Texas Children’s Nursing Professional Development and Education Council hosted the 2016 Nursing Professional Day at the Pavilion for Women Conference Center on July 14 and 15. The purpose of the event was to enhance the knowledge of Texas Children’s registered nurses in an effort to improve professional practice and patient outcomes. The Nursing Professional Day agenda was driven from the results of the Annual Learning Needs Assessment.
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer Mary Jo Andre, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, kicked off the event with opening remarks on the value of lifelong learning and its impact on patients and nurses. To support the value of education, the event was broadcasted via telehealth to eight different sites in an effort to reach all Texas Children’s nurses.
Nursing Professional Day provided the opportunity for nurses at all levels to participate either on the planning committee, as podium or poster presenter, facilitator of a skill station or educate at an exhibit table. Twenty of the topics presented offered continuing nursing education hours.
More than three hundred nurses in attendance had the opportunity to collaborate with 15 nursing schools as they look to advance their education. Twenty-five internal exhibitors were available for the nurses to learn about obtaining their certification, joining a professional organization and how other department’s value and support the nursing role.
The presentations are available to view on the Nursing Professional Development team site. Nursing Professional Day will be held at Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus on Tuesday, September 13. Encourage your nursing colleagues to attend.