title: Journey to the Beacon Award: the Georgetown University Hospital perspective.
abstract: The medical intensive care unit (MICU) at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C., was among the first four hospitals to be awarded the Beacon Award from the American Association of Critical- Care Nurses. The Beacon Award is given to those units that prove, through a 42-question application, how they excel and serve as a guiding light to other intensive care units. The MICU's "journey" to the award prompted an introspective look into the unit, its policies, and its methods of providing the highest quality patient care, in an environment that is supportive to the nursing staff.
authors.affiliation: Medical ICU, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA. laj23@georgetown.edu
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jaworski Miller
authors.forename: Gina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Corbett
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Herold
authors.forename: Doris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tavares
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kirchner
authors.forename: Janie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Heath
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001363:Awards and Prizes; D019985:Benchmarking / Q000458:organization & administration; D002410:Catholicism; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004219:District of Columbia; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D016519:Hospitals, Religious; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000941:ethics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007857:Leadership; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000941:ethics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D015279:Organizational Culture; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000458:organization & administration; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012956:Societies, Nursing; D014481:United States