OUTDOOR AGENDAS Nursing leaders enjoy one of many walking meetings on the Living Well fitness trail around Adventist Health Portland’s hospital and medical campus. Patient Care Executive Diana Erdmann, RN, started walking meetings to help team members collaborate outside and connect during breaks. SUPPORTING OUR NEW NURSES FROM DAY ONE Our nurse residency program helps new graduates transition confidently into their first year of practice. The program combines hands-on clinical training with mentorship and peer support, helping nurses strengthen their skills while building strong relationships with co-workers and fellow nurse residents. Jennifer Krieger, BSN, RNC-OB, is one of 20 honorees in the state to receive a 2024 Oregon Outstanding Nurse Preceptor Award from the Oregon Center for Nursing. Jennifer works in Family Birth Place as a registered nurse and a preceptor, teaching, mentoring and training new nurses. OUTSTANDING PRECEPTOR The heart of all we do When people think of hospitals, they may picture doctors and nurses in scrubs, patients and families in waiting rooms, high-tech equipment, wheelchairs and IV pumps — all in a clinical setting. These aspects of health care are all important, but at Adventist Health Portland, we take care of people on a far deeper level too. Practiced from the heart, our approach can be summed up in one word: love. Every day, people who are vulnerable come through our doors. They’re anxious, worried and may have a diagnosis that’s not good. In a world full of polarization and divisiveness, here at Adventist Health Portland, we strive to create an environment where everyone can feel supported, valued and cared for. What I want people to know about our organization is that we are built on a really strong foundation of love. Love is where it all starts. Genuine and authentic love is what inspires health, wholeness and hope. We have people coming to us who are broken, and we do what we can to fix them. That fixing might be physical, it might be emotional, it might be spiritual. We are committed to fostering love and fostering belonging, regardless of a person’s background or what they believe in. Everyone is welcome here. Our aspiration is to have each person who comes through our doors — patients, families, community members and employees — feel a sense of love and belonging and acceptance for who they are. Shane Voshell Oregon Network HR Director 2 LIVING WELL Guest editor
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