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photo by Vickie Jenkins
Jillian Powell LPN, has a common thread with the other nurses at the Children’s Center
Rehabilitations Hospital as they put the children as their #1 priority.
Meeting Jillian for the
first time, she is dressed
in casual clothes with her
long, blonde hair hanging
down. She has a confidence
about her as she introduces
herself. “Hi, My name is
Jillian Powell” she says with
a smile and an outstretched
hand.”
As usual, inside
the Children’s Center, the
atmosphere is inviting as the
Christmas decor glows.
“How long have you been
a nurse, and how did you
come about working here
at the Children’s Center?”
I ask. “ When I lived in
Chickasha, I was a medical
assistant for 5 years.
I
worked in Oral Surgery as a
surgical assistant and went
to Nursing school. Later, I
moved to OKC and got a
job here and have been a
nurse for 2 years.
I fell in love with
this facility. I wish
everyone could see
me in this setting
because this is the
element where I am
at my best.”
Asking Powell
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AMG Specialty Hospital will be opening a new acute longterm care center at Mercy Hospital this year, says Teresa
Reece, RN, chief clinical officer, AMG Specialty Hospital
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As a nurse, Teresa Reece knows that the older
generation of Americans needs someone to advocate for
their needs.
“I like being their advocate. I love the wisdom that
comes with the interaction with them,” said Reece, RN,
chief clinical officer of AMG Specialty Hospital, located in
Edmond.
Where does a patient go when released from a hospital
but still on a ventilator? You go to a long-term acute care
hospital.
Patients will discover compassionate health care
management for complex medical needs at AMG Specialty
Hospital Edmond.
AMG Specialty Hospital takes care of sick patients who
must leave a full service hospital due to limitations the
government places on insurance reimbursements. Skilled
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qualities a nurse should possess,
she replies, “First of all, a nurse
needs compassion. A nurse sees the
best and the worst of everything.
Second, a nurse needs to have
integrity; knowing right from wrong
and keeping high morals.
The
third quality, a nurse has to be an
advocate to the patient, be a voice
for them, do the right thing, asking
different questions to the doctors
and nurses for the patient and their
families,” she says with a smile.
“Being a nurse is a rewarding job,”
she adds.
“What advice would you give to
a person that is interested in the
medical field?” I ask. “First of all, I
would tell them ‘thank-you.’ There
will always be a need for nurses.
It’s a stable job, even in the hard
times. Being a nurse is a job where
we have a great impact on others’
lives. Even though the job has its
ups and downs, it’s worth it. A
nurse also has to be flexible. The
schedule can change at any minute.
That’s where the flexibility comes
in.”
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I ask Powell, “how would
others describe you?” “They would
definitely say that I like to have
fun,” she says, followed with a
laugh. “I like to sing and dance;
you can always find me singing to
the children. My goal is to get a
smile or giggle from each child as
I go room to room. Others would
also describe me as hardworking.
Even though I have a busy schedule,
I make sure to take time for the kids
here. The children at the Children’s
Center Rehabilitation Hospital are
my number one priority.”
“How would you describe your
typical day at work?” I ask Powell.
“First, I get the reports from the
nurses, I speak with the PA’s, do
the assessments, and then, make my
rounds with the patients. One of
my strongest assets is being a team
player. One important aspect of
this facility is that each one of us
has a separate goal, yet we all have
one common goal, the nurses here
are held together with one common
thread; the patient comes first. We
are big on teamwork and I feel like
I am a better nurse because of it.”
“What is your most enjoyable
moment here?” I ask.
“To tell
you the truth, my most enjoyable
moment is when I come through
those front doors. I have never
dreaded coming to work.
How
many people can say that?” she says
with a grin. “When I walk in, I don’t
see the children with limitations
and disabilities or diagnosis. I see
them with unique personalities and
see them for who they are. They can
triumph through any obstacles and
it’s my victory as well as there’s.”
I ask Powell what she likes to
do for fun and if she has any
hobbies. She replies with, “I love
to read. I have a 1 year old nephew
and I love spending time with him
and my family. I like to catch up
with old friends, meeting for lunch
or meeting at Barnes and Noble
to sit and talk. I like to go to
museums and travel when I can.”
Powell pauses and adds, “I’m going
to focus more on traveling this next
year.”
My interview with Jillian Powell
went well. She is a well-spoken,
out-going individual wearing her
love for children on the inside and
the outside, letting her love and
compassion for others shine through.
The Children’s Center Rehabilitation
Hospital is fortunate to have a
wonderful nurse like Jillian.
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The love Jamie Ellis has for
geriatric patients keeps her career
centered in long-term care.
“It’s just like your grandmother
or grandfather,” said Ellis, LPN,
staff development coordinator at the
Lakes Care Center. “You really get
attached to them. There’s a lot of
life experiences you can learn from
our geriatric community.
Ellis is working toward earning
her degree to become an RN
at OSU/OKC after receiving her
credentials to become a licensed
practical nurse in Iowa. OSU/OKC
is academically challenging and a
good school for those wanting to
further their careers by becoming a
registered nurse, she said.
“The staff was welcoming, it
was no hassle. It is an amazing
experience,” said Ellis, who has been
a nurse for five years.
Each nurse has a specialty they
devote their energy to, she said. Ellis
discovered her calling is geriatrics,
she said. Her aunt was a nurse and
a caring person, which is essential
for the profession, Ellis said.
“Other than that, we didn’t have
many nurses in our community,”
Ellis said of her childhood in Utah.
She moved to Oklahoma to
attend school, being familiar with
Oklahoma City because her parents
were originally native Oklahomans.
“It feels like Oklahoma is home,
honestly. It feels like a second
home away from Utah,” Ellis said.
Becoming a nurse came about from
her knack for caring for others, she
said.
“I just see other people in need
and I’m always there to help.”
When in Utah, Ellis earned her
CNA credential and realized the
nursing environment is something
conducive for her personality. She
then received her CMA credential to
further her skills.
Ellis learned about the Lakes
Care Center from a friend who had
worked there. He told her she would
be perfect for the job opening. So
she applied for the position, starting
out as a weekend nurse, she said.
“I got to know the facility and
accepted the SDC position,” Ellis
said.
She said that she has never
worked in such a close-knit working
community as the Lakes Care Center.
She considers her coworkers and
patients as her second family.
Ellis said she appreciates the
flexibility that the Lakes Care
Center offers its employees. Her
administrator arranges her schedule
to allow her to attend nursing school
full time. The Lakes Care Center
invests in the upward mobility
of its staff, knowing education is
important to the profession and
patient care.
“The people that I work with,
we help each other’s best interest,”
Ellis said. “It’s an excellent place. I
wouldn’t leave this facility. This is
the facility I’m planted at.”
Being a nurse at the Lakes Care
Center or any long-term care center
and skilled nursing facility requires
nurses to be able to perform multiple
tasks, she said.
Many of the residents have
pushed her to excel. She has learned
from experience and the wisdom
of many of the elders she has
had the privilege to know, Ellis
said. Some residents endured the
Great Depression. Others are war
veterans.
“You have to be patient.
Anywhere, any day you can be a
nurse to a referee, to a psychologist,”
Ellis said. “It’s more personal. I
see these people daily, and then
their families become family to you.
They’re not in and out. They’re here
for the long haul. So you have to
be compassionate as well. You really
have to love what you do because
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Being a nurse in long-term care is precious to Jamie Ellis, LPN, staff
development coordinator at the Lakes Care Center.
on a good day, you can wear a
number of different hats.”
Listening skills are important,
she said.
Having a busy time with school
and work is balanced with her
leisure time, which is scarce these
days because of school. Ellis enjoys
shopping with her 10-year-old son.
“We just hang out. We go to
the lake and ride bikes -- that kind
of thing,” she continued. “But our
favorite past-time is shopping,” she
said with a chuckle.
All of the staff has a family life,
she said. When they need help at
work, they come together for the
collective good with team spirit that
is amazing, Ellis said.
When one of them is absent
having a baby, other team members
help to fill that position, she said.
“I value the flexibility of team
work,” said Ellis, who works in
long-term care as well as in the
skilled nursing unit. It is her job to
help staff the facility. She can work
as a CNA, a nurse or a CMA.
“Anything you want, I can do
just so our building remains active,”
she said. “Having team members
helps out, too.”
nursing is highly valued.
Reece was looking for a new
challenge when she was hired to be
CCO in November. Acute care was
something she had been interested
in for a long time before venturing
out, she said.
“I’m not an adrenaline junkie so
I wasn’t looking for an ER or ICU,
but this is just a nice mixture of
excitement and acute care skills and
I just like it,” she said.
Her goal is to further establish
best practices at AMG Specialty
Hospital by building a strong
leadership team from the top.
“Then we can work everything
down,” she said. “I think a second
key point would be education.
Absolutely educate, educate. I think
it helps preventing burnout if you’re
learning something new. It helps
you get a fresh perspective on
things.”
AMG Specialty Hospital has
expanded competency among its
staff with increased technology that
has proven to be a success. Reece
excels at AMG Specialty Hospital
with a great group of nurses, she
said. They are flexible with a great
attitude during the trials that come
with health care such as staffing,
acuity and family dynamics, she
said. The nurses respond well to the
changes in health care that have
accelerated during the past five to
10 years, she added.
“One of our big things is we
hire for attitude and we train for
skills,” Reece said. “So you can be
the most skilled you can be but if
you do it with a poor attitude its
like you didn’t do it. We’re looking
for people who are positive and are
motivated for what they’re doing.
If they’re lacking in an area, we
educate them. If they have the
attitude, they have the most solid
part.”
AMG Specialty Hospital nurses
always consider their patients to
be their top priority. Their job is
challenging as they serve a lot of
elderly patients as well as other age
groups when needed. Compassion
versed with good listening skills for
communication will help the nurses
connect with their patients.
AMG is a fairly new company
that has distinguished itself with
quality
and
performance
improvement during its three years
since it was established, Reece said.
“I’m really glad to be a part of
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that,” said Reece, who was inspired
to become a nurse from career
nurses on both sides of her family.
“I just looked at how exciting it
was and how selfless it was,” Reece
said. “That’s what I really like about
nursing. It takes the focus off of
you and whatever you have going
on. And you just pour yourself into
helping somebody else.”
Family is important to Reece
who is finding a balance between
work and family. Her highlight in
life is the time she spends with her
children, ages 3 and 10, she said.
Reece initially was going to
go to college to become a child
psychologist, but recognized early
it was not her niche. So she tried
nursing and fell in love with it, she
said.
Her talent has extended to
skilled nursing, clinical and labor
and delivery, but geriatric long-term
care has encompassed the majority
of Reece’s nursing career, she said.
A nurse for 12 years, Reece
went to LPN school at the Great
Plains Technology Center in Lawton.
She earned her associates degree in
nursing at OSU/OKC and received
a Bachelor in the Science of
Nursing degree at Southern Nazarene
University.
Today, Reece is preparing herself
for a joint venture between AMG
Specialty Hospital and Mercy Hospital
in Oklahoma City. AMG Specialty
Hospital will be a tenant in the
house of Mercy Hospital. It will
be leasing a floor with long-term
acute care systems in place with 19
new beds to increase AMG’s capacity,
Reece said. Patient care will continue
at its Edmond location as well.
“The days of stay is anywhere
from 25 days to 100 days of acute
care,” Reece said.
She looks forward to the new
facility opening in 2015 and her
continued work at AMG Specialty
Hospital. In her new role as CCO, the
company has set her up with mentors
who have extensive experience in the
field to help get her to the level she
needs to be, Reece said.
“We have leadership conferences.
I have actually weekly corporate
teleconferences with corporate CCOs
to help me be on top of everything I
need to be on top of,” she said.
Being in Edmond is also helpful
as a community because it has a
reputation for facilitating performance
improvement as well, she said.
“Edmond is big on image so I think
that helps facilitate what we’re doing
here,” she said.
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*ANUARY
Special to the Nursing Times
%MERGENCY$EPARTMENT
6IOLENCE!RE-ETAL
$ETECTORS.ECESSARY
BYJanie
Cantrell, RN
Emergency Department Violence:
Are Metal Detectors Necessary?
Any parent can attest to the fact
that receiving a call in the middle of
the night summons an indescribable
fear that arouses our primal instincts
of flight. Our call came at 1218
am on December 9, 2014.
We
were summoned to the emergency
department of the hospital where our
son, Kyle, has worked as a security
guard for 25 years. The call did not
give us much information, just that
he had been stabbed and was going
to surgery.
When we arrived, the parking lot
of the hospital was full of police
cars. It seemed that every police
officer on duty had come to assist
the emergency room with the violent
patient. When we saw all the cars,
my first question to the first officer
I saw was, “Is my son dead?”
I
cannot describe the fear and anguish
that his father and I suffered that
night. Still with no answers, we
were lead to the surgery waiting
area to learn the outcome of this
violent event.
Being a nurse and having worked
the emergency department for a
great number of years, I had many
questions:
How did this person
get into the emergency department
with a weapon? Why did the ER
not have a metal detector? Was
there additional security on duty
with our son? How could this have
been prevented? Are all healthcare
workers at increased risk for violence
due to the fact that more citizens
are carrying hand guns? Does the
increased presence of gangs as well as
the fact that emergency departments
are utilized for psychiatric clearance
and medical clearance of drug and
alcohol arrest increase the potential
for violence in the emergency room?
Are these questions that all health
care workers are asking to be
answered?
In an article written for the
Pittsburg Post-Gazette by Steve Twedt,
he quotes the Emergency Nurses
Association President Deena Brecher
as saying:
As a 24/7 operation that takes
all comers, an emergency department
is inherently vulnerable to violence.
Emergency departments reflect the
community they serve.
Where
violence is more common in the
street, it’s more likely in the ER.
Brecher said the nurses association,
based in Des Plaines, Illinois, once
surveyed 13,000 members about
whether they had experienced physical
or verbal violence such as threats in
the previous seven days. More than
half said, “yes.”
Brecher said, Hospital executives
and even judges have been known to
tell an ER nurse that assaults are an
expected job risk, so nurses may be
reluctant to report an attack unless
there is a clear no tolerance policy.
What is the magnitude of
the problem and why should we
as healthcare professionals care?
According to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, Nine hundred deaths and
1.7 million nonfatal assaults occur
each year in the United States due
to workplace violence. Of these,the
health care and social assistance
industries accounted for the majority,
nearly 60%, of all nonfatal assaults
and violent acts by persons in 2007.
Notably, most incidents occur at night
between 11pm and 7am.
According to ACEP’s( American
Academy of Emergency Physicians)
public health and injury prevention
committee April 2011: Workplace
violence decreases morale and
productivity,
and
increases
absenteeism and personnel turnover.
The median number of days away
from work from assault or violent act
is four days. Most victims did not
file a formal report.
Our son’s incident was reported
on all the news channels in our
area.
Many acts of violence in
the emergency department are never
reported. Our daughter worked in
an ER in the Chicago area and it was
not uncommon for co-workers there
to state they had a knife pulled on
them the night before. Just having
a knife pulled on them had become
common and these incidents were
not reported by the news channels.
Expecting violence in their work area
had become the norm.
Law enforcement is the only
profession that knows they will
experience violence on a daily basis.
On occasion, fire and first responders
experience violence in their jobs,
but police officers go to work daily
knowing that their lives may be in
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danger. They, however, are armed
and highly trained to deal with
these expected dangers. They know
they will be dealing with criminals
on a daily basis. Since emergency
rooms often see prisoners brought in
by police, health care workers become
exposed to the same criminals that
the police are dealing with carrying
out their job assignments.
What can be done to make our
emergency departments safer?
Should security be armed? There
is much controversy over this topic.
Many hospitals feel that it would
be an increase in liability to arm
security. Many feel the cost of
psychological and physical testing for
personnel, as well as background
screening would be cost prohibitive.
Some hospital administrations feel
that there would be increased risk
for violence if guards were armed
because a patient may take the gun
away from the guard creating a more
violent situation. Some hospitals do
have armed security that patrol the
parking lot, but are not allowed to
enter the hospital with the weapon.
Because of labor statistics some
smaller hospitals have mandated that
two security officers be on duty on
the 11-7 shift at all times. Larger
hospitals have more security at all
times.
Security in hospitals has been
brought into question nation- wide
due to recent violent events in
Baltimore. On April 16, 2014 a 69
year old Virginia Beach man entered
John Hopkins hospital armed with
a gun. He fatally shot himself in
the emergency department bathroom.
Four years earlier, a man blaming a
Hopkins doctor for what he thought
was a botched surgery shot the
physician and then turned the gun
on himself and his mother. These
reported fatal events bring to question
the fact that perhaps it is time
for hospitals to consider installing
metal detectors in all emergency
departments. In fact, according to
ACEP:
Henry Ford Hospital in
Detroit uses metal detectors.
In
the first 6 months of metal detector
screening, 33 handguns, 1,324 knifes,
97 mace sprays as well as many other
hazardous items were confiscated.
The National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) offers a number of strategies
to prevent violent acts in the ER and
hospital:
Environmental:
Develop emergency signaling,
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Laurie Weathers Named FACEBOOK FUNNIES - SHARED - JOIN US!
VP of Clinical Operations
Mercy Clinic Oklahoma has named Laurie
Weathers vice president of clinical operations.
Weathers has been with Mercy since 2010,
most recently serving as director of clinical
operations over specialty clinics. She follows
Keith Holliman, who left to lead Mercy
Clinic’s efforts to grow the orthopedic service
line, including the establishment of the new
Orthopedic Access clinic at Mercy Edmond I-35.
Weathers will lead Mercy Clinic’s specialty
and hospital-based clinic operations. Weathers
has a rich history in leading physician practice
and clinical operations. Prior to joining Mercy,
she served as a practice administrator for Cancer
Care Associates, a network administrator of
Allied Health Group and a clinic manager for
the Oklahoma Center for Digestive Medicine.
Laurie Weathers vice
Those who have worked closely with president of clinical
Weathers know she has a deep devotion to operations.
Mercy’s mission and to those around the world
who need the healing touch of Christ.
“I am so thankful and blessed to be working at Mercy,” Weathers said.
“I am passionate about the Ministry and feel this truly is my calling!”
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7512 N Broadway Ext., suite 312
Okc, 405-463-5695 Keith Ruminer/
volunteer coordinator/chaplain
Alleve Hospice: 405-605-7787
Autumn Bridge Hospice:
405-440-2440
Cornerstone Hospice:
Vicky Herrington, Vol. Coordinator,
918-641-5192
Hometown Hospice:
Robin Boatman, Com. Relations, Broken
Arrow: 918-251-6441; Muskogee:
918-681-4440.
Autumn Light Hospice:
580-252-1266
Crossroads Hospice:
Sheila Guffey, Vol. Coordinator,
405-632-9631
Carter Healthcare & Hospice:
OKC - Adam Colvin, Vol. Coordinator,
405-947-7705, ext. 134; Tulsa - Mike
Gregory, Vol. Coordinator,
918-425-4000, ext. 114
Cross Timbers Hospice:
Ardmore-800-498-0655
Davis-580-369-5335 Volunteer
Coordinator-Shelly Murray
Centennial Hospice:
Becky Johnson, Bereavement
Coordinator 405-562-1211
Chisholm Trail Hospice:
Tiffany Thorne, Vol. Coordinator,
580-251-8764
Harbor Light Hospice:
Randy Pratt, Vol. Coordinator,
1009 N Meredian, Oklahoma City, OK
73107 405-949-1200
Horizon Hospice:
LaDonna Rhodes, Vol. Coordinator,
918-473-0505
Heartland Hospice:
Shawnee: Vol. Coor. Karen Cleveland,
405-214-6442; Norman: Vol. Coor. Lisa
Veauchamp, 405-579-8565
Heavenly Hospice:
Julie Myers, Coordinator 405-701-2536
Hope Hospice:
Bartlesville: 918-333-7700, Claremore;
918-343-0777 Owasso: 918-272-3060
Interim Healthcare Hospice:
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Image HealthCare :
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(918) 622-4799
LifeSpring In-Home Care
Network:
Terry Boston, Volunteer and
Bereavement Coordinator 405-801-3768
LifeLine Hospice:
April Moon, RN Clinical Coordinator
405-222-2051
Mays Hospice Care, Inc.
OKC Metro, 405-631-3577; Shawnee,
405-273-1940
Hospice by Loving Care:
Connie McDivitt, Vol. Coordinator,
405-872-1515
McCortney Family Hospice
OKC/Norman metro 405-360-2400
Ada, 580-332-6900 Staci Elder Hensley,
volunteer coordinator
Excell Hospice:
Toni K. Cameron, Vol. Coordinator
405-631-0521
Hospice of Green Country:
Tulsa: 918-747-2273, Claremore:
918-342-1222, Sapulpa: 918-224-7403
Mercy Hospice:
Steve Pallesen, Vol. Coordinator,
405-486-8600
Faith Hospice of OKC:
Charlene Kilgore, Vol. Coordinator,
405-840-8915
Hospice of Oklahoma County
& the INTEGRIS Hospice House
Ruth Ann Frick, Vol. Coordinator,
405-848-8884
Mission Hospice L.L.C.:
2525 NW Expressway, Ste. 312
OKC, OK 73112 405-848-3779
Choice Home Health & Hospice:
405-879-3470
Freedom Hospice:
Tulsa: 918-493-4930; Claremore:
918-343-0493; Tollfree: 866-476-7425
City Hospice:
Beth Huntley, Vol. Coordinator,
405-942-8999
Frontier Hospice: Kelly Morris, Vol.
Coordinator, 405-789-2913
Comforting Hands Hospice:
Bartlesville: 918-331-0003
Full Life Hospice:
Vicki Barnhart, Vol. Coordinator,
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Companion Hospice:
Steve Hickey, Vol. Coordinator, Guthrie:
405-282-3980; Edmond: 405-341-9751
Good Shepherd Hospice:
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Compassionate Care Hospice:
Amy Legare, Bereavement/Vol.
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Grace Hospice Foundation:
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Hospice of Owasso, Inc.:
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Hospice of the Cherokee:
918-458-5080
Humanity Hospice:
Kay Cole, Vol. Coordinator
405-418-2530
InFinity Care of Tulsa:
Spencer Brazeal, Vol. Director,
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Indian Territory Home Health &
Hospice: 1-866-279-3975
Oklahoma Hospice Care
405-418-2659 Jennifer Forrester,
Community Relations Director
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Health in Tulsa: 918-412-7200
Palliative Hospice:
Janet Lowder, Seminole, & Sabrina
Johnson, Durant, 800-648-1655
Physician’s Choice Hospice:
Tim Clausing, Vol. Coordinator
405-936-9433
Professional Home Hospice:
Sallisaw: 877-418-1815; Muskogee:
866-683-9400; Poteau: 888-647-1378
PromiseCare Hospice:
Angela Shelton, LPN - Hospice
Coordinator, Lawton: (580) 248-1405
Quality Life Hospice:
405 486-1357
RoseRock Healthcare:
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Ross Health Care:
Glenn LeBlanc, Norman, Chickasha;
April Burrows, Enid; Vol. Coordinators,
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Russell Murray Hospice:
Tambi Urias, Vol. Coordinator,
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Seasons Hospice:
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Coordinator, 918-745-0222
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Sojourn Hospice:
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SolAmor Hospice:
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Sooner Hospice, LLC:
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Tranquility Hospice:
Kelly Taylor, Volunteer Coordinator
Tulsa : 918-592-2273
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*ANUARY
Vicki L Mayfield, M.Ed., R.N.,
LMFT Marriage and Family
Therapy Oklahoma City
If you would like to send a
question to Vicki, email us at
[email protected]
Q. Why is it so difficult to make life changes? I know
there are things in my life that no longer work but
yet I wake up everyday and do them again. What am
I waiting for?
A. The writing is on the wall for most of us; we read it but
don’t REALLY read it. It is so much easier to keep doing the
same thing, even when it quit working months or years ago. The
following is the story of Stacey and the changes she made:
Stacey is a 21 year old female involved in a relationship with
Mark, age 25 who also has a child that he pays child support. They
have been together for about one year and decided to move in
together in order to spend more time together and save money. It
became clear to Stacey that she was more responsible with money,
believing the bills should be paid first, then have fun money. When
the second month rolled around and Mark did not have the money
for his part of the rent, Stacey paid it.
As a result of helping Mark with his share of the rent, Stacey
had no money for Christmas gifts. Her anxiety was increasing
as well as deepening feelings of depression. Stacey had been in
counseling for a few sessions before moving in with Mark and
knew that their relationship had some problems but after moving
in together the problems became more apparent.
When I last saw Stacey she stated the following, “After our
last session I thought about what we talked about. I moved out
realizing this arrangement was not working and causing me to feel
frustrated and unhappy. I bought a journal and started writing my
feelings and creating a plan. I found a new job, bought a car and
now feel that I have a better plan for my life. Mark and I are still
together but I don’t know how the future will work for us but I
needed to take care of me.”
Several things about Stacey’s story are significant. One, she is
only 21. Second, she bought a journal, started writing her plan and
brought it to therapy. Third, she got involved in her therapy and
became VERY proactive. Fourth, she took her life seriously. Fifth,
she is in charge if her life, not her boyfriend.
I was very impressed with Stacey. It is inspiring to see people
take charge of their lives and make changes that may in many
ways save their lives. How many less anti-depressant drugs might
not be used if people made “life saving” changes?
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alarms, and monitoring systems:
Install security devices, such as
metal detectors: Install other security
measures, such as escorts to the
parking lots at night’ Install enclosed
nurses stations; Install deep service
counters or bullet proof glass and
shatter -proof glass enclosures in
the reception areas; Consider curved
mirrors and adequate lighting.
Administrative Controls:
Design staffing patterns to prevent
personnel from working alone and
to minimize patient waiting time.
Restrict movement of the public in
hospitals by card-controlled access;
Develop a system for alerting security
personnel when violence is threatened
such as panic/duress alarms, closed
circuit video recording; Flagging the
charts of high-risk patients.
Behavior Modification:
Provide all workers with training
in recognizing and managing assaults,
resolving conflicts, and maintaining
hazard awareness.
After being in ICU for almost 3
days then being moved to a medical
floor for several more days, our son
survived this traumatic event. He
continues to be in the process of
recovering. As this article discusses,
others have not been as fortunate to
survive violent events. Violence in
any workplace is not acceptable. If an
individual is assaulted on the street,
charges are pressed and judgments
rendered. Ever health care worker
knows there is risk of encountering a
combative patient in the work-place.
However, all health care workers
should feel safe in the workplace. At
a minimum, I feel that metal detectors
should be in use in all emergency
rooms as well as most hospitals.
Since we use metal detectors in airports, I feel that most of the public
would come to view this as just a
safety precaution and would soon
adjust to the change. Therefore, I am
of the opinion, that changing how
we look at making our emergency
departments and hospital as a whole
safer for employees and visitors needs
implementing immediately.
INTEGRIS among America’s
Best Hospitals to Have a Baby
Three INTEGRIS hospitals have received the 2015 Women’s Choice Award®
and have been named one of America’s Best Hospitals for Obstetrics.
This evidence-based designation is the only award that identifies the
country’s best health care institutions based on robust criteria that consider
female patient satisfaction, clinical excellence, and what women say they want
from a hospital. It represents hospitals that women can feel confident in
choosing for their maternity needs.
INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center, INTEGRIS Health Edmond and Lakeside
Women’s Hospital made the list of more than 350 award winners nationwide.
“We are proud to provide outstanding obstetrical care to women throughout
the state of Oklahoma,” says Bruce Lawrence, president and chief executive
officer of INTEGRIS Health. “To be recognized nationally for our efforts is truly
an honor.”
“New moms have many choices
when it comes to obstetrics. Now
they can make informed decisions
based on the recommendations of
other moms who have experienced that hospital first hand,” says Delia
Passi, chief executive officer and founder of the Women’s Choice Award, and
former publisher of Working Woman and Working Mother magazines. “Most
importantly, when a woman sees the Women’s Choice Award at her local
hospital, she’ll know the hospital values her experience as a critical component
of care for her and her loved ones,” added Passi.
The America’s Best Hospitals for Obstetrics scoring process is unique in
that it is the only national list that focuses on female patient satisfaction.
Only the hospitals that qualify for this highly selective designation provide the
highest level of obstetric services based on their exceptional scores for patient
recommendation. This is determined from data reported by the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services in HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of
Healthcare Providers and Systems) surveys, as well as an analysis that weighs
criteria identified as the most important to women for patient satisfaction.
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since I was 20 years
old and owned my
own dance studio for
7 years.”
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in Mustang, OK.”
Each week we visit with health care
professionals throughout the Metro
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that I am younger than
I am but I have a
teenager.”
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dragon lizard.”
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As a former firefighter and
paramedic-turned-nurse practitioner,
Antoinette Thompson-Ducasse has
always been dedicated to public
service and believes her profession
chose her.
She brings that dedication to
her new role as a nurse practitioner
at Mercy Hospital El Reno.
During her 23-year career as
a firefighter, Thompson-Ducasse
became a paramedic and eventually
went on to nursing school where
she discovered her deep passion
for caring for others.
“I love caring for people,
teaching them, being straight with
them and everything about it,” she
said. “I treat people like family
with the respect and dignity they
deserve. I like to have an open
relationship with patients so they
know they can trust me since
I will listen and care for their
needs.”
Thompson-Ducasse received her
bachelor’s degree in nursing from
the University of Oklahoma Health
Sciences Center in Oklahoma City,
and her master’s degree in nursing
from the University of South
Alabama in Mobile.
For the past several years,
Thompson-Ducasse has volunteered
at the Royal Family Kids Camp
and the Teen Reach Adventure
Camp as a camp nurse. For three
years, she has also volunteered
for the 1040 Initiative where she
provides medical care to patients
in a village in West Africa.
Additionally, she has competed as
a professional bodybuilder for 20
years. She is married and has a
grown daughter.