Live Well, Be Well: Focusing on Employee Wellness through COVID-19 (15)

Tune in to the latest Here in Nursing podcast to learn about the PCA Career Ladder program at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. You’ll hear from the nurse educator who manages the program as well as one of our senior patient care associates who has participated the PCA Career Ladder. Listeners will learn more on what the program is and its benefits for both patients and the patient care team. In addition, you’ll hear about how this option encourages Ohio State PCAs to further their professional development and rewards them for their commitment to growth and excellence without moving to a new career path.

Ohio State’s Student Nurse Externship is a continuous eight-week summer program in which nursing students work with highly skilled nurse preceptors gaining experience with multidisciplinary teams, in diverse specialty care areas in an atmosphere of learning and support. In this episode, we’ll speak with Deb Francis, OSU’s director of Health System Nursing Education; Sarah Susi, the associate director of James Nursing Transition to Practice, and three nurses who completed the extern program – they will share how this program is helping students gain on-the-job experience for their future role as an RN. Listeners will learn about the program, its benefits and outcomes, as well as hear first-hand experiences of recent graduates.

Tune in to the latest Here in Nursing podcast to hear from the new chief nursing officers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Get to know Drs. Deana Sievert and Corrin Steinhauer as they discuss their roles and vision for nursing at Ohio State. Deana is the new chief nursing officer for University Hospital and Ross Heart Hospital and Corrin serves as the new chief nursing officer for the James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute. In addition to learning about each of their nursing career and leadership journeys, listeners will hear directly from Deana and Corrin on national issues affecting the nursing and healthcare landscapes – including staffing challenges, burnout and resiliency, and creating a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Burnout is a growing issue for those across the healthcare landscape. Needless to say, the last two years have been difficult, but especially for those working in healthcare. Tune in to hear from Helka Casey, one of the psychiatric counselors serving the Ohio State Employee Assistance Program, as she walks through defining burnout, what it looks and feels like, and the different stages. Listeners will also learn about the phases of burnout recovery as well as prevention strategies for those not currently experiencing burnout.

Tune in as Dr. Jacqueline Hoying and Dr. Inga Zadvinskis, two leaders from The Ohio State University College of Nursing’s Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute for Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare, speak to how they and their colleagues assist the public in how to identify legitimate and credible information and evidence for health and wellness decisions. As leaders of the institute’s Community Core, they share more about what the core does, why it is important and how it connects with the greater community. Listeners will also hear about how easily myths and misinformation are spread, what health website or websites are recommend for consumers, and learn about ways to identify a trustworthy website for health information.

In addition to caring for critical care patients on their unit, Kahlia Anderson and Philip Grudowski are also both members of their unit’s Cultural Diversity Committee. Listen in as they share about the committee’s involvement with diversity and inclusion both at Ohio State and on their unit and how that in turn has created a safe space to educate on diversity, equity, inclusion in the workplace.