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2022NLACohort

2022 Cohort Fellows in Action

Here you'll find the 2022 NLA cohort's final projects. View each team's video to see what they've learned throughout the curriculum and how it helped them impact change in their workplaces!

The Nurse Leadership Academy is a year-long leadership development program spearheaded by the Virginia Nurses Foundation in partnership with the Virginia Nurses Association that launched in January 2022. Intended for new and emerging nurse leaders across all healthcare settings, fellows of this robust program learn foundational leadership skills and demonstrate these skills through an applied leadership project within their organization. The presentations below showcase the work of each fellow or team of fellows from our inaugural 2022 program. We invite you to learn from their work and consider how you can transfer this to your organization!

Our next Nurse Leadership Academy cohort will start in February 2024. If you feel you or nurse leaders in your organization could benefit from becoming a fellow in the Nurse Leadership Academy please check out our webpage or contact lcardwell@virginianurses.com.

Orthopedic Incision & Drainage Cancellations

Presented by Rebecca Singson, BSN, RN, CMSRN, Angela Romero, MBA, BSN, RN, WTA-c, Sarah Hair, BSN, RN, CMSRN, & Amy Carlson, BSN, RNC-MNN, Riverside Regional Medical Center 

Opening the Progressive Care Unit in a Rural Hospital

Presented by Sarah Parker, MSN, RN, Bon Secours Mercy Health Rappahannock General Hospital

 

On Call Reduction to Improve Work Life Balance

Presented by Dana Shomo, BSN, RN, Augusta Health

 

Mentoring New Nursing Faculty

Presented by Bridget Wilson, PhD, RN, LNC, Brightpoint Community College

 

Behavioral Health Safety in Emergency Department Patients

Presented by Kristy Makula, MSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, TCRN, Riverside Regional Medical Center

 

Partners in Care

Presented by Carmen Claud, BSN, RN, Carrie Wingo, BSN, RN, & Kathy Brygider, BSN, RN, CCRN, HCA Chippenham Hospital 

Reducing Non-Admit Referrals in Home Health

Presented by Kimberly Sullenger, MSN, RN, Augusta Health

 

First Case On Time Starts

Presented by Holly Guthrie, BSN, RN, CNOR, Augusta Health

 

Pressure Injury Reduction

Presented by Joanna Dundalow, BSN, RN, CCRN, RN-BC, Southside Medical Center

 

Emergency Response Education Improvements at Walter Reed

Presented by Ashland S. Burch, MSN, RN, CEN, TCRN, Riverside Walter Reed Hospital

 

Cost Containment: Reducing Labor and Supply Costs

Presented by Terri L. Lamprinakos, RN, Mary Washington Healthcare

 

Increasing Observation Unit Volume to Decrease Length of Stay

Rebecca Brown, MSN, RN, NE-BC, PCCN, TNCC, Mary Washington Healthcare