Each area where registered nurses practice is
represented on nursing committees. Staff nurses have key leadership
roles on these committees and are mentored by formal nursing
leaders. A registered professional nurse chairs each nursing
committee.
Nurse Executive Committee
The Nurse Executive Committee is responsible for ensuring that
safe, effective, quality patient care is delivered by a
professional nursing staff.
Nursing Professional Practice Council
This committee oversees the work of all nursing committees and
unit-based practice councils and is responsible for promoting
collaboration, shared decision-making, and accountability for
nursing practice through empowering nurses at all levels throughout
Lourdes.
Nursing Quality Committee
This committee is responsible for monitoring patient and nursing
satisfaction, quality issues (i.e., patient falls, medication
errors resulting in patient harm, nursing care), nursing sensitive
quality indicators, and nursing peer review of medical records.
Clinical Standards and Documentation Committee
This interdisciplinary committee is responsible for ensuring
that all aspects of patient care are effectively and efficiently
documented, consistent with standards of care and practice, and
that patient education tools reflect evidence-based practice and
are sensitive to the diverse needs of those we serve throughout the
continuum of care.
Patient Care Services Policy and Procedure Committee
This interdisciplinary committee is responsible for ensuring
that standards of care are consistent throughout all practice
sites; and reviewing/revising policies, procedures and standards of
care.
Professional Nurse Advancement & Recognition Program
Committee
This committee supports professional nurses' growth,
development, and recognition for their contributions and
achievements. Areas recognized include transformational leadership,
structural empowerment, exemplary professional practice, and new
knowledge, innovations and improvements.
Nursing Education Committee
Members of the committee collaborate with nurse directors,
clinical leaders, staff, and the Learning Services Department, to
ensure that all levels of health care professionals have the
knowledge and skills required to meet unit, hospital, and
regulatory standards.
Medication Management Committee
This interdisciplinary committee is responsible for improving
safety related to the use of medications, integrating information
technology systems that support the safe and effective use of
medications, and reducing medication errors by examining events
from a system as well as individual perspective.
Magnet Committee
This committee supports professional nursing practice that
promotes quality, identifies excellence in the delivery of nursing
care to patients/families, and provides a mechanism for
dissemination of best practice in nursing services.
Nursing Research Committee
This committee supports direct care nurses' assimilation of
evidence-based practice and conduct of nursing research throughout
the organization through facilitating an Annual Nursing Research
Day, disseminating outcomes of nursing research, and mentoring
nursing staff throughout the research process.
Patient Excellence Team
This committee is a collaborative of unit practice council
chairs that share and analyze data and implement evidence-based
practices and changes that ultimately affect all patient care
areas, leading to improved patient, nursing and organizational
outcomes.
Advanced Practice Nurses Council
This committee provides a forum for advanced practice nurses
which promotes clinical and professional practice and nursing
research; pro-active integration with medical staff, ensuring roles
are defined and decision-making is shared; and education that
supports identified needs for life-long learning.
Learn more about the achievements
of our nursing committees in our Nursing Annual
Report.
