2 South at Kootenai Health
December 2023
2 South
at Kootenai Health
Kootenai Health
Coeur D'Alene
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United States
Leilani Ibarra, HUC
Elizabeth Taylor, RN
Meghan O'Grady, CNA
Rhonda Lindley, RN-BSN
Alahna Lien, CNA
Conor Manley, Nurse Apprentice
Michelle Repp, RN
Erin Mulady, RN-BSN
Jaime Adcock, RN-BSN
Bobbi Stammers, Clinical Coordinator
Megan Martin, RN-BSN
Stacey Phelps, RN
Maia Klaeui, HUC
Savannah Seeley, Nurse Apprentice II
Ashlynn Kaplan, HUC
Angela Dearmin, CNA
Olga Righello, RN-BSN
Victoria Ramsey, Nurse Apprentice II
Tristen Mills, RN
Jeanette Gosney, RN-BSN
Brittney Carton, RN-BSN
Leslie Yake, RN
Kaytlynn Thompson, HUC
McKenzie Klee, RN-BSN
Madison Bardin, HUC
Natasha Elcock, RN-BSN
Emily Johnson, Nursing Assistant Apprentice
Ariella Lobdell, CNA
Darian Clark, CNA
Marla Castellanos, RN-BSN
Brea, Reed, HUC
Lauren Gamlin, CNA
Cierra Sullivan, Nurse Apprentice II
Brittany Wilcox, RN
Nevena Perisic, Nurse Apprentice II
Megan MacKinney, Nurse Apprentice II
Joshua Henderson, RN-BSN
Andrea Collins, RN-BSN
Rebecca Murdcock, RN-BSN
Colton Bellamy, RN
Donna White, RN
Stormy Fisher, RN
Kristina Blevins, CNA
Kayla Sharp, HUC
Allison Sisson, RN-BSN
Ana Urbina, RN-BSN
Kimberly Kraack, Clinical Coordinator
Darby Tinglestad, Clinical Coordinator
Robert Mendenhall, RN-BSN
Mary Rodgers, RN
Shelly Anderson, RN
Cassandra Beabreu, HUC
Brandon Jones, RN-BSN
Lillith Steed, RN-BSN
Shayla Johnson, HUC
Erica Yager, Nurse Manager
Elizabeth Taylor, RN
Meghan O'Grady, CNA
Rhonda Lindley, RN-BSN
Alahna Lien, CNA
Conor Manley, Nurse Apprentice
Michelle Repp, RN
Erin Mulady, RN-BSN
Jaime Adcock, RN-BSN
Bobbi Stammers, Clinical Coordinator
Megan Martin, RN-BSN
Stacey Phelps, RN
Maia Klaeui, HUC
Savannah Seeley, Nurse Apprentice II
Ashlynn Kaplan, HUC
Angela Dearmin, CNA
Olga Righello, RN-BSN
Victoria Ramsey, Nurse Apprentice II
Tristen Mills, RN
Jeanette Gosney, RN-BSN
Brittney Carton, RN-BSN
Leslie Yake, RN
Kaytlynn Thompson, HUC
McKenzie Klee, RN-BSN
Madison Bardin, HUC
Natasha Elcock, RN-BSN
Emily Johnson, Nursing Assistant Apprentice
Ariella Lobdell, CNA
Darian Clark, CNA
Marla Castellanos, RN-BSN
Brea, Reed, HUC
Lauren Gamlin, CNA
Cierra Sullivan, Nurse Apprentice II
Brittany Wilcox, RN
Nevena Perisic, Nurse Apprentice II
Megan MacKinney, Nurse Apprentice II
Joshua Henderson, RN-BSN
Andrea Collins, RN-BSN
Rebecca Murdcock, RN-BSN
Colton Bellamy, RN
Donna White, RN
Stormy Fisher, RN
Kristina Blevins, CNA
Kayla Sharp, HUC
Allison Sisson, RN-BSN
Ana Urbina, RN-BSN
Kimberly Kraack, Clinical Coordinator
Darby Tinglestad, Clinical Coordinator
Robert Mendenhall, RN-BSN
Mary Rodgers, RN
Shelly Anderson, RN
Cassandra Beabreu, HUC
Brandon Jones, RN-BSN
Lillith Steed, RN-BSN
Shayla Johnson, HUC
Erica Yager, Nurse Manager
2 South has been a fairly stable unit for the past 3-4 years. Late last year, it was decided that 2 South would become the Designated Training Unit for all new grads starting in Med/Surg and NRT. Since the inception of the DTU in February to current, the team on 2 South has oriented 22 new grads, including staff hired to 2S. NRT had struggled in the past to identify a unit to allow their new team members to orient on. This has allowed NRT staff to have consistent orientation. The team was able to set expectations that new grads took to their home unit such as Bedside Shift Report and had exposure to the use of whiteboards before being implemented on other units. Several preceptors needed to be identified in order for the DTU to be successful. All who had been asked to take the 4-hour preceptor class took the class without hesitation, and the team has since grown more preceptors. It has almost become a "rite of passage" to precept new staff- the team is eager for the opportunity to assist with onboarding new grads. The team enjoys teaching and has asked for more new grads when they are finishing up with a new grad. To assist the other med/surg units with orienting new grads, we have built relationships across med/surg.