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A group of 20 nurse managers, assistant managers and educators have been meeting weekly for years and collaborating with other teams to plan everything from the design of patient rooms to the actual move of cardiovascular patients over the bridge to Shapiro at the end of May.
“This group really has seen the building through its evolution, before there even was a building across the street,” said Mary Lou Moore, MSN, RN, director of Cardiovascular Nursing and Clinical Services. “They are the true advocates for all of the nurses who will work in the building and for our cardiovascular patients and their families, whom this building is for.”
In the early stages, the group helped develop a mock patient room at the old Boston Lying-in Hospital, then on L1 and invited groups of cardiovascular staff nurses to provide feedback about the set up. Now that the rooms are complete, the cardiovascular leadership group has turned its attention to preparing nurses to work in the building, whether that means becoming familiar with new equipment or just getting acclimated to a new space.
“They are committed to making sure staff are prepared to work in this new facility,” Moore said. “They have worked with Kathleen Gordon and her team in Patient Family Relations on a “Connecting with Care” program to help staff communicate even better with patients and families, an especially timely program since families have an even more enhanced presence in Shapiro.”
The team is collaborating with other groups to develop a process for the new code team and the safest way to move inpatients to Shapiro when the building opens. “We have had multiple drills and continue to determine the best route and care along the way for our patients,” Moore said.