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June 26, 2008
US Nursing Seminars ‘Make a Difference’
To
provide the Filipino nursing community with the
latest in US nursing practices and to better equip
them with the protocols, skills, and knowledge for
the complexities of the US patient care environment,
HCCA International recently offered a series of
seminars in Makati City, Quezon City, and Cebu City
entitled “Nurses: Making A Difference.”
One of the seminars, hosted by the Philippine Heart
Center, was attended by over 200 nurses, managers,
and educators from area government hospitals
including National Kidney and Transplant Institute,
AFP Medical Center, East Avenue Medical Center,
Veterans Memorial Medical Center, and Philippine
Children’s Medical Center.
The speaker, Winnie Fritz, MSN, Ed.D, is Chief
Nursing Officer for HCCA International and founder
of the HCCA Institute of Nursing Excellence, an
educational program designed to prepare nurses for
employment in HCCA’s client hospitals in the United
States. As a consultant to international hospitals
on Joint Commission accreditation, Dr. Fritz also
serves on the international committee of the
American Organization of Nurse Executives, providing
expertise on nursing leadership at a global level.
At
the seminar, Dr. Fritz stressed the need for nurses
wanting to work in the US to have a good grounding
on the requisites of current nursing practice in
American hospitals. “The key thing about nursing in
the United States is that it is highly independent,
so unlike other hospitals around the world,” she
said.
An
assistant professor at Georgetown University,
University of Maryland, University of Missouri, and
the University of Nevada, Dr. Fritz shared with the
nurse participants her knowledge of comprehensive
assessments, patient safety goals according to WHO
and The Joint Commission, creating a culture of
service to exceed patients’ expectations,
coordinating interdisciplinary patient care, and
creating magnet work environments. Dr. Fritz has
previously conducted seminars and workshops in the
Philippines for ANSAP, PNA, 3rd World
Congress for Critical Care, UST College of Nursing,
Manila Doctors College and Hospital, and St. Luke’s
Medical Center.
For more information on HCCA
seminars,
you may contact its office at 757 1000 or visit 33rd
Floor, Tower 1 The Enterprise Center, Ayala Avenue
corner Paseo de Roxas, Makati City.
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