2 SOUTHWEST, 5 EAST,
5 SOUTH AND 2 SOUTH
2 SOUTHWEST
“Let our family take care of yours” is
the mantra of the nursing staff on 2 Southwest,
a medical/surgical unit. The nursing staff is
dedicated to providing 24-hour quality care to
patients and their family members in a safe,
healing, harm-free environment. The staff encourages
participation of the patient’s support
network and embraces them as part of the healthcare
team. Family members are encouraged to attend
interdisciplinary rounds twice per week and they
have access to patient care items on the unit’s “family
participation carts” located in the hallway.
Other features of this unit include:
- open visiting hours with an invitation to
family members to room in (sleep overnight
alongside their loved one);
- “Quiet Hours” of relaxation daily
from 2:00 to 4:00 PM with lavender aromatherapy;
- specific goals identified on communication
boards posted in every room; and
- strict adherence to a falls reduction policy.
The unique “Rainbow Champions” program
on 2 Southwest features staff members who have
expertise, training, and special interest in
a healthcare topic which they promote on the
unit.
For more information contact
Nurse Manager Deborah Feehan, RNC
dfeehan@hunthosp.org
5 EAST
This 31-bed medical/surgical unit is patient-focused
with a strong emphasis on patient safety. Involvement
of the patient and family in the plan of care
is a top priority of the nursing staff, resulting
in positive patient outcomes.
The nursing staff provides quality care to a
diverse population of acute and chronically ill
patients. With an interdisciplinary approach
involving physicians, physical therapists, dieticians,
social workers, and hospitalists, the team is
able to provide excellence in service. The
nurses on this unit are also proficient in performing
Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD),
and instruct patients and their families on this
technique.
In addition, the unit is one of Huntington’s
Stroke Recovery Units, and the nursing staff
has had the additional education in caring for
this very special patient population.
For more information contact
Nurse Manager Jean Vecchi, RN, BC
jvecchi@hunthosp.org
5 SOUTH
Patient-centered quality care is the goal of
the nursing staff on 5 South, a 30-bed medical/surgical
unit. Family participation is encouraged on this
unit which supports open visiting hours. This
means that close family members may visit the
patient at any time, day or night. A “quiet
time” for patients is encouraged each day
between 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM.
The nursing staff honors the whole person and
his or her family and respects the individual
values and choices of every patient. Confidentiality
and the right to privacy are policies adhered
to at all times.
The nursing care team continually strives for
excellence. Many registered nurses in the unit
are certified in medical-surgical nursing by
the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
For more information contact
Nurse Manager Karen Cooper, RN
kcooper@hunthosp.org
2 SOUTH
Two-South is an additional medical/surgical
unit recently opened to accommodate the large
volume of patients admitted to Huntington Hospital
through the Emergency Department. The 12-bed
unit includes isolation capability. Plans are
currently underway to convert some of these beds
to private rooms.
Similar to the other medical/surgical units
at Huntington Hospital, family-centered quality
nursing care, provided to patients and their
family members in a safe, healing, harm-free
environment, is the goal of the staff on this
unit. The nursing staff encourages participation
of the patient’s support network and embraces
them as part of the healthcare team.
The 2-South nursing team also has plans to mirror
the “Rainbow of Champions” program
begun on 2-Southwest which features staff members
who have expertise, training, and special interest
in a healthcare topic which they promote on the
unit.
Nurses on 2-South are certified in Basic Life
Support (BLS) and many have additional certifications
as well.
For more information contact
Nurse Manager Cheryl Locurto, RN, BS, ONC
clocurto@hunthosp.org
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