For nurses getting certified, a milestone of excellence
Christiana Care Health System honored more than 1,300 certified nurses within our Magnet organization on March 19, which is Certified Nurses Day. Certified Nurses Day is a national day to recognize the...
View ArticleShirley Brogley honored for excellence in pain and palliative care
Congratulations to Shirley Brogley, ACHPN, APN-BC, winner of the Delaware End-of-Life Coalition (DEOLC) Annual Excellence Award for Pain and Palliative Care in the nursing category.
View ArticleNurses’ retreat focuses on patient and family centered care
Keynote speaker Lynn Pierce, BSN, challenged nurses to embrace compassion and customer service, and to be drivers of positive change in health care.
View ArticleBullying and teen suicide: Q&A with crisis interventionalist Gregory Cooper,...
For Christiana Care’s Gregory D. Cooper, BSN, RN, a crisis interventionalist at Wilmington Hospital, preventing adolescent suicide is his life’s work. He is the lead author of, “Examining Childhood...
View ArticleDiane Bohner, M.D.: The path from good to great is patient and family...
As the recently appointed medical director of Patient and Family Centered Care at Christiana Care, Diane Bohner, M.D., believes that when we work as expert partners in care with our patients, we...
View ArticlePutting some teeth into nursing
Ever noticed that nurses can find themselves in some pretty strange situations? On a recent flight home, I was minding my own business enjoying an excellent novel. My seatmate was engrossed in his...
View ArticleChristiana Care wins Beacon Award for Excellence in Critical Care
Christiana Care Health System is the recipient of the Silver Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence from the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, the largest specialty nursing organization...
View ArticleMore than 40 from Christiana Care attend Conference on Patient and Family...
More than 40 Christiana Care nurses, physicians, staff and senior leaders attended the 5th International Conference on Patient- and Family-Centered Care in Washington, D.C., June 4-6.
View ArticleVisiting Nurse Association uses innovation to heal a troublesome wound
A can-do attitude and resourcefulness helped nurse Margie Bloom, RN, CCM, WCC, and her team at the Christiana Care Visiting Nurse Association tackle a challenging issue: Getting a wound VAC (vacuum...
View ArticleAnnual awards celebrate nursing excellence, leadership
Congratulations to the nurses receiving this year's Nursing Excellence Award, Dot Fowler Award, and those advancing on the clinical ladder.
View ArticlePatient care facilitators help patients and their families understand what to...
The patient care facilitator (PCF) is part of a growing strategy to transform patient safety and satisfaction and promote a culture of patient and family centered care at Christiana Care Health System.
View ArticlePoster contest challenges nurses to hone their research skills
Christiana Care Health System educator Wendy Wintersgill, MSN, RN, CRRN, ACNS-BC, and several members of the Nursing Research Council collaborate annually on a contest called "Critiquing a Research...
View ArticleNICU Transport team marks 25 years of small miracles
When a baby with serious health issues is born at a hospital without a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), parents all over Delaware can count on the expertise of the Christiana Care neonatal...
View ArticleBonnie Osgood and Donna Casey named to ANA posts
The American Nurses Association named two Christiana Care nurse managers to national positions.
View ArticleDr. Bertice Berry delivers message of thanks to critical care nurses
Dr. Bertice Berry, a nationally renowned lecturer, author, sociologist and former college professor, spoke with disarming frankness at an Aug. 28 event at Christiana Care’s John H. Ammon Medical...
View ArticleAdvocacy – strengthening the foundation of caring
Warm greetings from the United States! First let me say that I’m honoured to author a guest editorial in the British Journal of Nursing. When Ian Peate extended this kind invitation, I immediately...
View ArticleVisions of Nursing event inspires nurses to be courageous in pursuit of...
At Christiana Care's two-day 21st Century Visions of Nursing conference, Kathryn Roberts, RN, MSN, CNS, CCRN, CCNS, president of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses challenged nurses to be...
View ArticleKaren Q. McDonald appointed NANN director-at-large
Karen Q. McDonald, DNP, NNP-BC, has been elected to the National Association of Neonatal Nurses board of directors as a director-at-large.
View ArticleHeart Failure Program nurses achieve great success at earning advanced...
Four nurses recently earned their certification in heart failure, bringing the total at Christiana Care's Heart Failure program to eight. This advanced nursing certification from the American...
View ArticleLiving History Program brings patients, providers closer together
As part of the Living History Program, Christiana Care volunteer Carlene Jackson meets with hospital patients and creates life-history narratives, which are shared with the patient and the patient-care...
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