People Leader Path
• Tessa Cicchella, BSN, RN, PCCN, nurse manager, Cardiovascular Short Stay Unit
(CVSSU), Vascular Access Team, and Endoscopy; Project: Decreasing Same-Day
Procedure Cancellations in CVSSU.
• Summer Cortinas, MSN, RN, VA-BC, nurse manager, CV Business and Clinical
Programs. Project: Elevating Standards Provider Compliance in Risk Score
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• Paul Kariuki, MHL, BSN, RN, CMSRN, nurse manager, General Surgery,
Orthopedics, Lift Team; Project: Fall Risk Proactive Prevention.
• Kelly Kirkland, MSN, RN, CNML, nurse manager, 2 South and 5 West; Project:
Improving Perceptions of Care
• Sarah Thomsen, MSN, RN, CCRN, nurse manager, PACU, Pre-Op
Leadership journeys
A new group of rising leaders completed the
Foundation for Leadership Excellence offered by
the Association of California Nurse Leaders.
This five-day intensive program explored
innovations in nursing practice and leadership. It
helped participants identify and grow their own
personal leadership style to increase their influence
and effectiveness for long-lasting, leadership skills.
Whether it's human resource issues,
customer-service concerns, implementation of
quality and patient safety initiatives, budget
analysis, cost saving mandates or building personal
influence as a leader, participants gained new
perspectives and solutions for the difficult
challenges they face on a daily basis.
The participants implemented a project related to
their new knowledge.
Nursing Pathways
