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Teri Lynn Fink, RN, BS, CNOR
CCI Champion
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How long have you been an operating room nurse? What position do you hold and where?
I have worked in the OR for 24 years. At present, I work at St. John’s Hospital as Clinical Nurse Educator for Surgical & Anesthesia Services. I also work at BroMenn Regional Medical Center in Normal, Illinois, as Team Leader/Circulator on the evening shift.
What is most meaningful to you about your work?
What does CCI's tag line, "Personal Commitment to Extraordinary Care," mean to you?
The CCI tag line means to me a personal commitment to provide the “Best Practice” care to our patients thru continuation of self-improvement and knowledge in order to adhere to the Standards of Excellence that each patient deserves.
What does it mean to be a CCI Champion, and what are some of the professional development opportunities that this program provides you?
Being a CCI Champion means that I am able to make available the resources of the CCI program to staff and encourage staff to advance their knowledge base and growth by studying and sitting for the CNOR, CRNFA , etc. tests, thereby attaining their certification. I also encourage staff to retain their certification once they have obtained it.
What challenges do you find in your workplace related to competency, and why is ongoing professional development and certification important?
My challenges, in relationship to the workplace, are presented in the shortage of staff. It is difficulty to offer staff quality education and the challenge of learning new skills. I have been working on finding creative and inventive ways of accomplishing this.
How can we as individual nurses, or as the healthcare community as a whole, continue advancing patient safety and the quality of patient care?
We can, as individual nurses, advance patient safety and quality of patient care by advancing our own knowledge base, our professional development, and by adhering to the AORN Standards of Practice and practicing the JCAHO Patient Safety Goals, etc.
What would you say to someone who was interested in becoming a Champion?
“GO FOR IT” This is a very worthwhile pursuit. The rewards of seeing staff advance in their knowledge and competencies, become innovative and creative leaders, and become committed to the advancement of excellent patient care, is fulfilling in itself.
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