Featured Story Letter from Ron Langlotz, DNP, Chief Nursing Officer
Welcome to Howard County Medical Center's 2023-2024 biennial Nursing Report.
Welcome to Howard County Medical Center's 2023-2024 biennial Nursing Report.
Ranked #3 in the country by nurse.org, the Nurse Residency Program at JHHCMC provides new nurses with the tools and mentorship they need to successfully transition from an academic to a clinical setting.
The nurse externship program at JHHCMC gives nursing students in their final year of school the opportunity to play an active role in the hospital, gain invaluable hands-on experience across hospital departments.
Nurse scientist Vicki Lowe, Ph.D., RN, is on a mission to support nurses at JHHCMC in navigating the research process and inspire and empower them to spearhead research initiatives.
Director of Medical and Surgical Nursing Services, Marian Asiedu, MSN, RN, CWCN, and her team helped to identify and implement new safety strategies to improve fall prevention measures across JHHCMC.
The bereavement box program allows nursing staff to offer enhanced family-centered support and understanding to those who are grieving and navigating end-of-life care at JHHCMC. The development of the program is a wonderful example of cross-department collaboration.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses and providers across all units came together to lend support where it was needed. The experience laid the foundation for improved crisis response and collaboration at JHHCMC once again during a surge.
Clinical Informatics Manager Kim Rost, R.N., served as a liaison between the JHHCMC administration and nursing department to develop novel communications solutions that improve teamwork and, ultimately, patient safety.