Page 6 - Christiana Care Focus November 2018

Nursing |
Christiana Care wins 2018 Magnet Prize®
for innovative use of virtual reality during chemotherapy
For the use of virtual reality technology
to comfort patients during chemotherapy, Christiana Care received a 2018
Magnet Prize® from
the ANCC. Shown is patient Blonnie Brooks, “visiting” a coastal area of Ireland at the Graham Cancer Center.
Christiana Care Health System has won the prestigious 2018 Magnet Prize® from
the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for using virtual reality technology to improve patients’ experience during chemotherapy at Christiana Care’s Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute.
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The ANCC, which promotes excellence in nursing and health care globally, awards this prize to Magnet- recognized organizations with unique programs where nurse-led innovative action transforms care
Cdelivery practices.
hristiana Care caregivers use virtual reality as a way for patients to immerse themselves in places outside the cancer center, whether those places are beaches, forests or other
popular destinations. The goal is to decrease the anxiety that comes with receiving chemotherapy.
“This high-tech, positive distraction improves patients’ experience and gives our exceptional nurses an opportunity to demonstrate our system’s value of serving together with love,” said Ric Cuming, Ed.D., MSN, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, Christiana Care’s chief nurse executive.
“We are thankful and humbled to receive the ANCC Magnet Prize in recognition of our efforts to improve patient care and outcomes.”
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