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News for Northeast Methodist Hospital and the MHS
The Staff Nurse Practice Committees present the 2009 Clinical Excellence Awards. Click here for full list of awards.
Conversations about Ethics is a new lecture series free and open to the public.
The Frost Lecture in Ethics
“The Worth of a Child”
Monday, March 30, 2009
Reception: 5:30 -6:30 p.m. Lecture: 6:30 -7:30 p.m.
Conversations about Ethics is a series of lectures,
free and open to the public, offered by
The Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics
in partnership with:
Ecumenical Center for Religion & Health
Methodist Healthcare Ministries
Frost
For information on CME, CNE, CE for LPC, LMFT, LSW, LCSW, LMSW, LCDC
click here
Roundtable discussion will be held bi-monthly on the 3rd Thursday from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.
Sarah Humme, Director of Nursing Excellence, will lead the discussions.
Methodist Healthcare has formed an academic partnership with The University of Texas at Arlington to offer associate degree- and diploma-prepared nurses a new opportunity to earn a Bachelor of Science degree. This degree can be earned while working.
RNs can participate regardless of the number of prerequisites completed; the program has been streamlined to include all the courses you need to graduate with your BSN. All courses, including prerequites, will be delivered in a 5- to 6-week format through a media-rich online learning system. The program can be completed in as little as 13 months, depending on the number of prerequisite courses (General Courses) that were previously completed.
This UT Arlington program is affordable. The program can be completed for about $4,950.
Information sessions with UT Arlington Representatives:
Tuesday, Jan 27, 2009
- Med Ctr 4:00-6:00p.m., JEH Aransas
- Metro 7:00-9:00p.m.,Pavilion
Wednesday, Jan 28, 2009
- Metro 7;30-9:30a.m., Pavilion I
- NEMH 10:30-12:30, Boardroom
- Stone Oak 2:30-4:00p.m. , Classroom I
Thursday, January 29, 2009
- NEMH 7:30-9:30a.m., CHC
- Med Ctr 1:30-3:30p.m., JEH Colorado
Please RSVP to carolyn.king@mhshealth.com if you plan to atttend one of these sessions.
You can enroll immediately by sumitting the ApplyTexas application (available at www.uta.edu/academicpartnerships ) with your $35 application fee. To receive the preferred tuition you must submit the Academic Partnership Code when you apply: MH (AP1002A), MASH Northwest (AP1002B), NEMH (AP1002C), MSOH (AP1002D) , MBED (AP1002E), MMH (AP1002F), MHS Employees (AP1002G). If you have questions regarding the program or application process please contact a UT Arlington Enrollement Specialist at 1-866-489-2810.
For PDF click PCA Recruitment Goal Status
The three-day 2009 Summer Institute on Evidence-Based Practice will take start on July 9th. There will be a pre-conference on July 8th.
Clinicians and educators, share your EBP successes. You are invited to submit abstracts for consideration.
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In July 2009, the NAHN will be having their 34th Annual Conference here in San Antonio at the Crowne Plaza Riverwalk Hotel. NAHN invites the submission of abstracts for presentation.
NAHN Call for Abstracts Biographical Data & Disclosure form
The submission deadline is 5PM, January 15, 2009.
The abstract and data form should be submitted to: mcgoon@uthscsa.edu.
If nurses have a concern or issue related to a staffing situation, there is now a process to take the issue forward. As part of the 7 new Healthy Work Environment policies that were rolled out in April 2008, a Staffing Issues Committee was created to provide nurses the opportunity to request a review of a staffing situation, concern or issue. When an issue arises, the nurse should complete the review form and turn it in within one week (see attached form) The form can be sent inter-office mail to Michele Patterson, Chairperson, or it can be submitted to Michele via e-mail. Click here to access the form or go to the Meditech library and look for the form under “Nursing Staffing Issues Committee”.
The issue will then be reviewed by a committee made up of members from the facilities’ Staff Nurse Leadership Councils and the CNO will be made aware of the staff concern. The committee will review the situation and the suggested recommendation and then as deemed appropriate will make a recommendation to nursing leadership. The nurse that submitted the form will receive feedback from the committee.
This process is one of the many ways that staff nurses have a voice. For more information go to the “Methodist Nurses” link of this website and see the article on “You Have a Voice”.
