Infirmary Magnet Site Visit Scheduled for April 4-6

On April 4-6 a team of four Magnet appraisers will be on site visiting patient care areas throughout the Infirmary, Heart Clinic Arkansas-Kanis and the Endocrinology Clinic.

They will be here to “verify, clarify and amplify” the written evidence submitted in June and December. You can review and easily search our Magnet document on the Insider Nursing pages found at this link by clicking here. (Insider>>Nursing homepage>>click the “Magnet Documentation)

I want to introduce you to the Infirmary Magnet Champions who will also serve as the escorts for the Appraisers during the site visit.

Laura Murphy BSN, RN 4West
Stacy Pinkett BSN, RN ICU
Cherri Wilson MSN, RN-BC, PMP Clinical Informatics
Rochelle LaFoon BSN, RN Perioperative Services
Kristina Garcia BSN, RN Radiology
Jackie Cotton RN Emergency Department
Shelia Ratliff RN 3 North

The Magnet Champions will be rounding and providing up to date information on the upcoming site visit.  Your nursing unit manager has additional information to help you prepare for the visit.

Magnet Central opened this week on the second floor former cath lab quiet room space. I will be located there with JoAnn Frazier. This is a community work room for us to meet, plan and prepare site visit materials. Feel free to stop and visit and JoAnn and I are available to answer any question.

The Infirmary Nursing Annual Report will be published in mid March and will be distributed throughout the organization and also posted on the Insider Nursing Pages. The theme this year is “Together We Are Excellent”.

Brenda Fischer, PhD, RN, MBA, FACHE, CPHQ
Magnet Program Director
501.552.3752 o
858.692.8498 c

“Health is not only to be well…..but to use well…..every power we have.”
Florence Nightingale 1863