Nurses Week 2017
Nursing, the Balance of Mind, Body and Spirit
Additional information and resources can be found here: http://kpnursing.org/nursesweek/2017/
Nursing Leadership Now On Display
Nursing Leadership Now On Display
They didn’t know as much about Kaiser Permanente when they chose KFSN. However, they did know the Kaiser Foundation School of Nursing was ranked the #1 nursing school in California. And then they practiced and later helped build Permanente Medicine.
Read the full story at https://centerfortotalhealth.org/nursing-leadership-now-display/
Nurse Scholars Academy Aims to Improve Patient Care
Nurse Scholars Academy Aims to Improve Patient Care
Kaiser Permanente Northern California’s academic partnership program is less than two years old, but already its participants are seeing positive results. Read about two Kaiser Permanente frontline nurses who are working toward their Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing and say the program is helping them to become better nurses, better leaders, and better people.
Read the full story at https://lookinside.kaiserpermanente.org/nurse-scholars-academy-aims-improve-patient-care/
Northern California KFH-HP Nursing Report VISIONS now available online
Northern California KFH/HP Nursing Report VISIONS now available online
A new report, produced by Northern California Patient Care Services under the leadership of Regional Chief Nurse Executive Theresa Brodrick, RN, highlights many of the accomplishments that region’s hospital nursing achieved in 2016. This engaging and informative publication is now available online. Read about the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery project, medical center-driven initiatives to improve the care experience for patients, the Nurse Scholars Academy’s mission to support nurses’ professional growth, and much more.
Scholarships Help Promising Nursing Students
Scholarships Help Promising Nursing Students
The region awards $300,000 to nursing students through the Deloras Jones Registered Nurse Scholarship Program.
Northern California Nursing Research – January 2017
Northern California Nursing Research
Bimonthly Lunch & Learn Webex Meeting
Date: January 10, 2017
Time: 12 PM to 1 PM PST
Location: WebEx (see event page for details)
How I Use Social Media to Enhance Engagement of Individuals in Their Healthcare
Guest Presenter:
Tanya Scott, DHL, MHR, RN, CHTS-CP, CHTS-PW, CPHIMS
Interim Director, Maternal Child Health, KP-Modesto Medical Center
Dr. Tanya Scott is a nurse executive specializing clinically in Women’s Health/High-Risk Obstetrics and administratively in Nursing Informatics Healthcare Information Technology Design and Development.
Dr. Scott received a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (1992) from East Carolina University and a Masters of Human Relations with an emphasis in Multicultural Organizational Development and Business Management from the University of Oklahoma in 1998 where she was recognized as the Walter Mason Graduate Student of the Year, Graduate Student Leader and Graduate Student Service Award honoree. In 2010, she was honored with a Doctorate in Humane Letters from the Eastern Theological Seminary University for her health care mission and service work in the U.S., Guatemala, Africa, and Cuba.
To find out more information about this meeting check out the event page
Northern California Nursing Research – November 2016
Northern California Nursing Research
Bimonthly Q&A WebEx Meeting
The bimonthly Northern California Nursing Research meeting for November 2016 will be held:
- Date: Tuesday, November 8, 2016
- Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
- Location: WebEx (see event page for details)
FEATURING: WHITE HOUSE CULTURE OF HEALTH BREAKTHROUGH LEADER IN NURSING
Monica R. McLemore, PhD, MPH, RN
Assistant Professor, Family Health Care Nursing Department
University of California – San Francisco
Associate Director foe Community-Engaged Research of the Pre-Term Birth Initiative – California
To find out more information about this meeting check out the event page.
Northern California Nursing Research – September 2016
Northern California Nursing Research
Bimonthly Lunch & Learn Meeting
The bimonthly Northern California Nursing Research meeting for September 2016 will be held:
- Date: Tuesday, September 13, 2016
- Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
- Location: WebEx (see event page for details)
ENCORE PRESENTATION: USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO CONDUCT NURSING RESEARCH AND EBP
Guest Presenters:
Candace W. Burton, PhD RN AFN-BC AGN-BC FNAP
Robert Wood Johnson Nurse Faculty Scholar Alumna
Assistant Professor
Program in Nursing Science, School of Nursing
University of California, Irvine
Irvine CA
Kathleen Mullen, PhD RN
Qualitative Nurse Researcher: Hospital Nursing Work/Life Balance
Patient Care Coordinator/RN Case Manager
Kaiser Permanente-San Rafael Medical Center, Emergency Department
San Rafael, CA
To find out more information about this meeting check out the event page.
Vincent Samuel – From Account Manager to Nursing
Read the heart touching story of Vincent Samuel: from Account Manager to Nursing.
He came to the US and became a registered nurse. Excellence drove him to join Kaiser Permanente and was soon offered to join an advance nurse leadership program at USF.
You can read his story here.
Caritas Consortium 2016 – Register Now
Caritas Consortium 2016
Registration is now open!
Are you a fan of Caring Science? Or are you new to it? The annual Caritas Consortium is the Nurse Scholars Academy’s biggest event of the year. You are sure to be ignited into the Caring Science experience.
To learn more about the event see:
https://nursescholars.kaiserpermanente.org/mc-events/2016-caritas-consortium/
Get exclusive discounts, grants, and other benefits at Capella University
Get exclusive discounts, grants, and other benefits at Capella University
Our partnership between Kaiser Permanente and Capella University means big savings for you as you pursue your educational and career goals. Get a $2,000 grant for a graduate certificate in nursing or a $5,000 grant on select degree programs. You’ll also get a 10% tuition discount and have access to free nursing and professional development webinars.
Explore all of your educational possibilities at Capella.edu/KaiserPermanente.
Northern California Nursing Research – July 2016
Bimonthly Northern California Nursing Research Meeting July 2016
The bimonthly Northern California Nursing Research meeting for July 2016 will be held:
- Date: Tuesday, July 12, 2016
- Time: 12 PM – 1 PM
- Location: WebEx (see event for more details)
To find out more about this meeting check out the event page.
Happy Nurses’ Week From Us
It is Nurses’ Week! Thank you for your excellent care!
Here are the Nurses’ Week Greetings from some of our Northern California Leaders.
Nurses’ Week Greeting from Janet A. Liang, Chief Operating Officer, Kaiser Permanente Northern California
Nurses’ Week Greeting from Theresa Brodrick, Regional Chief Nursing Officer, Kaiser Permanente Northern California
Nurses’ Week Greeting from Priscilla Javed, Regional Director of Nursing Professional Practice and Jim D’Alfonso, Executive Director of Kaiser Permanente Nurse Scholars Academy
The Nurse Scholars Academy on InsideKP
Read about the Nurse Scholars Academy on InsideKP!
Elizabeth Schainbaum from InsideKP spoke with Mindy Reid and Matthew Elliott, two KP nurses who are currently enrolled in the RN to BSN program at Samuel Merritt University. Read about their experience.
http://insidekp.kp.org/ncal/portal/feature/160511_acadm/index.html
Learn more about the Samuel Merritt University RN to BSN Program
Samuel Merritt University has recorded an informational video about their RN to BSN Program.
Follow the link below to watch the recording:
Mindfulness Matters – How you can be the Future of Nursing
The University of San Francisco shares how it is integrating Caring Science into their nursing programs.
“Powerful, beautiful, and a testimony of what quality partnerships and alignment look like in our communities helping us co-create the future we envision in KP”. That is what Jim D’Alfonso, our Executive Director, had to say when he saw the video featured in this article:
Get motivated – Learn more about the MSN Clinical Nurse Leader Program
The University of San Francisco’s newsletter recently featured their MSN Clinical Nurse Leader program.
Learn more about the MSN Clinical Nurse Leader program through the eyes of fellow nurses. One of them is a Kaiser Permanente nurse currently enrolled in one of the MSN Clinical Nurse Leader Cohorts. Click the link below to read the article:
InsideKP Features the Nurse Scholars Academy
It’s In The News. The KP Nurse Scholars Academy Is Breaking Ground.
We are reaching out to all KP nurses to let them know that exciting opportunities await them. Read more about it in the article on InsideKP:
http://insidekp.kp.org/ncal/portal/feature/151218_nurse/index.html