Halloween Potluck Wars
Congratulations to 2MP for winning the 2022 Halloween Potluck Wars! Great job to ICU, 3MT, and Family Birthing Center. Thank you to LaTivia Carr, Kyle Benoit, Kathy O’Grady, and Heather Davis for judging the competition.
Nursing
October Magnet Minute
Check out the quarterly newsletter of Nursing Excellence and Shared Governance:
Statement on the Dallas shooting
It is with great sorrow we acknowledge the senseless loss of lives of nursing colleagues in Dallas at Houston Methodist Hospitals. Violence against healthcare workers in any form is completely unacceptable. Riverside Healthcare remains steadfast in our zero-tolerance position against threats of violence in any form against members of our Riverside family. We recognize violence compromises the quality of care and puts the provision of health care at risk. We hold the families of the healthcare workers in Dallas in our prayers.
LaTivia Carr RN, MSN, BS, NEA-BC
Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer
IONL Region 2C Director
Lcarr@rhc.net
Nothing Bundt Cake Fundraiser
The Night Shift Council is hosting a Nothing Bundt Cake sale fundraiser. All proceeds will be given to the Nursing Excellence Funds! Anyone can order (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2XWM7QM) – just make sure you or your designee comes to pick up the order. Bundt cakes a $5 each. Contact Erika at eohlendorf@rhc.net or Tara at tlittle@rhc.net with any questions.
Erika Ohlendorf Named to Illinois Nurses Foundation’s 2022 40 Under 40 Emerging Nurse Leaders List
Riverside Healthcare is proud to announce that Erika Ohlendorf, MSN, MBA, RN, CCRN-K, the Magnet Program manager at Riverside, has been named to the Illinois Nurses Foundation’s 2022 40 Under 40 Emerging Nurse Leaders list.
The award highlights and celebrates young nurse leaders who are making an impact on health care and the nursing profession today, and who will shape the future of the profession.
“Riverside Healthcare is a three-time Magnet Designated hospital. We could not achieve such a distinction without our nursing leaders, such as Erika,” said LaTivia Carr, chief nursing officer at Riverside Healthcare. “I want to extend my congratulations to Erika for this well-deserved recognition and honor and thank her for her continued commitment to nursing excellence here at Riverside.”
The Illinois Nurses Foundation hosted a reception to honor those named to the 2022 40 Under 40 Emerging Nurse Leaders list on September 22, in Lisle, Ill.
Erika Ohlendorf MSN, MBA, RN, CCRN-K, Magnet Program Manager
Ohlendorf currently serves as the Magnet Program manager and has been an active member of two of Riverside’s three Magnet Designation teams. As the Magnet Program manager, she oversees the nurses who make up the Riverside Shared Governance Council. The Shared Governance Council gives nurses the ability to take an active role in research, professional development, and a platform to bring new ideas to the leadership teams to better care for the community we serve. Ohlendorf works alongside nursing leadership to encourage the Riverside nurses to offer their highest thinking, kindest touch and a strong commitment to nursing excellence.
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