Shared Governance Updates
Professional Development Program Subcouncil Update
This is a busy time for the PDP subcouncil. The end of the year is fast approaching and our primary focus is the review of hundreds of PDP maintenance (renewal) applications.
The subcouncil is requesting any PDP participant with a renewal deadline of December 31, 2009 to submit their completed portfolio on or before Tuesday, December 1, 2009. The subcouncil recommends that portfolios be placed in the Professional Development Program mailbox located in Nursing Service. This will ensure that your portfolio is received by the subcouncil for review.
Thirty portfolios were reviewed and approved in August and September -- 14 for advancement (new participants), 15 for maintenance (renewal) and one to maintain Circle of Excellence status. Congratulations to the following:
Advancement: Mindy Barham, Julie Bronson, Lauren Funchess, Amanda Hinkey, Sonia Jenkins, Amanda Moore, April Moses, Teri Porter, Patricia Sharp, Brenda Sims, Kristin Smallwood, James Smith, Jessica Wallace and Keli Wood.
Maintenance: Diane Alawine, Krystil Crick, Jonathan Depoyster, Rachel Fields, Debora Gibbs, Jennifer Hill, Christine Martin, Bianca Morgan, Wendi Nopper, Melissa Odom, Lori Oxley, Anita Pittman, Elizabeth Rainer, Jessica Reichert and Donnie Thweatt.
Circle of Excellence Maintenance: Michelle Palokas
- Stacey Houston, RNC, BSN
PDP subcouncil Chair
- Collaboration between School of Nursing and Volunteer Services to allow volunteerism at UMHC for community service.
- UMHC nurses can volunteer at the hospital on their time off to earn community service points for PDP. What better way to earn points than by helping our own patient community.
- Started a "Did you Know?" section in Notes on Nursing to share information that retention council nurses have asked.
- Investigated discrepancy in policy.
- Review policies related to education
- Started "Nurses in the Know....On the Go!", a monthly 30-minute information session on interesting nursing activities around the hospital. Meeting are every third Monday in 5A from 7:40 - 8:10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. - noon. On October 19, the AirCare crew will share some interesting experiences they have had.
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