Wellstar Windy Hill Nursing
- Mission, Vision and Values
- Professional Practice Model
- Care Delivery Model
- Shared Leadership
- Professional Development
- Professional Affiliations
Nursing Mission
Wellstar Nursing: Caring Compassionately, Practicing Professionally
Nursing Vision
Wellstar nurses will be recognized as a national leader in the practice of nursing by promoting holistic patient and family-centered care, quality and innovation, education, evidence-based practice, and research.
Nursing Values
We serve with compassion. We pursue excellence. We honor every voice.
Wellstar Nursing Professional Practice Model
The Wellstar Nursing Professional Practice Model (PPM) is grounded in five practice sustaining elements that encircle nursing’s mission and values, those nurses care for, and how care is delivered.
The star, created by the continuous flow of the practice elements, represents exceptional care provided by exceptional caring, professional nurses.
The heart in the center represents how care is delivered across the continuum supporting Wellstar’s belief in a life well-lived.
Care Delivery Model
The Holistic Patient-and Family-Centered Care Delivery Model is at the center of the Nursing Professional Practice Model and addresses those nurses caring for the patient, the family and the community, and how care is provided. The heart represents Holistic Patient- and Family-Centered Care, encompassing the art and science of nursing. Holistic care recognizes the patient as a whole and acknowledges the interdependence among the body, mind and spirit’s role in health and well-being, and is inclusive of the patient’s social paradigms with family and community. The patient and family are active partners with nurses, as care is viewed as doing things with and not to or for the patient. We believe this level of participation in care leads to a higher level of patient engagement, happiness and recovery. The Wellstar Nursing Care Delivery Model is a contemporary model, not based on a nurse theorist, but rather grounded in the elements of Holistic nursing, principles of patient- and family-centered care, and professional nursing ethics.
Shared Leadership
Embracing Shared Leadership fosters a culture that is rooted in team member engagement, collaboration, and trust, resulting in an enriched work environment that promotes nursing excellence at all levels of practice. By adopting the principle tenets of equity, partnership, accountability and ownership, our nurses are empowered to influence their professional practice through our shared decision-making structure across the continuum of care.
Rising Star Nurse Residency Program
The Wellstar Nurse Residency Program (NRP) is a 12-month program designed to help new graduate RNs successfully transition from advanced beginners to become competent professionals. The NRP facilitates experiences and learning that contribute to the newly licensed RNs understanding and management of professional concepts such as role development, conflict resolution, delegation, quality outcomes, ethics, diversity, inclusion, and professional research.
Nurse Residency Program Objectives
- Utilizing effective decision-making skills
- Providing clinical nursing leadership at the point of care
- Incorporating research-based evidence into practice
- Strengthening professional commitment to nursing
- Formulating an individual development plan
Preceptor Training
Wellstar recognizes the critical role nurse preceptors play in the education, socialization, and mentoring of our new team members. Nurse preceptors are provided the tools and evidence-based training to become effective preceptors.
Nursing Fellowships
Nursing Fellowships are open to new nurses joining the WWH nursing team and for current nurses transitioning to a different nursing practice area. Fellowships are offered in the following nursing specialty practice areas:
- Acute Care
- Critical Care
- Emergency Services
- Perioperative
- Cardiac Cath Lab
Sigma Mu Phi/Sigma Theta Tau
Sigma Mu Phi at-Large is a local professional nursing chapter which is part of the global nursing honor society, today known as Sigma. Sigma was founded as Sigma Theta Tau in 1922 by six nursing students at Indiana University. From those six founding members, our organization has grown to more than 135,000 active members, in more than 530 chapters in over 100 countries around the world. Sigma, at the global and local level, aims to foster high professional standards, recognize superior achievement and leadership qualities, encourage creative work, and strengthen commitment to the ideals and purpose of the profession. Sigma’s mission is to “Advance world health and celebrate nursing excellence in scholarship, leadership, and service.”
In 2019, Sigma Mu Phi at-Large was introduced as an innovative Sigma chapter combining the nursing power of Kennesaw State University and Wellstar Health System. This unique partnership harnesses the power of thousands of nurses in our region. In October of 2019, five Wellstar hospitals joined the Sigma Mu Phi at-Large chapter as practice settings. Globally, Mu Phi was just the 5th chapter to add practices settings and is the first and only chapter in Region 7 to include practice settings. Region 7 includes: South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Puerto Rico. Finally, Mu Phi is a close second to Nu Beta (Johns Hopkins) in regard to the number of practice settings.
Membership Benefits
Being part of a highly respected and esteemed professional nursing organization that reflects local and global nursing innovation, research, scholarship, and practice.
- Attend and engage in local Sigma Mu Phi Chapter meetings:
- Network
- Share best practices
- Collaborate: EBP & Research
- Obtain Continuing Education credits and hours
Learn more about Sigma Nursing chapter and membership benefits!
Professional Excellence and Recognition
Windy Hill Pathway to Excellence® Designation and Magnet® Journey of Excellence
In March 2023, Wellstar Windy Hill achieved Pathway to Excellence® designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Pathway to Excellence® is the premier designation reflecting a culture of highly engaged nurses and interprofessional partners that collaboratively create and sustain a vision of exceptional professional practice and a healthy work environment where nurses are valued and encouraged to grow professionally throughout their career. Wellstar Windy Hill became the second hospital in the Wellstar Health System and the sixth hospital in the state of Georgia to achieve this international designation. For an organization to earn this distinction, it must undergo a rigorous review process that documents and demonstrates a culture of nursing excellence. Excellence is defined through six standards and measured through 53 elements addressing:- Shared Decision-Making
- Leadership
- Safety
- Quality
- Well-Being
- Professional Development
- 84% of nurses completed the PTE Survey
- At least 85% of nurses answered ALL 28 survey questions with a favorable response
- 26 of 28 the survey statements scored in the top decile
Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer
Wellstar Windy Hill Erin Glover, DNP, MHA, RN, FACHE, NPD-BC, NE-BC
Director of Nursing/Magnet & Pathway Program Director
Wellstar Windy Hill
2024 Daisy Award Recipients
Daisy Nurse Leader Award
Erin Glover, DNP, MHA, RN, NPD-BC, NE-BCDaisy Team Award
Windy Hill Surgical Services
Abigail Allen, BSN, RNAmanda Hill, BSN, RN, ONC
Cori Zubay, BSN, RN
Gina Bauman, RN, CNOR
Kayla Stanley, BSN, RN
Mary Anne Scanlan, BSN, RN
Renee Cameron, RN
Rhonda Brunner, BSN, RN, CNOR
Taylor Wilson, BSN, RN, TNCC
Tiffany Robison, CST
2024 Rose Award Recipients
Michael HillLorrie Morris
FY25 Nursing Excellence Award Winners
Administrative Leadership: Carla Davis, BSN, RNInnovation in Practice: Sharrissa Beckford, BSN, RN, PCCN
Nursing Practice Star: Brittney Shead, BSN, RN
Preceptor Award: Beverly Nelson, BSN, RN
Nightingale Nurse Award: Amy Simons, BSN, RN
Provider Partner in Practice: Leena Shah, PA-C
Support Partner in Practice: Mackenzie Whiten and Seung Eun “Kate” Rhee
