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CNO Corner

Absenteeism and the Impact it has

Team, Last month’s Nurses Week was so much fun! I loved getting to greet so many of you as you came into work and hearing all the inspirational stories during the Professional Nursing Awards and the Awards of Excellence. Listening to how you pitched in to help your colleagues, took extraordinary measures to help patients […]

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Nurses Week 2025

Team, I’m looking forward to celebrating Nurses Week with you all! Susan Erickson and our entire Nurses Rock Committee have once again done a fabulous job planning a week full of activities. Festivities will begin at 10 a.m. Monday morning with the CNO Kick-off and the Blessing of the Hands in the Hospital Lobby Gallery. […]

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Leading and Advocating for You

Team, As your Chief Nursing Officer, I am deeply committed to leading and advocating for you while ensuring you have the necessary support to provide high-quality patient care. I recognize the challenges you face daily and appreciate your dedication to doing what is right for your patients. My commitment to working alongside you and our […]

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Nurse Autonomy

Team, Thank you to everyone who attended last week’s CNO Town Hall or participated via Zoom. If you’d like to hear my remarks and learn more about Magnet redesignation and our resource nurse program, click here to view the presentation. One of the things we talked about at the meeting was results from the November […]

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2024 was Huge for UAMS Nursing

Colleagues, Last year was a huge one for UAMS Nursing. I’ll have a more detailed recap at the annual CNO Address at 11 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 24, in the Lobby Gallery, but I’d like to share a few highlights. In addition to earning Magnet status (yay!), we made significant improvements in staffing. For example: […]

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“Thrive in ’25”

Colleagues, Well, here we are – the beginning of a new year and the anticipation of a fresh start. I’ve never been one to make new year’s resolutions, but I often set goals and work toward them. In my mind, there’s a difference — a resolution is a firm declaration of something you plan to […]

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Happy New Year 2025

Chief Nursing Officer Tammy Jones and the Center for Nursing Excellence wish you a very Happy New Year! We are looking forward to continuing our Magnet journey in 2025 and can’t wait to see what we will accomplish together this year. Together, we will make UAMS the best place in Arkansas for both patients and […]

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Reflect and Be Grateful

Colleagues, The holiday crunch between Thanksgiving and Christmas is the perfect time to reflect on everything we have to be grateful for and things that bring us joy. I have to admit that I’m not the best at stopping to count my blessings or reflect on the past, but I had time when preparing for […]

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I Am Constantly Amazed By Our UAMS Team

Colleagues, My goodness. It’s hard to know where to start! First, we are anticipating a call from the ANCC in just a couple of weeks with hopefully good news about our application for Magnet designation. I can’t believe we may be almost there! Please stay tuned and watch for more information as we approach this […]

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What an Amazing Week

Colleagues, Wow. This has been an amazing week. And just as I predicted last month, I am incredibly proud of not only our nursing team but also the entire UAMS Health team supporting us. We are one step closer to Magnet designation. From the dozens of nurses and Team UAMS members who lined the halls […]

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