"While working a pediatric oncology clinic, I developed a quality of life program made up of medical social workers that focused on helping kids still be kids despite their terminal illnesses. Having a very caring group of nurses, my team really embraced the program and our patients and families felt a very positive impact from our nursing staff."

Another example from my time spent as a nurse manager in sub-acute rehab, I developed and implemented a fall prevention program on my unit. Part of the program consisted of each morning performing a safety huddle to discuss at risk patients and what was currently being done to keep them safe. This program consisted of an improved fall risk assessment upon admission and after every incident with individualized interventions put into place prior to a fall actually happening. Also included in the program was structured activities and times when staff interacted with the patients. Each incident was thoroughly investigated, and root cause analysis determined. Our units fall rate dropped dramatically.