Spring 2011 Internship Program Graduates

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1 VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER PERIOPERATIVE NEWSLETTER modus operandi Spring 2011 Internship Program Graduates By Cindy Garcia, BSN, RN, CNOR Nurse Educator, Perioperative Services MARCH / APRIL/MAY 2011 The Vanderbilt Perioperative Nurse Internship Program is focused on providing training and education to Registered Nurses (RNs) and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) who are either new graduates or have been previously employed in non-or nursing positions. The program is also implemented for experienced RNs and/or LPNs who have not worked in the intraoperative setting for five years or more. Article continued on Page 2 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: CREDO HEROES 5 DID YOU KNOW...? 6 ELAINE LEHUE RETIREMENT PARTY 4 HANDWASHING HERO HINTS 8 M & M REMINDERS 3 NEW EMPLOYEES 6 SPRING 2011 GRADUATES, INTERNS AND PROCTORS 1,2, 3,7 Interns pictured from left to right (back row): Jackie Walters, LPN, Ortho; Martha Moran, LPN, Ortho; Elizabeth Wiley, RN, MCE; Kim Wilson, LPN, Ortho; Jessica Bell, RN, 4 South; Samantha Garland, RN, Cosmetic Center; Venus Walters, LPN, Ortho; Monti Mitchell, LPN, Ortho, Miranda Gregory, LPN, Ortho. Interns pictured from left to right (front row): Erick Novetri, LPN, MCE; Natalie Monaco, RN, TVC; Lisa Allison, RN, NSC; Rachel Poarch, LPN, TVC; Ashlee Goodson, LPN, HGTV.

2 PAGE 2 Spring Internship Program cont d This Internship program is designed to equip nurses with fundamental skills that are critical for providing patient care in the operating room. The twelve week program includes three to five weeks (depending on class size) of the didactic portion of the program, consisting of classroom lectures, lab skills practice, and observational experiences followed by skill implementation in the operating room under the direction of a preceptor. Following completion of the fundamental component of the program, the Interns advance to service-line focused orientation concentrating on specific surgical procedures and equipment specific to the assigned specialty area. The final service specific orientation is evaluated on a week by week basis until successful completion of orientation criteria. In January we began our Spring 2011 Internship program and on April 8, 2011 we celebrated the completion of the fundamental portion of the program, awarding 21 Interns with completion certificates and honoring the preceptors who assisted them in the clinical experience. Eight preceptors were honored with preceptor award nominations and four were selected as award recipients. All of the Interns are now in their service lines completing their specialty orientation. Left to right: Jennefer Payne, RN, 4 South - Preceptor Award nominee; Jessica Bell, RN, 4 South; Joanne Golden, RN, 4 South Preceptor More Preceptor/Intern pictures on Page 7 Left to right: Andrea Branner, LPN, VCH, Intern; Keith Lee, ST, VCH - Preceptor Award Recipient; Laurie Nielson, VCH - Preceptor Award Nominee; Jon Martin, LPN, VCH, Intern; Stephen Dixon, RN, VCH, Intern.

3 PAGE 3 Special Congratulations to Susie Leming-Lee for receiving her D.N.P. with emphasis on Health Systems Management from Vanderbilt School of Nursing on May 13th! Special Congratulations to Michelle Marie Hasselblad for receiving her M.S.N. with emphasis on Health Systems Management from Vanderbilt School of Nursing on May 13th! Special Congratulations to Jackie Fowler for receiving her M.S.N. with emphasis on Informatics from Vanderbilt School of Nursing on May 13th! Reminder of Quarterly Multidisciplinary Perioperative Morbidity & Mortality Improvement Conference Dates for 2011: Friday, June 3, Please watch your for a new date Friday, Sept. 30, 2011 Friday, December 2, :30 8:00 a.m. Langford Auditorium (Breakfast 6:00 6:30 a.m. Langford Lobby)

4 PAGE 4 Happy Retirement to Elaine LeHue!

5 PAGE 5 In this section of the Modus Operandi we would like to honor those faculty and staff members who exemplify the Vanderbilt Medical Center Credo. These employees have gone the extra mile in personifying the true ideal of our credo. Congratulations to these special faculty and staff! Credo We provide excellence in health care, research and education. We treat others as we wish to be treated. We continuously evaluate and improve our performance. Periop Credo Heroes (Names contributed by Perioperative Managers and Directors) Big Congrats to: Kelly McDaniel for achieving her RN 3! Emily Coleman for achieving her RN 4! Brandy Clark, ST 1 and Megan Stafford, RN 2 for completing their OOOPs service line orientation! OR Staff Claudia Orsburn, N/E/W Manager, would like to thank the following OR staff members for volunteering in the Trauma Lab this year: Carla West Debbie Sanders Ken Young Margie Day Ramsey Melissa Moore TVC OR Beki Kazanofski, Patient Care Manager for TVC OR would like to thank the following people from the OOOPs service for making those they serve the highest priority: Zanette Dodson Kelly McDaniel Chuck Hunley Kathy Sloan Patti Tickle Dianne Brewer Misti Taylor Scott Boyte Angie Smith Karin Mayes Ann White Michelle Riggs Kim Baptiste

6 PAGE 6 NEW EMPLOYEES IN PERIOPERATIVE SERVICES M arch Chelsea Bladon, RN 2, TVC HR/PACU Chad B. Carter, MR, Main PACU Sonya M. Claxton, RN 2, TVC HR/PACU Jamie N. Davis, ST 1, MOR - Neuro Lori King, NP, VPEC, One Hundred Oaks Michelle Stallings, DPC Cood., Adult Admin. M ay Kimberly Alfeldt, RN 2, Main PACU Mary C. (Colleen) Clark, CP, Surgical Transition Unit (STU) John Edwards, CP, TVC PACU Shelby Gamble, ST 1, TVC OR Donna J. Higdon, RN 2, Main OR, Ortho Dandee Lattanzi, CCDS, CCDS Jacy Taylor, RN 2, STU A pril Bethany L. Evans, NP, MCE OR Keya Knott, CCDS, CCDS Douglas Polley, CSTFA, MCE OR Amy L. Sea, PCT, VPEC, One Hundred Oaks Amber Young, PCT, VPEC, VUH DID YOU KNOW...? Cinco de mayo celebrations were begun in the US in 1967, to commorate Mexican indepencence from Spain. Guadalajara, Mexico is where the Mexican Hat Dance, sombreros and mariachi music are believed to have originated. The vanilla bean comes from an orchid plant discovered by Mexican Indians. The world s largest crop of vanilla beans still comes from Mexico. Mexico City, Mexico s capital, is sinking at the rate of 4 to 12 inches a year. The city resides on a former island surrounded by a shallow lake, drained by Hernan Cortes when he captured the city.

7 PAGE 7 Spring 2011 Internship Program cont d Lisa Allison, RN, NSC, Intern Mary Peterson, Patient Care Manager Elizabeth Wiley, RN, MCE, Intern; Mary Williams, RN, MCE -Preceptor; Tanya Hereford, RN, MCE - Preceptor; Marjorie Bason Korolewicz, CST, MCE - Preceptor; Erick Noverti, LPN, MCE, Intern. Ashlee Goodson, LPN, HGTV, Intern Monica Espey, RN, HGTV, Preceptor Award Recipient Front Row: Kim Wilson, LPN, Ortho, Intern; Martha Moran, LPN, Ortho, Intern. Back Row: Jackie Walters, LPN, Ortho, Intern; Monti Mitchell, LPN,Ortho, Intern; Venus Walters, LPN, Ortho, Intern; Miranda Gregory, LPN, Ortho, Intern. At Left: Fran Hammond, Charge Nurse, FEL Rachel Poarch, LPN, TVC, Intern Natalie Monaco, RN, TVC, Intern

8 PAGE 8 However you say it, just do it! Wash your hands! Lavarse las Manos! вымойте ваши Hand Washing Hero Helpful Hints: Any use of foam or soap is considered compliant by observers. Only a dime-sized portion of foam is needed per use. Wearing gloves does NOT eliminate the need to perform hand hygiene. Hand washing must be done upon entry and exit of patient environment as follows: - before threshold is crossed in ORs or private room, - at curtain line in a semi-private room, - before touching of a patient in a multi-patient room (i.e. PACU). For more information about the VUMC hand hygiene program, please visit: If you have any thoughts on how to improve compliance, please the hand hygiene committee at handhygiene@vanderbilt.edu. Clean Hands Save Lives! Modus Operandi Editors: Nancye Feistritzer, RN, MSN; Michael Higgins, M.D. M.P.H., Susie Leming-Lee, RN, MSN, Perioperative Services Modus Operandi Publisher: Mary Kay Matthys, BS, Perioperative Services