Tammy S Kaylor
April 2024
Tammy S
Kaylor
,
MSN, RN, BA, CDCA
Emergency Department
Cleveland Clinic Akron General
Akron
,
OH
United States
Tammy is someone who sees the big picture and finds the best way to get things done
Tammy is passionate about addiction medicine and education. She went back to school for nursing as a response to a challenge from the Executive Director of the Stark Mental Health and Addiction Recovery Board. Her focus is psychiatric nursing, specifically addiction medicine. She has served on the Opiate Task Force for Stark County since 2016. She was the first nursing staff member involved in the launch of a grant-funded recovery program in the Akron General ER.
As a recovery coordinator, she takes some of the burden of care from the ER nurses and coordinates care for patients that often slip through the cracks in a busy ER. She created the assessment tool utilized by the recovery coordinators, studied for and obtained her CDCA, and made valuable connections within the community that have assisted in the implementation and successful launch of the program.
Tammy is someone who sees the big picture and finds the best way to get things done. Her high energy, contagious enthusiasm, exceptional work quality, and commitment to success make her a huge asset to any organization or program. Tammy is an enthusiastic and caring educator. She is finishing her Master’s degree in Nursing Education while holding a position as adjunct faculty at Stark State. Tammy intends to enroll in a doctorate program to further her education, continue her research in addiction medicine, and continue her contributions to nursing education.
She is a deserving candidate for this Award. She supports nursing through her role as an educator, researcher, and recovery coordinator. She has served on several community boards and committees and held several leadership positions.
In her own words: “Those in the throes of addiction face unparalleled stigma. They face obstacles and barriers not only to finding treatment but to getting to that treatment once someone can help point them in the right direction. There is hope in this project, hope that they can reach out to find someone else reaching back. Hope that there is a pathway for them to walk out of addiction and into recovery. There is supporting evidence in research that initiating treatment in the ED can help a patient find recovery and ultimately save lives from death due to accidental opioid overdose. That is what this project is all about, after all, initiating treatment with evidence-based practice so that harm is prevented and lives are saved. That is my passion for this work. I have already witnessed success, and I have grappled with disappointment and tragedy. My hope is that there are more success stories because of this work. More lives sustained and fewer lost.”
As a recovery coordinator, she takes some of the burden of care from the ER nurses and coordinates care for patients that often slip through the cracks in a busy ER. She created the assessment tool utilized by the recovery coordinators, studied for and obtained her CDCA, and made valuable connections within the community that have assisted in the implementation and successful launch of the program.
Tammy is someone who sees the big picture and finds the best way to get things done. Her high energy, contagious enthusiasm, exceptional work quality, and commitment to success make her a huge asset to any organization or program. Tammy is an enthusiastic and caring educator. She is finishing her Master’s degree in Nursing Education while holding a position as adjunct faculty at Stark State. Tammy intends to enroll in a doctorate program to further her education, continue her research in addiction medicine, and continue her contributions to nursing education.
She is a deserving candidate for this Award. She supports nursing through her role as an educator, researcher, and recovery coordinator. She has served on several community boards and committees and held several leadership positions.
In her own words: “Those in the throes of addiction face unparalleled stigma. They face obstacles and barriers not only to finding treatment but to getting to that treatment once someone can help point them in the right direction. There is hope in this project, hope that they can reach out to find someone else reaching back. Hope that there is a pathway for them to walk out of addiction and into recovery. There is supporting evidence in research that initiating treatment in the ED can help a patient find recovery and ultimately save lives from death due to accidental opioid overdose. That is what this project is all about, after all, initiating treatment with evidence-based practice so that harm is prevented and lives are saved. That is my passion for this work. I have already witnessed success, and I have grappled with disappointment and tragedy. My hope is that there are more success stories because of this work. More lives sustained and fewer lost.”