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Registered nurses who have advanced education in both midwifery and nursing, offering care for women throughout their life cycle, traditionally focused on pregnancy and childbirth.

Midwifery care is holistic in focus, focusing on women and including those who are important to her. UMHS Certified Nurse Midwives are certified by the American College of Nurse-Midwives and licensed as both registered nurses and nurse midwives by the State of Michigan.

The philosophy of the UMHS Nurse Midwifery Service is that sexuality, pregnancy, childbearing and menopause are significant, natural events in a woman's life. We spend time listening to women and offering both support and health education. As a result, women can benefit from our experience and our personal care, in order to feel confident making informed health decisions throughout their lives.

The UMHS Certified Nurse-Midwives work with physician colleagues who are readily available for medical consultation, collaborative management, or referral for care as needed.

Registered nurses who have completed an advanced education and training in the diagnosis and management of common medical conditions, including chronic illnesses.

Nurse Practitioners (NPs) provide a broad range of health care services. NPs at the University of Michigan Health System are committed to the UMHS motto: “Patients and Families First”. Our goal is to help provide the best possible medical care and specialized health services to individuals, families, groups and communities. We are dedicated to continuous quality improvement through research, peer review, outcome monitoring, and ongoing education.

Our Patient and Families

4C is a 36 bed adult telemetry step-down unit. We specialize in the delivery of care to post-operative patients who have undergone cardio-thoracic surgeries such as heart valve replacements/repairs, coronary artery by pass grafts (CABG), left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) implants, heart and lung transplants, various lung surgeries and esophageal surgeries.

Philosophy of Care

Our philosophy on 4C is “Patients and Families First”. We support this philosophy by providing compassionate care. We pride ourselves in ongoing patient education, making sure that our patients and families understand their plan of care and participate in that plan as much as possible. This improves the patient and family outcomes and eases anxiety at the time of discharge.

Our Nursing Team

We have an interdisciplinary and collaborative Team on 4C. The Team includes Physicians, Registered Nurses, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, ICU Technicians, Physical Therapists, Registered Dieticians and Pharmacists to coordinate our care from admission to discharge. This Team focuses on individual patient needs to support our patients and families.

4C offers a comprehensive orientation program, as well as ongoing staff education, with Team members who are willing to support one another each step of the way. We provide a great opportunity to utilize current clinical skills and enable you to build new skills as well.

A 10-bed unit dedicated specifically to the care of critically ill cardiovascular medicine patients (ranging from adolescents to the elderly), who are experiencing acute or chronic illness.

It is the primary aim of the CICU nurses to work as members of a comprehensive health team, focused on restoring patients to an optimal level of functioning. Additionally, team members are essential in establishing and maintaining constant communication between the patient and family/significant others, as part of the overall patient care process.

Common diagnoses within the unit include: acute myocardial infarction, acute coronary syndrome, heart failure, all types of cardiomyopathy, pulmonary artery hypertension, unstable dysrhythmias, valvular disease, cardiogenic shock, septic shock, heart transplant and left ventricular assist device evaluations, heart transplant complications and multisystem organ failure.

Patients may require life support measures, continuous ECG monitoring, invasive hemodynamic monitoring, mechanical ventilation, inotropic and vasoactive drug support and aggressive medical and nursing care. Commonly seen advanced technologies include: continuous renal replacement therapy, intra-aortic balloon pumps, pulmonary artery catheters, esophageal dopplers monitoring, temporary and permanent pacemakers and invasive, induced hypothermia.

A 24-bed intensive care unit comprised of adult patients who have recently undergone or, in some instances, are to undergo cardiovascular surgery.

The CV-ICU provides technologically advanced care, through a highly integrated and cooperative effort of the nursing staff, physicians and other allied health professionals.

The staff of the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit provide excellent nursing care with respect, compassion, and knowledge to the critically ill patient and their family. Through professional collaboration with other health team members, evidence based practice and guidance from the American Association of Critical Care Nursing Standards, we strive to achieve distinction in a caring, safe, and supportive environment.

Prevalent diagnosis within CV-ICU include: valvular stenosis or insufficiency, coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathy, abdominal and thoracic aneurysms, and end-stage chronic obstructive disease (COPD).

Common treatments provided include: valve replacement or repair, coronary revascularization, ventricular assist devices (VAD), heart transplantation, open and endoscopic aneurysm repair, lung transplantation and reduction pneumoplasty.

7 B/C Cardiac Step Down Unit is a 64 bed telemetry unit. The patient's diagnoses consist of heart failure, PTCA/stent, arrhythmias, ICD/pacemaker, pulmonary hypertension, acute coronary syndrome and myocardial infarction. Patients not only receive care for their illness but receive extensive teaching as well.

Our staff consists of registered nurses and assistive personnel. Many RN staff are ACLS certified. There is a charge nurse for each shift and the day shift charge nurse rotates on a monthly basis. Each RN completes a 6-12 week orientation that consists of basic arrhythmias, management of the ACS patient, electrophysiology and interventional patients,and heart failure patients.

A 19-bed, adult intensive care unit caring for patients in need of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Otolaryngology services.

Neuro-Intensive Care Unit (NICU) staff members provide holistic nursing care to patients and families, focusing on the physical, spiritual and psychosocial needs of the neurosurgery, neurology and otolaryngology population. Our interdisciplinary team, consisting of the NICU Intensivist, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Neurosurgery Attending Physician, Residents, Interns, Dietician, Pharmacist, Pastoral Care and the NICU Nursing team, collaborates to meet the needs of our patients and their families in the critical phase of illness.

Conditions most often treated in this unit are: post-operative craniotomies for brain tumors, cerebral aneurysm coiling and clippings, intracranial hemorrhage, surbarachnoid hemorrhages and hematomas, traumatic brain injuries, cerebrovascular accidents, spinal cord trauma, increased intracranial pressure, Myasthenia Gravis, and Guillian-Barre' Syndrome.

A 20-bed, adult intensive care unit where nurses care for patients who have had major operations or are experiencing complications requiring extensive physiological monitoring. Common patients conditions include: peripheral vascular diseases, cancer, hepatic, pancreatic or renal failure, cardiac, and pulmonary disease. Often these patients present with multi-system failure requiring swan ganz monitoring, ventilator support, parenteral nutrition, and fluid and electrolyte corrections. Common patient procedures include: AFBs, renal revascularization, GI surgical procedures, oncological surgical procedures requiring intensive care monitoring, liver/pancreas/renal transplant surgery, ECMO, and CRRT.

A 20-bed unit where nurses care for critically ill adult medicine patients.

It is the primary aim of the Critical Care Medicine Unit (CCMU) nurses to work as members of a comprehensive, interdisciplinary health team to restore patients to an optimal level of functioning.
Common conditions among CCMU patients include: respiratory insufficiency or failure, hepatic failure, renal failure, sepsis, coma, hypertensive crisis, GI hemorrhage, endocrine/electrolyte imbalance, and post bone marrow transplant patients who are experiencing complications.

Our team is committed to maintaining constant communication with the patient and their family regarding patient care. Contact and communication between the patient and family/significant others is encouraged and facilitated.This unit's nursing care delivery system functions as a member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team, and features total patient care with interdisciplinary patient care rounds held daily.

A 10-bed unit dedicated specifically to the care of critically ill cardiovascular medicine patients (ranging from adolescents to the elderly), who are experiencing acute or chronic illnesss.

It is the primary aim of the CICU nurses to work as members of a comprehensive health team, focused on restoring patients to an optimal level of functioning. Additionally, team members are essential in establishing and maintaining constant communication between the patient and family/significant others, as part of the overall patient care process.

Common diagnoses within the unit include: acute myocardial infarction, acute coronary syndrome, heart failure, all types of cardiomyopathy, pulmonary artery hypertension, unstable dysrhythmias, valvular disease, cardiogenic shock, septic shock, heart transplant and left ventricular assist device evaluations, heart transplant complications and multisystem organ failure.

Patients may require life support measures, continuous ECG monitoring, invasive hemodynamic monitoring, mechanical ventilation, inotropic and vasoactive drug support and aggressive medical and nursing care. Commonly seen advanced technologies include: continuous renal replacement therapy, intra-aortic balloon pumps, pulmonary artery catheters, esophageal dopplers monitoring, temporary and permanent pacemakers and invasive, induced hypothermia.

A 24-bed intensive care unit comprised of adult patients who have recently undergone or, in some instances, are to undergo cardiovascular surgery.

The CV-ICU provides technologically advanced care, through a highly integrated and cooperative effort of the nursing staff, physicians and other allied health professionals.

The staff of the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit provide excellent nursing care with respect, compassion, and knowledge to the critically ill patient and their family. Through professional collaboration with other health team members, evidence based practice and guidance from the American Association of Critical Care Nursing Standards, we strive to achieve distinction in a caring, safe, and supportive environment.

Prevalent diagnosis within CV-ICU include: valvular stenosis or insufficiency, coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathy, abdominal and thoracic aneurysms, and end-stage chronic obstructive disease (COPD).

Common treatments provided include: valve replacement or repair, coronary revascularization, ventricular assist devices (VAD), heart transplantation, open and endoscopic aneurysm repair, lung transplantation and reduction pneumoplasty.

The Trauma Burn Program is a Level 1 Trauma Center certified by the American College of Surgeons and a recognized regional burn center. The center has a ten-bed ICU and six-bed acute care unit. Also included are an operating room, a wound care room and a family waiting area. Our patient population consists of adults who have sustained multiple trauma, non-trauma emergency illnesses and patients with other illnesses who may require accommodation in the Trauma Burn ICU. Also, adults of all ages and pediatric burn patients are admitted to the Trauma Burn Center.

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy provides nurses with an advanced course of acute respiratory care to treat patients when other standard treatment options such as mechanical ventilation, medications, and extra oxygen are unsuccessful.

For many reasons, the current need for advanced respiratory care is greater than ever before. The University of Michigan Health System stands ready to answer the call, but we need your help.

As part of the UMHS Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS) team, you’ll join our staff of 21 specialists, a manager, an administrative assistant and an equipment technician, providing world-class respiratory care to adult and pediatric patients with critical, life-threatening needs. Our ECMO training course is open to to experienced ICU nurses who are ready to advance their practice to the next level.

In addition to caring for the 100+ patients who undergo ECLS treatment at UMHS each year, your expertise will also support numerous ongoing research projects at the University of Michigan Cardiopulmonary Physiology and Extracorporeal Circulation Research Laboratory.

Join us and become part of the talented team of ECLS nursing professionals who embody The Michigan Difference. For more details, call Nurse Recruitment and Retention at 1-877 NURSE UMHS for additional information.

The Division of Nephrology at UMHS provides outpatient chronic dialysis care through the Michigan Dialysis Services, LLC, a corporate partnership between the University of Michigan and Renal Research Institute, LLC.

Michigan Dialysis Services, LLC offers outpatient dialysis programs through a network of exemplary clinical facilities, including:

University of Michigan Dialysis Clinic-Ann Arbor
University of Michigan Dialysis Clinic-Livonia
University of Michigan Peritoneal Dialysis Program
University of Michigan Home Hemodialysis Program

Chronic dialysis care is provided by dedicated UMHS Nephrology faculty, along with a team of nurses and technicians at each clinical site.

Our focus on kidney transplantation for all eligible candidates, our patient-centered weekly rounds in the above facilities, and our ongoing achievement of outcomes-based measures provide a benchmark for excellence for other dialysis programs.

Helps create a nursing practice environment at UMHS with no barriers, where nurses flourish and prosper in extraordinary ways in the delivery of outstanding patient care that is innovative, grounded in science, guided by our core values and driven by compassion.

The Professional Development Framework model aims to empower nurses to pursue professional development that promotes excellence through these principles.

The Professional Development Framework:

• Values the work and contributions of nursing at all levels
• Rewards accomplishment as it occurs
• Promotes non-competitive teamwork  with excellence as a common goal
• Supports nurses as they develop their practice.

In doing so, the Framework serves the goal of UMHS nursing - to provide world-class patient care. The Framework model encourages nurses to build their careers at UMHS. Within this framework, movement toward personalized professional aspirations occurs at a self-initiated pace.

The Professional Development Frameworkweb site was designed specifically with our UMHS nurses in mind — to inspire, inform and assist them in their professional journey in our progressive and exciting nursing community.

The Professional Development Framework structure is built upon Five Domains of Nursing Practice:

• Clinical Skills and Knowledge
• Therapeutic Relationships
• Professional Relationships
• Professional Development
• Advancing Practice Through Innovation and Research

Visit the Professional Development Framework website: http://www.med.umich.edu/nursing/framework/

The Role Specific Advancement model was designed as a model of advancement for the following roles:

• Clinical Care Coordinator
• Educational Nurse Coordinator
• Flight Nurse Specialist
• Practice Management Coordinator

Please visit our Role Specific Advancement Model website:

This web site is all about connecting you with a variety of possibilities in the dynamic profession of Nursing, which fit your unique interests and goals as you navigate the various stages of your career.

An adult telemetry step-down unit, specializing in the care of cardiothoracic surgical patients.

4B/C features a top-notch, interdisciplinary and collaborative approach that leverages the skills of a comprehensive care team. Physicians, Registered Nurses, Physicians Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, ICU Technicians, Physical Therapists, Registered Dieticians, Social Services and Pharmacy Professionals coordinate to provide patient care from admission to discharge.

Our philosophy on 4B/C is “patients and families first”. We support that philosophy by providing individualized, efficient care, and by making sure no questions go unanswered.

Our team focuses on intricate care needs, while providing support and teaching our patients, and their family members, how to be engaged in their own care. Our flexible, compassionate nursing staff routinely goes the extra mile to ensure a positive post-operative recovery experience for the patient.

4B/C offers a strong orientation program featuring team-focused professionals who are willing to support new members each step of the way. We provide a great opportunity to utilize developed clinical skills, while building new ones too.

7 B/C Cardiac Step Down Unit is a 64 bed telemetry unit. The patient's diagnoses consist of heart failure, PTCA/stent, arrhythmias, ICD/pacemaker, pulmonary hypertension, acute coronary syndrome and myocardial infarction. Patients not only receive care for their illness but receive extensive teaching as well.

Our staff consists of registered nurses and assistive personnel. Many RN staff are ACLS certified. There is a charge nurse for each shift and the day shift charge nurse rotates on a monthly basis. Each RN completes a 6-12 week orientation that consists of basic arrhythmias, management of the ACS patient, electrophysiology and interventional patients,and heart failure patients.

A 10-bed, adult Intermediate Care Unit admitting both Surgical and Medical patients.

The typical population of this unit are hemodynamically stable postoperative patients requiring fluid resuscitation, patients requiring aggressive pulmonary toilet, short-term ventilator patients, and patients requiring frequent vital signs or cardiac monitoring. The care model is concurrent collaborative care provided by the primary teams and the attending covering the Intermediate Care Unit for the week.

Caring for patients with an expected 23-hour length of stay, this unit’s patient population is typically those with Emergency Room and clinic admissions associated with: cardiac monitoring, shortness of breath, abdominal pain, syncope, GI bleeding, anemia, dehydration, pneumonia or hypertension.

Nurses maintain a continual focus on close patient observation, and complete, effective and timely patient education.

A 13-bay, post-procedural unit caring for patients with an expected 23-hour length of stay.

Caring for patients with an expected 23-hour length of stay, this unit’s patient population spans a wide spectrum, including: Urology, Surgical Oncology, General Surgery Endocrine, Plastic Surgery, Gynecology, Otolaryngology, Maxillofacial Surgery, Neurosurgery and Ophthalmology.

Nurses maintain a continual focus on close patient observation, and complete, effective and timely patient education.

Our Patient and Families

4B is a 28-bed adult telemetry step-down unit, specializing in the care of NTE, otolaryngology, plastic surgery, maxillofacial surgery, and MIS patients.

Philosophy of Care

Our philosophy on 4B is patients and families first. We support that philosophy by providing individual efficient care, and make sure no questions go unanswered.

Our Nursing Team

We offer an interdisciplinary, collaborative “Team” approach including: Physicians, Registered Nurses, Physicians Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, ICU Technicians, Physical Therapists, Registered Dieticians, Social Services, and Pharmacy to coordinate patient care from admission to discharge. Our team focuses on intricate care needs, while providing support and teaching to our patients and their family members.

Our flexible, compassionate nursing staff “Dare to Care” and go the extra mile to ensure a positive post-operative recovery experience for the patient.

4B offers a strong orientation program with team members who are willing to support each step of the way. We provide a great opportunity to utilize clinical skills.

A 32-bed unit specializing in orthopaedics and trauma, where nurses provide post-operative care for procedures such as total joint replacements, open reduction internal fixation of fractures and spinal fusions.

Our Orthopaedic/Trauma Med./Surg. nursing staff are experts in the care of orthopaedic /trauma patients, post-operative pain management, and discharge education. Nursing care is individualized to each patient and/or family in order to address and meet their personal needs.

The professional nursing staff on 5A functions as a member of the collaborative health team and delivers care utilizing ANA standards. Care is provided to preserve autonomy and encourage patient participation in self-care.

Provides cutting edge treatment modalities such as IV insulin and labetolol, IVIG and Cytoxan therapy for Lupus.

5B is an Internal Medicine unit offering challenges to not only the new graduate but also the experienced RN. The RN staff work collaboratively with physicians to provide cutting edge treatment modalities such as IV insulin and labetolol, IVIG and Cytoxan therapy for Lupus. The nursing staff are specialist in End Stage Renal Disease and perform Peritoneal Dialysis on second generation Baxter Cyclers.

The staff of 5B are committed to providing quality patient care to patients and families that is holistic, compassionate and acceptant of diversity. This is accomplished through knowledge, collaboration and ongoing professional development in a dynamic, changing environment.

Provides care for surgical patients with kidney, pancreas or liver failure to abdominal organ transplants, and disorders of the gastrointestinal or urinary tracts.

Common post operative procedures for our patient population include, but are not limited to: abdominal organ transplants, bariatric surgery, whipples, bowel resections, cystectomies, nephrectomies, and neobladders.

We are proud to work in partnership with our physicians, our patients and their family members, and other UMHS staff toward the goal of promoting excellence in every aspect of the health care experience.

Provides highly skilled compensatory care to adult patients engaged in rehabilitation, to restore functional capabilities following debilitating illness or incidents.

6A Nurses skillfully balance a desire to empower patient self-management and family involvement with the clinical reality of providing comprehensive rehabilitative care for patients who are sometimes clinically fragile and often very dependent.

Our nurses are actively involved in interdisciplinary practice, with collaboration occurring through structured team meetings and extensive care plan development. Patients and families are also members of the team and are encouraged to be involved in systematic discharge planning.

Our mission is to promote achievement of health goals, mutually established with our clients, in an atmosphere of openness, honesty, respect and compassion.

A 32-bed unit that primarily includes patients admitted to the Internal Medicine services of Gastroenterology (GI/Liver) and General Medicine.

The interdisciplinary team provides care to patients across the adult life-span who are experiencing acute and chronic episodes of a wide range of illnesses and conditions. Our General Medicine nursing staff approaches our goal of assisting patients in maximizing their level of wellness and functional ability, believing that:

• the nurse's role is to act as a primary caregiver, planner, teacher, counselor, liaison and patient advocate
• each of our patients are unique individuals with their own physical, psychological, cultural and spiritual makeup
• patients and families come to us with their own perceptions, values, strengths, weaknesses, and environmental influences
• patient and family input is critical to providing a holistic approach to the plan of care
• collaboration between the patient/family and interdisciplinary care team provides best quality care

A 32-bed unit providing 24-hour nursing care to adult pulmonary patients presenting with compromise of the cardiopulmonary system.

6C is the home floor for the division of Pulmonary and Internal Medicine within the University of Michigan Health System.

Pulmonary Medicine patients are typically admitted with problems such as asthma, Wegner's granuloma, COPD, pleural effusion, pulmonary embolus, pneumothorax, pneumonia, sarcidosis, and cystic fibrosis. Internal Medicine patients (adult to elderly) are admitted with a variety of diseases, most often presenting with diabetes, renal failure, liver disease, HTN and CHF.

Caregivers within 6C subscribe to a holistic approach which places equal emphasis upon the physical, psychological, emotional and cultural needs of the patient and significant others as we strive to assist them in the attainment of self sufficiency and a return to the environment that best meets their needs.

Features 16 inpatient beds, 2 outpatient beds, 3 outpatient ambulatory units, and a cardiovascular study unit. Most research patients represent Cardiology, Oncology, Endocrinology, Rheumatology, Nuclear Medicine, Genetics and other normal categories.

GCRC provides a safe, consistent, effective care environment where important research protocols can be completed accurately and efficiently. Acuity is moderate and the average length of stay is one week and ranges from overnight to 8 weeks. Children are sometimes admitted when they are participating in a research study.

Primary among our goals is to maintain a staff of capable and creative patient care- and research-oriented nurses. We do this by developing our nurses to their full potential, supporting patients participating in research, and maintaining an environment conducive to creative research and patient care. We use a Protocol Nursing approach to care that provides coordination and continuity from the first point of patient contact through post-care follow-up via telephone.

A new 16-bed general medicine unit, focused on serving internal medicine patients, with Medicine Faculty Hospitalist as the primary admitting service.

Within 7A, Nurses will utilize the nursing process to provide primary care to the complex general medicine patient population. As a dynamic and progressive unit, staff on 7A will utilize bedside report, geographical nursing and hourly rounding as standards of nursing care.

A 32-bed unit delivering specialized care to a variety of acute care Medical/Surgical patients, most of whom have an underlying oncology diagnosis.

In addition to cancer patients, the staff on this unit also cares for paitents with benign gynecology conditions. The unit also has an active role in the Women's Health Program.
Patient care is based on an assessment of the individual patient and family's needs and addresses their physical, emotional and spiritual needs. A multidisciplinary team is utilized to be successful in meeting this goal. Nursing care focuses on patient and family education, emotional and physical care, and on discharge planning.

As part of the University's Cancer Program, the nursing staff on this unit also has access to all the educational and career opportunities pertinent to this specialty.

The University of Michigan Outpatient Comprehensive Cancer Center is staffed by a team of highly motivated professional nurses, dedicated to the ongoing care of patients with cancer.

Our nurses and staff collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to assist cancer patients who may be receiving cancer treatments, managing side effects, and balancing the physical, emotional and spiritual changes – all in an effort to maintain maximum quality of life. The University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center’s physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and staff are here to assist you when you need us.

A 22-bed unit where nurses care for (newborn – adult) general pediatric medicine and surgery patients, as well as those treated for GI, Pulmonary, ID, Liver Transplant, Genetics, Otolaryngology, and Plastic Surgery needs.

On 5 West Mott our passion is to provide world-class family centered care. We encourage play, always try to make someone’s day, choose a positive attitude and try to be there for everyone. We work as a multidisciplinary team whose commitment to excellence is underscored only by our commitment to patients and their families.

A 37-bed pediatric medical-surgical unit where nurses care for patients (newborn-adult), primarily in Trauma, Nephrology, Orthopedic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Rehabilitation, Transplant and Stable Ventilation.

The staff on 6M is committed to providing comprehensive, individualized, family-centered care to pediatric patients and their families, in order to restore and promote their optimal level of functioning. We seek to create an environment that promotes patient and family participation, through the utilization of an interdisciplinary team approach to delivering quality care.

We are committed to enhancing professional nursing practice through education and research, as well as providing continuity between care settings. 6M Nurses are responsible for planning, implementing and evaluating the plan of care, in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team, to ensure patients’ discharge readiness.

A 24-bed pediatric general care unit where nurses care for patients (newborn – adult) with conditions including chronic granulomatous disease, sickle cell anemia, and oncological disorders such as leukemia, lymphoma and solid tumors.

7M nurses provide expert, knowledgeable nursing care to pediatric Hematology/Oncology-BMT patients and their families. The unit’s Bone Marrow Transplant program also performs approximately 40-50 autologous, cord, allogenic and unrelated transplants a year.

Our goal is to provide exceptional quality care in an environment conducive to education, research and patient support. Focused on family-centered primary nursing, 7M nurses are actively engaged in team meetings, treatment plans and essential decisions involving patient populations.

Is responsible for pre- and post-anesthesia and procedural care of pediatric (newborn – adult) patients undergoing specific procedures scheduled through Mott Anesthesiology.

The PACU has 16 recovery bays which are staffed by RN's, LPN's, and MA's. This staff cares for patients throughout the perioperative process.

The patient population consists of neonates through adults undergoing diagnostic or major/minor surgical procedures. Approximately 60% of the patients are outpatient, 24% are admission day procedures, and 16% are inpatients.

We use a modified case management approach to care that provides coordination and continuity from the first point of patient contact with preoperative education, through postoperative follow-up via telephone.

Patient care in PACU is family-centered and developmentally founded. Parents are incorporated into all aspects of perioperative care, and postoperatively as early as deemed possible by the PACU nurse. Patient and family education and information are provided at appropriate levels of understanding.

A full-service pediatric OR unit, featuring eight operating room and two mini-procedure rooms, where nurses care for children of all ages undergoing surgical procedures on an outpatient and inpatient basis.

The Mott OR practices under the guidelines of the American Association of Operating Room Nurses (AORN), and is recognized by The American College of Surgeons qualifies our OR unit as one of 13 Level I Pediatric Trauma Centers in the country.

We provide comprehensive pediatric perioperative care, be it outpatient, admission post-procedure, planned in-patient or trauma – performing more than 10,000 surgical procedures each year.
The OR patient population consists of neonates through adults undergoing diagnostic or major/minor surgical procedures in areas as varied as Otolaryngology, Neurosurgery, Cardiovascular, Orthopedics, Urology, Ophthalmology, General Surgery, Dental, Plastics and Transplants.

We endeavor to deliver the highest standard of nursing care to patients and families in the perioperative setting, in keeping with UMHS’ Vision Statement of "Patients and Families First." We strive to enhance the educational enrichment of our surgical team to promote retention and individual growth while maintaining an environment that values diversity, respect, honesty, fairness and compassion for all team members.

A 15-bed tertiary care center where nurses specialize in the medical and surgical care of patients (infant – adult) with congenital and acquired heart disease.

Serving patients from the state, region and nation, as well as international referrals, our goal is to provide exemplary, family-centered nursing care that empowers families to participate in decision making and the care of their children.

Our nursing staff practices in close partnership with the cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons and fellows providing individual support and education to families and patients throughout their intensive care unit admission.

PCTU nurses care for patients in a technology-intensive environment, including ECMO, CRRT, and VAD’s. They are required to perform complex physiologic patient assessments, in a high intensity environment for high acuity patients with rapidly changing status. Our patients undergo the most progressive surgical and catheterization interventions.

A 40-bed NICU where nurses care for newborns who require intensive medical and nursing care.

Part of a quaternary neonatal center serving our region, state and beyond, the Holden nursing team includes staff nurses, a clinical nurse specialist, a perinatal outreach coordinator, lactation consultants and neonatal nurse practitioners.

We exist to provide quality nursing care to neonates from the acute phase of illness, through recovery.
Approximately 30% of patients are transported in for care, while the remaining 70% are delivered in the high-risk delivery rooms. At least half are premature with some type of respiratory distress, and about 25% have surgical problems such as TEF, cardiac disease, bowel obstruction, gastroschisis or omphalocele. The remaining 25% have metabolic disorders such as Rh isoimmunization or aminoacidurias, or are infants of diabetic mothers.

Approximately 75% of the infants are ventilator-dependent. Many infants are referred to Holden from other Level III NICUs throughout the state for very specialized treatments such as ECMO, HFJV, surfactant replacement therapy, nitric oxide, liquid ventilation and various other procedures.

Within the Holden NICU, we take a family-centered approach to care. We provide individualized support and education to families during hospitalization and in preparation for discharge. We empower families to participate in decision making for, and in the care of, their child. Visitation is open 24-hours a day to whomever the parents wish to visit their infant, including siblings. Parents are encouraged to participate in care as soon as their infant's condition allows. A focus on growth and development is maintained for all infants.

A 16-bed, monitored ICU where nurses care for patients (newborn – adult) specifically dealing with severe and life-threatening conditions.

The mission of the PICU is to provide quality patient and family-centered care throughout the critical phase of hospitalization, for patients that require complex assessments and high-intensity therapies and interventions.

Services provided within the PICU include: Pediatric Critical Care, Pediatric Neurosurgery, Orthopedic, Plastic and General Surgery (including Trauma), ENT, Hematology/Oncology, BMT, Nephrology, Transplant and Cardiothoracic (overflow).

The PICU utilizes “state of the art” patient care technology and interventions, including ECMO and CVVH. The PICU nurse must be able to function in an environment that includes many challenges such as multiple machines, variable noise levels, and ever-changing priorities and demands.

In addition, the PICU nurse must be able to assess the patient and the family’s coping mechanisms and provide/seek support as needed. The PICU nurse has a responsibility to serve as the patient’s advocate and act as a liaison between the patient, patient’s family and other health care professionals including Social Work and Child Life.

Is the University of Michigan's internal transport program, tasked with the safe, efficient transport of (neonate to adult) patients from one treatment area to another, system-wide.

SWAT nursing is the in-house transport service staffed separately from the flight nurses. Supporting our system-wide mission of quality patient care, the SWAT nurses pilot program began with "road-tripping" in the adult ICU's, and has now expanded to a service covering every aspect of nursing and patient care.

SWAT extends the advanced, quality care UMHS patients receive to include transportation between clinical or treatment areas of our system, by highly skilled personnel. SWAT nurses ensure continuity and quality of care, a safe transport environment and a high standard of professionalism.

SWAT provides the following services:

• Safe transport of patients, from the neonate to adult population
• Safe transport of the ICU patient to diagnostic procedural areas, inclusive of continuous monitoring and treatment throughout the transport and procedure
• Transfers of neonates and newborns needing specialized intensive care services
• Physician-ordered conscious sedation including pre- and post-procedure assessment and monitoring
• Assistance with patients in crisis on the acute care floors until the patient has returned to base line or is transferred to the ICU

Provides "Right Line - Right Time" nursing service, in conjunction with the University of Michigan Health Systems overallpatient and family first philosophy.

The Vascular Access Service Team (VAST) mission is guided by and accomplished through putting our values in action, and by demonstrating our commitment to quality patient care every day, becoming true partners in care with those we serve.

Our values and priorities include:

• Protecting patient's welfare by providing 24/7 appropriate IV service
• Improving patient satisfaction and comfort by keeping patient care/procedure at the bedside
• Recognizing the importance of and consistently apply the "Right Line-Right Time" paradigm
• Using the latest technology to be efficient and cost-effective
• Communicating collaboratively via the web-site for all patient requests
• Applying clinical education and technological advances to promote the highest standard of patient care

Serves as a resource and consultant to patients, families, nursing and medical staff, specializing in Wound and Ostomy care for both pediatric and adult populations.

The Wound/Ostomy nursing team provides care/recommendation via consults focusing on Wound/Ostomy patients needs at UMHS. Clinicians work collaboratively with nursing and physician teams to assess, plan, implement and educate patients/families/staff regarding the nursing care of the patients with ostomies, vascular wounds, diabetic ulcers, acute and chronic pressure ulcers, surgical wounds, fistulas, dermal wounds, and skin breakdown due to urinary or fecal incontinence. 

In addition, they serve as clinical experts in institutional initiatives to optimize Wound and Ostomy care, prevention of pressure ulcers, and offer presentations/educational lectures to staff.

CVC PACU content coming soon

East Ann Arbor OR and PACU content coming soon

CRNA content coming soon

A unit consisting of 25 procedure rooms serving (primarily) adult patients requiring surgical interventions for all services, with the exception of Ophthalmology. Occasionally, non-adult clients are admitted to the unit. We believe that Operating Room nurses provide the best quality care for every patient, to meet the needs of each individual as a whole, and to alleviate as much stress and trauma from the OR experience as possible for the patient and their family.
In the process, we continually strive to maintain the highest level of professionalism, with a strong emphasis on nurse education and training. In addition to our adherence to the UMHS Mission, we also seek to "preserve and refine knowledge already acquired, as well as empower the production, dissemination, and utilization of new knowledge." Within the OR Unit, a multidisciplinary team approach is the nursing care delivery system utilized; as well as a form of primary nursing.

Provides care (primarily) to adult patients who have received general, regional or monitored anesthetic and pharmacologic support (MAPS). Pediatric surgical and other post-procedure adult patients may also be accommodated in the unit.

Our goals within PACU are to provide patients with emotional and physical support during the perianesthesia period; anticipate potential preoperative and postoperative problems through nursing intervention; deliver intensive nursing care for optimal continuity of care; provide staff coverage with a mix of registered professional nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel for an unpredictable patient census; and provide quality-nursing care through orientation and continuing education programs.

The various divisions within PACU at UMHS provide intensive nursing care and acute observation for patients in all phases of perianesthesia care. These areas include:

PACU Phase I is a 28-bay unit with an open room setup that provides more than one vantage point for visualizing patients. Phase I recovery of the patients occurs in the PACU. Patients are stabilized and meet discharge criteria before transfer. One isolation room has also been designated for patients, as described in the Isolation Precautions policies of the Hospital.

PACU Phase II is a 9-bay unit that admits outpatients postoperatively. Outpatients are recovered and prepared for discharge from the facility, after receiving postoperative discharge instructions. Outpatient surgery follow-up includes instructions to call with questions or concerns, return appointments as requested, and a follow-up telephone call by the nursing staff.

Preoperative Holding is a 23-bay unit where patients receive preoperative care. There are 17 fully monitored bays for patients requiring invasive line placement or regional anesthesia before transfer to the Operating Rooms.

A complete eye care facility, with locations in Ann Arbor, Brighton, Livonia, West Bloomfield, and Ypsilanti.

The University of Michigan W.K. Kellogg Eye Center is a complete eye care facility, with locations in Ann Arbor, Brighton, Livonia, West Bloomfield, and Ypsilanti. There are 31 eye doctors who are full-time faculty members in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences.

Patients with complicated eye problems are referred to the sub-specialty clinics in Ann Arbor. Those who require surgery are operated on in state-of-the-art laser and surgical units in Ann Arbor or Livonia. Patients who wish to have routine eye examinations and patients without referrals may be seen in the Comprehensive Eye Clinics in Ann Arbor, Brighton, Livonia, West Bloomfield, or Ypsilanti, and may be referred to the appropriate sub-specialty clinics when necessary.