This year’s National Nurses Week theme is “Culture of Safety: It Starts with You,” which perfectly describes what our more than 3,000 nurses do every day at Texas Children’s. From reducing central line infections to preventing pressure ulcers to helping a child walk down the hallway after surgery, our nurses are leading change, advocating and caring for our patients and improving their outcomes.
To celebrate our amazing nurses and their nursing colleagues around the country, May 6 through May 12 is designated as National Nurses Week. Each year during this time, we pause to recognize and applaud the successes, accomplishments and contributions that our nurses make to their patients and their profession.
The Nursing Retention Council has taken great pride in developing a schedule of events that are designed to ensure that nurses from across our system know how deeply valued they are. This Friday, May 6, will kick off an exciting week full of memorable events, activities and educational opportunities, including fun activities for nurses on their individual units.
On Tuesday, May 17, Connect will feature event highlights from Nurses Week, including special recognitions of our 2016 Nursing Excellence Awards winners as well as our nurses who have been recognized among the Houston Chronicle Salute to Nurses Top 150 and Top 10.
For a complete schedule of Nurses Week activities, click here and to view the recent By the Numbers flyer spotlighting Nursing at Texas Children’s, click here.