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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.
Stories Graphic Design Shiela Nealon
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PHOTO ROB CARLIN
PHOTO COURTESY OF UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER PHOTO COURTESY OF TIMOTHY MAYO
A SPECIAL SECTION FROM
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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
PHOTO COURTESY OF UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER
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
PHOTO COURTESY OF TIMOTHY MAYO
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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
PHOTO ADAMS & KNIGHT
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
ERs Focus onGeriatric
Care
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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
Celebrating National Nurses Week May 6-12, 2018
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