Jeff Carman, Author at Versant

Versant Partners with BassetT Healthcare Network

July 16th, 2021: Versant®, the only competency‐based solution dedicated to developing all nurses, has partnered with Bassett Healthcare Network! &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp July 16th, 2021: Las Vegas, NV Versant®, the only competency‐based solution dedicated to developing all nurses, has partnered with Bassett Healthcare Network and its Family Nurse Practitioner Residency Program to implement the Versant Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Fellowship™. The Versant Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Fellowship utilizes Versant’s Competency-Based System to transition primary and acute care APRNs into competent and confident practitioners. Over the last 20 years, Versant has proven

July 16, 2021 No Comments

Bahamas Vaccination Campaign A Success!

Versant is pleased to announce the success of our Bahamas “Family Island” Covid-19 Vaccination Rollout. A big thank you to all who made this happen! Between June 20th to 26th, our volunteer medical teams administered vaccines in the Family Islands, home to 25% of Bahamians. Twenty vaccination sites were set up across nine islands, ultimately vaccinating thousands of people. The vaccine rollout in the Bahamas is a tremendous logistical challenge, given the number of rural communities that are spread across the islands. Our team used small aircraft to deliver vaccines and our medical personnel. Four aircraft made 48 flights in

June 29, 2021 No Comments

Spotlight Series: Meaningful Recognition From the Perspective of The DAISY Award Nominees

Welcome back to Episode 2 in the Versant Spotlight Series, in which we offer a platform to our partner organizations to collaborate and shine a light on their own proven strategies for success. In this vignette, Bonnie Barnes, co-founder and CEO of the DAISY Foundation, returns and is joined by two exemplary nurses from Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital in Los Angeles. Amanda Tuazon was a member of the first Versant cohort at MLKCH three years ago and is now a Med Surg/Telemetry nurse there, as well as a preceptor to new graduates in the Versant residency program. She

March 11, 2021 No Comments

Versant 2020 Annual Report Released

March 2nd, 2021: 2020 shed light on the vulnerabilities of every health system. Our partners answered the call. Click here. The events of 2020 have shed light on the vulnerabilities of every health system, exposing pain points that have been ignored for years. Find out how our partner organizations answered the call in Versant’s 2020 annual report, downloadable by clicking here. Healthcare organizations that have implemented Versant’s Competency-Based System™ have reported numbers that indicate stability and, at times, improved outcomes. This stability is a testament to decades of experience, expert knowledge, preceptor and participant buy-in, and clinical competency development that

March 2, 2021 No Comments

Dr. Jean Shinners Published in Journal of Continuing EducatioN in Nursing

We are pleased to announce Dr. Jean Shinners’ article “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A Call to Action” has been published in the Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing. Versant supports an environment of diversity, equity, and inclusion. This article provides insight into how practitioners and administrators can work to create an environment of DE&I that starts with awareness and culminates in creating a nursing workforce and practice environment that reflects the values and beliefs of our profession. For more information: https://www.healio.com/…/diversity-equity-and-inclusion…

February 25, 2021 No Comments

Spotlight Series: Maintaining & Enhancing Meaningful Recognition Strategies in Our New Normal

Welcome back to Episode 2 in the Versant Spotlight Series, in which we offer a platform to our partner organizations to collaborate and shine a light on their own proven strategies for success. In this vignette, Bonnie Barnes, co-founder and CEO of The DAISY Foundation, returns and is joined by two champions of meaningful recognition from Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital in Los Angeles, California. Tammy Turner serves as Perinatal Nurse Manager at MLKCH. She has chaired The DAISY Award Program, co-chaired the Reward and Recognition Committee, and is committed to continually developing strategies to recognize and celebrate the

February 18, 2021 No Comments

Larissa Africa Featured on Cover of Nurse Leader

Larissa Africa, Versant’s President, was featured on the cover of the February 2021 edition of Nurse Leader, the official journal of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership. Within the issue, she was honored as a “Leader to Watch” and was interviewed by Rose O. Sherman about her career path to date, advice for emerging nurse leaders, and the evolution of transition to practice programs. For more information, the full article is available via Nurse Leader online. Congratulations, Larissa!

February 11, 2021 No Comments

Spotlight Series Episode 2: Meaningful Recognition in a Time of Adversity

Welcome back to Episode 2 in the Versant Spotlight Series, in which we offer a platform to our partner organizations to collaborate and shine a light on their own proven strategies for success. Part 1 of this four-part episode features two experts: Bonnie Barnes and Jeff Stout. Bonnie Barnes is co-founder and CEO of the DAISY Foundation, an organization dedicated to honoring nurses since its inception over 20 years ago. Together with her husband Mark, they designed The DAISY Award to provide ongoing recognition of nurses and to give patients and families a way to express their gratitude for the

February 4, 2021 No Comments

Versant Partners with Centra

January 28th, 2021: Versant®, the only competency‐based solution dedicated to developing all nurses, has partnered with Centra! Click for more. January 28th, 2021: Las Vegas, NV Versant®, the only competency‐based solution dedicated to developing all nurses, has partnered with Centra to develop and implement a nursing workforce development strategy across their healthcare system. Both organizations recognize an opportunity to standardize each nurse’s transition to practice at Centra by providing competency assessment, remediation, and validation for its entire nursing workforce. Over the last 20 years, Versant has proven to be the leader in transition to practice programs. Its work with organizations

January 28, 2021 No Comments

Spotlight Series Episode 1: New Graduate RN Onboarding During Pandemic

Introducing the Versant Spotlight Series: offering a platform to our partner organizations to collaborate and shine a light on their own proven strategies for success.

November 12, 2020 No Comments

Author: Jeff Carman