Becker's ASC Review

43 HEALTHCARE NEWS 43 growth, but if we don't sustain the gains, then we haven't done much to help improve our patient care. Methodist as an organization outpaces our local competitors in quality and safety. We look to industry standards for excellence. But what's really great about Methodist LeBonheur is that we look outside healthcare to find best practices across multiple industries. For example, we model ourselves aer high-reliability organizations within the airline or nuclear power industry. Our goal at the end of the day is to be top-ranking for all types of care we provide across all our service lines. And we strive to be top decile as an organization. at's considered loy, but we feel that that is what our patients deserve and, frankly, expect. Our associates from all disciplines go the extra mile for patients and families. For us, the mile isn't even extra. It's who we are. It's carved into our philosophy and culture and the fiber of who we are as an organization. We're not going to invest our time and energy into these things simply because we get honors and recognition — this is to ensure we meet the mark every time. n What Gen Z wants to discuss 'early and often' By Kristin Kuchno Generation Z workers are making it known they want to build a career path early. Research shows Gen Z is highly motivated by career progression, according to global management consulting firm Korn Ferry. It found that 76% of Gen Z workers globally saw learning and development as a significant factor in their workplace engagement. Heather Harris-Keliiheleua, assistant vice president of talent strategy at Orlando (Fla.) Health, told Becker's that it is best not to leave conversations about career movement until after a year or two of employment. "That is not what Gen Z wants," Ms. Harris-Keliiheleua said. "They told us clearly they want to talk about it early and often." This interest led Orlando Health to reengineer the way it talks about careers, discussing it with employees from day one and creating resources so the path is attainable, Ms. Harris-Keliiheleua said. It has made a difference in older workers as well. "A lot of the things that Gen Z is asking for are things that other team members really can benefit from, too," she said. "And it behooves us to listen to their perspective and their point of view because it makes our organization stronger going forward." n Experts weigh nurses practicing before NCLEX results By Ashleigh Hollowell A mid a nationwide push to educate, train and hire more nurses at the bedside, and faster, Rhode Island passed a law that allows new nurses to practice before their NCLEX results are known. But patient safety is a concern. e bill was signed into law June 29 by Gov. Daniel McKee as part of a larger healthcare initiative and brought on by a statewide need for more nurses. "is bill mimics a previous pandemic gubernatorial executive order to accelerate the employment and readiness of new grads while they are awaiting their NCLEX results," Donna Policastro, RN, a retired advanced practice nurse and presently the consultant executive director and lobbyist for the Rhode Island State Nurses Association, an affiliate of the ANA, told Becker's. e previous initiative took patient safety into account by allowing this aer the nurse received orientation and onboarding from their employers, Ms. Policastro explained. "It proved to be successful and so a coalition of healthcare employers, nursing schools, ANA-RI and [the Organization of Nurse Leaders] wholly supported this bill," she said. New nurses are already assigned preceptors as they begin their work at a hospital, so allowing nurse graduates to begin practicing while they wait to take the NCLEX or wait for results would not mean they are practicing without oversight. And under the new law, nurse graduates can begin to practice before taking and while awaiting NCLEX results, but they must become licensed within 90 days. "Allowing graduates of accredited registered nursing schools the opportunity to begin their on-the-job training and orientation while the results of their licensure exams and applications are pending promises to bring registered nurses, who remain in critical demand throughout Rhode Island, into the workforce faster by alleviating some of the administrative constraints they have traditionally faced upon graduation," Anitra Galmore, DNP, RN, BSN, chief nursing officer and COO of South County Health in Wakefield, R.I., told Becker's. "We are confident this new law will help bolster the registered nursing workforce with new grads without compromising the quality of care delivered by registered nurses," Dr. Galmore added. n

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