What a week! There was never a doubt in my mind. The ANCC Appraisers were here all week, surveying all of Clarian's downtown hospitals. I was lucky enough to personally spend time with them as their tour guide around Methodist with four other RN’s.
It is a very easy job to show them people, an institution, and processes you are so genuinely proud of. At one point, when we were on about our 5th critical care unit, yet another Beacon Award winner, I looked at one of my “partners in my crime” and said, “Don’t you just love this place?” It is so easy to impress someone, because our pride is obvious, as is the pride in the people that we encountered on each and every floor.
From nurses who greeted the Appraisers with big smiles to the Housekeeping staff who were proud of how great they had the units looking. They all had a story to tell, and we needed a hook to drag the team to the next floor to keep them on anything close to a reasonable schedule! After that fantastic visit, it was back to the Pediatric Critical Care Unit, a place that has been at near capacity for quite some time. It has “taken a village” of extra staff to meet the demands of such high volume and acuity. But as usual, this awesome staff has done just that.
And this past weekend was a perfect example of why I love Methodist. We had a “perfect storm” of very high acuity patients and high volume in the Emergency Department at nearly the same time Saturday night. Between the ED staff, night Nursing Administrator, and PCC staff, everyone worked together with such precision teamwork. These children and their parents received the care they needed and deserved, and I am proud to have been a part of it. It makes it easy to continue doing what you love to do after so many years.
I’m sure next week will bring more excitement…it always does!
Tracy Davis RN
To join our team and feel the pride, visit Registered Nurse Job Opportunities.
It is a very easy job to show them people, an institution, and processes you are so genuinely proud of. At one point, when we were on about our 5th critical care unit, yet another Beacon Award winner, I looked at one of my “partners in my crime” and said, “Don’t you just love this place?” It is so easy to impress someone, because our pride is obvious, as is the pride in the people that we encountered on each and every floor.
From nurses who greeted the Appraisers with big smiles to the Housekeeping staff who were proud of how great they had the units looking. They all had a story to tell, and we needed a hook to drag the team to the next floor to keep them on anything close to a reasonable schedule! After that fantastic visit, it was back to the Pediatric Critical Care Unit, a place that has been at near capacity for quite some time. It has “taken a village” of extra staff to meet the demands of such high volume and acuity. But as usual, this awesome staff has done just that.
And this past weekend was a perfect example of why I love Methodist. We had a “perfect storm” of very high acuity patients and high volume in the Emergency Department at nearly the same time Saturday night. Between the ED staff, night Nursing Administrator, and PCC staff, everyone worked together with such precision teamwork. These children and their parents received the care they needed and deserved, and I am proud to have been a part of it. It makes it easy to continue doing what you love to do after so many years.
I’m sure next week will bring more excitement…it always does!
Tracy Davis RN
To join our team and feel the pride, visit Registered Nurse Job Opportunities.
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