b'NURSE DRIVEN COMMUNICATIONS: One Nurses IdeaKimberly LemearRN I CRITICAL CARE/INTENSIVE CARE UNIT news to nurses, highlighting a variety of information that was felt to be helpful, engaging and celebratory. Nursing News, now called Nurses Notes-Concord Hospital, is a collection of information gathered from nurses, educators, managers and other specialty leaders which is then collated and published by Kim.Over the years the newsletter has focused on the following topics: DAISY Award winners;Nursing Certifications or Licensure achievements; Quality, Informatics and Evidenced Based Practices;Concord Hospital Achievements in Nursing (CHAIN) initiatives; Welcoming new nurses to the organization; Educational or program offerings; Continuing Education opportunities; Retirements in nursing; Nurse Residency Fellowship programs; Local unit achievements;Wellness initiatives; New programs to serve patients and families;Nursing committee work;Team work and camaraderie experiences;One nurses vision and desire leads to a system wide nursingInspirational quotes or passages and more.newsletter to share recognitions, achievements and camaraderie among the nurses of Concord Hospital health system. We continually work to improve the distribution lists andIn October of 2019, Kim created the first Nursing News newsletteroutreach to all areas where nurses serve as well as incorporate all as a joint Intensive Care unit (ICU) and Progressive Care unit (PCU)successes, recognitions and upcoming events that need to team communication. As a 20 year RN, eleven of which have beenbe communicated.A special thank you to Kimfor her drive toat Concord Hospital, who is passionately involved in the Intensivetake the lead on recognizing nurses through an engaging and CareUnit Based Practice Committee, Kim recognized a need. Sheauthentic communication. saw an opportunity to develop a communication that could shareKim Lemear, RN Nurses do amazing work everyday, we need to celebrate each others accomplishments!Visit the Bridge to view the most recent Nurses Notes newsletter!46'