Magnet® Matters: Nursing Recruitment and Retention Council organizes recognition events and more
This is the tenth in a series of articles to educate faculty and staff about what it means to be a Magnet® hospital. WVU Medicine-WVU Hospitals has been named a Magnet® hospital three times. It became the first and only West Virginia hospital to achieve such recognition in 2005, and was re-designated in 2009 and 2015. The hospital, which remains the state's only Magnet® hospital, is up for re-designation this year. Contact Magnet® Program Director Lya M. Stroupe with questions.
The Nursing Recruitment and Retention Council is involved with recognition programs within J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital and within the community. The chair of this council is Kelly Galand.
Some of the highlights of this council include:
- Recruitment
- Career Fairs
- Collaborate with Human Resources
- Speakers Bureau
- Retention
- Collaborate with Human Resources
- Burnout Prevention
- Recognition
- Nurses Week
- Certified Nurses Day
- Nurse of the Year
- Meeting the Needs of Our Nurses
- Nursing Grand Rounds
- Compensation for Council Involvement
- Community Involvement
- Rosenbaum Family House Dinner
- Ronald McDonald House Dinner
- Health Fairs
Other articles in the Magnet® Matters series:
Magnet® Matters: Getting to know the Research and Evidence-based Practice Council
Nursing Policy, Procedure, and Standards of Practice Council helps create, set standards
Practice Council reviews patient care challenges, recommends solutions
Examining Nursing's Shared Governance Council