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Barbara Sergio, chief operating officer at Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington, in front of quality and patient safety indicator charts used by departments to track progress and areas of improvement.
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FARMINGTON After a week full of special activities in coordination with national nurses’ week, nursing leaders and peers recognized nursing and direct care professionals who demonstrate exceptional clinical practice and professionalism, through the organization’s 10th annual Nursing and Direct Care Professionals Excellence Awards.
Those nominated for an award included Jan Bell, BSN, RN, director of Med/Surg third floor unit, Care Managers and Chaplins; Katrina Bright, RN, Franklin Health Internal Medicine; Kim Craig, RN, Emergency Department; Pamela Hadley, RN, Infection Prevention; Marian Hastings, RN, Franklin Health Women’s Care; Crystal Marchetti, C
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Registered nurses held an informational picket on the corner of Main Street, near Cape Cod Hospital, calling for higher staffing levels. Their union is renegotiating the nurses contract with Cape Cod Healthcare.
Registered nurses picketed outside Cape Cod Hospital on Wednesday, saying they need more nurses on each shift.
About 50 nurses and a few other supporters gathered by mid afternoon. Some stood on the sidewalk near the hospital, and others a block away at the Main Street corner.
Eunice Grew, who works in a cardiac step-down unit, said a lot of young nurses are leaving to go elsewhere for a better staff-to-patient ratio.
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