The Mock Site Visit August 21-23 with our consulting partner, Michelle Trautman, from HealthLinx was an amazing success! We had 1 appraiser on campus who visited 20 care areas, including all inpatient units, the emergency department, PRI, Perioperative Services, TOSH, the Infusion Centers in the Cancer Institute and Paracentesis, Solid Organ Transplant and GI clinics […]

It’s almost here! The Mock Site Visit that will prepare us for the Magnet Site Appraisal will be August 21-23 with our consulting partner, Michelle Trautman, from HealthLinx. Your unit/area Magnet Champions have been attending virtual educational sessions to become familiar with Nursing Excellence at UAMS and common questions asked by Magnet Appraisers. The Mock […]

In 2011, the Institute of Medicine released a report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, which outlined how nursing roles, education, and responsibilities needed to change in order to meet the complex needs of patients and address the ever-evolving world of healthcare. They challenged healthcare organizations to create structures to support three major […]

After September 11, 2001, firefighters from across the nation traveled to New York to assist in recovery efforts and be with the fire stations that had lost responders during the World Trade Center attack. There were news interviews of firemen and firewomen talking about the tremendous sadness they felt, witnessing the loss of fellow firefighters, […]

We are in the thick of celebrating Nurses Week 2024 and this year is especially meaningful because of what we have been able to achieve recently! Last week, Leapfrog published the Hospital Safety Grades, and for the first time, UAMS achieved an A! Leapfrog is a watchdog organization that reports quality and safety performance for […]

UAMS had several nurses participate in the Arkansas Nursing Research Day, held on April 5, 2024, on the 12th floor of Jack Stephens Spine Institute. The theme for the Research Day was “The Essence of Nurses: Nurses as Active Drivers of Positive Change in Health Care”. Hellen Palencia, BSN, Clinical Specialist for Emergency Department presented […]

In 2011, the Institute of Medicine (IOM, now National Academy of Medicine) published a key report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, in which they called on the profession of nursing to advance our education and expand our professional practice for the “health system [to] reap the full benefit of nurses’ training, skills, […]

WE DID IT!  We submitted the final Magnet Document to the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), January 30th, two days prior to the due date!  Our Magnet Writing Team diligently completed 122 examples of Nursing Excellence from across UAMS Health.  We have been inspired to read about how nurses lead initiatives to change nursing practice. […]

Next month, we will submit the UAMS Magnet Document to the American Nurses Credentialing Center. I’m going to devote next month’s newsletter to tell you all about that. However, I want to remind you about the UAMS Nursing Excellence model, which drives every part of our nursing practice. As UAMS nurses, it is our greatest […]

“Oh there’s no place like home for the holidays,” sings the crooner. It’s true that this time of year brings about a longing to be home with your family. And that’s no less true for previous UAMS employees who come back to UAMS time and time again. In fact, approximately 25% of people hired at […]