Patricia (Trish) Ward
May 2023
Patricia (Trish)
Ward
,
MSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM
Professional Development
Chester County Hospital
West Chester
,
PA
United States
Trish has served as a beacon of inspiration to those at all stages of their career and in the various and important roles of nursing, through roles as clinician, manager, and as a nursing professional development specialist.
Patricia (Trish) Ward MSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM has had, and continues to have a distinguished career in nursing, as a clinician, manager/leader, educator, and role model since 1983. Trish’s passion for the profession of nursing, patient care, and staff development, and her resulting contributions to nursing makes her deserving of this DAISY Recognition.
Trish spent the majority of her career in labor and delivery, delivering compassionate expert care to mothers and newborns, and in nursing professional development. In 2011 she earned the Mary Ellen Mears Award: Labor and Delivery Care Giver of the Year.
Trish is a role model for professionalism and a positive image of nursing, attaining her CCH Prism Clinical Ladder IV 2011-2014, as well as being a nominee for the nominee for the H.L. Perry Pepper Award in 2012, and 2014. Trish is a role model for lifelong learning, as she attained her Masters of Nursing in Education in 2016, as well as certifications in inpatient obstetrics, and electronic fetal monitoring. She completed the Penn Medicine Leadership forum for performance improvement in action in 2015, and the Penn Leadership Academy course curriculum in 2017, as well as numerous other professional development educational programs to support the education and professional development of others.
Trish was a passionate patient and staff advocate, including being the project leader for the implementation and achievement of baby-friendly designation.
Trish has served as a beacon of inspiration to those at all stages of their career and in the various and important roles of nursing, through roles as clinician, manager, and as a nursing professional development specialist. She has been a leader in the dissemination of evidence-based practice and innovation through her numerous professional presentations. Some of the presentations include:
12/2015 Performance Improvement in Action, University of Pennsylvania Health System
“Improving Screening and Support for Women with Perinatal Mood Disorders”
12/2015 MSN Capstone Poster Presentation, Immaculata University
“Developing a Standardized Program to Improve Nurses’ Competence for Responding to Emergencies Requiring a Stat Cesarean Delivery”
5/2015 Best Practices in NICU, Poster Presentation, Nemours DuPont Hospital
“Interdisciplinary Simulation Training to Prepare for Imminent Infant Deliveries”
9/2011 Chester County Hospital Annual Nursing Retreat, Poster Presentation
“Implementing Standardized Discharge Education for Obstetric Outpatients”
Trish’s engagement in her profession is broad, impactful, and transformational. She engaged in many leadership and educational activities. These included being a member of:
• BabyFriendly Hospital Initiative Quality Improvement team
• Labor and Delivery Policy and Procedure Committee
• Clinical Practice, Research and Quality Council
• Unit-based Clinical Leadership Program, Labor and Delivery
• Instructor, Newborn Resuscitation Program
• Penn Chart Stork development team
• Curriculum Review Board for Penn Chart Stork
• Perinatal Mood Disorders PIIA team
• Time to First Pump Quality Improvement team
• Preventing Hypothermia in Post-op C-Section Patients QI team
• Improving Nursing Response for Emergency C-sections QI team
• University of Pennsylvania Health System Education Council
• Virtual Journal Club
• Education Council
• Relationship Focused Care Council
• Nursing Executive Council
• Clinical Practice, Research and Quality Council
• Emergency Department Preceptor Development Program
• Chair, Labor and Delivery Unit Council
• Chair, Labor and Delivery Policy and Procedure Committee
Trish was also an instructor for:
• TeamStepps
• Mock neonatal codes
• ACLS (Maternal Code Component)
• Ebola Virus Disease PPE training for L&D staff
• Certified Emergency Nursing Review Course
• CPR renewal course
• Preceptor Workshop
• New Graduate Workshop
• Newborn Resuscitation Program
• RN Orientation
• Pennchart Inpatient nursing and ancillary orientation, and other NPD programs.
• Handle with Care
Trish continues to advocate for nursing practice and the advancement of nursing as a professional by maintaining her membership in the Association for Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nursing.
Trish Ward’s lifetime of compassionate care to patients, staff, and the profession, makes her deserving of this DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award.
Trish spent the majority of her career in labor and delivery, delivering compassionate expert care to mothers and newborns, and in nursing professional development. In 2011 she earned the Mary Ellen Mears Award: Labor and Delivery Care Giver of the Year.
Trish is a role model for professionalism and a positive image of nursing, attaining her CCH Prism Clinical Ladder IV 2011-2014, as well as being a nominee for the nominee for the H.L. Perry Pepper Award in 2012, and 2014. Trish is a role model for lifelong learning, as she attained her Masters of Nursing in Education in 2016, as well as certifications in inpatient obstetrics, and electronic fetal monitoring. She completed the Penn Medicine Leadership forum for performance improvement in action in 2015, and the Penn Leadership Academy course curriculum in 2017, as well as numerous other professional development educational programs to support the education and professional development of others.
Trish was a passionate patient and staff advocate, including being the project leader for the implementation and achievement of baby-friendly designation.
Trish has served as a beacon of inspiration to those at all stages of their career and in the various and important roles of nursing, through roles as clinician, manager, and as a nursing professional development specialist. She has been a leader in the dissemination of evidence-based practice and innovation through her numerous professional presentations. Some of the presentations include:
12/2015 Performance Improvement in Action, University of Pennsylvania Health System
“Improving Screening and Support for Women with Perinatal Mood Disorders”
12/2015 MSN Capstone Poster Presentation, Immaculata University
“Developing a Standardized Program to Improve Nurses’ Competence for Responding to Emergencies Requiring a Stat Cesarean Delivery”
5/2015 Best Practices in NICU, Poster Presentation, Nemours DuPont Hospital
“Interdisciplinary Simulation Training to Prepare for Imminent Infant Deliveries”
9/2011 Chester County Hospital Annual Nursing Retreat, Poster Presentation
“Implementing Standardized Discharge Education for Obstetric Outpatients”
Trish’s engagement in her profession is broad, impactful, and transformational. She engaged in many leadership and educational activities. These included being a member of:
• BabyFriendly Hospital Initiative Quality Improvement team
• Labor and Delivery Policy and Procedure Committee
• Clinical Practice, Research and Quality Council
• Unit-based Clinical Leadership Program, Labor and Delivery
• Instructor, Newborn Resuscitation Program
• Penn Chart Stork development team
• Curriculum Review Board for Penn Chart Stork
• Perinatal Mood Disorders PIIA team
• Time to First Pump Quality Improvement team
• Preventing Hypothermia in Post-op C-Section Patients QI team
• Improving Nursing Response for Emergency C-sections QI team
• University of Pennsylvania Health System Education Council
• Virtual Journal Club
• Education Council
• Relationship Focused Care Council
• Nursing Executive Council
• Clinical Practice, Research and Quality Council
• Emergency Department Preceptor Development Program
• Chair, Labor and Delivery Unit Council
• Chair, Labor and Delivery Policy and Procedure Committee
Trish was also an instructor for:
• TeamStepps
• Mock neonatal codes
• ACLS (Maternal Code Component)
• Ebola Virus Disease PPE training for L&D staff
• Certified Emergency Nursing Review Course
• CPR renewal course
• Preceptor Workshop
• New Graduate Workshop
• Newborn Resuscitation Program
• RN Orientation
• Pennchart Inpatient nursing and ancillary orientation, and other NPD programs.
• Handle with Care
Trish continues to advocate for nursing practice and the advancement of nursing as a professional by maintaining her membership in the Association for Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nursing.
Trish Ward’s lifetime of compassionate care to patients, staff, and the profession, makes her deserving of this DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award.