TY - JOUR
T1 - Journey to the beacon award
T2 - The Georgetown University Hospital perspective
AU - Miller, Lisa Jaworski
AU - Corbett, Gina
AU - Herold, Mary
AU - Tavares, Doris
AU - Kirchner, Lisa
AU - Heath, Janie
PY - 2005/6
Y1 - 2005/6
N2 - The medical intensive care unit (MICU) at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C., was among the first four hospitals to be awarded the Beacon Award from the American Association of Critical- Care Nurses. The Beacon Award is given to those units that prove, through a 42-question application, how they excel and serve as a guiding light to other intensive care units. The MICU's "journey" to the award prompted an introspective look into the unit, its policies, and its methods of providing the highest quality patient care, in an environment that is supportive to the nursing staff.
AB - The medical intensive care unit (MICU) at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C., was among the first four hospitals to be awarded the Beacon Award from the American Association of Critical- Care Nurses. The Beacon Award is given to those units that prove, through a 42-question application, how they excel and serve as a guiding light to other intensive care units. The MICU's "journey" to the award prompted an introspective look into the unit, its policies, and its methods of providing the highest quality patient care, in an environment that is supportive to the nursing staff.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=18044368262&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=18044368262&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ccell.2005.02.005
DO - 10.1016/j.ccell.2005.02.005
M3 - Review article
C2 - 15862738
AN - SCOPUS:18044368262
VL - 17
SP - 155
EP - 161
IS - 2
ER -