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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Suzette Porter

Minority Nurse

Suzette Porter, MBA, BSN, RN, is an elder care nurse manager and adjunct faculty member who has been with Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC) for over 25 years. Through Porter’s leadership as a nurse manager, her unit was awarded the Team Daisy Award in 2021 for teamwork. Do you have a Side Gig? So on 4 St.

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Emergency Departments Adopt Creative Strategies to Discourage Patients from Leaving BeforeTreatment Is Complete

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Fortunately, we’ve learned how to change our approach in a way that alleviates strain not only on patients who are at risk of LBTC, but also on our nursing staff and the ED itself.” After the ED adopted several new patient retention strategies in late 2021, the number of “lost” patients dropped from 22% to 2.9%

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ER Nurse Dana Shomo Leads from the Heart

Daily Nurse

Dana Shomo, RN, BSN, is a Nurse Manager Outpatient Surgery/Post-Anesthesia Care Unit at Augusta Health in Virginia’s beautiful Shenandoah Valley. Daily Nurse is proud to name her our Nurse of the Week. She later transitioned to a leadership role in 2021.

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Magnet4Europe

American Nurse

In July 2021, the HM-JSUMC and KL teams had an initial virtual meeting, and KL announced the partnership on its website. Currently, the 12 active council members include clinical nurses, nurse managers, and nurse directors from various departments as well as three physicians. representatives.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Elodia Mercier

Minority Nurse

For almost 40 years as the Director of Nursing for Throughput Operations at Montefiore Health System in New York, Elodia Mercier, RNC, MS, has been advancing patient care and creating and defining new roles for fellow nurses and other providers. Talk about your role in nursing.

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Patient prejudice toward minoritized nurses

American Nurse

Toxic Nursing: Managing Bullying, Bad Attitudes, and Total Turmoil. Stigma and bias from patients toward minoritized physicians and nurses. November 2021; Howard University; Washington, DC. Using holistic admissions in pre-licensure programs to diversify the nursing workforce. Qual Health Res. J Prof Nurs.

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Strengthening the Role of Nurses in High-Reliability Cultures  

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By Meredith Foxx, MSN, MBA, APRN, NEA-BC , Executive Chief Nursing Officer High reliability is a commonly repeated term in healthcare today. Rooted in quality and safety excellence, high-reliability cultures lead to better health outcomes and patient experiences, improved efficiency, increased job satisfaction and more.