Posts Tagged ‘Nursing’
Terry Davis Assumes Role as President Elect of American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
Falls Church, VA – Theresa Davis, PhD, RN, NE-BC, CHTP, FAAN, Assistant Vice President of Nursing at the High Reliability Center of Inova Health System, has been named president-elect of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) – the world’s largest specialty nursing organization. Dr. Davis will serve a one-year term as president elect from…
Read MoreDr. Stephen Jones: Prosecuting nurses for honest mistakes won’t make patients safer
Inova’s president and CEO J. Stephen Jones, MD, MBA, FACS had an op-ed piece published in USA Today following Friday’s sentencing of nurse RaDonda Vaught. (While working as a nurse at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2017, Vaught’s accidental administration of the wrong drug to a patient led to the patient’s death. Vaught was later…
Read MoreInova Mount Vernon Hospital Receives Magnet® Designation for Nursing Excellence
Also Recognized for Six “Exemplars” for Top Performance Alexandria, VA –– Inova Mount Vernon Hospital is proud to announce it has been designated as a Magnet® hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Magnet status is considered the highest organizational honor awarded for nursing excellence. Currently only about 8 percent of the approximately 6,100…
Read MoreAlexandria Nurses Support “Making Strides” Breast Cancer Walk
In October of 2021 the Inova Alexandria Hospital Oncology Unit – 4 North A Team – gathered to walk together in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Washington DC event. The team also raised $589 to donate to Making Strides, which provides care to women in the local Alexandria, VA community. Making Strides Against Breast…
Read MoreOrthopedic Nurse Leader to Serve on National Executive Board
The National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses (NAON) has elected Franz Henryk Vergara, PhD, DNP, RN, ONC, CCM to the Executive Board as Director. In April 2021 it was announced that Franz Henryk Vergara, PhD, DNP, RN, ONC, CCM, who serves as Clinical Nurse Director at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital, has been elected to the 2021–2022…
Read MoreThe Ladies Board of Inova Loudoun Hospital Awards Nursing Scholarships Totaling $62,000
Leesburg, VA – The Ladies Board of Inova Loudoun Hospital has awarded 29 nursing scholarships totaling $62,000 to nurses who live and/or work in Loudoun County. Recipients are enrolled in LPN, BSN, RN, MSN and DNP programs at 19 schools and the Academies of Loudoun. Awards range from $1,000 (for Academies of Loudoun students) to…
Read MoreNightingale Star Nurse Award Winners Announced
Nurses Across the Inova Health System Honored as Star Nurse 2021 Finalists and Excellence in Nursing Awards The month of May has been dedicated to celebrating nurses, and Inova is proud to share that several nurses from across the system have been recognized for excellence in nursing. Last night, Erin Reynolds, RN, of Inova Fairfax…
Read MoreInova Hospitals Nationally Recognized for Excellence by The Leapfrog Group and CMS
Falls Church, VA – Once again, all five Inova hospitals received an “A” grade in the spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing Inova’s achievements in protecting patients from errors, injuries, accidents, and infections. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades program is the only hospital ratings program based exclusively on hospitals’ prevention of…
Read MoreInova Loudoun Hospital Receives Magnet® Designation for Nursing
Also Cited for 10 Exemplars in a Variety of Professional Practices Leesburg, VA – Inova Loudoun Hospital is proud to announce it has once again been designated as a Magnet® hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), for the fourth consecutive term. Magnet status is considered the highest organizational honor awarded for nursing excellence.…
Read MoreInova Fairfax Hospital Receives Magnet® Designation for Nursing Excellence
Also Cited as “Exemplar” for a Best Practice Care Model Falls Church, VA – (December 16, 2020) – Inova Fairfax Hospital is proud to announce it has once again been designated as a Magnet® hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Magnet status is considered the highest organizational honor awarded for nursing excellence. Currently…
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