When Linda Jones, managing editor of Advance for Nurses , presented the magazine's award to the staff on April 7, she was surprised by what she found. They are all really good friends. It was clear that the patients saw that, too. Personnel in other departments, such as clinical nurse specialists, social workers, case managers, dietary and housekeeping employees, pastoral services, the unit service coordinator, recreational therapy and volunteers are all vital to the unit's smooth operation, but unfortunately couldn't be included in the contest, said Brinton, who was the team's representative for the contest. That was a key aspect of the award, Jones said.
Every nurse needs to work as part of a team.
The more effective the team is, the better the outcome for everyone, and that's the point. We are very proud of them, and of all the nurses at Duke. Contact the Web Editor .