Maya Peterson was accepted into The Archer Fellowship Program and shares how this opportunity will help her make a positive difference on health care policy impacting patients and families. Read more
April 20, 2021
April 12, 2021
If you know a nurse whose super-human work makes a difference for our Texas Children’s patients and their families every day, now is the time to nominate him or her to receive well-deserved recognition through The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses.
The DAISY Award is an international program that rewards excellence in nursing and recognizes the clinical skills, compassion and care that nurses provide. It was founded in memory of Patrick Barnes, a 33-year-old patient who passed away in 1999 after battling an auto-immune disease. During his 8-week hospital stay, Barnes’ family was especially appreciative of the nurses they met and the excellent care they provided to him.
Since establishing The DAISY Foundation and developing the award program shortly after Barnes’ death, nearly 125,000 nurses around the world have been honored – including many of our own nurses here at Texas Children’s.
Submit a nomination today!
DAISY Award honorees are in-patient nurses who work in any clinical setting. Nominations are accepted year-round and can be submitted by anyone at Texas Children’s – a patient, family member, peer, physician, clinician or other staff member – who experiences or observes extraordinary compassionate care being provided by a nurse.
To access the nomination form, click here or visit http://www.DAISYnomination.org/TCH.
Saluting our 2020 DAISY Award recipients
Kudos to these Texas Children’s nurses who received The DAISY Award last year for their amazing work. To learn more about these outstanding honorees, click here.
November 2020
- Cheng-Hai (Kevin) Wu – West Campus, Float Staff
- Teyanna Tyson – Medical Center, West Tower, Floor 15
- Maria Olfindo – Pavilion for Women, PACU
October 2020
- Laurel Gray – Medical Center, West Tower, ACD, Floor 7
- Dianna Landry – Medical Center, West Tower, NICU, Floor 4
- Kaitlyn Pawelek – Medical Center, West Tower, NICU 2, Floor 4
September 2020
- Maria Torres Medina – Medical Center, Progressive Care, Floor 7
- Ashley Pollard – West Campus Emergency Center
- Qing Song – Medical Center, West Tower, Floor 15
August 2020
- Rebecca Kudlaty – Medical Center, West Tower, Floor 10
- Jennifer Hudnall – Medical Center, West Tower, Floor 12
- Leisa Fernandez – Medical Center, West Tower, Floor 10
July 2020
- Brian Guenther – Medical Center, West Tower, Floor 10
- Diep Nguyen – Medical Center, Pavilion for Women, Mother Baby Unit
- Rouba Taha – Medical Center, Pavilion for Women, Mother Baby Unit
June 2020
- Quynh Luu – Medical Center, West Tower, Floor 14
- Jaleen Daniel – Medical Center, West Tower, Floor 11
- Jennifer Hudnall – Medical Center, West Tower, Floor 12
May 2020
- Afife Batarse – Medical Center, West Tower, Floor 10
- Billie Casteel – Medical Center, West Tower, Floor 15
- Mary Ann Gapulan – Medical Center, Pavilion for Women, Mother Baby Unit
April 2020
- Anessa Martir – Medical Center, NICU 2
- Wendy Wederski – Medical Center, NICU 4 West Tower
- Erika Quinlan – The Woodlands, Dermatology
March 2020
- Debora Ybarra – West Campus Float Pool
- Kristen Tondera – Medical Center, West Tower, Floor 10
- Sheritha Copeland – Labor & Delivery
February 2020
- Kristi Calvo – Medical Center, West Tower, Surgery
- Sheritha Copeland – Labor & Delivery
- April Jagneaux – The Woodlands, Acute Care
January 2020
- Kenya Starks – Medical Center, Emergency Center
- Mary Torre – Medical Center, Abercrombie 5th floor
- Christopher Allison – The Woodlands, Acute Care
April 6, 2021
Jaime Choate shares her experiences and the important lessons she learned while serving on the Contact Tracer Task Force during COVID-19. Read more
March 30, 2021
As part of the Full Line Access and Safe Handling (FLASH) team, Ivy Lynn Ersan shares how central line resource nurses are improving patient outcomes in the Newborn Center. Read more
March 16, 2021
In recognition of Certified Nurses Day on March 19, Khanh Nguyen shares why she obtained her specialty certification in inpatient obstetrics and how it benefits her and her patients. Read more
March 9, 2021
Chief Nursing Officer Jackie Ward highlights key messages from her Nursing Town Hall presentation last week including a recording of the event for nurses to watch at their convenience. Read more
March 2, 2021
The countdown clock is ticking. Texas Children’s Chief Nursing Officer Jackie Ward, DNP, RN, NE-BC, will host her first nursing town hall since assuming her new leadership role. Don’t miss out – the town hall will be hosted virtually via Microsoft Teams Live from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 3.
During Jackie’s presentation, she will highlight her vision for nursing including her strategic plan that will build upon our nursing team’s past successes in advancing patient care, quality and safety outcomes through nursing excellence. The town hall will also include time for responses to pre-submitted questions. Any unanswered questions will be responded to via individual email or the “Ask the CNO” feature on the Voice of Nursing blog.
As always, patient care is our first priority, and we know not all nurses will be able to watch the livestream of the town hall. However, nurses can still participate by viewing the town hall on-demand. The link to the town hall recording will be available on Voice of Nursing after the event.
For more details and instructions on how to access the livestream, click here to view the flyer.