Nursing Leadership Group

Front row (l to r):  David Glover, Pam Ingram, Melanie Burton, Dottie Ammon, Dorothy Foote and Kim Cartee

Back row (l to r):  Rhonda Ray, Kristin Plufgner, Jackie Love, Laheeta Abts, Becky Isley, Karen Smith, Ann Van Dyke, Yvette Kleinklaus and Patti Eliis

Not pictured:  Andy Romine, Yvette Arrington, Pam Conley, Jennifer Garrett, Robyn Jernigan, Rebecca Lowe, Patsy Murphy, Pam Sanker and Angela Shaw

 

NLG Mission Statement

The mission of the Nursing Leadership Group (NLG) is to meet the unique healthcare needs of our local communities by creating an environment that:

• Recognizes the vital contributions of nursing to the healing process
• Enables nurses to actively and continually participate in the delivery of care
• Fosters physician participation and partnerships committed to providing excellence in nursing care

Trinity NLG Vision Statement

This group will serve as a collaborative advisory forum working in conjunction with the Physician Leadership Group (PLG) and Ancillary Support Leadership Group (ASLG) to improve performance/operational processes and resolve issues while ensuring that Trinity is the hospital of choice for patient care and the workplace of choice for clinical staff and employees.

The Trinity Nursing Leadership Group consists of a representative from each nursing department that was appointed by the department director. Each representative will serve one term which is a three-year committment. The group is led by an appointed president and vice-president from the representative committee. The president will serve a one-year term with the vice-president proceeding as president thereafter.

The first NLG meeting was held in November 2005. The group meets on the second Thursday of every month at 5:30 p.m. in the Administration Board Room.

Below are some of the goals/agenda items discussed in the NLG meetings:

• Nursing process / operational issues brought by NLG membership
• Any issue referred by PLG, Board of Directors, MEC, Hospital Committees
• Case Management / Nursing Issues
• Satisfaction survey
• Best demonstrated practices
• Recruitment / retention
• Communication processes
• Community activities
• Education / training
• New programs / protocols / nursing models

NLG Committee Members:

Andy Romine, Chief Nursing Officer
Patti Ellis, Assistant Chief Nursing Officer
Dottie Ammon, RN, CNOR, OR, NLG President
Rhonda Ray, RN, PACU, NLG Vice President
David Glover, RN Per Diem, Communications Liaison
Laheeta Abts, RN, NICU
Yvette Arrington, RN, 7 Main
Melanie Burton, RN, BSN, SICU
Kim Cartee, RN, ER
Pam Conley, RN, Neuro ICU
Ann Van Dyke, RN, BSN, MSN, CPCU
Dorothy Foote, RN, Women & Children’s
Jennifer Garrett, RN, Behavioral Health
Becky Isley, RN, Labor and Delivery
Robyn Jernigan, RN, CVSU
Yvette Kleinklaus, RN, Easy Street
Jackie Love, RN, MICU
Rebecca Lowe, RN, TCF
Patsy Murphy, RN, 8 Main
Kristin Pflugner, RN, CVICU
Pam Sanker, RN, Supplemental Pool
Angela Shaw, RN, 5 Main
Karen Smith, RN, CCU