to form
the largest program in the area.
In a situation such as this, it would be easy for
each group to work to keep its own systems
and processes in place. But this team of
leaders identified their coming together as a
chance to take the program to a position of
regional and national leadership. Staff and
physicians created a vision of a world-class,
integrated BMT program capable of
achieving the best possible outcomes in an
environment focused on the patients and
their families.
As evidenced by the teamwork and
collaboration in the delivery of care to very
complex patients, they are well on their way.
Take, for instance, a young patient who had
just found out she was eight weeks pregnant
and then was hit with the devastating news
of a relapse in her leukemia. The BMT team
partnered with Obstetrics, the Neonatal
Intensive Care Unit and Oncology to provide
aggressive chemotherapy for this patient,
while preparing for a potentially high-risk
C-section. All the while, the team had to
navigate the challenging ethical issues
presented by this situation, support the
patient and her family, provide exceptional
care and manage their own emotions. With
a guarded prognosis, the baby was recently
delivered and is being cared for in the NICU.
While the prognosis for the mother is not so
favorable, she was able to achieve her goal
of delivering her baby, supported by a
caring staff throughout the process.
For the exceptional team in Cancer Services,
it is all about relationships. They continue to
lead in cutting-edge care, patient outcomes
and satisfaction by getting to know and care
for each patient and family member on a
personal level.
Our cancer team is
committed to delivering
top-quality care while
connecting with each
patient on a personal level.
In our Cancer Center and
Medical Pavilion, which
opened in August 2007,
Deborah Bass, RN, OCN,
(opposite page) works
closely with patients
receiving chemotherapy
and other cancer
treatments.
From prevention and
detection through
treatment and follow-up
care, the staff of our cancer
program partner with
patients to help them with
every step of their difficult
journeys. Nurses like Doug
Burnett, RN, (left) care
for patients in the Cancer
Center’s exam area, assisting
them with their medical
and emotional needs.
“I really appreciated the way my nurse sat
and held my hand to comfort me...”
— KU Cares Card
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Teamwork Leads the Way
to Throughput Success
Every weekday at 9 a.m., staff from across the
hospital, including nearly 50 nurses, meet to
apply their analytical, teamwork and
problem-solving skills to a challenge critical
to the hospital’s ability to provide exceptional
care and service to patients and families. The
goal—make sure a bed is available for every
acutely ill patient arriving that day.
The group begins by reviewing the hospital
census. Nurses from the various units
identify patients who can move from a critical
care bed to an acute care bed and patients
being discharged that day. Then, they look
at other essential data such as the day’s
surgery schedule and historical information,
which helps project the needed number of
beds to provide quality care to every patient.
Since early 2008, this group has been able
to estimate, within one or two patients, how
many beds will be needed over the course
of the day.
Once the group has determined the
anticipated number of beds, teamwork and
problem-solving skills take front stage. If
the projected number of beds exceeds the
number available, the team identifies
strategies to safely and creatively meet the
anticipated needs. They work across the
organization to identify available beds in
other units and determine how patients
scheduled for discharge can be sent home
sooner to avoid bottlenecks. They lead by
looking at the big picture—what is best for
patients—and developing approaches to
keep diversion at a minimum.
Early results indicate this group is making
a significant difference. Since the inception
of our bed placement meetings, we have
experienced a significant decrease in the
diversion hours due to bed availability. This
means we are able to care for more patients
whose diagnoses suggest our hospital is the
best place for them.
The team’s ability to lead the organization
forward in bed management through the
use of critical-thinking skills, teamwork and
big-picture thinking is one example of what
nurses do best—ensure the best possible
care for patients.
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At an early morning meeting every week day,
staff from across the hospital meet to make sure
a bed is available for every acutely ill patient
arriving that day. Lila Martin, RN, (opposite)
director, Perioperative Services, often leads
the group. Nurses from all units in the hospital
work as a team to develop the day’s plan.
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The Patient and Family Resource
Center offers families and visitors
access to do online research, browse
reference materials, enjoy a beverage or spend
a few minutes relaxing. Nurses on Units 41 and 42
advocated for the creation of this space, understanding
the importance of education when a loved one is dealing with cancer.
Leading the Way to
Expansion & Renovation
Increased national recognition for the
quality and safety of the care and service we
provide at The University of Kansas Hospital
has resulted in historic growth in many
programs. Our nurses are a driving force
behind much of our success in quality and
service. And growth means a need for
additional space and renovation of existing
areas to support exceptional patient care.
As a team, our nurses have collaborated with
architects, interior designers and engineers to
design and construct a comfortable homelike atmosphere, while granting our patients
the privacy they deserve.
Nurses from Units 41 and 42, Inpatient Cancer
Care, were advocates for the development of
the new Patient and Family Resource Center.
This provides families and visitors access to
the latest cancer information via computers,
journals and other reference materials. Our
nurses’ concerns about nursing station layout
led to the building of glass walls to allow for
visual monitoring of patients while keeping
unit noise to a minimum.
Not only did our compassionate nurses
discuss the renovation process at every staff
meeting, they tested furniture to ensure
our patients have the most pleasurable
experience.
During the design phase, the nurses of Unit
63, Transplant Intensive Care, recommended
several modifications to enhance care,
including adding extra sinks in patient rooms,
decreasing counter space, clearing the
hallways to provide a more secure area and
remodeling the nursing alcoves. They also
recommended a laptop be placed in every
room to maintain infection control.
This year, we also have renovated our
Pre-Anesthesia Testing Unit and new Infusion
Therapy Clinic. Our team took into account
the unique desires of our patients by
eliminating carpet in patient rooms and
requesting each room contain a sink. Team
members also worked with designers to
identify the best placement of phones,
television sets and computers throughout
the unit.
Whenever changes are made to our patient
care areas, everyone turns to nurses for
leadership. With patients’ best interests in
mind, our care teams make the difference.
“From the very beginning in pre-op all the way
through surgery and especially in PICU ...
I could not have hoped for better treatment.”
— KU Cares Card
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Nurses Lead the Way
As nurses, our roles extend beyond the
bedside, beyond the hospital, even beyond
the patients we care for. We all learned early
that community is a part of nursing. And at
The University of Kansas Hospital, we continue to practice our commitment to caring.
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Right outside our doors, we give “drivethrough” flu shots every fall. This was the 13th
year we’ve let people drive up to get their flu
vaccines. Maybe it’s a small thing—to give
one shot to one person. But multiply it—and
it makes a big difference to the health of our
whole community. Over the 13 years of the
Drive-Thru Clinic, nearly 40,000 shots have
been given to members of our community.
Sidonie Welsh, RN, Burn Center performance
improvement coordinator, received a $7,000
grant from the Kansas Department of Health
and Environment to help educate communities about fire safety. As part of the grant,
she and Liz Carlton, RN, Trauma Program
manager, coordinated with the Kansas City,
Kansas Fire Department, nurse volunteers
and students from Sumner Academy to install
310 smoke alarms in 102 homes in Kansas
City, Kansas.
Our work—installations and fire safety
education—will make a direct impact. The
neighborhood we targeted accounted for five
percent of our burn-unit admissions in the
last five years.
Our Trauma Program also teamed up with
Healthy Hawks, a pediatric weight
management program at the University
of Kansas Medical Center’s Department of
Pediatrics, to help combat childhood obesity.
Healthy Hawks provided free bicycles, and
our Trauma Program distributed free helmets,
thanks to a grant awarded by the Northeast
Regional Trauma Council. This partnership
between our nurses and Healthy Hawks
helped more than 30 kids start down a path
toward healthier, safer lives.
By no means is this the sum total of our
community involvement. In this past year,
we’ve done countless things to promote the
health of our communities. We’ve served
on boards, we’ve walked and run for
charities, and we’ve taught community
classes and school-age children about the
hazards of smoking and the importance
of exercise. We’ve helped cancer survivors
celebrate. And we’ve conducted women’s
heart risk assessments through Mid-America
Cardiology and our White Heart Learning
and Resource Center.
But most important we’ve led the way in
teaching people how to take responsibility
for their health, and we’ve given others the
courage to fight for it.
“The whole team was absolutely wonderful!
I felt as if they were taking care of one of their family members.”
—KU Cares Card
in Caring for Our Communities
Far Left
Our nurses were among the
more than 300 volunteers
who gave 3,000 free flu
shots to members of the
greater Kansas City
community during the
hospital’s 12th annual
Drive-Thru Flu Shot drive.
They also collected 7,728
pounds of food and paper
products and $2,200 in cash
donations for Harvesters
Food Network.
Top Left
Our nurses volunteer
their time at various
community events,
including a Headstrong
For Jake helmet fitting.
Nine-year-old Alex Powell
was among 400 children
who received a free bike
helmet during this August
event. Samantha Resecker,
RN, checked the helmet for
a proper fit.
Bottom Left
Each year, nurses participate
in the American Heart
Association Heart Walk and
Susan G. Komen Race for a
Cure, among other events.
This year, Mary Jo Ward, RN,
Cathy Glennon, RN,
and Noella McCray, RN,
were among walkers in the
American Cancer Society’s
Relay for Life.
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Nurses Lead Councils to Improve
In collaboration with the Nursing Coordinating Council, our five nursing councils champion our practice—helping us deliver better care
to our patients and develop as leaders for our hospital, our profession and our community.
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Management
Council
Research
Council
Clinical Practice
Council
Professionalism
Council
Quality Council
Chaired by Doug
Peterson, RN, nurse
manager for Unit 65,
this council reviews and
maintains departmental structure standards,
responds to questions
and needs related to unit
management and partners with other ancillary
and support departments
to ensure optimal department operations.
Jill Peltzer, RN, clinical
nurse specialist in Nursing Clinical Excellence,
chairs this council, which
encourages and facilitates
nurse-led research. This
council also publishes
abstracted literature
reviews on an ongoing
basis. Members of this
council oversee the
Nursing Research
Internship Program.
Liz Miquelon, RN, Float
Pool, chairs the Department Practice Council,
which is responsible for
the review and approval
of all activities and
standards related to
clinical nursing practice.
Our newest council is cochaired by Karen Wray,
RN, acute care director,
and Mary Bianchi, RN,
director of Women’s/
Children’s Health. The
council’s goal is to help
our nurses develop
professionally. Our nurses
have more than 60
different professional
certifications.
Amanda Gartner, RN,
unit coordinator for the
CICU/CTR, chairs this
council. The goal is to
promote an environment
of continuous quality
improvement in patient
care.
Project Spotlight:
Increase the response
rate of patient
satisfaction surveys
Project Spotlight:
Blood culture
collections
Staff safety is a priority
to us. To help decrease
the distance between
eye irrigation stations,
the practice council
researched and proposed
stations be installed in
all medication rooms.
This allows a 15-minute
eyewash for nurses who
get potentially dangerous fluids or chemicals
splashed in their eyes.
To help encourage
dialogue, we developed
an exit brochure that
illustrates to patients the
importance of their feedback. Quite simply, we
want to know how we can
better help our patients
in, and out of, our care.
With the Practice and
Quality Councils, we created and are piloting a
new procedure to ensure
no contamination of
blood culture collections.
If our pilot lends good
results, we’ll launch it
hospital-wide.
Project Spotlight:
Install eye irrigation
adaptors in
medication rooms
Project Spotlight:
Celebrate our
nurses’ professional
certifications
Even though this may
be the newest council,
its members have been
busy. The Professionalism
Council helps organize
such events as Nurses
Week, National Nurse
Assistant’s Day and the
first annual Certification
Celebration.
Project Spotlight:
Ensure appropriate use
of patient-controlled
analgesia pumps
Last year, we conducted
a failure mode effects
and analysis. We’ve
made recommendations
to purchase different
PCA pumps. Just
through education and
auditing, we’ve already
seen improvements to
patient safety.
Practice & Patient Care
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Our five nursing councils are the eyes and the ears of the nurses
at the bedside, elevating issues and working on solutions to
improve nursing practice and patient care. Nurses like
(left) Whitney Watson, RN; Hailey Beebe, RN;
Adriane Hampson, RN; and Jeff Pitts, RN,
implement the solutions and see firsthand results with their patients.
National Nursing Certifications
ACHRN – Advanced Certified
Hyperbaric Registered Nurse
Linda Appleton, RN
ACNP-BC – Acute Care Nurse
Practitioner - Board Certified
Kristen Tierney, RN
ACNS-BC – Adult Clinical Nurse
Specialist - Board Certified
Nikki Harvey, RN
Nell Hull, RN
Marilyn Parker, RN
Jennifer Surprise, RN
ACRN – AIDS Certified
Registered Nurse
Amy Stewart, RN
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2008
Nursing
Achievements
ANP-BC – Adult Nurse
Practitioner - Board Certified
Anne Arthur, RN
Mary Burkhart, RN
Rowena Henderson, RN
Lisa Parsons, RN
Matthew Pierce, RN
Lori Ranallo, RN
Rosie Thompson, RN
AOCN – Advanced Oncology
Certified Nurse
Rhonda Evans, RN
Jan Lewis, RN
Lynn Marzinski, RN
AOCNP – Advanced Oncology
Certified Nurse Practitioner
Mary Burkhart, RN
Rowena Henderson, RN
Julie Wilhauk, RN
AOCNS – Advanced Oncology
Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist
Kristin Mosier, RN
Amy Strauss-Tranin, RN
ACHPN – Advanced Practice
Certified Hospice Palliative Nurse
Marge Barnett, RN
Marilyn Parker, RN
CVRN-1 – Board Certified
Cardiovascular Nurse
Shirley Verbenec, RN
CBE – Certified Breast Feeding Educator
Mary Dettmer, RN
CCE – Certified Childbirth Educator
Jennifer Probst, RN
CCM – Certified Case Manager
Colleen Booz, LMSW
Carla Eskridge, RN
Diane Gee, RN
Jill Hagel, RN
Mona Moran, RN
Jane Myer, LMSW
Johanna Ricci, RN
Van Rickard, LMSW
Janice Sandt, RN
Jennifer Thibault, RN
Jenny West, RN
CCNS – Critical Care Clinical
Nurse Specialist
Carol Cleek, RN
CCRN – Critical Care
Registered Nurse
Tami Alloway, RN
Mary Aragon, RN
Ellen Banerjea, RN
Joel Bangen, RN
Lorraine Barham, RN
Teresa Blanc, RN
Michael Blomquist, RN
Karen Brown, RN
Liz Carlton, RN
Jami Crownover, RN
Lynn Davis, RN
Kristen Duckworth, RN
Gerre Fiore, RN
Emma Florentino, RN
Amanda Gartner, RN
Dana Geary, RN
Caryl Goodyear-Bruch, RN, PhD
Christine Henderson, RN
Lori Hollingshead, RN
Elisabeth Jackson, RN
Tammy Jackson, RN
Michelle Jones, RN
Kaylee Kincaid, RN
Akiko Kubo, RN
Delois Laverentz, RN
Laura Lillich, RN
Dina Lutjen, RN
Andrew Maier, RN
Janet Marts, RN
Katie Mason, RN
Jennifer McDaniel, RN
Kate McElderry, RN
Melissa Moffitt-Craft, RN
Jennifer Nelson, RN
Holly O’Brien, RN
Lynelle Pierce, RN
Donna Pittaway, RN
Rose Rader, RN
Stephen Scott, RN
Stacy Smith, RN
Christin Stafford, RN
Laura Stallbaumer, RN
Jill Taylor, RN
Melanie Tisdale, RN
Bridget Van-Gotten, RN
Renee Walters, RN
Eric Westervelt, RN
Lara Wood, RN
Elizabeth Wright, RN
CCTC – Certified Clinical
Transplant Coordinator
Rebecca Baird, RN
Joan Hoffman, RN
Felicia Long, RN
Elaine Russell, RN
Diane Todd, RN
CDE – Certified Diabetes Educator
Bonnie Cutler, RN
CDN – Certified Dialysis Nurse
Wanda Smith, RN
CEN – Certified Emergency Nurse
Marni Anderson, RN
Rick Blevins, RN
Michael Hastings, RN
Kelly Hewins, RN
Kelly Howe, RN
Elizabeth Love, RN
Jeanine McCullough, RN
Leigh Powers, RN
Brian Selig, RN
CFRN – Certified Flight
Registered Nurse
Marni Anderson, RN
CGRN – Certified Gastroenterology
Registered Nurse
Judy Hershberger, RN
Melissa Oropeza-Vail, RN
CHPN – Certified Hospice and
Palliative Care Nurse
Melanie Simpson, RN
Sarah Walters, RN
CHTC – Certified Hematopoietic
Transplant Coordinator
Elizabeth Harvey, RN
CIC – Certified Infection Control
Kathleen Meyer, RN
Carol Roberts, RN
Nina Shik, RN
Janet Wehrle, RN
CMSRN – Certified Medical Surgical Registered Nurse
Callie Ballenger, RN
Summer Bryant, RN
John Carothers, RN
Desideria Guela, RN
Clarine Holtz, RN
Jagir Kaur, RN
Naomi King, RN
Wendy Lyles, RN
Lucia Moreno, RN
Gregory Naines, RN
Kathryn Nunnally, RN
Rhonda Pardew, RN
Oliver Jack Perocho, RN
Lara Petrie, RN
Helen Regondola, RN
Renda Restrepo, RN
Linda Thacker, RN
Andrea Vanderfeltz, RN
Marilyn Werkowitch, RN
Leah Wilson, RN
June Yi, RN
CNM – Certified Nurse - Midwife
Suzanne Bentley, RN
CNN – Certified Nephrology Nurse
Jane Cline, RN
Lynn Kinsman, RN
Denise Loftiss, RN
Sandra McTaggart, RN
Sharon Slusher, RN
CNOR – Certified Nurse Operating Room
Patrick Berry, RN
Cheryl Chapman, RN
Jenny Chiddix, RN
Phyllis Dexter, RN
Lisa Elm, RN
Andrew Engelhart, RN
Chad Fisher, RN
Richard Freed, RN
Patricia Gallagher, RN
Becky Gearhart, RN
Jennifer Hertig, RN
Hayley Hon, RN
Kathleen Howell, RN
Sheri Killer, RN
Mary Landis, RN
James Noble, RN
Lynette Patocka, RN
Andrea Spalter, RN
Meagan Speier, RN
Shirley Verbenec, RN
Macalei Vesper, RN
Marina Volarevich, RN
CNRN – Certified Neuroscience
Registered Nurse
Anne Barnhart, RN
Kay Brown, RN
Carrie Fountain, RN
Karen Lawrence, RN
Jennifer Moran, RN
Laura Nestell, RN
Craig Shipley, RN
Stacy Smith, RN
CNSN – Certified Nutrition
Support Nurse
Peggy McLoughlin, RN
COCN – Certified Ostomy Care Nurse
Virginia Freeman, RN
Meredith Hill, RN
Rebecca Tyler, RN
CPAN – Certified Post Anesthesia Nurse
Marijen Aga, RN
Nancy Martin, RN
CPN – Certified Pediatric Nurse
Pamela Burt, RN
Sandy Moorman, RN
CPON – Certified Pediatric
Oncology Nurse
Kristy Reynolds, RN
CPNP-PC – Certified Nurse
Practitioner - Primary Care
Teresa Kilkenny, RN
CPSN – Certified Plastic Surgical Nurse
Hayley Hon, RN
James Noble, RN
CPTC – Certified Procurement
Transplant Coordinator
Joan Hoffman, RN
Mike Lower, RN
Craig Sherman, RN
CRN – Certified Radiologic Nurse
Diane Clevenger, RN
Sindy English, RN
CRNI – Certified Registered Nurse Infusion
Carol Gilmore, RN
Roxanne Perucca, RN
Cathy Quinn-Haynes, RN
Patricia Yesenosky, RN
CRRN – Certified Rehabilitation
Registered Nurse
Anne Briginshaw, RN
Shirley Curtis-Klein, RN
Laura Farris, RN
Nancy Hoglund, RN
Joan McMahon, RN
Jennifer Thibault, RN
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National Nursing Certifications
CWCN – Certified Wound
Care Nurse
Virginia Freeman, RN
Meredith Hill, RN
Suzanne Mitchell, RN
Rebecca Tyler, RN
FNP-BC – Family Nurse Practitioner Board Certified
Terry Broadbent, RN
Rebecca Huser, RN
Mary Ann Kavalir, RN
Craig Kazmaier, RN
Bonnie Labelle, RN
Jan Lewis, RN
Suzanne Mitchell, RN
Laurie Truog, RN
Julie Wilhauk, RN
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GNP-BC – Gerontological Nurse
Practitioner - Board Certified
Sarah Walters, RN
IBCLC – International Board
Certified Lactation Consultant
Suzanne Bentley, RN
Mary Dettmer, RN
Deborah Salkov, RN
LNCC – Legal Nurse
Consultant Certified
Jennifer Thibault, RN
NE-BC – Nurse Executive Board Certified
Cathy Glennon, RN
Thu Janes, RN
Stacy Morast, RN
Brian Selig, RN
NEA-BC – Nurse Executive
Advanced - Board Certified
Mary Bianchi, RN
Carol Cleek, RN
Tammy Peterman, RN
Chris Ruder, RN
NNP-BC – Neonatal Nurse
Practitioner - Board Certified
Sara Dubin, RN
Kim Hunter, RN
Gail Schuetz, RN
OCN – Oncology Certified Nurse
Joann Adams, RN
Elizabeth Aguardo-Neylon, RN
Marcia Bailey, RN
Teri Banman, RN
Denise Bollier, RN
Carol Bomberger, RN
Doug Burnett, RN
Kerry Campbell, RN
Erin Carroll, RN
Kimberley Clark, RN
Laura Davidson, RN
Lisa DeWolfe, RN
Mary Dinges, RN
Kirsten Fredrick, RN
Marilyn Ganns, RN
Laura George, RN
Cathy Glennon, RN
Diann Godbey, RN
Jennifer Gray, RN
George Guilbeaux, RN
Suzanne Hagemann, RN
Anne Hagerman, RN
Beth Haines, RN
Deborah Hall, RN
Jacque Hickman, RN
Cammie Hines, RN
Kim Hoffman, RN
Rebecca Huser, RN
Marcia Jacobson, RN
Keely LaNoue, RN
Beth Leopold, RN
Victoria Liston, RN
Debby McNemee, RN
Shari Mott, RN
Peggy Murphy, RN
Ruth Oben, RN
Karen Palmer, RN
Mary Perrin, RN
Lori Pudenz, RN
Kristy Reynolds, RN
Rose Robertson, RN
Madelyn Rudd, RN
Angela Rueter, RN
Ruth Salge, RN
Kristi Seemann, RN
Melanie Simpson, RN
Margo Sweany, RN
Darlene Timmerman, RN
Lori Torrillo, RN
Robin Tropansky, RN
Apinya Vorasaph, RN
Stacey Wagers, RN
Yvonne Ward, RN
Pauline Willison, RN
ONC – Orthopaedic Nurse Certified
Rebecca Cizmar, RN
Linda Fisher, RN
Nicki Hamilton, RN
Lorelei Huelskamp, RN
Cindy Kulphongpatana, RN
PCCN – Progressive Care
Certified Nurse
Melanie Tisdale, RN
RN-BC – Inpatient Obstetric Nurse
- Board Certified
Julie Smith, RN
Michelle Zook, RN
RN-BC – Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse
- Board Certified
Carrie Berhorst, RN
Joann Fabac, RN
Missy Golubski, RN
Rhonda Truschinger, RN
RN-BC – Nursing Professional
Development - Board Certified
Janet Forge, RN
Robyn Setter, RN
Marci Walker, RN
Karen Wray, RN
RN-BC – Pain Management
- Board Certified
Melanie Simpson, RN
PMHCNS-BC – Psychiatric and
Mental Health Clinical Nurse
Specialist - Board Certified
Noreen Thompson, RN
RN-BC – Psychiatric and Mental Health
- Board Certified
Kathleen Crenshaw, RN
Carrie Gallagher, RN
Colleen Janner, RN
Christine Mensch, RN
Diane Moore, RN
Lisa Ninci, RN
PNP-BC – Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
- Board Certified
Teri Huddleston Lavenbarg, RN
SANE-A – Sexual Assault Nurse
Examiner - Adult/Adolescent
Jennifer Thibault, RN
QTTP – Qualified Therapeutic
Touch Practitioner
Theresa Isabell, RN
RN-BC – Informatics Nursing
- Board Certified
Anne Lane, RN
Becky Waitkoss, RN
Nursing Certification Distribution
ONC
CRRN 2%
CNN 2%
2%
RN-BC (PMH)
2%
CCTC ANP-BC
2%
2%
CEN
3%
CNRN
3%
FNP-BC
3%
Other
28%
CCM 4%
CNOR
7%
CMSRN
7%
OCN
18%
CCRN
16%
Editors &
Reviewers
Nell Hull, RN. Co-editor, Practice Pointers, newsletter
of The University of Kansas Hospital Department of
Nursing.
Roxanne Perucca, RN. Peer reviewer for Journal of
Infusion Nursing, Applied Nursing Research, and American
Journal of Nursing.
Joan McMahon, RN. Editor, Literature Review,
publication of The University of Kansas Hospital Nursing
Research Council.
Suzanne Shaffer, RN. Co-editor and regular contributor,
Practice Pointers, newsletter of The University of Kansas
Hospital Department of Nursing.
Noreen Thompson, RN. Manuscript reviewer for
Perspectives in Psychiatric Care.
Stacy Morast, RN, is nurse
manager of Unit 43 and an
adjunct faculty member of
the Institute for Healthcare
Improvement (IHI). She has
provided leadership for
trying more than 100 ideas
as part of the Transforming
Care at the Bedside initiative.
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Professional Organizations
International
International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care.
Cathy Glennon, RN, member, board of directors,
finance committee, membership committee, scientific
program committee, 2008 program committee for
ISNCC Singapore meeting; chair, policy and procedure
committee; abstract reviewer for program committee
for 2008 ISNCC Singapore meeting.
International Society of Psychiatric Nurses.
Noreen Thompson, RN, legislative council chair;
board of directors member.
National
Academy of Medical Surgical Nurses. Callie Ballenger,
RN, position paper task force committee member.
American Association of Critical Care Nurses.
Caryl Goodyear-Bruch, RN, PhD, president.
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American Board of Nursing Specialities.
Roxanne Perucca, RN, awards and recognition
committee member.
American Nurses Credentialing Center. Cathy Glennon,
RN, nursing administration content expert panel chair.
American Organization of Nurse Executives.
Cathy Glennon, RN, bylaws committee member.
American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Nurses.
Joan McMahon, RN, program committee member, and
conference chair of the 2009 national conference.
American Trauma Society. Liz Carlton, RN,
national faculty.
Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses.
Andrea Spalter, RN, recommended practices
committee co-chair.
Cancer Patient Education Network. Lynn Marzinski, RN,
member, learning resource center and complementary
and alternative therapy committees.
North American Transplant Coordinators
Organization. Joan (Tham) Hoffman, RN,
annual meeting program committee chair.
Nurse Healers Professional Organization, Inc.
Theresa Isabell, RN, Kansas representative.
Kansas City Maternal/Child Health Coalition.
Clearis Starr-Williams, RN, board member.
Kansas City Trauma Nurse Coordinators.
Liz Carlton, RN, chair.
Infusion Nurses Certification Corporation.
Roxanne Perucca, RN, chair.
Kansas Emergency Nurses Association.
Michael Hastings, RN, education chair;
Kelly Hewins, RN, government advisor.
Institute of Healthcare Improvement TCAB
Collaborative. Stacy Morast, RN, adjunct faculty.
Kansas State Board of Nursing. Karen Wray, RN,
continuing education committee member.
National Nurses Staff Development Affiliate Advisory
Committee. Robyn Setter, RN, president-elect.
Metropolitan Kansas City PeriAnesthesia Nurses
Association. Nancy Martin, RN, program committee
secretary.
Oncology Nursing Society. Amy Strauss-Tranin, RN,
secretary.
Regional/Local
Academy of Medical Surgical Nurses, Heart of America
Chapter. Callie Ballenger, RN, secretary; Nell Hull, RN,
president.
American Association of Critical Care Nurses,
Greater Kansas City Chapter. Jennifer Nelson, RN,
coordinator of vendors for “Visions” spring education
symposium chair; Lynelle Pierce, RN, secretary.
American Association of Neuroscience Nurses, MoKan
Blues Chapter. Stacy Smith, RN, president-elect.
Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, Greater
Kansas City Chapter. Lisa Elm, RN, president; Sheri Killer,
RN, board of directors member.
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and
Epidemiology, Kansas City Chapter. Kathleen Meyer, RN,
president-elect; Nina Shik, RN, bylaws chairman;
Carol Roberts, RN, president.
Association of Rehabilitation Nurses, Greater Kansas City
Chapter. Joan McMahon, RN, education chair.
Avila University School of Nursing Advisory Board.
Mona Moran, RN, board member.
Midwest Association of Administrative Nursing
Supervisors. Missy Randolph, RN, newsletter
editor; Beth Vandenberg, RN, president.
Missouri-Kansas PeriAnesthesia Nurses
Association. Lila Martin, RN, newsletter editor; Nancy
Martin, RN, program committee secretary.
National Nurses Staff Development Organization,
Heart of America Affiliate. Robyn Setter, RN, recording
secretary; Marci Walker, RN, treasurer; Karen Wray, RN,
president.
Northeast Kansas Regional Trauma Executive
Committee. Liz Carlton, RN, prevention/education
committee co-chair; performance improvement
committee co-chair.
Philippine Nurses Association of Greater Kansas.
Luz Conde, RN, board of directors, education
committee member.
Sigma Theta Tau, Delta Chapter. Robyn Setter, RN,
leadership succession chair.
Society of Pediatric Nurses, Greater Kansas City
Chapter. Jennifer Lombardi, RN, president.
Board of Emergency Medical Services, Kansas State
Advisory Council, Trauma Sub-committee. Liz Carlton,
RN, member.
Unit Practice Council Chairs
* Chair
** Chair-elect
UNIT 15 –
NEUROSURGERY/
NEUROSURGERY ICU
Peggy Woodward, RN*
Kelli Swayden, RN**
UNIT 26/28 – SICU
Jenny Hermes, RN*
Terra Haselhorst, RN**
UNIT 2OP/3OP/PLS
Malcolm Teschan, RN*
UNIT 3F –
REHABILITATION
Nancy Hoglund, RN*
Shirley Curtis-Klein, RN**
UNIT 41/MTU
Kim Owens, RN*
UNIT 42
Megan Luce, RN*
Janet Walsch, RN**
UNIT 43
Rebecca Cizmar, RN*
Natalie Holland, RN**
UNIT 44A – PICU
Kellie Hartman, RN*
UNIT 44B –
SHORT-STAY UNIT
Jamie Klamm, RN*
Melissa Donovan, RN**
UNIT 46
Shelly Miller, RN*
UNIT 51
Alicia Heim, RN*
Abby Roddy, RN**
UNIT 52 – TRAUMA/BURN
Ashley Taubert-Dupey,
RN*
UNIT 53
Mary May, RN*
UNIT 54 – LABOR
AND DELIVERY
Leigh Collins, RN*
Kim Thomas, RN**
UNIT 55 – PEDIATRICS
Lauren Shackles, RN*
Heather Shull, RN*
UNIT 56 –
MOTHER/BABY
Clearis Starr-Williams, RN*
Allyson Lazano, RN**
UNIT 56 – NICU
Kerri Brotherton, RN*
UNIT 63 –
MEDICINE
TRANSPLANT ICU
Kristy Blomquist, RN*
Christy Kinsey, RN**
UNIT 64
Mandy Peacock, RN*
UNIT 65 – MICU
Chad Yeager, RN*
John Dierich, RN*
Jason Gray, RN**
UNIT 66
Alicia Ramsey, RN*
APEC/INFUSION –
PAT CLINIC
Abbie Cooper, RN*
David Jeffrey, RN**
EP LAB
Zann Roach, RN*
Mark Reichuber, RN**
By the Numbers
Department of Nursing
CANCER CENTER
Shari Thommason, RN*
Yvonne Ward, RN**
FLOAT POOL
Marsha Herndon-Landry,
RN*
Alli Selmon, RN**
Hours of direct care provided: 2,140,559
CASE MANAGEMENT
Colleen Booz, RN*
GI/ENDOSCOPY
Susie Collins, RN*
Number of LPNs: 4
CATH LAB
Lynn Smith, RN*
INFECTION CONTROL
Janet Wehrle, RN*
Specialty certified nurses: 311
CICU
Melinda Loy, RN*
Jenn Broberg, RN**
INTERVENTIONAL
RADIOLOGY
Kenny Howey, RN*
Amy Brune, RN**
CTR
Lauren Bond, RN*
CTSICU
Sarah Davis, RN*
Lauren Tarbell, RN**
CTSPCU
Alan Reschke, RN*
Amber Burke, RN**
CV PRE/POST
Krista Zahner, RN*
CVOR
Lynette Patocka, RN*
CVPCU
Dawn Piper, RN*
Melanie Rose, RN**
EMERGENCY
DEPARTMENT
Leigh Powers, RN*
Danielle Gilder, RN**
(Fiscal Year 2008)
Number of RNs: 1,460
Different national certifications: 115
Average tenure: 5.62 years
INTRAVENOUS THERAPY
Lisa Winebrenner, RN*
The University of Kansas Hospital
OR
Macalei Vesper, RN*
Square feet in main hospital: 900,000 approximately
PACU/SDS
Margaret Peterson, RN*
RENAL DIALYSIS –
INPATIENT
Debbie West, RN*
RENAL DIALYSIS –
OUTPATIENT
Debbie West, RN*
Sharon Slusher, RN**
Square feet in heart hospital: 238,000 approximately
Number of inpatient units: 33
Number of hospital beds: 555
Average number of surgery cases: 60-90 per day
Number of different types of surgical procedures: 1,500 annually
Outpatient visits FY08: 298,920
Total patient days FY08: 120,334
Emergency Department visits FY08: 43,392
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Councils & Committees
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Left
Our Critical Care
Management Team
includes (front row, left)
Deb Jordan, RN; Greg
Crawford, RN; Stacy
Smith, RN; (back row, left)
Brian Selig, RN; Jason
Smith, RN; Carol Cleek,
RN; Patrick Duncan, RN;
and Doug Peterson, RN.
Center
Our nursing administrative
coordinators ensure
effective patient care
is delivered during the
evenings, nights and
weekends. The eight NACs
are (sitting, left) Missy
Randolph, RN; Ngoc
Traug Luu, RN; (standing,
left) Deanna Bronaugh,
RN; Virginia Taylor, RN;
Frankie Barker, RN; Beth
Vandenberg, RN; Regena
Walters, RN, and
(not pictured) Kasey
Morrison, RN.
Right
Staff celebrating the
opening of Units 41, 42,
and Blood and Marrow
Transplant includes:
(first row, left) Robin
Albrecht, RN; Angela
Reuter, RN; Tammy
Peterman, RN, MS,
executive vice president,
chief operating officer
chief nursing officer;
Cyndy Steen, RN; (back
row, left) Bob Page, chief
executive officer and
president; and Chris
Ruder, RN, MS, vice
president, Patient
Care Services.
COORDINATING COUNCIL
Chris Ruder, RN, MS, chair
Mary Bianchi, RN
Carol Cleek, RN
Jill Hagel, RN
Angela Hale, RN
Amanda Gartner, RN
Cathy Glennon, RN
Jennifer Lombardi, RN
Lila Martin, RN
Janet Marts, RN
Liz Miquelon, RN
Cynthia Orscheln, RN
Marilyn Parker, RN
Jill Peltzer, RN
Roxanne Perucca, RN
Doug Peterson, RN
Alan Reschke, RN
Kathy Robinson, RN
Suzanne Shaffer, RN
Melanie Simpson, RN
Brandy Weaver, RN
Karen Wray, RN
CLINICAL
PRACTICE COUNCIL
Liz Miquelon, RN, chair
Janet Marts, RN,
co-chair
Alan Reschke, RN,
chair-elect
Rachel Pepper, RN, mentor
Kristy Blomquist, RN
Lauren Bond, RN
Colleen Booz, LMSW
Kathy Bradley, RN
Jenn Broberg, RN
Kerri Brotherton, RN
Amy Brune, RN
Amber Burke, RN
Rebecca Cizmar, RN
Carol Cleek, RN
Leigh Collins, RN
Susie Collins, RN
Abbie Cooper, RN
Shirley Curtis-Klein, RN
Bob Dary, RN
Sarah Davis, RN
Cheryl Daugherty, RN
Leah Dickter, RN
John Dietrich, RN
Melissa Donovan, RN
Amanda Gartner, RN
Danielle Gilder, RN
Jason Gray, RN
Kellie Hartman, RN
Nikki Harvey, RN
Terra Haselhorst, RN
Alicia Heim, RN
Jenny Hermes, RN
Marsha Herndon-Landry,
RN
Nancy Hoglund, RN
Natalie Holland, RN
Kenny Howey, RN
Angela Interiano, RN
Debby Jackson, BSN, JD
David Jeffrey, RN
Christy Kinsey, RN
Jamie Klamm, RN
Sharon Kumm, RN
Allyson Lazano, RN
Joann Lacey, RPh
Laura Lillich, RN
Melinda Loy, RN
Megan Luce, RN
Lila Martin, RN
Nancy Martin, RN
Mary May, RN
Becky Meyer, RN
Shelly Miller, RN
Paul Owen, RN
Kim Owens, RN
Susan Parker, RN
Lynette Patocka, RN
Mandy Peacock, RN
Roxanne Perucca, RN
Margaret Peterson, RN
Dawn Piper, RN
Leigh Powers, RN
Alicia Ramsey, RN
Mark Reichuber, RN
Zann Roach, RN
Abby Roddy, RN
Rozina Rojab-Ali, RN
Melanie Rose, RN
Alli Selmon, RN
Lauren Shackles, RN
Suzanne Shaffer, RN
Sharon Slusher, RN
Lynn Smith, RN
Clearis Starr-Williams, RN
Elizabeth Swartz, RN
Kelli Swayden, RN
Lauren Tarbell, RN
Ashley Taubert-Dupey, RN
Malcolm Teschan, RN
Kim Thomas, RN
Shari Thomasson, RN
Cindy Tuggle, RN
Pat Twenter, RN
Macalei Vesper, RN
Becky Waitkoss, RN
Janet Walsh, RN
Yvonne Ward, RN
Brandy Weaver, RN
Darcy Webb, RN
Janet Wehrle, RN
Debbie West, RN
Lisa Winebrenner, RN
Peggy Woodward, RN
Karen Wray, RN
Chad Yeager, RN
Krista Zahner, RN
Councils & Committees
MANAGEMENT
COUNCIL
Doug Peterson, RN, chair
Jennifer Lombardi, RN,
chair-elect
Kevin Bills, RN
Kris Brees, RN
Cheryl Daugherty, RN
Alisa Ford
Jill Hagel, RN
Patty Howerton
Maria Pena, RN
Rachel Pepper, RN
Brian Selig, RN
Andrea Spalter, RN
Virginia Taylor, RN
Darlene Timmerman, RN
Karen Wray, RN
Lisa Ward (ad hoc)
QUALITY COUNCIL
RESEARCH COUNCIL
Amanda Gartner, RN, chair
Jill Peltzer, RN, chair
Brandy Weaver, RN,
chair-elect
Marilyn Parker, RN,
chair-elect
Robin Albrecht, RN
Callie Ballenger, RN
Michelle Bolen, RN
Liz Carlton, RN
Gere Fiore, RN
Mary Ellen Gaul, RN
Angela Hale, RN
Krystal Hardman, RN
Angela Interiano, RN
Debby Jackson, BSN, JD
Elisabeth Jackson, RN
Lila Martin, RN
Amanda Meats, RN
Roxanne Perucca, RN
Chris Ruder, RN
Leigh Anne Scott, RPh
Robyn Setter, RN
Melanie Simpson, RN, PhD
Suzanne Shaffer, RN
Nina Shik, RN
Marcie Teel, RN
Kayla Terrell, RN
Jennifer Thibault, RN
Shari Thomasson, RN
Deirdre Waldrip, RN
Marci Walker, RN
Shirley Weber
Melissa Wiehe, RN
Joanna Wolfe, RN
Heidi Boehm, RN
Liz Carlton, RN
Lynne Connelly, RN, PhD
Sindy English, RN
Virginia Freeman, RN
Cathy Glennon, RN
Theresa Isabell, RN
Cathi Johnson, RN
Diane Kennedy, RN
Marilyn Labinski, RN
Joan McMahon, RN
Lynn Marzinski, RN
Jennifer Moran, RN
Judy Otey, RN
Suzanne Porras, RN
Suzanne Shaffer, RN
Bob Spaniol, RN, PhD
Noreen Thompson, RN
Cynthia Tuggle, RN
Beth Vandenberg, RN
MAGNET STEERING
COMMITTEE
Tammy Peterman, RN, MS,
chair
Suzanne Shaffer, RN, chair
Carol Cleek, RN
Rick Couldry, RPh
Jill Hagel, RN
Lila Martin, RN
Noella McCray, RN
Roxanne Perucca, RN
Kathy Robinson, RN
Chris Ruder, RN
Robyn Setter, RN
Stacy Smith, RN
Cyndy Steen, RN
Becky Waitkoss, RN
Lisa Ward
Karen Wray, RN
STANDARDS OF
PRACTICE AND
PROCEDURES
Nikki Harvey, RN, chair
Brad Barber, RN
Rick Blevins, RN
Erin Carrol, RN
Diane Clevenger, RN
Leanne Doerner, RN
Andrea Hawthorne, RN
Haley Hon, RN
Michelle Jones, RN
Kate McElderry, RN
Janet Marts, RN
Liz Miquelon, RN
Kayla Northrop, RN
Lynelle Pierce, RN
Rozina Rajab-Ali, RN
Alicia Ramsey, RN
Alan Reschke, RN
Linda Thacker, RN
Melanie Tisdale, RN
Mary Whalen, RN
Brandy Weaver, RN
Stephanie Yonts, RN
Left
Nursing Residency
Coordinators (left) Marci
Walker, RN, and (right)
Robyn Setter, RN,
attended the Nursing
Residency Banquet with
residents Kayla Terrell, RN;
Amber Stoneking, RN;
and Ashley Dinkle, RN.
Center
Our Cancer Center
Nursing Management
Team includes (left) Cathy
Glennon, RN; Mary Perrin,
RN; Lynn Marzinski, RN;
Marci Bailey, RN; Darlene
Timmerman, RN; and
Noella McCray, RN.
Right
Michael Blomquist, RN;
(left), Doug Peterson, RN;
and Doyle Coons, RN,
presented a Rapid
Response Team Boot
Camp at AACN’s National
Teaching Institute in
Chicago in May 2008.
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Presentations
National
Mary Bianchi, RN. National
Student Nurses Association 25th
Annual Mid-Year Career Planning
Conference, “Nursing Speciality
Showcase–Maternal/Child
Nursing.” November 2007.
Doyle Coons, RN, Michael
Blomquist, RN, and Joan
McMahon, RN. American
Association of Critical Care
Nurses, National Teaching
Institute. “Rapid Response Team
Boot Camp.” May 2008.
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Michael Hastings, RN, Carol
Cleek, RN, and Steve Simpson,
MD. Society of Critical Care
Medicine. “Outcomes in Septic
Patients Excluded from the
Surviving Sepsis Database,”
“Improved Sepsis Recognition
and Survival Following Initiation
of a Sepsis Team,” “Increased
Mortality Among Transferred
Septic Patients” (poster
presentations). February 2008.
Sheri Killer, RN, Rebecca
Gearhart, RN, and Heidi Boehm,
RN. Association of Operating
Room Nurses Congress.
“Exploring the World of Nursing”
(poster presentation).
March 2008.
Akiko Kubo, RN. American
Association of Critical Care
Nurses, National Teaching
Institute. “What’s Up with DAT?
Psychometric Testing of the
Delirium Assessment Screening
Tool for Patients on a Ventilator”
(poster and oral presentation)
and “Progressive Upright
Mobility (PUM) in the ICU.”
May 2008.
Lila Martin, RN. 11th Annual
Magnet Conference.
“Providing Meaningful Quality
Data to Frontline Nurses” (poster
presentation). October 2007.
Joan McMahon, RN. American
Association of Spinal Cord Injury
Nurses National Conference.
“Embracing New Horizons: SCI
Evidence-based Nursing Practice
Simplified.” August 2007.
Lisa Ninci, RN. American
Psychiatric Nurses Association’s
21st Annual Conference.
“The Experience of Living with
Chronic Mental Illness: A
Photo-Voice Study” (poster
presentation). October 2007.
Roxanne Perucca, RN. Quality
and Safety Fall Forum of the
University Hospital Consortium.
“An Interdisciplinary Approach
to Promote Service Excellence
by Preventing Multiple
Venipuncture Attempts” (poster
presentation). October 2007.
Tammy Peterman, RN, MS,
executive vice president, chief
operating officer and chief
nursing officer. 11th Annual
Magnet Conference. “ A Tale of
Two Cultures.” October 2007.
Tammy Peterman, RN, MS,
executive vice president, chief
operating officer and chief
nursing officer. University
HealthSystem Consortium 2007
Quality and Safety Fall Forum. “Integrating Systems and People
in Support of A Performance
Improvement Culture.”
October 2007.
Lynelle Pierce, RN. National
Professional Education Institute
38th Annual Critical Care Update. “Application of Pulmonary
Physiology to Assessment of
Ventilator Patients” and
“Ventilator Graphics,
Understanding Respiratory
Waveforms.” March 2008.
Joan McMahon, RN. American
Association of Critical Care
Nurses, National Teaching
Institute. “Progressive Upright
Mobility in the ICU.” May 2008.
Robyn Setter, RN and
Marci Walker, RN. University
HealthSystem Consortium
National Conference. “Job
Satisfaction and Retention
of BSN Nurses Who Have
Completed a Nurse Residency
Program.” April 2008.
Melanie Simpson, RN. American
Society for Pain Management
Nursing National Meeting.
“Methadone for Chronic Pain
Management.” September 2007.
Andrea Spalter, RN.
Association of periOperative
Registered Nurses 55th Annual
Congress. “Patient Skin
Antisepsis. Recommended
Practice Updates:” “Quiz Bowl”
March 2008.
Noreen Thompson, RN.
Philippine Nurses Association
of America. “Becoming Hardy.”
April 2008
Marci Walker, RN. National
Nursing Staff Development
Organization Conference.
“Spend a Day in Our Shoes”
(poster presentation). July 2007.
Karen Wray, RN. National
Nursing Staff Development
Organization National
Convention. “Creating a F.U.N.
Orientation – F-undamentals,
U-nique, N-teresting, N-spired.”
July 2007.
Karen Wray, RN. 2008 Annual
NNSDO Convention. “Sink or
Swim: Helping Graduates Tread
Water: Results of a Three-Year
NCLEX Support Study” (poster
presentation). July 2008.
Regional/Local
Callie Ballenger, RN. Kansas City
Medical Surgical Consortium
Review Course for Certification.
“Renal Review.” October 2007
and April 2008.
Holly Dunoon, RN, Lea Ann
Hogan, RN, Melissa Johnson,
RN, and Kayla Terrell, RN.
Nursing Residency Program.
“Patient Acuity” (poster
presentation). May 2008.
Cathy Glennon, RN. Leukemia
and Lymphoma Society,
Kansas City, Missouri, “Symptom
Management.” February 2008.
Cathy Glennon, RN. Wichita
CCOP Oncology Update. “Nursing
Shortage.” February 2008.
Michael Hastings, RN. Topics
in Trauma: Advances in Critical
Care Management of the Trauma
Patient. “Trauma and Sepsis,”
March 2008.
Kathy Bradley, RN.
The University of Kansas
Hospital Department of Nursing
Practice Council. “ CVOR/CVPP
Practice Council.” January 2008.
Michael Hastings, RN.
Kansas City Chapter of American
Association of Critical Care
Nurses. “Sepsis: Arrival to
Survival.” February 2008.
Dominique Cardello, RN.
Nursing Residency Program:
“Promoting Rest and Sleep in
the ICU” (poster presentation).
May 2008.
Akiko Kubo, RN. 2008 Visions
Symposium for the Greater
Kansas City Association of
Critical-Care Nurses. “Progressive
Upright Mobility (PUM) in
the ICU.” March 2008.
Katie Davenport, RN. Nursing
Residency Program: “Post-op
Renal Transplant-Transplant
Intermediate Unit” (poster
presentation). May 2008.
Missy Donovan, RN.
Nursing Residency Program.
“$4 Prescriptions” (poster
presentation). May 2008.
Joan McMahon, RN. Johnson
County Community College.
“SCI Care and Patient Outcomes:
From Where We Were to Where
We Hope to Be.” July 2007.
Joan McMahon, RN. SCI
Summit: No Limits. “SCI Research
Update: Taking Steps Forward.”
July 2007.
Joan McMahon, RN. Kansas City
Kansas Community College. “The
Patient with a Spinal Cord Injury.”
October 2007.
Presentations
Kathleen Meyer, RN. St. Luke’s
Northland Staff, “Healthcare
Worker Immunization”,
“Community Acquired MRSA”,
and “Clostridium Difficile.”
December 2007 and February
2008.
Mona Moran, RN. Healthy
Indoor Environments
Conference. “Case Management.”
October 2007.
Stephanie Roling, RN. 2008
Student Research Forum.
“Effective Management of
Common Symptoms of
Oncology Patients During
Therapy: Pilot Study.” April 2008.
Janice Sandt, RN. 10th Annual
Stroke Symposium. “Stroke
Prevention and Treatment. What
is at Jeopardy?” October 2007.
Suzanne Shaffer, RN. Washburn
School of Nursing. “MAGNET:
The Pull Toward a Culture of
Excellence”, July 2007.
Suzanne Shaffer, RN. North
Kansas City Hospital –
Nursing Leadership. “Using
NDNQI Reports.” August 2007.
Suzanne Shaffer, RN.
Truman Medical Center’s Magnet
Achievement Team. “MAGNET:
The Pull Toward a Culture of
Excellence.” February 2008.
Suzanne Shaffer, RN and Kathy
Robinson, RN. The Heart of
America Affiliate of the National
Nurses in Staff Development
Organization. “Keeping Your
Perspective: Re-igniting the
Flames.” December 2007.
Nina Shik, RN. KHA 2008
Infection Prevention and Control
Course and Kansas City Chapter
of AORN: “MRSA in Surgical
Patient.” April and January 2008.
Nina Shik . Life Net Air Medical
Services. “Infection Control
for Emergency Medical
Professionals.” October 2007.
Noreen Thompson, RN.
Western Missouri Mental Health
Center Grand Rounds. “Living
with Chronic Mental Illness: A
Photo- Voice Study.” September
2007.
Kristen Tierney, RN.
Rehabilitation Nurses of Greater
Kansas City. “New Trends in
Rehabilitation.” April 2008.
Karen Wray, RN. 13th Annual
Midwest Regional Nursing
Educators Conference. “Creating
a F.U.N. Orientation.” November
2007.
The following are Poster
Presentations from the
2nd Annual Nursing Science
Symposium: Research and
Evidence Based Practice
Initiatives. The University
of Kansas Hospital
Department of Nursing.
September 27, 2008.
Anne Arthur, RN, Heidi Boehm,
RN, Rozina Rajab-Ali, RN, Lynne
Connelly, PhD, RN, and Patti
Howerton, MBA. The Use of
Constant Observation at the
University of Kansas Hospital.
Marge Barnett, RN, Carol
Mulvenon, RN, Pat Dalrymple,
RN, and Lynne Connelly, PhD,
RN. A Study of Staff Nurses’
Administration Practice Patterns
and Attitudes Regarding the
Titration of Opioids of Dying
Patients in the Acute Care
Setting.
Heidi Boehm, RN, Summer
Bryant, RN, and Stacy Morast,
RN. Performance Improvement
Project on Implementation of
Quiet Time on an Adult MedicalSurgical Unit.
Michelle Bolen, RN, Akiko Kubo,
RN, Amy O’Brien-Ladner, MD,
Caryl Goodyear-Bruch, PhD, RN,
and Lynne Connelly, PhD, RN.
What’s Up With “DAT”?: Psychometric Testing of the Delirium
Assessment Screening Tool for
Patients on a Ventilator.
Liz Carlton, RN. Use of a Rapid
Response Team (RRT) in a Level I
Trauma Center.
John Carothers, RN. Nurse
Hourly Rounding Call Light
Study.
Rebecca Clark-Snow, RN, et al.
Role of the Nurse in Patient
Education and Follow-up of
People Receiving Oral
Chemotherapy Treatment:
an International Study.
Sara Dubin, RN, Kim Hunter,
RN, and Meike Orlick, RD.
Improving Parenteral
Nutrition in Premature Infants
Less Than 1500 Grams Using
Early TPN.
Alicia Heim, RN, Zohra
Hussaini, RN, Tiffany Thomas,
RN, and Stephanie Winwright,
RN. Spinal Precautions:
Are We Evidence Based? Are
We Properly Educated? Are We
Providing the Safest Care for
Our Patients?
Natalie Holland, RN, and
Stacy Morast, RN. Preoperative
Education Program for Joint
Replacement Patients.
Kristin Jeschke, RN, Lynn
Connelly, PhD, RN, Roxanne
Perucca, RN, and Karen Tarnow,
PhD, RN. Peripheral Intravenous
Catheters: What Is A Safe Indwell
Time?
Mira Kim, RN, Kim HardingFoo, RN, Jenny Meyer, RN, and
Victoria Rudolph, RN. Quality
Improvement Project to Educate
Patients & Staff about Mucositis.
Akiko Kubo, RN. The Importance
of Lactate and Central Venous
Oxygen Saturation in the
Management of Sepsis.
Stacy Morast, RN, Natilie
Gelvin, RN, Andi Vanderfeltz,
RN, Lynne Connelly, PhD, RN,
and Shanike Williams, RN.
Improving Patient Outcomes
Through a Prospective
Education Program for Joint
Replacement Patients.
Lisa Ninci, RN. The Experience
of Living with Chronic Mental
Illness: A Photo-Voice Study.
Holly O’Brien, RN, and Marilyn
Parker, RN. Improving a Child’s
Experience in the Medical
Intensive Care Unit with a
Teaching Booklet.
Jill Peltzer, RN, and
Mary H. Leenerts, PhD, RN.
Incorporating Spirituality into
Self-Care Practices in HIV+
Women with Histories of Abuse.
September 2007.
Jill Peltzer, RN, Sue PopkessVawter, PhD, RN, and Noreen
Thompson, RN. MedicalSurgical Nurses Perspectives of
Spirituality and Spiritual Care.
Roxanne Perucca, RN.
An Interdisciplinary Approach
to Promote Service Excellence
by Preventing Multiple
Venipuncture Attempts.
Suzanne Porras, RN. Reliability
of SIRS Criteria as an Early
Indicator for the Recognition of
Sepsis in the Burn Population.
Robyn Setter, RN, and Marci
Walker, RN. Job Satisfaction
and Retention of BSN Nurses
Who Have Completed a Nurse
Residency Program.
Nina Shik, RN, Silvera Ford, RN,
Rosemarie Thompson, RN,
Maria Pena, RN, and Michael
Luchi, MD. The Heat Is On:
Control of Community-Acquired
MRSA in a Burn Center.
Noreen Thompson, RN, Ivan
Osorio, MD, and Edward Hunter,
PhD. Psychogenic Nonepileptic
Seizures (PNES): Reframing the
Diagnosis.
Marci Walker, RN. Spend a Day
In Our Shoes.
Sidonie Welsh, RN, and Wendy
Garza, RN. Burn Prevention
Education in the Elderly Hispanic
Population.
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Publications
The following people have
contributed to The University
of Kansas Hospital Nursing
Research Council Literature
Review: Abstracts Relevant To
Nursing Practice.
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Anne Arthur, RN
Rebecca Cizmar, RN
Diane Clevenger, RN
Robert Dary, RN
Leah Dickter, RN
Sindy English, RN
Danelle Hake, RN
Angela Hale, RN
Krystal Hardman, RN
Nicole Hedberg, RN
Jenny Hermes, RN
Angela Interiano, RN
Thu Janes, RN
Jennifer Lewis, RN
Heather McCoy, RN
Noella McCray, RN
Joan McMahon, RN
Lisa Mills, RN
Melissa Moffitt-Craft, RN
Jennifer Moran, RN
Lisa Ninci, RN
Kim O’Connell, RN
Marilyn Parker, RN
Roxanne Perucca, RN
Missy Randolph, RN
Nina Shik, RN
Melanie Simpson, RN
Jennifer Surprise, RN
Noreen Thompson, RN
Beth Vandenberg, RN
Becky Waitkoss, RN
Brandy Weaver, RN
Heidi Boehm, RN, and Wanda
Bonnel, RN. “The Use of Peer
Review in Nursing Education
and Clinical Practice.” The Journal
for Nurses in Staff Development.
Accepted for publication.
Liz Carlton, RN, et al.
“Efficacy of a Pneumonia
Prevention Protocol in the
Reduction of VentilatorAssociated Pneumonia in
Trauma Patients.” Surgical
Infections. October 1, 2007,
8(5): 505-510.
Cathy Glennon, RN, and
J. Seskevich. “Relaxation
Technique to Ease Dyspnea:
A Tool for Oncology Nurses.”
Clinical Journal of Oncology
Nursing. Oncology Nursing
Society. October 12(2), 369-371.
Lila Martin, RN. “Enhanced
Communication Protects
Patients.” Breathline. Vol 28, No. 1,
Jan/Feb 2008. (Newsletter of
the American Society of
PeriAnesthesia Nurses.)
Lynn Marzinski, RN. “Caring for
your Skin: For Skin Rash Caused
by EGFR Inhibitors.”, “Ostomy
Care: Information and Supplies”
(with Jan Peterson LSCSW), “New
Patient Information.” Brochures
for Cancer Center patients.
Joan McMahon, RN, et al.
“Threaded Interbody Fusion
Cage for Adjacent Segment
Degenerative Disease After
Previous Anterior Cervical
Fusion.” Surgical Neurology,
69:2, 2008.
Lisa Ninci, RN, and Noreen
Thompson, RN, et al.
“The Experience of Living
with Chronic Mental Illness: A
Photo-Voice Study.” Perspectives
in Psychiatric Care. Vol. 44, No. 1,
January 2008: 14-24.
Roxanne Perucca, RN, et al.
“The Relationship Between
Peripheral Intravenous Catheter
Indwell Time and the Incidence
of Phlebitis.” Journal of Infusion
Nursing, 31(1), Jan/Feb 2008.
Lynelle Pierce, RN, et al.
“Chapter 9 Ventilation.”
In ML Sole, DG Klein, and MJ
Moseley’s Introduction to Critical
Care Nursing. 5th Edition.
Philadelphia: Elsevier. In press.
Andrea Spalter, RN, and
Victoria Steelman, RN. “Patient
Skin Antisepsis.” Standards,
Recommended Practice and
Guidelines. 2008 Edition.
Edited by Ramona Conner,
et al, Denver Colo. Association
of Perioperative Registered
Nurses, Inc.
Noreen Thompson, RN.
“Report on the AORN
Consensus Work Group
Meeting.” ISPN Connections.
August 2007. (ISPN newsletter.)
Research
Internships
Epicardial Pacing Wires and Showering. Anna Werner,
RN, and Alan Reschke, RN (interns), Jennifer Bowman,
RN, Cardiothoracic Surgery Progressive Care Unit and
Lynn Connelly, RN, PhD, Department of Nursing nurse
researcher and KU School of Nursing faculty, project
advisor.
Pre-operative Educational Program for Joint Replacement
Patients. Natalie Holland, RN (intern), and Stacy Morast,
RN, Orthopedic and Family Medicine nursing, and
Lynne Connelly, RN, PhD, Department of Nursing nurse
researcher and KU School of Nursing faculty, project
advisor.
Psychometric Testing of the Delirium Assessment
Screening Tool for Patients on a Ventilator. Michelle Bolen,
RN, Akiko Kubo, RN, Jennifer Miller, RN (intern), and
Carol Goodyear-Bruch, RN, PhD. Medicine Critical Care,
and Lynne Connelly, RN, PhD, Department of
Nursing nurse researcher and KU School of Nursing
faculty, project advisor.
The Effect of a Physician’s Posture on the Perception of
Length of Time of Patient/Physician Interaction. Joan
McMahon, RN (PI), Patricia Hughes, RN, Kellie Swayden,
RN (intern), and Jennifer Moran, RN, Neurosurgical
nursing. Edna Hamera, RN, PhD, KU School of Nursing
faculty advisor.
“I was impressed that every nurse
I met in the hospital was very
pleasant and nice! I felt safe and
cared for which made my stay
more comfortable and pleasant.”
— KU Cares Card
Research
Decreasing Blood Culture
Contamination. Liz Miquelon,
RN, clinical practice council
chair, and Amanda Gartner, RN,
quality council chair. Lynne
Connelly, RN, PhD (PI),
Department of Nursing nurse
researcher and KU School of
Nursing faculty.
Disseminating Organizational
Screening & Brief Intervention
Services (DO-SBIS) Trauma
Centers. Liz Carlton, RN, trauma
coordinator (co-PI).
Evaluation of Patient Outcomes
Utilizing the STO2 Monitor in
Comparison to VS and Lactate
Levels as a Predictor for Shock.
Bridgett Marzluf, RN, and Liz
Carlton, RN, critical care nursing.
Suzanne Porras, RN (PI), trauma/
burn nursing.
Front Line Nursing Leadership
on Night Shift. Cyndy Steen, RN,
Rachel Pepper, RN, and Robin
Albrecht, RN, acute care nursing,
and Lynne Connelly, RN, PhD,
Department of Nursing nurse
researcher and KU School of
Nursing faculty, project advisor.
Heart Failure Group Clinic
Appointments with Nurse
Practitioners: Rehospitalization
Prevention Clinical Trial. (NINRNIH-NHLBI funded.) Noreen
Thompson, RN, clinical
excellence. Carol Smith, RN,
PhD (PI), KU School of Nursing
faculty.
Improving New Graduate
Support for NCLEX-RN
Preparation. Robyn Setter, RN
(PI), and Karen Wray, RN,
Education and Development.
Incorporating Music Therapy
into Client Care. Kathy Volts, RN,
Ellen Wendorff, RN, and Kris
Brees, RN, pediatric nursing.
Cindy Cowell, PhD, KU faculty
advisor.
KU KIDS Project: Intervention
with Diary in Schools. Jessica
Thomure, RN, cardiothoracic
intensive care. Debra Sullivan,
RN, PhD, KU School of Nursing
faculty advisor.
Patient Education and Support
for the Effective Management
of Common Symptoms
Experienced by Oncology
Patients During Therapy: Pilot
Study. Erin Carroll, RN, and
Stephanie Roling, RN, oncology
nursing. Phoebe Williams, RN,
PhD, (PI) KU School of Nursing
faculty.
Perception of Time Spent.
Joan McMahon, RN (PI), Stacy
Smith, RN, Jennifer Moran, RN,
and Kellie Swayden, RN,
Neurosurgical nursing. Edna
Hamera, RN, PhD, KU School of
Nursing faculty advisor.
Prevalence of Sexual
Dysfunction in Chronic Back Pain
Patients on Long-Term Opioid
Therapy. Melanie Simpson, RN,
PhD (PI), pain management
nursing.
Psychometric Evaluation of the
KU Delirium Assessment Screen
Tool for Patients on a Ventilator.
Michelle Bolen, RN (PI), Akiko
Kubo, RN, and Caryl GoodyearBruch, RN, PhD, critical care
nursing. Lynne Connelly, RN,
PhD, Department of Nursing
nurse researcher and KU School
of Nursing faculty.
Pulsed Therapeutic Ultrasound:
Physiological Properties and
Healing Effects on Hematoma.
Liz Carlton, RN (co-PI).
Risk Factors Associated with
Increased LOS in ACDF.
Joan McMahon, RN (PI), Stacy
Smith, RN, and Lisa Rice, RN,
neurosurgical nursing, and Paul
Arnold, MD, neurosurgery.
Technology Home Caregiving
with HPN Families. (NINR-NIH
funded.) Noreen Thompson, RN,
clinical excellence. Carol Smith,
RN, PhD (PI), KU School of
Nursing faculty.
The 2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate
Bath Study. Kathie Mason, RN,
Jenny Hermes, RN, and Patrick
Duncan, RN (PI), surgical critical
care nursing, and Lynne
Connelly, RN, PhD, Department
of Nursing nurse researcher and
KU School of Nursing faculty,
project advisor.
The Effect of Job Satisfaction,
Reasons for Staying, and Nurse
Residency Satisfaction on
Commitment to Nurses’ Current
Position and Retention of BSN
Nurses Who Have Completed
a Nurse Residency Program.
Robyn Setter, RN (PI), Tammy
Peterman, RN, MS, and Marci
Walker, RN, Education and
Development and Lynne
Connelly, RN, PhD, Department
of Nursing nurse researcher and
KU School of Nursing faculty,
project advisor.
The Pre-op Education Study
for Joint Replacement Surgery
Patients. Natalie Givens, RN,
Stacy Morast, RN (PI), and
Andrea Vanderfeltz, RN,
Orthopedic and Family Medicine
nursing, and Lynne Connelly,
RN, PhD, Department of Nursing
nurse researcher and KU School
of Nursing faculty, project
advisor.
Transforming Insecurity into
Excellent Practice Through
Unit-Specific Orientation Sheets
for Reassigned Nursing Staff.
Liz Miquelon, RN, (PI), nursing
resource pool.
Use of Virtual Reality Goggles
to Reduce Pain/Anxiety in
Patients Undergoing a Bone
Marrow Biopsy/Aspiration.
Marcia Jacobson, RN, and
Jenny Arthur, RN, oncology
nursing. Lynne Connelly, RN,
PhD, Department of Nursing
nurse researcher and KU
School of Nursing faculty,
project advisor.
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The Use of Constant Observation
at The University of Kansas
Hospital. Heidi Boehm, RN,
Anne Arthur, RN (PI), Patty
Howerton, BSN, and Rozina
Rajab-Ali, RN, acute care
nursing. Lynne Connelly, RN,
PhD, Department of Nursing
nurse researcher and KU School
of Nursing faculty, project
advisor.
Transforming Global Healthcare
by Educating Missionary Nurse
Practitioners. Beth Vandenberg,
RN, nursing department. Amy
Toone, RN, PhD (PI), Associate
Professor, Patty Harris Shelton
School of Nursing.
Brian Selig, RN, was the 2007 recipient of the American Organization
of Nurse Executives (AONE) Nurse Manager Fellowship. The year-long
program helps prepare the next generation of executive level nurse
leaders to meet practice needs.
Community Service & Leadership
Our nurses volunteer for the following organizations:
American Cancer Society
American Heart Association
American Jewish Committee Board of Directors
American Legion
American Lung Association
American Public Health Association
American Red Cross
American Stroke Association
Birthright
Bistate Stroke Education Consortium
Board of Trustees for the Village of Farley, MO
Boy Scouts of America
Cancer Action, Inc.
Duchesne Clinic
Eastern Clay County Ambulance District
Board of Directors
Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary
Girl Scouts of America
Grange
Greater KC Area Psychiatric Council
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Our nurses, as members
of nurse-led teams—Pain
Management, Infection
Control, IV Therapy and
Wound and Ostomy—
continuously work on
initiatives to improve the
quality of care for our
patients, and meet or
exceed hospital goals and
national benchmarks.
The Wound and Ostomy
Team, including (left)
Virginia Freeman, RN, and
Meredith Hill, RN, has kept
the incidents of pressure
ulcers well below national
benchmarks.
Guardian Angels – church committee member
Health Ministries Association
Holy Family Catholic Church – stewardship and
capital campaign committee member
Hospice Advantage
Injury-Free KC Coalition
Jewish Community Relation Bureau Board of Directors
Kansas Hospital Association Psychiatric Task Force
Kansas Junior Academy of Science
Kansas Public Health Association
KUH Burn Unit Alarm Project
KU Nursing Alumni Association
Lawrence Corvette Club
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
March of Dimes
Maternal and Child Health Coalition of Greater KC
Medical Mission to Honduras
Mercy and Truth Medical Mission of Kansas City
Mid-America Medical Reserve Corp – American Red Cross
Multiple Sclerosis Association, Mid-America Chapter
National Kidney Foundation of Kansas and
Western Missouri
Parents for Project Grad
Parent Teacher Association/Organization
Pratherville Village Council member
Reach Out and Read KC
Saint Francis Xavier Church
Saint Gabriel Church
Shawnee Mission North Patron Art Gallery
Board of Directors
Sierra Club
Sigma Kappa National Sorority
Southwest Boulevard Family Care Clinic
St. Agnes Young Adult Service Group
St. Andrews Society
Sunflower Foundation, Health Care for Kansans
Ten Thousand Villages
The Groves
The University of Kansas Hospital
Drive-Thru Flu Shot Event
Treads and Threads
Westwood City Council Taskforce
Women Without Limits
2008 Awards
2008 Nursing Awards
CARDIOVASCULAR AND CARDIOTHORACIC
SURGICAL NURSING
Jennifer Hertig, RN, CVOR
Janet Marts, RN, CVPCU
ELIZABETH WISDOM MEMORIAL AWARD –
MICU NURSING
2008 NURSING CLINICAL
EXCELLENCE AWARDS
EXPERT CLINICAL NURSE
Mark Puno, RN, ED
EXPERT NURSE LEADER
Greg Crawford, RN, Nurse Manager - TICU
Carrie Buckley, RN, MICU
PATIENT/FAMILY ADVOCATE
Lucia Moreno, RN, Unit 51
EXCELLENCE IN HEMATOLOGY / ONCOLOGY
NURSING
PATIENT/FAMILY EDUCATOR
Lynn Marzinski, RN, Cancer Center
Erin Carrol, RN, Unit 42
Janet Sherman, RN, Blood and Marrow Transplant
2008 NURSING SUPPORT STAFF
EXCELLENCE AWARDS
OUTSTANDING HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT
Mary Hensley
OUTSTANDING HEALTH CARE TECHNICIAN
Tiffiny Fudge, Cancer Center
OUTSTANDING UNIT SECRETARY
Maria Howald, Mother/Baby
PROFESSIONAL/COMMUNITY
SERVICE AWARDS AND HONORS
Noella McCray, RN, Outstanding Citizen
of Westwood award
Recipients of the National
Nurses in Staff Development
Organization award include
(left) Marci Walker, RN;
Kelly Hewins, RN; Karen Wray, RN; and
(not pictured)
Robyn Setter, RN.
EXPERT CLINICAL NURSE – NONTRADITIONAL
SETTING OR ROLE
Abbie Cooper, RN, PAT Clinic
NURSE MENTOR
Wilma Guilbeau, RN, ED
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NURSE PRECEPTOR
Carrie Buckley, RN, MICU
OUTSTANDING NEW GRADUATE
Ashley Dinkel, RN, MICU
2007 KSNA Nurse of the Year
for Administration Award
Tammy Peterman, RN, MS, executive vice president,
chief operating officer and chief nursing officer
Perioperative Nursing leaders (left) Becky Gearheart, RN;
Lila Martin, RN; and Lanette Fleming, RN, along with
Bob Page, president and chief executive officer, celebrate
with award recipient Abbie Cooper, RN, at the Nursing
Excellence Awards dinner.
Jennifer Moran, RN, West Platte R-II Volunteer award
“My nurses were caring and gentle. One even called a couple of days after
the procedure to check up on me. Great job! Thank you!” —KU Cares Card
2008 Excellence in Nursing Awards
Carrie Buckley, RN
Abbie Cooper, RN
Greg Crawford, RN
Ashley Dinkel, RN
Wilma Guilbeau, RN
Lynn Marzinski, RN
Lucia Moreno, RN
Mark Puno, RN
Medical Intensive Care
Nurse Preceptor
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Emergency Department
Nurse Mentor
Pre-Anesthesia Testing/
Infusion Clinic
Expert Clinical Nurse –
Nontraditional Setting or Role
Brandmeyer Patient
Resource Center
Patient/Family Educator
Medical Transplant Intensive Care
Expert Nurse Leader
Trauma/General Surgery
Patient/Family Advocate
Medical Intensive Care
Outstanding New Graduate
Emergency Department
Expert Clinical Nurse
In Memoriam
During the past year, The University of Kansas Hospital lost three members of its nursing family.
They are greatly missed by their co-workers and friends at the hospital.
Marilyn Blecha – Nursing Central, died November 21, 2007
Denise Wilson – Operating Room, died June 6, 2007
June Belt, ARNP – Cray Diabetes Center, died June 18, 2008