b'NURSING HIGHLIGHTS 2022EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTNURSING FELLOWSHIPJennifer BussRN, BSN, CEN I ED FELLOWSHIP COORDINATOR, ED CLINICAL RESOURCE NURSE skillto ED nurses whichincreases their confidence in practice . It has for It bringsnew knowledge .The ED fellowship has brought so much joy to myself and the department!andfostered a strong team camaraderiewhich increases trust and teamwork . The students verbalized they feel more comfortable working in a high volume, fast-paced environment after completing the program. The ED Fellowship is astructured and supportive approach new nurses to become increasinglyfamiliarwith emergent and critical situations includinggaining experiencewithusing equipment and working togetherThe Concord Hospital Emergencyweek to review with their peers. Integration Department (ED) introduced aThe Fellowship program will be Fellowship program in Octoberheld three times a year to facilitate of 2022 designed for nurses newa continual orientation and to the health system and newpreparation of new nurses tograduate nurses who work in thethe department. Emergency Room setting. This program is ED specific, focusingSince initiating the program, on knowledge and skills neededwe have supported eight to care for patients who receivenurses successfully through the care in the emergency room. ThisFellowship. There is another structured program provides ancohort of seven nurses to exciting opportunity for our newstart this spring. The training staff to learn about a variety ofreceived within the Fellowship essential emergency situationsprogram increases confidence and then apply the knowledgeand knowledge in the areas of obtained in the classroom throughassessment, critical thinking and simulated scenarios of real lifeskill development and supports events. The Nursing Fellowshipthe nurse transitioning into a new is a 14-week program that meetsspecialty. The program is designed every Thursday, including threeto enhance problem-solving skills hours of instructional didactic timeand teamwork, as well as improve and two hours experiential clinicalnursing clinical judgement to time in the simulation lab. Themake sound decisions that will instructional portion incorporateshelp you excel in your practicetime for nurses to discuss clinicalJenn Buss, RN and career as a nurse. cases, observations they had as well as raise concerns and questions, all while receiving support from educators and each other. WeeklyOver the next few months, the Fellowship program offerings willgoals are identified and linked directly to the core programbe expanded to all new nurses working in the Jim and Marianne curriculum and then the nurses are achieving those goals whileCooke Emergency Department to include the Concord Hospital - paired with a nursing preceptor while caring for patients. The newLaconia and Concord Hospital - Franklin teams. We are excited to nurses can share their experience and learnings the followinggrow this program to support system wide nurses in the emergency medicine specialty.P E O P L E | I N T E G R A T I O N | T R A N S F O R M A T I O N19'