Examples of Magnet-level status everywhere
Achieving Magnet status might seem overwhelming or even confusing at times to staff participating in achieving this great distinction. What most don’t realize is that MUSC is full of magnet level practices, attitudes, and behavior, everyday.Below, Mira Galang, R.N., 5W Antepartum, describes a recent Magnet experience.
Tabor
Culbreth, R.N., left, Dr. Sean Zyblewski, and Lauren Altman, R.N., gather
with other employees for its weekly potluck feast.
“Magnet is an amazing concept because I was truly ‘magnetized’ without
even knowing it. One night, I decided to walk over to labor and delivery,
which is just across the double doors of 5West. I was trying to get in
touch with the doctor on call for a non-urgent request for a patient before
I left for the evening. I found her in the labor and delivery’s lounge
and was pleasantly surprised at what I found. My heart smiled when I witnessed
a true example of excellence… doctors and nurses sitting side by side around
a dining table sharing a potluck feast they had gathered together. It was
so nice to see doctors and nurses serving food to each other and the camaraderie
that seemed to exist between the two different medical disciplines. I have
since learned that they do this once a week, formerly on Fridays but now
on every Wednesday. I’ve also learned that the labor and delivery nurses
vote for the best resident of the year on their floor and the residents
in turn vote for the best nurse of the year, with both groups providing
the recipients with a reward. I’m so impressed to see such simple and easy
acts as examples of an evolving culture of excellence.”
Friday, April 8, 2005
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