Nursing News Now: Ensuring you have support and resources

Watch the Q3 all nursing town hall

Join Dr. Jane Englebright and:

• Jen Berres, Senior Vice President and Chief HR Officer
• Ed Jones, President and CEO, HealthTrust

Agenda — Ensuring you have the:

• Staff support you need
• Resources you need in the right place at the right time

Watch the town hall

COVID-19 resources

It’s OK to not be OK

“As compassionate clinicians, it is in our nature to take care of others. To best take care of our patients, we must take care of ourselves. It is ok to not be ok. Asking for help is a sign of strength.” Zach Mueller, DCNE in North Texas.

That’s where Nurse Care counselors can help. They are licensed psychologists, social workers, alcohol and drug counselors and marriage and family therapists who are available to help you at no cost. Nurse Care counselors are available 24/7 at (800) 480-1234. You get free, unlimited and entirely confidential sessions.

Director Development Program (DDP): Deadline extended

For leaders in the Emergency, Surgical, or Critical Care/ICU Service Lines looking to increase leadership skills with aspirations to move into a Director position. The DDP is an enterprise-wide 7-10 month rigorous, relevant, and rewarding integrative learning experience, with proven results.

New Deadline: August 12

For more details, click here or search “DDP” on Atlas.

Manuscript published in Journal of Trauma Nursing with authors from multiple HCA Healthcare trauma centers

Access the manuscript, The Impact of Nursing on Trauma Patient Satisfaction: An Analysis of HCAHPS From 112,283 Patients

HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine — Call for Papers

The HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine is a peer-reviewed scientific periodical focused on innovation, enhanced quality and developing new knowledge in clinical care and medical education for the benefit of all patients. All journal issues are available at HCA Healthcare Journal.

The journal is currently seeking submissions for a special issue entitled “Health Equity in Medicine.” Themes include, but are not limited to, unconscious bias, social determinants of health, microaggressions, disability issues, the LGBTQ+ community and COVID-19 impacts. Submissions are due Dec. 31. The journal will consider articles for all sections: News and Editorials, Education, Clinical Reviews, Case Reports, Research and Humanities. Please encourage your clinicians to submit their work. Those who do so should note explicitly in their cover letter that the submission is for consideration for this special issue.

General medicine topics or articles about nurse/physician relations will be considered.

Visit the journal site for more information about the call for papers — and other opportunities to submit work

Busy Back-to-School Season? Your HCA Rewards Have Your Back

HCA Rewards partners with Bright Horizons to make the end of summer and getting back into the swing of the school-year routine easier.

• Full-Time Care & Family Support
• Free Special Needs Expert Advice
• Academic Tutoring and Other Supports
• College Admissions Guidance

Log on HCAhrAnswers.com > HCA Rewards > Search “Bright Horizons.” If it is your first time accessing the Bright Horizons website, use employer code “HCA” to create your account.

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Dan Roberts, PhD, RN, APN, vice president care transformation and innovation and Tracy Ortelli, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF, Galen College of Nursing for being selected as one of the American Academy of Nursing’s 225 distinguished nurse leaders to be inducted into the 2021 Class of Fellows.

Did you know?

Last year, our telehealth utilization increased by 485% for a total of 1.23 million telehealth encounters in 2020. To ensure patients and caregivers remained safely connected, we rapidly expanded to support the addition of 6,000+ providers to our telehealth network.

September National Healthcare Dates