Nurse Academy -No More

Objectives Review the history of Nurse Academy and why it was initially established. Discuss what went wrong. Josie King Foundation: Josie’s Story curriculum materials. Describe STRIDE courses and 2015 program plans.

Nurse Academy Research supports the successful use of transition programs in aiding new graduate nurses in developing professional skills such as critical thinking, decision making, and prioritization.

What Went Wrong? Participant reviews: “I do not feel the information provided added to my knowledge base or confidence level. Most, if not all the information was learned in my nursing program. I felt my knowledge base was insulted by having to ‘retake’ the same information I had already been taught.” “The information covered in Nurse Academy was all information included in the course material in nursing school.”

Josie King Foundation Josie’s Story: A Patient Safety Curriculum Facts Provide Us With Knowledge – Stories Provide Us With Wisdom

What to expect: All RNs hired new to the organization will attend STRIDE RNs will participate in STRIDE during their orientation, typically STRIDE will be offered bi-monthly Registration will occur automatically as part of the NEO process, the RN will be notified during NEO of the course date and times Pre-course Work: Participants will be assigned a single short module in HOLLIE to prepare for the courses Participants will also read Josie’s Story by Sorrel King Up to 4 hours of paid time will be offered if needed to complete pre course work)

Program includes 4 courses over 2 days Patient-Centered Care (2 hours) Handout activity completed prior to the class, discuss potential safety concerns specific to participants department Patient safety, case review, & root cause analysis exercise Hand-off Communication (2 hours) Effective communication technique, role-play, & medication errors Collaboration with Gary Harrison to ensure association with Hospital quality measures

Culture of Safety (2.5 hours) Day 2 Culture of Safety (2.5 hours) Reporting of medical errors & just culture Kathy Early will be presenting on Holland Hospital based cases and standard processes for reporting Mistake-proofing Care (1.5 hours) Second victim & life lessons application from Josie’s story Mistake-proofing care strategies

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