Cone Hospital review [October, 1983]

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THE MOSES H. CONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
NURSING EXCELLENCE AWARD
GOES TO CINDY BUSSEY, RN
LAB RETIRING 11 YEAR-OLD
COMPUTER—NEW SYSTEM IN BY FEB.
Cindy Bussey, 1983 Nursing Excellence Award recipient, is contratulated by Kathy Utz,
who chaired this year's Nursing Excellence Program.
Cindy Bussey, RN, a Nurse Clinician at
The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, received the 1983 Nursing Excellence Award
in a ceremony held at the hospital on September 21. She is the third Moses Cone
Hospital nurse to receive this annual honor,
which is bestowed by the hospital's Department of Nursing.
Ms. Bussey was described by Head Nurse
Mary Cook as a "positive force." Ms. Cook,
who nominated Ms. Bussey for this honor,
said "She gives 100 percent of herself to
patients and co-workers. She is a nurse, teacher and patient advocate. She delivers quality patient care and is always seeking out new
ways to improve that care."
Ms. Bussey is actively involved in both civic
and professional endeavors. She currently
serves as Secretary of District Eight of the
North Carolina Nurses Association and is a
member of the American Nurses Association. She is a member of Hospice of Greensboro and serves as a Hospice volunteer. She
is a member of the American Diabetes Association, the American Heart Association and
serves as a CPR instructor for the local Heart
Association. She is an active member of the
First Presbyterian Church in Greensboro.
Among her numerous achievements at
Moses Cone Hospital, she developed, and
continues to coordinate, a geriatric program;
she teaches diabetes classes for hospital patients and community members; and she
teaches CPR. She was one of the first nurse
clinicians at Moses Cone Hospital. Ms. Bussey joined the hospital as a staff nurse in
1977, following graduation from the School
of Nursing at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Thelma M. Schorr, President and
Publisher of the American Journal of Nursing Company, the featured speaker at the
Nursing Excellence Awards ceremony, addressed the group on "Today's Realities and
Tomorrow's Dreams." Ms. Schorr also conducted a workshop for nurses at the hospital
earlier in the day.
Other nominees for this award were Betty
Baugess, Coronary Care; Kim Cates, Pediatrics; Janet Dawson, Emergency; Jane Des-
per, Division 5500; Lola Furr, Surgical
Intensive Care; Hope Gemer, Pediatrics; Betty Horton, Division 5000; Cindy Jones, Pediatrics; Jean Mabe, Division 5500; Faye
Oliver, Division 2000; Janelle Pinkleton,
Emergency; Mary Porter, IV Therapy; Betty
Smith, Division 5000; Peggy Sorge, Division
5000; and Mary Wall, Division 5000.
Training sessions for Laboratory personnel began August 15, 1983, in preparation
for a new Laboratory Computer System,
which is scheduled to be up and running by
February, 1984.
Terminals, connected with the new Laboratory replacement computer, will be located
at all nursing stations. The new system will
allow inquiries of Laboratory results from the
Laboratory Computer to a printer in all intensive care areas. Eventually, order requesting can be done from these same terminals.
The new computer will be temporarily
housed in Room 1010, but new construction
plans call for eventual relocation of the
equipment in the renovated blood bank area
of the present Laboratory.
The new computer equipment is expected
ANESTHESIA
DEPARTMENT
RESTRUCTURED
Anesthesiologists, who were formerly
Moses Cone Hospital employees , have
formed a private practice called Community
Anesthesia Service. Under a contractual
agreement, they will continue to perform
anesthesia services at Moses Cone Hospital.
Due to this new arrangement, the organizational and management structure of Anesthesia Department has been adjusted.
Lonnie Bunn has been named Director for
Cardiopulmonary Services, which includes
the administration of the Anesthesia Department in addition to his current administrative responsibilities for Non-Invasive
Cardiology Services, EEG, Respiratory
Therapy and Pulmonary Function Laboratory.
The Recovery Room, which previously was
part of the Anesthesia Department, has become a division of the Department of Nursing Services under the Supervision of
Dorothy Whedbee, Clinical Director, and
Jean Pass, Head Nurse.
to arrive in October, and further training
sessions for both Laboratory and Nursing
personnel will be held in November, December, 1983, and January, 1984.
A Laboratory committee, comprised of Dr.
Charles Hassell, Tommy Weisner, Dewey Taylor, Anne Towne, Brenda Roberts and Sally
Mills, selected the new system after examining several different laboratory systems marketed by various vendors.
A contract between the hospital and Sun-
quest Information Systems of Tucson, Arizona, was signed by Hospital President
Dennis R. Barry on May 17, 1983.
The current Laboratory computer system,
which has given reliable service, is being
replaced after approximately 11 years of
service.
MIKE COUGHLIN
JOINS AHEC
Mike T Coughlin has been appointed
Director of Audiovisual Resources for the
Greensboro Area Health Education Center,
which is located at Moses Cone Hospital. He
comes to the AHEC from Randolph Technical College in Asheboro where he has served
since 1978 as Coordinator of Audiovisual
Services in the Learning Resources Center.
Mr. Coughlin holds a bachelor of science
degree from North Carolina State University
and a master's degree with major in educational media from Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Ca olina.
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