2019 Pathway Award® winner: Pathway to Excellence® standards promote virtual reality innovation at the Charles George VA Medical Center

Abstract

The American Nurses Credentialing Center launched the Pathway Award® sponsored by Cerner in 2011, which supports the efforts of Pathway-designated organizations to develop initiatives that promote the use of innovation and technology to enhance and enrich a positive practice environment for nurses. This article details how 2019 award winner Charles George VA Medical Center (cgvamc) implemented an innovative technology to address pain experienced by its patients with a $25,000 award purse.

Authors

Caitlin Rawlins
Maricon Dans

Author Details

Caitlin Rawlins, BSN, RN and Maricon Dans, MSN, RN, NE-BC: Caitlin Rawlins is the Western North Carolina VA Healthcare System VR program lead and an RN on the postsurgical unit at Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville, N.C. Maricon Dans is an assistant director for the Pathway to Excellence® Program at the American Nurses Credentialing Center in Silver Spring, Md.

Sigma Membership

Delta Psi at-Large

Lead Author Affiliation

American Nurses Credentialing Center, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA

Type

Article

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Case Study/Series

Research Approach

Pilot/Exploratory Study

Keywords:

Innovation, Empowerment, Positive Practice Environment, Pathway to Excellence, Practice Transition

Recommended Citation

Rawlins, Caitlin and Dans, Maricon, "2019 Pathway Award® winner: Pathway to Excellence® standards promote virtual reality innovation at the Charles George VA Medical Center" (2020). Group: American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). 44.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/gen_sub_ancc/44

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Publisher

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

Version

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Review Type

External Review: Previously Published Material

Acquisition

Self-submission

Date of Issue

2020-10-01

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