Mount Sinai Nursing Annual Report 2025 by Mount Sinai Health System

NURSING FORWARD

Annual Report 2024

“ We are committed to bringing our best to every encounter.”

Message From the Chief Nurse Executive

Dear Colleagues:

It is with immense pride and gratitude that I present this year’s annual report, a testament to our shared commitment to propel Nursing Forward . As I reflect on our journey over the past year, I am humbled by all that our collective teams have accomplished.

We have celebrated numerous milestones in 2024 that elevate our standing as a world-leading health system and exhibited our contributions to the nursing profession. Our improved Press Ganey Your Voice Counts survey results reflect our dedication to staff well-being and quality care. The data clearly demonstrates substantial improvement across key areas of engagement, safety, resilience, and equity. We’ve seen a notable increase in sense of belonging, a stronger commitment to patient safety, and a more positive overall experience. This progress is a direct reflection of our nurses’ dedication, and the commitment of nursing leadership to act on their feedback.

Our leadership in nursing research and innovation through the Mount Sinai Center for Nursing Research and Innovation has been further reinforced by National Institutes of Health-awarded grants for pioneering nursing programs, as well as numerous publications and presentations at esteemed conferences. I am also proud to highlight the recognition of four Mount Sinai Emergency Departments with Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) Lantern Awards. Additionally, we have expanded our American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACCN) Beacon Units, showcasing Mount Sinai’s commitment to nursing excellence, bringing our total to 12 units. The year 2024 also marked a successful Magnet re-designation for both The Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai Queens. Magnet Recognition is the gold standard for nursing excellence. The Mount Sinai Hospital has earned Magnet Recognition five times since 2004, a distinction that less than one percent of hospitals worldwide have attained.

These achievements are not just metrics; they reflect lives touched and communities transformed, and they would not be possible without a steadfast commitment to nursing excellence across all levels of nursing. Our patients, above all, are the primary benefactors of these accomplishments, and it is for them that we continue to strive for excellence. As you read through this report, you’ll see how Mount Sinai Nursing is Creating Excellence Together , with our patients and across our interdisciplinary teams, knowing that our collective efforts today lay the foundation for a brighter, healthier tomorrow.

With thanks,

Beth Oliver, DNP, RN, FAAN Chief Nurse Executive

Senior Vice President, Cardiac Services

Mount Sinai Health System

Edgar M. Cullman Sr. Chair Department of Nursing

Icahn

School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Transformational Leadership

Providing a strong mission, vision, values, and forward thinking to guide our professional nursing practice with a collaborative sense of advocacy and support to promote exceptional care to the patients and families we serve

About the Mount Sinai Health System

A culture of innovation and equity that provides the very best care for patients and their families.

Superb clinical care, groundbreaking research, outstanding educational programs—these are the hallmarks of the Mount Sinai Health System. Our unique partnership comprising eight hospitals in New York, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and the Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing has created one of the largest, most prestigious health systems in the country.

Dedicated to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, this partnership provides a foundation of leadership and scholarship for the entire Mount Sinai Health System.

Our renowned faculty and leadership are central to our success, with expertise and proven accomplishments across the biomedical and technological spectrum, and our culture of innovation and equity inspires our discovery and progress.

Eight hospitals | One renowned medical school | One remarkable nursing school

Exceptional Clinical Care

The Mount Sinai Health System and Icahn Mount Sinai are known nationally and internationally for the excellence of our clinical services:

• More than 9,000 physicians provide outstanding clinical care along the spectrum from primary to quaternary care, and also engage in research, teaching, and scholarly endeavors

• An enormous and diverse patient population is served by eight hospitals and more than 400 ambulatory practices, and the faculty of Icahn Mount Sinai

• More than 6.5 million annual visits in inpatient, outpatient, and emergency settings

• More than 13,320 babies delivered each year

• Approximately 8,500 nurses deliver patient-centered care on a 24/7 basis across all sites

• Innovative programs that reach beyond the hospital walls to serve patients in their homes

• The strategic commitment of the Mount Sinai Health System to population health management has garnered recognition from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Statistics as of November, 2024

Groundbreaking Research

Pioneering translational research by faculty at Icahn Mount Sinai is at the heart of our research programs. Renowned scientists and physicians across the Health System team up in their common commitment to improve human health:

• $496.6 million in National Institutes of Health funding in 2024

• Icahn Mount Sinai sits within the 99th percentile for research dollars per principal investigator among private medical schools as determined by the Association of American Medical Colleges

• 38 academic departments and 45 multidisciplinary institutes unite expertise and skill that spur creativity and discovery

• The tremendous size and diversity of the Mount Sinai Health System patient population provide a remarkable platform for clinical research

• Academic affiliations with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and others promote dynamic collaborations.

Entrepreneurship and innovation are highly valued for bringing discoveries to the public.

Mount Sinai’s technology transfer office, one of the nation’s largest, works closely with researchers to patent and commercialize inventions to detect, prevent, and cure human diseases.

Extraordinary Education

At the Icahn School of Medicine and the Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing, extraordinary educational programs encourage students to pursue their passions and prepare to become the next generation of leaders.

Expert faculty and abundant resources create an exciting and invigorating learning environment:

• More than 1,200 students are enrolled in our highly competitive MD, PhD, and master’s programs

• Eight hospitals with more than 6.5 million annual visits offer great breadth in student training experiences

• Translational research and discovery drive our curriculum

• Lifelong learning motivates students to seek new solutions throughout their careers.

Of course, education at Mount Sinai is not limited to obtaining a degree. We train:

• More than 535 postdoctoral fellows

• More than 2,600 residents and clinical fellows

Mount Sinai also trains dedicated and highly skilled nurses:

• More than 230 students are enrolled at the state-of-the-art Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing pursing their accelerated Bachelors Degree in Nursing, providing a pipeline of new nurses to the Mount Sinai Health System.

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the C e nte r fo r N u r s i n g R e se a rc h a n d I nn ovatio n .

Nursing Committee Structure to Support Strategic Priorities M o u n t S i n a i Health S

Evidence Based Practice and Research Council

CHAIR S : Fran Cartwright

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M e nt ors h i p C o unc i l

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De n ielle L aw tu m

Svetlana Strels ova-Verma

N u r s es Ag a i n st

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Nursing Informatics an d D igi t a l Engagement Council (NIDEC)

CH A IR S :

Cla i r Lu nt

Diana Raymond

Jonathan Nover

A m bul at o r y Ca re C o u n ci l

C HA IR S : Jemil at Si j u

Eumeni d e Vern et Jea n Di N ap o l i

M a g n et C o un c i l

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Nursing Corporate Structure

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Kat h lee n Pa ri s ie n -D o r y

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C o ll abo ratio n

C omm i tt e e

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Advanced Practice Council

C HA IR S : Priscilla Samuel Lauren Scott

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Esther Pa n d ey

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Recruitment , Retention, and Recognition Council

C HA IR S : J emil at S i j u

De ny s e Ad d i s o n

B en zy B a by ku tt y

Additions to the Executive Nurse Cabinet

April 30, 2024

Lorisa Richards, DNP, MS, RN, FNP, NEA-BC

Appointed as Acting Chief Nursing Officer, The Mount Sinai Hospital

CNE Town Halls

Beth Oliver, DNP, RN, FAAN, Chief Nurse Executive (CNE) for the Mount Sinai Health System, hosted quarterly CNE Town Halls where information about system nursing initiatives was shared and guest speakers presented on topics such as the Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing, the Center for Nursing Research and Innovation, Nursing Innovation and Technology Projects, and Nurses Against Racism.

May 23, 2024

Chief Nurse Executive Town Hall

Tuesday, September 10th | 3 PM

Jonathan Nover, MBA, RN Appointed as Vice President of Nursing, Emergency Services, Mount Sinai Health System

Breakfast With Beth

“Breakfast With Beth” is an informative series of gatherings held across the Mount Sinai Health System hospitals and ambulatory sites. Our Chief Nurse Executive, Beth Oliver, DNP, RN, FAAN , hosts small groups of day and night shift front-line nurses to discuss the mission, vision, and strategic plan of nursing. It’s an opportunity for Mount Sinai nurses to freely discuss challenges they experience in delivering optimal care with the highest level of nursing leadership, as well as ideas to enhance patient satisfaction and safety, quality care, and nursing operations across the board.

Mount Sinai Queens

Mount Sinai South Nassau

Advanced Practice Nurses, The Mount Sinai Hospital

Mount Sinai Brooklyn

Breakfast With Beth

Mount Sinai Ambulatory

Mount Sinai West

Mount Sinai Morningside

The Mount Sinai Hospital

The Mount Sinai Hospital-Nurse Leaders

Edgar M. Cullman, Sr. Endowed Chair Department

of Nursing Installation

The Edgar M. Cullman, Sr. Chair of the Department of Nursing honors

Mr. Cullman’s admiration of the nursing profession , his dedication to improving the patient experience, and the Cullman family’s enduring connection to the Mount Sinai Health System.

The Edgar M. Cullman, Sr. Chair of the Department of Nursing was established in 2011 by the Cullman family in honor of the late Edgar M. Cullman, Sr. Mr. Cullman first joined the Board of Trustees of The Mount Sinai Hospital School of Nursing in 1950. He then became a member of the Mount Sinai Boards of Trustees in 1957 and served until his passing. In 2002, along with his brothers, Lewis Cullman and Joseph F. Cullman III, Edgar Cullman established the Joseph F. Cullman, Jr. Institute for Patient Care in honor of their late father.

The Edgar M. Cullman, Sr. Chair of the Department of Nursing honors Mr. Cullman’s admiration of the nursing profession, his dedication to improving the patient experience, and the Cullman family’s enduring connection to the Mount Sinai Health System. The installment of Beth Oliver, DNP, RN, FAAN into this esteemed Chair of the Nursing Department was celebrated on November 21, 2024.

Recognized as one of Modern Healthcare’s 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives in 2024, Dr. Oliver , has a proven track record as a transformational leader in health care for more than 30 years. As the Senior Vice President of Cardiac Services and the Chief Nurse Executive for the Mount Sinai Health System, one of the largest in New York City, including hospitals and extensive community-based services, she has been instrumental in developing inter-professional care, facilitating models that prioritize evidence-based, patient-centered care with seamless transitions between health care systems and their affiliated communities. Her contributions have not only enhanced the patient experience emphasizing quality and safety but also contributed to the professional development of nurses and the overall reputation of Mount Sinai Health System.

Nurse Leader Academy (NLA) Updates

In 2024, the Nurse Leader Academy (NLA) was held in person for the first time, following feedback from previous cohorts who felt that in-person learning would enhance the program. Graduates shared that face-to-face sessions would allow them to learn in a focused environment, free from the distractions of their daily responsibilities, establish relationships with peer nurse leaders, and engage directly with subject matter experts. The spring and fall cohorts welcomed 30 new graduates who completed 18 courses over four full days of learning. Since 2020, 120 nurse leaders have graduated from NLA, further strengthening leadership across the Mount Sinai Health System.

Nurse Leader Academy Program Vision:

To advance nurse leaders’ knowledge, skills, and abilities and prepare them to excel and adapt as transformational leaders in an evolving health care environment.

First In-Person NLA Cohort Graduation on May 25, 2024, at Mount Sinai Morningside

Nurse Leader Academy (NLA) Updates

Second In-Person NLA Cohort Graduation on December 10, 2024, at 42nd Street

Professional Accomplishments and Awards

Congratulations to Jonathan P. Nover, MBA RN, Vice President of Nursing, Emergency Services, Mount Sinai Health System, on his abstract “Inspiring CAPI discovery in the ED: A not so traditional space for skincare” which was selected for a Podium Presentation at the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) 2024 Conference in April in New Orleans.

Congratulations to Kristelle Garcia, MSN, RN, CMSRN, NPDBC , Nurse Education Manager at Mount Sinai Queens, on her article titled “Pearls of wisdom for new nurse preceptors” which was published in Nursing 2023 , the peer-reviewed journal of clinical excellence.

Congratulations to Stacey A. Conklin, MSN, RN-BC, MHCDS, NE-BC, Senior Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer, Mount Sinai South Nassau, on winning Best Case at the American Telemedicine Association Virtual Nursing Summit in Washington, D.C., and for being featured in HealthLeaders Magazine in the article “Stop Throwing Money at the Problem: 7 Ways Leaders can Recruit and Retain on a Budget.”

Congratulations to Toby Bressler, PhD, RN, OCN, FAAN , Senior Director of Nursing for Oncology and Clinical Quality on being awarded the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) 2024 Excellence in Oncology Nursing Health Policy and Advocacy Award.

Professional Accomplishments and Awards

Congratulations to the 1199 SEIU Labor and Leadership Nurse of Distinction 2024 Award

Nominees .

• Indra Gharbaran, MSN, BSN,RN-BC

3 West, Mount Sinai Queens – Nurse of Distinction

• Raymond Cordero, BSN, RN

Dialysis, Mount Sinai Brooklyn – Nurse of Distinction

• Jenny Feygin, BSN, RN

2 North, Mount Sinai Brooklyn – Preceptor

• Hoda Farghaly, BSN, RN, IMCU

Mount Sinai Queens – Preceptor (Award winner)

• Saida Erfan Mamedkhanova, BSN, RN

2 East, Mount Sinai Queens – Novice Nurse

• Oksana Shchudlyak, BSN, RN

2 East, Mount Sinai Brooklyn – Novice Nurse

• Mike Paragas, NP-C, FNP-BC, CEN®, TCRNMS, BSN

Interventional Radiology, Mount Sinai Queens –Nurse Practitioner

• Jill Goldstein, MA, MS, RN

Vice President of Patient Services and Deputy Chief Nursing Officer, Mount Sinai Queens –Nurse Leader of Distinction

• Mihaela Colea, MSN, RN

3E and PCU, Mount Sinai Brooklyn –Nurse Leader of Distinction

Congratulations to Jonathan P. Nover, MBA, RN, Vice President of Nursing, Emergency Services, Mount Sinai Health System, Chair of the New York State Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) Government Affairs Committee who represented the NYSENA at the annual Day on the Hill, April 16 and 17, 2024, and served on a panel at the NYS ENA Annual Conference to discuss Workplace Violence mitigation and Legislative Advocacy.

Congratulations to Margaret Connors, MSN, RN, OCN , Associate Director of Nursing, Mount Sinai Queens , on being selected as a fellow in the Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA) and the United Hospital Fund (UHF)’s Clinical Quality Fellowship Program.

Congratulations to Ki Bang, BSN, RN , 8E, The Mount Sinai Hospital, on being the first New Grad Nurse Resident to win a Daisy Award and for being featured on the CUNY website for his accomplishment.

Professional Accomplishments and Awards

Congratulations to Jill Goldstein, MA, MS, RN , Vice President, Patient Services and Deputy Chief Nursing Officer, Mount Sinai Queens, on accepting the invitation to become Vice Chair of the New York Academy of Medicine Nursing Section, beginning in January 2025.

Congratulations to Kimberly T. Souffront, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FAAN , Associate Director, Center for Nursing Research at Mount Sinai, on winning the 2024 Estelle Osborne Award from the NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing. The Estelle Osborne Award honors African American and black nursing alumni and faculty who have advanced the professional development of nurses, have served as role models, and continue to be active leaders in the nursing profession.

Congratulations to Esther Pandey, DNP, MS, RN , Vice President of Care Transitions , on being asked to speak at the “Making Health Care Better Together” webinar presented by Alliant Health Solutions and the Quality Innovation NetworkQuality Improvement Organization on “Bridging Acute and Post-Acute Care to Improve Outcomes” on March 28.

Congratulations to Sonia Nelson, MSN, RN , who received the distinguished DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award. Her commitment to the advancement of The Mount Sinai Hospital Senior Clinical Nurses and Charge Nurses was instrumental in their transformation as clinical leaders. Ms. Nelson created a forum which provided consistent support and opportunities for new knowledge and leadership skills across all service lines.

Congratulations to Siobhan Sundel, DNP, GNP-BC, ANP , Clinical Director at the Martha Stewart Center for Living Downtown , for having her abstract accepted at the Annual Nurse Practitioner Association conference in October in Saratoga, New York. Her presentation topic was Assessment Tools to Evaluate Cognitive and Functional Impairment.

Congratulations to Stacey A. Conklin, MSN, NI-BC, MHCDS, NE-BC , Senior Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer, Mount Sinai South Nassau , on being appointed the Chair of the ANA NY Technology Special Interest Group.

Professional Accomplishments and Awards

Congratulations to Dayna Dixon, PhD, RN, NPD-BC, CPHQ , Director of Nursing Quality, The Mount Sinai Hospital, on being selected to deliver the keynote address at The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing Innovation Accelerator Pitch Event on April 4, 2024.

Congratulations to Robbie Freeman, MSN, RN, NE-BC , Vice President, Digital Experience, and Chief Nursing Informatics Officer , on presenting a keynote address titled “Nurses at the Forefront of AI and Digital Transformation” at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)– 2024 Global Conference on March 11.

Congratulations to Jared M. Kutzin, DNP, MS, MPH, RN, FSSH, FAAN , Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine and Medical Education, Senior Director, Simulation, Teaching and Research Center, on being accepted to present the annual Debra L. Spunt Memorial Lecture, “Time in Grade or Grade over Time?” at the 2024 National League for Nursing Education Summit on September 18-20 in San Antonio, Texas.

Congratulations to Melissa M. Nelson, RN, WOCN , Mount Sinai Morningside, on becoming a Panel Group Member in the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP). She will participate in the development of the fourth edition of “Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers/Injuries: Clinical Practice Guideline”.

Congratulations to Stephanie Guareño, MSN, MBA, RN, CPXP , Senior Nurse Process Improvement Manager, Mount Sinai Health System, and Margaret Grogan, MPA, BSN, RN , Nurse Manager, KP8, The Mount Sinai Hospital, on being accepted to present at the Healthcare Innovation and Lean Network of New York (HILNNY) Summit on May 2. Their podium presentation was titled “Minutes Matter— Improving Timeliness of Sepsis Screening.”

Professional Accomplishments and Awards

Congratulations to the Eastern Nursing Research Society Conference Presenters from Mount Sinai Health System.

• Poster:

“Implementation of an Evidence Based High Risk, Patient Management HEART (hi ED, admission Risk therapy) Team Protocol for Adult Oncology Patients Receiving Multi Modal Cancer Therapy”

– Yun Jeong Seo, DNP, MSN, RN, FNP, AOCNP

– Toby Bressler, PhD, RN, OCN, FAAN

• Podium Presentation:

“Negotiating with Myself: A Grounded Theory Study of How Women With Sporadic Unilateral, Early Stage Breast Cancer, Choose Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy”

– Nancy Roecklein, PhD, ANP-BC

• Poster:

“Leveraging Artificial Intelligence-Based Technologies to Identify Palliative Care Beneficiaries: A Systematic Review”

– Toby Bressler, PhD, RN, OCN, FAAN

– Aluem Tark, PhD, RN, HPCN

Congratulations to Robbie Freeman, MSN, RN, NE-BC , Vice President, Digital Experience and CNIO for being published in the New England Journal of Medicine AI for the article he co-authored titled “Large Language Models Are Poor Medical Coders—Benchmarking of Medical Code Querying”.

Congratulations to the Mount Sinai Health System Nurses who presented posters at the New York Academy of Medicine Forum on Inter-Collegiate Regional Events (FIRE) for Nursing Doctoral Students and Faculty 2024.

• “Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Mobile Health Program Impact on Postpartum Mother’s Perception of Breastfeeding Self Efficacy”

– Vivian Lien, DNP, RN, CNE

• “Cohorting Oncology Patients to Improve Satisfaction and Outcomes”

– Annalisa Monahan, MSN, MHA, RN-BC

• “The Importance of Support for Black and Brown Nurses after Experiencing Racism in the Acute Care Setting From Patients, Families and Peers”

– Marsha Sinanan, DNP, MBA, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CPXP, FAAN

• “Optimizing Care for High-Risk Oncology Patients Receiving Multimodal Cancer Therapy: The Implementation of a HEART Team Protocol”

– Yun Jeong Seo, MSN, RN, FNP-C

Professional Accomplishments and Awards

Congratulations to Toby Bressler, PhD, RN, OCN, FAAN , Senior Director of Nursing for Oncology and Clinical Quality, Associate Professor Medical Oncology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, on being awarded the National Health Impact DAISY Nurse Leader Award in Advancing Policy. This award is presented by the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) and is an honor that recognizes a nurse who has made significant contributions to health care policy at the local, state, or national level.

Congratulations to Rita M. Jakubowski, DNP, RN, ANP-BC, OCN, BMTCN, Clinical Director, Inpatient Oncology Clinical Care Services and BMT Survivorship Program, Ambulatory Services for co-authoring the American Society of Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (ASTCT): APP Onboarding and Resource Guide for Cellular Therapy for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants (NP/PA-C’s).

Congratulations to Esther Pandey, DNP, MS, RN , Vice President of Care Transitions, on being asked to present “Bridging the Gap Between Acute and Post-Acute Care” to the IPRO Quality Innovation Network – Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) Northeast Division.

Congratulations to Jonathan P. Nover, MBA, RN , Vice President of Nursing, Emergency Services, Mount Sinai Health System, on presenting a podium presentation titled “Inspiring CAPI discovery in the ED: A not so traditional space for skincare” at the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) Conference in New Orleans.

Professional Accomplishments and Awards

Congratulations to Caroline Austin-Mattison, DNP, RN, FNP-BC , Director of Advanced Practice Nursing, The Mount Sinai Hospital, who presented at the Region 5 Nurse Practitioner Association Teaching Day. Her outstanding presentation earned her a Luminary Award for invaluable contributions to the Nurse Practitioner Association in New York State.

Congratulations to Christine Mahoney, DNP, RN, AGACNPBC, NEA-BC, CCRN , Chief Nursing Officer and Senior Vice President, Mount Sinai Beth Israel and Downtown , who was honored as a 2024 Healthcare Hero by the Carmelite System in recognition of her contributions and dedication to the Nursing profession and the communities she serves.

Congratulations to Wendy O’Brien, RN, MBA/HSA , Vice President and Chief Nursing Finance Officer, Mount Sinai Health System, on presenting “From the Front Line to the Bottomline: Balancing Margin and Mission” at the Vizient Nurse

Executive Peer Meeting – Amplify the Nursing Voice: Aligning Clinical Leadership with Financial Acumen in Irving, Texas.

Congratulations to Karen Devries, RN, OCN, CBCN , Nurse Manager, Infusion Center at Mount Sinai West , on being awarded the 2024 Legacy Nursing Award by the New York City Chapter of the Oncology Nursing Society.

Congratulations to Robert Freeman, DNP, RN, NE-BC , Chief Nursing Informatics Officer (CNIO) and Vice President, Digital Experience, and the Clinical Data Science Team for winning the UCLA –Hearst Health Prize in Data Science/AI for their work addressing malnutrition using NutriScan AI, which offers a high level of precision in identifying patients most in need of nutritional intervention.

Congratulations to Kristelle Garcia, MSN, RN, CMSRN, NPDBC , Nurse Education Manager, Mount Sinai Queens , on having her poster “Phased Orientation Models to Promote MedicalSurgical Nurses’ Skill Acquisition” accepted at the 2024 Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses Convention in Toronto, Ontario from September 12-14.

Professional Accomplishments and Awards

Congratulations to Tracy Bertiz, DNP, ACNP-BC, CHFN, Nurse Practitioner, Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital, GP 1C, and Esther Pandey, DNP, MS, RN, Vice President of Care Transitions, on their article “Improvement of Nurses’ Ability in Addressing Low Health Literacy to Reduce Hospital Readmission in Adult Heart Failure Patients: A Quality Improvement Initiative” which was published in the Practical Implementation of Nursing Science

Congratulations to Toby Bressler, PhD, RN, OCN, FAAN , Senior Director of Nursing for Oncology and Clinical Quality, Associate Professor Medical Oncology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ; Shira Winter, PhD, RN, FNP-BC , Nurse Researcher, Center for Nursing Research and Innovation ; and Esther Pandey, DNP, MS, RN , Vice President of Care Transitions , on their poster titled “Incorporating Social Determinants into Nursing Practice” which was accepted to the 2024 NYONL Annual Meeting.

Congratulations to Marsha Sinanan, DNP, MBA, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CPXP, FAAN , Vice President Patient Care Services, Chief Nursing Officer, Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West , on being selected as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing.

Congratulations to Ian N. Saludares, MPA, BSN, RN, NEA-BC, CPXP , Nursing Administrator, The Mount Sinai Hospital, on being featured as a contributing author in the book “Healing Healthcare – EvidenceBased Strategies to Mend Our Broken System” with his chapter titled “Fostering Sustainable Resilience in Nursing Leadership and Practice through Well-Being as a Strategy”.

Congratulations to Quimberly (Kym) de Leon, MSN, MS, RN, CMSRN , Nurse Manager, Medicine/Telemetry, The Mount Sinai Hospital, on having her poster titled “Shifting the Culture: CAUTI Prevention Through Continuous Improvement and Nurse-led Collaborative Learning” accepted at the LEAN Healthcare Academic Conference at Stanford University.

Professional Accomplishments and Awards

Congratulations to Jemilat Siju, DNP, MSN, RN, ANP-BC, OCN , Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President Ambulatory Care, Mount Sinai Health System, and Julia Hummer, DNP, RN, FNPBC , Nurse Education Manager, Mount Sinai Doctors on having their poster titled “Mentorship: Journey from Novice to Expert Ambulatory Nurses” accepted at the upcoming NYONL Annual Meeting.

Congratulations to Jonathan Nover, MBA, RN , Vice President of Nursing, Emergency Services; Jill Frick, DNP, RN, CEN , Director of Nursing, Emergency Department, Mount Sinai West; Ledjan Halollari, MSN, RN , Director of Nursing, Emergency Department, Mount Sinai Brooklyn on being published in the American Journal of Nursing Blog: Off the Charts for the article they wrote titled “Blood Culture Bottle Shortage: Reducing ED Utilization in One Health System.”

Congratulations to Robbie Freeman, DNP, RN , Vice President, Digital Experience and CNIO, Mount Sinai Health System, on being published in the Journal of Nursing Management for the article he co- authored titled “Implications of Artificial Intelligence for Nurse Managers” and for being published in the New England Journal of Medicine AI for the article “If Machines Exceed Us: Healthcare at an Ethical Inflection Point”.

Congratulations to Robbie Freeman, DNP, RN , Vice President, Digital Experience and CNIO, Mount Sinai Health System on having his keynote presentation titled “Artificial Intelligence as a Tool to Enhance Nursing Practice” accepted to the New York Organization for Nursing Leadership 32 nd Annual Meeting and Leadership Conference.

Congratulations to Marsha Sinanan, DNP, MBA, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CPXP, FAAN, on being awarded the 2024 Nurse Administrator of the Year Award by the Greater New York City Black Nurses Association (GNYC BNA).

Professional Accomplishments and Awards

Congratulations to the Mount Sinai Health System Nursing Team on being chosen as a NurseHack4Health Pitch-A-Thon finalist.

Team members include:

• Robbie Freeman, DNP, RN, MSN, NE-BC , Vice President Digital Experience and Chief Nursing Informatics Officer

• Maria (Vickee) Sevillano, RN, CWON, COCN , Nursing, Wound Care Service

• Clair Lunt, DHSc, RN , Senior Director Nursing Informatics, Digital and Technology Partners

Congratulations to Sarah Romanelli, MPH, MS, APRN, AGPCNP-BC, ACHPN , Nurse Practitioner in the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, for being published in the Journal of Gerontological Nursing. She co-authored titled “Increasing Follow Up With Primary Care Providers After Emergency Department Visits in Older Adults”.

Congratulations to The Mount Sinai Hospital Emergency Department Team on being published in the Journal of Emergency Nursing for the article they wrote titled “Brief Risk Communication for Emergency Department

Patients With Sustained Asymptomatic Hypertension.”

Authors include:

• Kimberly Souffront, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FAAN , Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Core Faculty, Institute for Health Equity Research, Director, Center for Nursing Research at Mount Sinai

• Ashley Caceres, MSN, RN , Director of Nursing, Emergency Services, The Mount Sinai Hospital

• Olivia Sgambellone, BSN, RN, CEN , Nurse Manager, Emergency Department, The Mount Sinai Hospital

Professional Accomplishments and Awards

Congratulations for being published in the American Nurses Association Magazine for the article “Sepsis Management: How a Health System Advanced Nursing Practice from a New York State Law.”

• Jonathan Nover, MBA, RN System Vice President of Nursing, Emergency Services

• Mary Ellen Dupont, RN, MPH Director of Quality, Safety, and Patient Experience, Emergency Medicine

• Maria Vezina, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN System Vice President of Nursing/Chief, Nursing Practice, Education, APN Credentialing and Labor Partnerships

• Allison Glasser, BSPT, MBA System Executive Director, Office of the Chief Medical Officer

Congratulations to Yun Jeong Seo, DNP, FNP-C, AOCNP , Nurse Practitioner, Mount Sinai West, for being featured on the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Digital Daily News for the article she co- authored with Toby Bressler, PhD, RN, OCN, FAAN , Senior Director, Nursing for Ambulatory Oncology, Associate Professor Medical Oncology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, titled “The HEART Team Protocol: A Strategic Approach to High-Risk Patient Management in Adult Oncology to Reduce Emergency Room Visits and Hospital Admissions.”

Professional Accomplishments and Awards

Congratulations for being published in the Journal of Patient Safety for the article “So Many Barcodes, So Little Time: A Quality Improvement Project to Improve Scanning of Blood Product Bags.”

• Michelle Dunn, MSN, RN , Director, Nursing QI, Dept. of Nursing, Mount Sinai Morningside/Mount Sinai West

• Kelly O’Neill, MSN, RN , Associate Director, Nursing Informatics, Digital and Technology Partners, Mount Sinai Health System, Mount Sinai Morningside

• Kathleen P. Dory, MA, RN , Director, Nursing Education, Professional Practice and Research, Mount Sinai Morningside

Congratulations for being published in Journal of Informatics Nursing for the article “Adoption of Mobile Technology by Nursing Staff.”

• Diana Raymond, MSN, RN , Director, Nursing Informatics

• Marcela Torres, MSN, RN , Nurse Informatics Manager

• Clair Lunt, DHSc, MN, RN, Senior Director, Nursing Informatics

Congratulations to Maria Vezina, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN , System Vice President of Nursing/Chief, Nursing Practice, Education, APN Credentialing and Labor Partnerships, for being awarded the GNYNSONL President’s Award for Best Practice for her work titled, “Empowering Excellence –The Digital Frontier in Nursing Competency.”

Professional Accomplishments and Awards

Congratulations to Jonathan P. Nover, MBA, RN, Vice President of Nursing, Emergency Services, Mount Sinai Health System, Stephanie Guareño, MSN, MBA, RN, CPXP, Senior Process Improvement Manager, Darlyn Bretous, RN, The Mount Sinai Hospital ED, and The Mount Sinai Hospital ED Team on being featured in the article “At the Top of Their Game: In New York, Nurses Authorized to Perform Nonpatient-Specific Orders” published in ENA Connection.

Congratulations to Ann O’Neill, DNP, RN, MBA, CEN, NE-BC , Vice President Patient Care Services, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, and Shari Weisburd , Manager, Patient Care Services, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, on being published in the Practical Implementation of Nursing Science for the article they co- authored titled “Preventing Elopement of Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Suicidal Ideation”.

Congratulations to Clair Lunt, DHSc, RN, Senior Director Nursing Informatics, Digital and Technology Partners Department and Maureen Harding MSN, RN-BC, Director Nursing Informatics, Digital and Technology Partners on having their E- Poster Presentation Abstract titled “Virtual Nursing: Reducing Nursing Documentation Burden Resulting in Decreased Sick Leave Rates and Improved Retention Rates.” Also accepted to the International Council of Nursing Congress in Helsinki in June 2026.

Professional Accomplishments and Awards

Congratulations to Kimberly Souffront, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FAAN , Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Core Faculty, Institute for Health Equity Research, Director, Center for Nursing Research at Mount Sinai, on being selected to expand her funded program of innovative research training with a new grant titled Learning in Virtual Environments, which will be funded by the American Heart Association.

Mount Sinai Nursing is excited to announce that Bevin Cohen, PhD, MPH, MS, RN will be joining the leadership team as an Institutional Review Board (IRB) Chair in the Program for the Protection of Human Subjects (PPHS) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Congratulations to Jonathan Nover, MBA, RN, Vice President of Nursing, Emergency Services, Mount Sinai Health System, and the Mount Sinai Queens ED Team for being featured in the article “Mount Sinai Reduces Time for ED to ICU Transfers” which was published in The Joint Commission’s Journal, The Source in July 2024.

Congratulations to Beth Oliver, DNP, RN, FAAN , Chief Nurse Executive, Senior Vice President, Cardiac Services, Mount Sinai Health System, and Robbie Freeman, MSN, RN, NE-BC , Vice President, Digital Experience and CNIO, Mount Sinai Health System, on having their podium presentation titled “A Nursing Leadership Strategy to Strengthen Retention Using AI, Alternate Care Models and Listening” accepted to the Press Ganey Conference in Orlando Florida in February 2024.

Congratulations to Clair Lunt, DHSc, RN, Senior Director Nursing Informatics, Digital and Technology Partners Department for presenting her poster titled ‘Introduction of Mobile Technology to Improve Emergency Department BCMA Rates’ at the Nursing Informatics 2024 Conference in Manchester, UK.

Professional Accomplishments and Awards

Congratulations for being published in the Practical Implementation for Nursing Science for the article “Improving Emergency Department-to-Intensive-Care-Unit Admission Flow”

Authors include:

• Geneline Barayuga, MSN, BSN-RN Associate Director of Nursing, Critical Care, Mount Sinai Queens

• Chokey Migmar, MSN, RN, CCRN Staff Nurse, Intensive Care Unit, Mount Sinai Queens

• Francelia J. Thomas, BSN, RN Nurse Manager, Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai Queens

• Bernadette Springer, MS, RN, FNP-BC Nurse Manager, Emergency Department, Mount Sinai Queens

• Eric Peterson, BSN, RN Clinical Nurse, Mount Sinai Queens

• Jonathan Nover, MBA, RN Vice President of Nursing, Emergency Services Mount Sinai Health System

Timothy Ivers, BSN, RN, CEN , Nurse Educator at Mount Sinai Queens Emergency Department, was awarded the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) of New York State 2024 Educator Award. The award recognizes his leadership in the New Graduate Fellowship Program, re-designing the Mount Sinai Queens ED Pediatric Resuscitation Room and critical supply locations, and developing an annual ED critical care skills day.

Josephine Agyei, BSN, RN , Elected as Director-at-Large, Staff Nurse on the American Nurses Association Board of Directors. She was also honored with the Early Career Nurse Leader Award at the ANA National Awards Ceremony.

The Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai Queens Nursing Leadership Summit

February 24, 2024

February 27, 2024

Mount Sinai Hospital

Advanced Practice Nursing Journal Club

Presents a review of the article:

The Effect of Contextualized Racial and Gendered Stressors, Social Support, and Depression on Hypertension Illness Perceptions and Hypertension Medication Adherence in Young African American Women With Hypertension (Spikes et al., 2020)

Date: February 27, 2024

Time: 0800

Location: Zoom

Mount Sinai Health System Nursing Leadership Seminar Series

Counseling and Discipline Guidelines and Management of POAs

Site Presentations 2024

Learning Outcomes

• Discuss differences between informal counseling and formal discipline

• Review the HR Employee Code of Conduct

• Identify use of a SPI (Suspension Pending Investigation)

• Discuss Just Culture

• Distinguish management of an employee under suspicion of impairment on the job and diversion

• Identify steps in managing Protest of Assignments (POAs) and Staffing Complaints

The Mount Sinai Hospital School of Nursing

62nd Annual Alumnae Day

June 7, 2024

November 16, 2024

Charlotte Isler, past president of The Mount Sinai Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association, at the 100th birthday celebration”

National Student Nurses Association (NSNA)

Annual Leadership Conference – Mount Sinai Panel

July 26, 2024

Beth Oliver, DNP, RN, FAAN , Chief Nurse Executive gave an introduction, and Mount Sinai Health System clinical leaders participated in a panel discussing all of the clinical specializations available across all of Mount Sinai’s 8 sites for the National Student Nurses Association.

Mount Sinai Health System Summer Student Nurse Internship Program

June

13-August 10

Over the summer, 100 students graduated from Mount Sinai Health System’s 10-week, systemwide Summer Student Nurse Internship Program. This program consists of didactic and clinical components as well as nursing leadership enhancement sessions.

Graduation – August 2024

Orientation – June 2024

Executive Nurse Cabinet (ENC) Retreats

June 14, 2024

The ENC invited Barbara Seymour, DNP, RN, NE-BC, AVP Member Networks, Vizient, to discuss Nurse Executive Wellbeing

December 5, 2024

The ENC was joined by Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN , Professor Emeritus, Florida Atlantic University, Editor in Chief of Nurse Leader to learn about Nursing Generational study findings, national nursing trends and strategies and interventions for 2025.

Advanced Practice Provider Leadership Summit

August 2, 2024

Nursing Pathway Program

July-August 2024

The Nursing Pathway Program is a collaboration with the Department of Nursing, Office for Diversity and Inclusion (ODI), 1199 SEIU, and the New York City Department of Education. This program exposes high school students to the field of nursing, increasing awareness of the multitude of career opportunities available to them. In 2024 85 high school students were paired with nurse managers to observe patient care units and took part in group events including an ODI Learning from Leaders Session and visiting the Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing Simulation Lab.

Nursing Pathway Program

National Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Week

September 14-20, 2024

The Mount Sinai Hospital Nursing Education Team with their recognition certificates presented to them during Nursing Professional Development Week.

Special Nursing Board Presentations

January 24, 2024

Dr. Larson is an American infectious disease specialist. She has published four books and more than four hundred articles on the subjects of infection prevention and control, disease epidemiology, and related issues. In 2017, she was named a “Living Legend” by the American Academy of Nursing, the Academy’s highest honor. She is Professor Emerita at the School of Nursing and Mailman School of Public Health in the Department of Epidemiology at Columbia University and she is a Senior Scholar in Residence at the New York Academy of Medicine.

June 12, 2024

February 28, 2024

September 11, 2024

Special Nursing Board Presentations

November 4, 2024 and November 14, 2024 November 13, 2024

If you have questions, please reach out to your CNO

Attendance is Mandatory.* Please attend ONE of the following sessions: OR

Mount Sinai Health System Annual Nursing Conference

Empowering Teams: Building a Culture of Safety and Collaboration

October 28, 2024

The fourth annual Nursing Conference featured Mount Sinai Health System executives and nationally renowned teamwork experts including Amy C. Edmondson, PhD , Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management, Harvard Business School, and Thomas H. Lee, MD , Chief Medical Officer, Press Ganey.

Mount Sinai Health System Annual Nursing Conference

Empowering Teams: Building a Culture of Safety and Collaboration

The conference featured an interdisciplinary panel with panelists including Pamela Abner, MPA, CPXP , Vice President and Chief Diversity Operations Officer, Office for Diversity and Inclusion, Mount Sinai Health System; Beth Degen, RN , Senior Clinical Nurse, Mount Sinai Health System; and Jonathan P. Nover, MBA, RN , Vice President of Nursing, Emergency Services, Mount Sinai Healt4h System. The panel was moderated by, Rebecca Anderson, MPH , Vice President, Office of the Chief Medical Officer, Mount Sinai Health System.

Amy C. Edmondson, PhD, Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management, Harvard Business School

Thomas H. Lee, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Press Ganey, Senior Physician, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Editor-in-Chief, NEJM Catalyst

Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award Celebration

August 21, 2024

The Emergency Departments at Mount Sinai Morningside, Mount Sinai South Nassau and Mount Sinai West were awarded the 2024 Lantern Award by the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA). The Lantern Award is a recognition of the demonstration of exceptional and innovative leadership, practice, education, advocacy, and research performance and is given in a three year cycle. In 2023, The Mount Sinai Hospital received the award, now making four Mount Sinai Health System Emergency Departments to hold this award. As part of the application, our Emergency Departments shared stories highlighting efforts to improve nursing practice.

Mount Sinai West

Mount Sinai Morningside

Mount Sinai South Nassau

Health Leaders Knowledge Sharing Event With the Royal

Australian College of Medical Administrators

September 14, 2024

Mount Sinai hosted visitors from the Royal Australian College of Medical Administrators (RACMA) and highlighted digital, informatics, and APP initiatives that support health system goals. Priscilla Samuel, DNP, FNP-BC , System Vice President, Advanced Practice Nursing, Mount Sinai Health System, was invited to speak about the evolution of the Nurse Practitioner role in the United States.

October 9, 2024

Emergency Department Nurses Week Award Ceremony

October 6-12, 2024

Wednesday, October 9, 2024: The Mount Sinai Department of Emergency Medicine hosted the annual Emergency Nurses Award Ceremony, celebrating 43 team members across six categories.

In harmony with the Emergency Nurses Association’s Emergency Nurses Week theme, awardees were voted for by their team and represent the “Shimmer and Shine,” the brightest stars among their peers and leaders in emergency care.

Rookie of the Year Award: The recipient for this category has 18 months of less experience working in the Emergency Department and consistently displays confidence, initiative, and high potential in providing clinical care and contributing to the team’s success. From left: Brittany Horsford, RN; Eric Gunther, RN; Francesca Ferri, RN; Nataniel Fazilov, RN; Yvette Williamson, RN; Anthony Duncan, MBA, BSN, RN; Samantha Rodriguez, RN; Edward Joseph, RN.

Preceptor of the Year Award: The recipient for this category serves as a resource and mentor for team members and new hires by sharing knowledge and skills and exemplifying best practices in providing care to our community of patients. From left: Romina Condo, RN; Tracey Plaskett, RN; Tamar Cohen, RN; Geraldine Millington, RN; Daya Manmadhan, MSN, MHA, RN; Lauren McArdle, RN; James Hoeft, RN; Sasha Stoney, RN.

Emergency Department Clinical Nurse of the Year: The recipient for this category is a staff nurse who adheres to nursing standards of practice, and consistently demonstrates exceptional patient care and professionalism. This nurse helps facilitate positive team engagement and high-quality patient outcomes.From left: Ledjan Halollari, MSN, RN; Tanya Murray, RN; Ophelia Beckford, RN; John Carlo Sahagun, RN; Lillibeth Pansoy, RN; Francena Bryan, RN; Yasmina Garcia, RN; Mary Anne Blanco, RN; Marlo Meehan, RN.

Emergency Department Nurses Week Award Ceremony

October 6-12, 2024

Resilience and Wellness Award: The recipient for this category serves as a role model for resilience and wellness by exemplifying healthy habits and lifestyle, and also helps to promote Mount Sinai resiliency resources and engages others in healthy habits. From left: Judy Louie, RN; Shelly Ann Culzac, RN; Cathy Diaz, RN; Shirley Liu, RN; Talitha Nix, RN; Katrina Serrano, RN; Staci Madison, RN; Shari Weisburd, RN, BSN.

Support Staff Member of the Year Award: The recipient for this category demonstrates support of and collaboration with Nursing staff through effective team work, clear communication, focus on patient safety and enhancing the overall experience for patients and families. From left: Ilana Ortiz, PCA; Tyson Theogene, ERT; Gabriel Abreu, ERT; Jeofrey Gacad, UC; Allison Prince, PCA; Sabrina Jackson, RN, accepting on behalf of Iesha Frazier, EDT; Debbie Hendrickson, PCA.

Emergency Department Nurse Leader of the Year: The recipient for this category demonstrates excellent leadership skills by serving as a resource through effective communication, working to inspire passion, and promoting professional development. This leader motivates, supports, and creates a high-performance culture for the team. From left: Kayla Buonadonna, Assistant Nurse Manager; Stephanie Rivera, Assistant Nurse Manager; Francelia Thomas, Nurse Manager; Casey Scott, Charge Nurse; Stefania Chiulli, Nurse Manager; Lauren Cain, Assistant Nurse Manager; Jill Frick, DNP, RN, CEN.

Celebration of National Midwifery Week

October 6-12, 2024

Shahla Ghasri-Zarghami, CNM , Licensed Midwife, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science, The Mount Sinai Hospital; Melissa Enama Bair, CNM, WHNP-BC , Licensed Midwife, Clinical Director of Midwifery, Mount Sinai Hospital; Suzanne M Ricca-Hinchey, CNM , Licensed Midwife, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science, The Mount Sinai Hospital; Jennette Morgan, MSN, CNM , Licensed Midwife, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science, The Mount Sinai Hospital

Melissa Bair, CNM, WHNP-BC , Director of Midwifery Services at The Mount Sinai Hospital, and Priscilla Samuel, DNP, FNP-BC, RN , Vice President of Advanced Practice Nursing, Mount Sinai Health System.

Mount Sinai Health System

Skin Summit

November 18, 2024

Mount Sinai Nursing’s Skin Summit was an incredible day of collaboration and learning. From hands-on training at skin stations to interactive activities and expert-led lectures, our staff took major strides in improving pressure injury prevention practices. Together, we’re creating a culture of care that prioritizes innovation and patient safety.

Mount Sinai Health System Advanced Practice Nursing Grand Rounds

November 12, 2024

National Nurse Practitioner Recognition Week

November 10-16, 2024

2024 Nurse Practitioner Recognition Week was marked by the second annual Nurse Practitioner Awards Ceremony, honoring Nurse Practitioners for outstanding work in categories including Rookie of the Year Award, Preceptor of the Year Award, Resilience in Action Award, and the Transformational Leadership Award.

The Mount Sinai Hospital Celebrates

Mount Sinai Morningside

Mount Sinai West

Mount Sinai Brooklyn

Third Annual Mount Sinai Health System Nursing Education Retreat

December 12, 2024

Structural Empowerment

Structures and processes are in place to empower nurses to participate in decision-making and process improvement, establish standards of practice, and advocate for lifelong learning and recognition

Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing Commitment Ceremony

September 11, 2024

Students at Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing marked the beginning of their educational journey with a Commitment Ceremony, reaffirming their dedication to the nursing profession and the values that inspired their decision to pursue this path.

Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing (PSON) 120th Anniversary (1904-2024)

October 9, 2024

The Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing (PSON) provides an exceptional education to a diverse student body in a state-of-the-art facility, preparing future nurses to solve health care’s most complex problems in all patient care settings. In 2024, The Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing (PSON) celebrated its 120th anniversary as one of the oldest nursing schools in the country.

The School’s East Harlem location offers unique opportunities to serve the public in many ways— through community service in its high school mentoring program, where PSON students engage the next generation of nurses; through scholarship in the PSON Evidence–Based Fellows Program, where students develop research projects with experienced faculty mentors; and through community health education, where students work directly in New York City’s diverse neighborhoods through their clinical placements.

Beth Essig, JD , Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the Mount Sinai Health System, Kimberly S. Glassman, PhD, RN, FAAN , Dean, Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing, Dennis S. Charney, MD , Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dean, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, President for Academic Affairs, Mount Sinai Health System.

Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing

Sigma

Theta Tau International Honor Society Induction

December 2, 2024

Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing

Graduation

December 19, 2024

On December 19, the Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing held its graduation ceremony in the Stern Auditorium at The Mount Sinai Hospital.

Nurses Against Racism (NAR)

NAR Mission:

Educate and engage every Mount Sinai Health System nurse to understand, create, and and sustain nondiscriminatory, fair, and equitable practices.

2024 Accomplishments

• HAPI Through an Equity Lens (Next Steps)

• NAR System and Site Membership Reinforcements

• Documentary Films on Site through NAR

– “Nurse Unseen”

–“ Everybody’s Work, Healing What Hurts Us All”

– Coming Soon…. “Power to Heal”

• Allyship Program

• Saturation of Policy 130 and Accompanying Pocket Guide

• Preparation for Health Equity Certification by The Joint Commission

After being promoted throughout the Health System during Nurses Week, the first Nurses Against Racism (NAR) Employee Resource Group (ERG) launched in May 2022.

Financial Stewardship Council Updates

2024 System Initiatives and Accomplishments

At the onset of 2024, three key focus areas were identified by the council:

1 Implement sustainability initiatives focused on reducing supply waste while allocating appropriate supplies to key patient care areas

• A weekly forum was established which included Supply Chain and Nursing team members to execute initiatives

• Conversion of patient repositioning supplies from Sage to Medline, and change to individual items rather than kits (complete)

• Establish patient criteria and educate teams on appropriate utilization of turning and positioning supplies

• Changes to unit par levels (Only ICUs, Stepdown and ED, remainder will have small volume available)

• Explore options to provide easy access to key supplies in/near patient room (in progress)

Sage Expenses I Patient Repositioning Supplies

2 Increase utilization of virtual patient observation (VPO) resources

• Patient observation needs have steadily increased and VPO provides additional resources to meet this demand

• Sites have increased additional cameras to better accommodate certain patient populations (ED)

• Cameras have been moved from underutilized sites to other sites that have advocated for more VPO resources

• Additional focus will be needed to ensure better utilization of resources for patients meeting criteria

3 Improve alignment of resources to manage staffing gaps

• Increase utilization of traveler resources to offset high reliance on overtime

• Establish “Float Pool” travelers to mitigate staffing gaps

• Increase 2025 RN budget in key areas to improve compliance with both CBA and New York State staffing requirements

• Establish systemwide data resources to better track and monitor deficits in staffing as union complaints are filed (“Patient Care Team Staffing–Complaint Tracker”)

American Heart Association Heart Walk

May 16, 2024

The Wall Street Run & Heart Walk took place on May 16, with Mount Sinai Health System earning distinction as the top hospital fundraiser. Mount Sinai teams successfully raised more than $47,000 for the American Heart Association, securing the honorary cup to commemorate these achievements for another year. The Wall Street Run & Heart Walk raises funds for cardiovascular research, lifesaving CPR training, and equitable health opportunities. More than 250 walkers participated in the 2024 walk from Mount Sinai Health System.

Mount Sinai Health System Emergency Department

New Graduate RN Fellowship Graduation

June 4, 2024

On June 4, the Department of Emergency Medicine and the Emergency Nursing Team hosted the 2024 Emergency Department New Graduate RN Fellowship Graduation . Mount Sinai Health System celebrated more than 75 RNs, making up cohorts 5, 6, 7, that have been a part of the Mount Sinai Emergency Departments over the last two years. Speakers from each cohort and preceptors shared learnings, motivations, and how to move into the future. The 24-week fellowship program is preparing new graduates and recruits to transition into lifelong careers as emergency nurses.

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

New Graduate RN Fellowship

August 2024

Six New Graduate Nurses completed the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) RN Fellowship Program at The Mount Sinai Hospital in 2024. Six more New Graduate Nurses started the fellowship in September 2024 with a graduation in 2025. This fellowship prepared new graduates to work in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Ambulatory Care New Graduate

RN Nursing Fellowship

February 2024

Ambulatory Nursing continues their Ambulatory New Graduate RN Fellowship Program in 2024. Interest by New Graduates continues to grow every year.

Advanced Practice Nursing Updates

Continued efforts at the Center for Advanced Practice Providers is based on five strategic areas of focus which include Financial Stewardship; Brand Management; Safety, Quality and Regulatory; Patient Experience; and Culture .

NPs as billing providers saw a 35 percent increase in payments in 2024 .

Mount Sinai Advanced Practice Nurses

Creating Excellence Together

Exemplary Professional Practice

Demonstration of quality outcomes made by nurses as an essential contribution to patient care, the nursing workforce, and organizational and consumer outcomes

Advanced Practice Nursing Updates

May 6-12

Nurses Week 2024

May 6-12

Joseph Krivoruk, RN, Intensive Care Unit, Mount Sinai Brooklyn

was featured in the New York Daily News , Nurses Week Edition, for his work on the “Message in a Bottle Initiative,” providing comfort to families of deceased patients

Nurse leaders celebrate Nurses Week on KP8, Postpartum Unit at The Mount Sinai Hospital

Nurses

May 6, 2024

Nurses Week 2024

Panel of Guest Speakers

Nurses Week 2024

Preceptor Recognition

May 9, 2024

As part of Nurses Week 2024, Nursing Leadership hosted the Health System’s Third Annual Nursing Preceptor Recognition Event . Our preceptors work tirelessly to support our nursing teams. Newly hired nursing staff are incredibly fortunate to have dedicated nurse preceptors to help counsel, to coach, and serve as role models as they begin their careers.

Accreditations

Congratulations to the Emergency Departments at Mount Sinai Morningside, Mount Sinai South Nassau and Mount Sinai West for being awarded the 2024 Lantern Award by the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA). In 2024 only 94 emergency departments nationwide met the ENA’s rigorous Lantern Award criteria.

Congratulations to the ICU and CCU at Mount Sinai South Nassau on being awarded SILVER-level AACN Beacon Awards for Excellence and the CSICU/CVICU, GP 7C, and MICU at The Mount Sinai Hospital on being awarded GOLD-level AACN Beacon Awards for Excellence.

Congratulations to The Mount Sinai Hospital on completing their fifth Magnet re-designation survey and Mount Sinai Queens on completing their third re-designation survey Recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Your Voice Counts Survey 2024

Your Voice Counts is Mount Sinai Health System’s employee engagement survey, and an opportunity for staff and faculty to share their feedback on what’s going well and what will make our Health System a better place to work, learn, teach, and receive care.

Exemplary Professional Practice Council Nursing Standards Updates

New System Policies/Procedures

• Look-Alike/Sound-Alike (Lasa) Medication Policy

• Nursing Assessment, Reassessment, and Documentation Policy

• Mount Sinai Phone Policy

• Vital Signs Policy

• Critical Lab Values Policy

• Blood Culture Procedure

• Nurse Residency Program Policy

• Peripheral Vasopressor Policy

• Nursing Publication Policy

• Hypertonic Sodium Chloride

Renewed System Policies/Procedures

• Patient Belongings and Valuables Policy

• Titration of Medications Policy

• Seven Oncology Policies Reviewed and Approved

Revised System Policies / Procedures

• Restraints and Seclusion Policy

• Photographing Wounds Policy

• Kinder Falls Risk Assessment Policy

• Intra-Hospital Patient Transportation and Clinical Accompaniment Policy

• IV Push Administration Guideline for RNs Policy

• NY State Clinical Staffing Committees Policy

Approved System Policies, Procedures, and Professional Practice Standardization:

number of policies approved and posted

Projects/Initiatives Involved In:

• Expanded Non-Specific RN Standing Orders

– New Peak and Policy Created; Went live in May

• Patient Repositioning System Conversion (Medline)

– June-September

• Pain Reassessment

– Changed to one hour for any route

– Go Live October 22

• New RN Safety Observation Attestation in Epic

– Go live November 5

• Substance Use Disorder Screening/Assessment Tools

– AUDIT-C Screening

– Naltrexone/COWS score for opiate withdrawal

• Sepsis Workflow

– Addition of ED RN Sepsis Order set

TJC Follow Up:

• Falls Prevention and Injury Reduction in the Inpatient Adult

– Added BH Limitations: VPO/bed/chair alarms due to safety risk for staff/patient

– Stronger language for SO options

• Patient Observation in Non-BH Units

– Added wording to staff responsibility during 1:1/constant observation:

– Make a reasonable effort to ensure the patient’s hands are visible at all times (not under the covers).

• Restraints Documentation

– q2h RN safety checks for non-violent restraints.

– Go live in November

– Update reflected in ACE module

New Knowledge, Innovations, and Improvements

Integration of evidence-based practice, continuous performance improvement, technology, and research into clinical and operational processes

Improving Mobility: System Nursing Quality Patient Safety Goal

Benefits to Mobility

• Prevent Falls

• Decrease Infections

• Prevent Pressure Injury

• Prevent Deconditioning

• More Patients Go Home

• Decreased Length of Stay

Facts:

• Approximately 87 percent of inpatients rarely get out of bed during their hospital stay.

• One week in bed results in 5-7 percent loss in muscle mass in a healthy individual.

2024 QPS Goal for Nursing –increase % days OOB by 10%

• Data available for each unit on Tableau Dashboard

• Mobility trends posted on Unit DMB

• Monthly status and progress towards goal shared with unit staff.

Systemwide Mobility Competition

The most improved unit at each hospital in the percent of Patients Out of Bed (OOB) Metric was recognized.

Percent Days OOB (Percent Days Out Of Bed)

TEAM GEM ( G et Everyone M oving) Congratulations to the Mobility Competition Winners

Medication Safety Initiatives

We Want to Hear from You!

Medication Safety Focus Groups: Interactive Discussions

• We’ve conducted more than 15 dynamic focus groups across our system, diving into crucial topics like barcode scanning, team communication, psychological safety, and more

• These sessions are designed to directly address and improve your medication administration workflows

Medication Safety Broadcast: Keeping You Informed

Rolled out email communication to all Mount Sinai Health System staff on recent updates regarding the most up-to-date status of ongoing medication safety projects.

Medication Safety Through the Years A Continuous Commitment to Excellence

> High Alert Medication Practices Survey taken by more than 400 nurses

> Standardized PCA orders/order sets and rolled out standard PCA pump at Mount Sinai Morningside/Mount Sinai West/Mount Sinai Brooklyn (The Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai Queens already had this pump)

> Implemented MRI Minimal Sedation Order Set 2023

> Implemented Pyxis 5 Character Mandatory Entry across the Health System

> Implemented Rover in Emergency Departments to facilitate barcode scanning medication administration

> Standardization of smart pump drug libraries/drip concentrations across sites

> Built an MRI Minimal Sedation Order Set to address concerns over safe administration of medication before and during MRI

> Created an IV Push Policy to ensure the safe administration of IV push medications across all units and further reduce the potential for medication errors

> Created a High Alert Medication Notification in Epic to alert staff when administering medication

> Flagged Do not Crush Medications in the Medication Administration Record (MAR) in “red” to alert RNs not to crush certain medications to prevent errors

> Consolidate Medication Frequencies to decrease time spent in MAR and improve workflows for Pharmacy and Nursing

> Barcode Scanning Work Arounds – PI Project

> Implementation of B Braun Space Station at MRI at Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West

> Planned: Additional Pyxis safety enhancements

Center for Nursing Research and Innovation (CNRI) Updates

The Center for Nursing Research and Innovation’s Practical Implementation of Nursing Science (PINS) , an open-access, peer-reviewed journal for nurses engaged in clinical practice, launched in 2022.

Mount Sinai Health System staff who were published in PINS in 2024

Published on May 20, 2024

Catherine S. Finlayson, Angela Banfield, Heather Greco, Peg Hickey , “Training Future Nurse Scientists to Become Peer Reviewers”

Published on July 26, 2024

Jaclyn Craig, Carly Kaplan, Diane Rode, Morgan Stojanowski, Cardinale Smith, Bevin Cohen , “The Impact of Facility Dog Programming on Mood and Stress Among Healthcare Workers in Adult Inpatient Oncology Units”

Published on November 16, 2024

Steven Daoud, Kaleena Soorma, Shari Weisburd, Ann O’Neill, Daniel McGovern, Jeremy Rose , “Preventing Elopement of Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Suicidal Ideation”

Center for Nursing Research and Innovation (CNRI) Updates

Nursing Research Day 2024

Nursing Research Day was held on November 15, 2024 , in the Goldwurm Auditorium at The Mount Sinai Hospital. The keynote speakers were Kelly O’Neill MSN, RN , Associate Director, Nursing Informatics, Digital and Technology Partners, Mount Sinai Health System, Mount Sinai Morningside, and Dana Womack PhD, RN, FAMIA , Assistant Professor of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, School of Medicine Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Nurse Scholar in Residence, Nursing Admin Support, Oregon Health and Science University.

Mount SInai Phillips School of Nursing Presenters

Mount Sinai Health System abstract presenters

Center for Nursing Research and Innovation (CNRI) Updates

The CNRI’s research activity is thriving and in 2024 CNRI investigators added more than $250,000 in new awards.

Awards Received by CNRI Principal Investigators Active in 2024

Cohen, B. (PI). Setting a Strategic Framework to Maximize the Impact of Clinically Based Nurse Researchers (funded through the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality).

Cohen, B. (PI). Be Your Own Voice: Advance Care Planning for Patients at Risk of Becoming Incapacitated with No Evident Advance Directives or Surrogates (funded through the Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation).

Estrada, L. (PI). Working Towards Health Equity Through Culture Centered Care for Latino Persons with Dementia (funded through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation).

Estrada, L. (PI). Identifying Subcultural Palliative Care Needs for Latino Patients with Advanced Dementia and their Caregivers (funded through the National Palliative Care Research Center).

Souffront, K., Cohen, B. (MPI) Translational Research and Implementation Science for Nurses Program (funded through the National Institutes of Health).

Souffront, K. (PI). Digital Inclusion and Risk Communication to Improve Blood Pressure Control in the Emergency Department patients (INCLUD-ED): Phase 1 Planning (funded through the NYC Partnership).

Souffront, K. (PI). Exploring BNP in Risk Assessment to Improve Blood Pressure Control in Emergency Patients (funded through the University of California, Davis).

Winter, S. (Pilot PI). Understanding Discharge Destination Decisions from Patient and Caregiver Perspectives and In the Context of Social Determinants of Health (funded through the Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center, MPI: Siu/Morrison).

Nursing Informatics

2024 Highlights

• Reduced Epic documentation time per shift by 22 minutes

• Launched the Virtual Nursing program at The Mount Sinai Hospital (8 East) –Go Live February 2024

• Went live with system-wide digital patient education using Elsevier Platform – Go Live June 2024

• Increased barcode medication administration rates

• Implemented the Nurse Impact Dashboard

• Expanded the use of Mount Sinai Phone –Mount Sinai Morningside (January 2024), Mount Sinai West (February 2024), Mount Sinai Brooklyn (August 2024)

• Implemented new system-wide care planning platform using Elsevier – Go Live October 2024

Nursing Innovation

2024 Accomplishments:

Workflow Efficiencies

Documentation Time

Virtual Nursing Tasks by Site

Use Cases • Admission

• Discharge (to post acute and home)

• Patient Education

• Virtual Rounding (coming)

• Admissions (includes home med capture)

• Patient Education

• Pain Reassessment

• Virtual Rounding

• Second RN Verification

• Discharge Calls

# of Beds 35 beds 38 beds/unit

Implementation Date January 2024 Q3 2022

Epic

Epic Flowsheet Macros

The Mount Sinai Hospital Virtual Nursing on 8E

THE MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL (8E)

MOUNT SINAI SOUTH NASSAU (D2E AND D2W)

Mount Sinai Health System Innovation Unit 2024 Updates

Mount Sinai Queens ICU

Centralize and

Digitize

Nursing Education Materials

Current State: Mount Sinai Queens ICU nursing education materials are decentralized—some live in PEAK and others in binder on the unit and some on paper hung on the walls as flyers.

Goal: To transition from paper to electronic for all ICU-specific education materials and develop a platform where materials and modules can be accessed just-in-time.

The Mount Sinai Hospital-GP 7C

Project relating to Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)

Goal: incorporate SDOH into standard clinical practice in order to address the population they serve

• Nurses completed a secure, anonymous webbased pre-survey to assess knowledge with applying SOH principles into their care delivery

• Following the survey, nurses were requested to view a 15 minute educational video about SDOH

Solution Option: Teams Channel: A Teams channel can store education materials in multiple formats (PPT, Word, video, etc.). The channel can be accessed on the WOW carts, local workstations, and on work phones. Both access and materials would be managed by the local Nursing Education group.

Develop Electronic Charge Nurse Rounding Tool

Current State: Paper-based rounding tool that charge nurses use to assist with shift hand-off.

Goal: To create an electronic charge nurse rounding tool that incorporates data from EPIC and some free text items (eg. lines, drips, fall risk etc.).

Solution Option: Charge Nurse Rounding Tool in EPIC: Similar to the OB Rounding Tool, this would be a popup smart form that lives in a column within Patient Lists activity. The documentation would not go into the EMR. The data can be pre-populated with answers as much as possible from existing documentation or columns can be added which already display data for overview such as “Isolation/Infection” or “Active Foley.” Data can be extracted into a report, if needed.

• Post-survey analysis showed an increase in knowledge and confidence regarding incorporation of SDOH into practice

Transitions of Care Center (TOCC) Updates

Skilled Nursing Facility Collaborative (SNF)

The Mount Sinai Post-Acute Care Team hosted two events for SNF Partners and Collaborators, providing an opportunity to exchange best practices and connect with SNF colleagues

May 14

November 13

Transitions of Care Center (TOCC) Updates

TOCC Readmission Impact 2024 Q1-Q3

• TOCC: successful calls continue to result in lower readmission rates across priority condition cohorts.

• The percentage of patients contacted by the TOCC that were billed with a priority condition as a primary diagnosis increased from 42.2 percent to 2023 to 47.8 percent in Q1-Q3 2024

• Patients that fall under the category of “Other” include patients with Sepsis, C-Section, Very high Risk of Unplanned Readmission (RoUR) scores and patients that were flagged for a priority condition but ended up not being billed for that condition.

Population Health Updates

POP Health Metrics

Enhance post acute care and improve SNF utilization

Ambulatory Nursing Updates

Nurse-Only Billing Tableau Dashboard

Empirical Outcomes

Demonstrations of quality outcomes made by nurses as an essential contribution to patient care, nursing workforce, and organizational and professional nursing strategic plan

New York Organization of Nursing Leadership (NYONL):

Annual Leadership Conference: Leveraging Leadership and Technology.

September 2024

Congratulations to Maria Vezina, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN , System Vice President of Nursing/Chief, Nursing Practice, Education, APN Credentialing and Labor Partnerships ; Kathleen Schulz, MA, RN , Nurse Education Manager at Mount Sinai Hospital ; Lucinda Pierre, PhD, RN, OGNP , DIrector of Nursing Education and Professional Practice at Mount Sinai West; Kathleen Parisien Dory, MA, RN , Director of Nursing Education and Professional Practice at Mount SInai Morningside ; Dayna Dixon, PhD, RN, NPD-BC, CPHQ , Director of Nursing Quality at Mount Sinai Hospital; Vanitha Theodore, MCA, PMP, CSM, CSPO , Technology Specialist, Mount Sinai Hospital; and Djovannie Petit-Frere, MSN, RN, NPD-BC , Director of Nursing Education and Professional Practice, Mount Sinai Brooklyn for their poster titled “Empowering Excellence: The Digital Frontier in Nursing Competency,” which was accepted to the NYONEL Annual Leadership Conference.