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NURSING<br /> ANNUAL REPORT<br /> YEAR IN REVIEW 2023Contents<br /> A message from our leaders 2<br /> Service 4<br /> Quality 14<br /> People 22<br /> Strategic growth 30<br /> Sustainability 38<br /> Achievements 46Every day, our exceptional nurses provide care with expertise and compassion. This annual report celebrates<br /> some of our nursing team’s many awards, achievements and accomplishments. Stories of record-breaking care,<br /> unwavering dedication to patient and staff safety, and workforce development emphasize the importance and<br /> underscore the impact of nursing throughout our organization. I believe these stories only scratch the surface of<br /> the most remarkable work happening in each interaction between nurses, patients and their caregivers.<br /> This year, we are highlighting not only the legacy Kansas City Division but also the work happening at the<br /> Olathe Health and Great Bend campuses. Through the stories we share, you will see how th<a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 1" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624166?page=1">NURSING ANNUAL REPORT YEAR IN REVIEW 2023</a> <a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 2" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624166?page=2"></a> <a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 3" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624166?page=3">Contents A message from our leaders 2 Service 4 </a> <a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 4" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624166?page=4"></a> <a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 5" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624166?page=5">Every day, our exceptional nurses provide care wit</a> <a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 6" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624166?page=6"></a> <a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 7" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624166?page=7">SERVICE We will establish and maintain The Univer</a> <a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 8" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624166?page=8"></a> <a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 9" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624166?page=9">Nurses from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU</a> <a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 10" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624166?page=10">Looking ahead, the health system’s Kansas City are</a> <a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 11" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624166?page=11">A nurse-led interprofessional team primarily compo</a> <a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 12" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624166?page=12">In November 2023, the Pediatric Intensive Care (PI</a> <a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 13" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624166?page=13">The Comfort Promise aims to alleviate stress and a</a> <a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 14" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624166?page=14">Malorie Heinen, RN, clinical nurse coordinator, wa</a> <a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 15" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624166?page=15">August 2023 marked 5 years since The University of</a> <a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 16" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624166?page=16"></a> <a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 17" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624166?page=17">We will establish and maintain The University of K</a> <a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 18" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624166?page=18">In 2023, improving patient experience scores becam</a> <a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 19" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624166?page=19"></a> <a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 20" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624166?page=20">When the American Nurses Association (ANA) officia</a> <a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 21" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624166?page=21">In 2023, the health system’s Great Bend Campus Med</a> <a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 22" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624166?page=22">The Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) team h</a> <a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 23" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624166?page=23">Rendi Schill, RN, radiology nurse, received the N</a> <a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 24" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624166?page=24"></a> <a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 25" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624166?page=25">We will establish and maintain The University of K</a> <a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 26" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624166?page=26">The national nursing shortage makes recruiting the</a> <a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 27" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624166?page=27">Jennifer McNiel, RN, Claire Sutherlin, RN, and Ann</a> <a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 28" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624166?page=28">Founded in 2016, the Reach for the Stars Nursing </a> <a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 29" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624166?page=29">Fifteen nurses from the legacy Kansas City region </a> <a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 30" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624166?page=30">On May 10, 2023, Traci Bernadt, nurse manager at O</a> <a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 31" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624166?page=31">When applications opened for the DAISY Lifetime A</a> <a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 32" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624166?page=32"></a> <a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 33" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624166?page=33">We will expand and sustain nationally recognized c</a> <a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 34" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624166?page=34">Olathe Health, which includes Olathe Medical Cente</a> <a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 35" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624166?page=35"></a> <a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 36" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624166?page=36">In 2023, Labor and Delivery at the 39th and Rainbo</a> <a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 37" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624166?page=37">After 3 decades of providing compassionate care fo</a> <a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 38" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624166?page=38">The Heart Failure Quality Committee was awarded t</a> <a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 39" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624166?page=39">In March 2023, the health system opened a new loca</a> <a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 40" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624166?page=40"></a> <a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 41" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624166?page=41">We will generate the resources (human, financial, </a> <a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 42" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624166?page=42">The health system celebrated 20 years of participa</a> <a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 43" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/0d624166?page=43">In 2023, the health system celebrated 20 years of </a> <a title="Nursing Annual Report 2023 page 44" 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