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33 CMO / CARE DELIVERY effective as it is, they both said. "I think if we were exactly the same, we would both be bored," Ms. White said, reminding Dr. Kalman of the other secret ingredient to their partnership: laughter. "We're very serious leaders. But Maureen … she's hysterical." "I don't see interacting with Dr. Kalman as 'work,' it's fun! It's a rewarding part of the job," Ms. White said, sure to emphasize how much she admires Dr. Kalman. "I'm grateful for her wisdom, for her friendship, her partnership, collegiality, and her sense of humor." It's a mutual admiration and one Dr. Kalman shares each time she reflects on the wisdom Ms. White imparted to her years ago on that "pretty horrible day" at Lenox Hill. "For someone who truly understands the ups and downs of being a healthcare leader, and it's not easy, the responsibility is enormous," Dr. Kalman says of Ms. White. "To have that sense of wisdom and sense of humor, she really is just a treasure for all of us." n Urgent needs in nurse practitioner education By Mariah Taylor P itfalls of nurse practitioner education made national headlines in July aer a Bloomberg Businessweek article criticized programs for allegedly accepting students and graduating them without proper training or experience. More than 600 NP programs have sprouted up across the country offering advanced nursing degrees — three times more than the number of medical schools. In total, 39,000 NPs graduated from programs in 2022, a 50% increase from 2017, according to the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. NP training programs are not standardized, and many students complete coursework entirely online, according to the report. "ere are programs graduating nurse practitioners with no experience, and that's incredibly challenging for them, for the hospitals and for the clinics they go into," Donna Berizzi, DNP, RN, associate chief nursing officer of the Baltimore-based Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, told Becker's. "Some places will pay for their education and slot them into roles they aren't ready for, without the infrastructure or support to ensure their success. You have someone who goes straight through their education, and by the end, they're a nurse practitioner, but they've never worked on the floor, never taken care of a patient, and they really have no idea what they're looking for." e Bloomberg report looked at for-profit education programs, not Nurse workplace violence reporting increased 1,080% with new tool By Mariah Taylor M aking it easier to report workplace violence with quick-scan codes on walls and badges increased reporting by 1,080% in two months, according to a new study. The study, published in the September issue of The Journal of Emergency Nursing, analyzed workplace violence reports from nurses at an unnamed academic medical center. The researchers found the center averaged about two workplace violence reports a month, despite overall increased incidents of workplace violence. Researchers found emergency nurses experienced verbal or physical violence daily but chose to not report it. When surveyed, nurses said they did not report workplace violence incidents for the following reasons: "nothing will change" (24%), "event was not severe enough" (21%), "part of the job" (15%), "electronic reporting system is time-consuming/complicated" (9%), "lack of time" (6%), "don't know how" (3%) and "lack of leadership support" (3%). In addition, more than half of respondents said they disclosed the event to the charge nurse when they did not formally report it. To overcome these barriers, researchers created a tool that allows nurses to scan a quick-response code with their phones. Codes were located on wall flyers and name badge stickers. Two months after implementation, the tool recorded 94 quick response code scans and 59 workplace violence reports, a 1,080% increase in violence reports compared to the two previous months. Here are three notes about the 59 workplace violence incidents reported: 1. Staff involved in the incident were composed of 78% registered nurses, 9% emergency medical technicians and 3% other healthcare workers. 2. Workplace violence incidents were most frequent between 12:01 p.m. and 6 p.m. 3. Violence events were most common in treatment rooms (37%), triage (29%), waiting room (19%), the behavioral health section (15%) and hallways (12%). "This project highlights the value of creating an accessible and timely process for reporting workplace violence, actively supported by nurse leadership," the researchers wrote. n