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Air Force Medical Service (AFMS)

Medical Surgical Nurse of the Year 2009

46N3 / Clinical Nurse, Multi-Service Unit

Award Cat: CGO
Winner: ???

AFI 36-2856 # 11


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LEADERSHIP AND JOB PERFORMANCE:
- My #3/43 CGOs; Flt/CC x 2 wks; led 45 VA/DoD staff; managed ops during CC orientation--#1/18 flt CGOs
- Deployed medic; managed trauma care for 450; bridged 90% staff turnover/oriented 8 RNs--97% survival rate
- EMDOS CGO/Month--#1/35; 332 EMDG shift ldr trnr; 4 MASCALs/77 pts--tm chf 2nd event/led care for 12
- Conducted chest tube trng for 61 AOR medics; ACLS/BLS instructor for 54 mbrs--recaptured $4.5K TDY fees
- Flt SDO; oversaw trng curriculum for 34 mbrs; led staff meeting in-service prgm--key to AF "Best Hosp" '08
- Tutored 16 UAA RN students; directly mentored eight; taught nursing process/team care--compelling AF image
- Point person for flt's NTP trng platform; mentored 2 NTP RNs/336 hrs trng--RNs independent in record time
- Skin care/falls POC; cut incidence 50%; '08 falls goal met/15% decline from '07; PACAF Inpt Safety awd '08
- 1 of 2 TeamSTEPPS instructors; DoD prgm boosts team bldg/pt safety--top briefer for 35 MSU/60 MDG mbrs
- MSU's joint replacement pathway clinician; co-authored facility order sets; avg 2 cases/wk--$1.5K/case saved
- Tackled care for pt w/clots to leg/lung; treated waning respiratory status; pushed CCATT transport--life saved
- Adapted care to 4 yr old w/burns & no IV sites; explored/gave pt oral med dosages--reduced trauma/infection
- Managed critical pt/averted ICU transfer; monitored labs/leveraged RRT/notified MD--saved $12K ICU costs
- Collaborated w/pharmacy to improve PYXIS dispensing; trained 34 flt mbrs on new process--zero error rate
- Exceptional IPTS UFPM; deconflicted 3 flight's trng schedules/led 115 staff--312 PT sessions, 97% pass rate

SIGNIFICANT SELF IMPROVEMENT/BASE AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:
- Completed SOS July '09; 1 of 2 Sq RN selects for in-residence PME; aced CSTARS pre-deployment training!
- Shadowed OR/CRNA staff 36 hrs; expanded circulating RN pool/monitoring abilities; primed for move to ICU
- Vol coord for "Race for the Cure"; 650 runners/$2.4K raised; boosted cancer cause/honed community relations
- Spearheaded U.S./host nation donation efforts; cards/certificates/clothing topped 400 items--cemented int'l ties
- EMDOS #1/4 Sqs; org'd 23 morale events, 2 BBQs for 385 EMDG mbrs; Balad Olympic athlete in 4/8 events

ACRONYM LIST:
CCATT - Critical Care Air Transport Team
EMDG - Expeditionary Medical Group
EMDOS - Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron
MASCAL Ex - Mass Casualty Exercise
IPTS - Inpatient Squadron
NPSGs - National Patient Safety Goals
RRT - Rapid Response Team
NTP - Nurse Transition Program
SDO - Staff Development Officer
UAA - University of Alaska Anchorage

 

Comments:

Officer packages are a different breed compared to enlisted packages.  From what is normal in an enlisted package, this is not that strong.
 


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