What Staff Nurses Need to Know Quality What are you measuring? Why are you measuring it? How are you doing? What are you doing about it?

What Nurses Need to Know… Two (2) evidenced-based changes in practice on your unit (used research, published findings, standards, etc.) and how each improved care About evidence-based practice

What Nurses Need to Know… The goals and current activities of your Unit Nursing Council AND three (3) decisions the councils have made that have improved care About shared governance and their unit councils

What Nurses Need to Know… About resources to help with ethical dilemmas About resources to help them do research About resources when patients are unstable

What Nurses Need to Know… About what’s going on to promote: Going back to school Getting certified Developing professionally

What Nurses Need to Know… About what’s peer review: How it works in your area… IF it works in your area

What Nurses Need to Know… About their fiscal responsibility What direct care nurses are doing on you unit to: Improve efficiency Manage budget Conserve resources

What Nurses Need to Know… Examples of how they are collaborating: With nurses in other areas With other disciplines With outpatient areas With community agendas

What Nurses Need to Know… About Advocacy: Nurses advocating for patients Leaders advocating for nurses CNO advocating for a better work environment

Empowering Each Other What challenges are ahead? What information do you need? What resources do you need? What support do you need?

Magnet Nurse Champions Transforming Empowering Exemplifying Innovating Excelling