Norma Terrazas shares her excitement with colleagues as they prepare to move acute care services from the old Abercrombie Building into 15 West Tower – the former home of Texas Children’s Heart Center — on November 20. Read more
November 19, 2019
November 5, 2019
Sara Dean recently reconnected with nurse theorist Jean Watson at the national Magnet Conference, and shares how Watson’s Theory of Human Caring has had an enduring impact on the way she interacts with patients and their families. Read more
October 29, 2019
Robin Haidacher, one of 42 Texas Children’s nurses who received the 2019 Excellence in Nursing Award from the Good Samaritan Foundation, shares what this award means to her and how her colleagues inspire her every day. Read more
October 21, 2019
In addition to leveraging virtual town halls twice a year, Chief Nursing Officer Mary Jo Andre has launched a new monthly video series on Voice of Nursing that she and others will use to share brief updates about the nursing strategic plan and other timely topics including preparing nurses for the upcoming Nursing Engagement Survey. Read more
October 15, 2019
Texas Children’s has a new website that recognizes the outstanding accomplishments and successes of our dedicated team of more than 3,500 nurses across the organization.
In collaboration with Nursing, Texas Children’s Marketing Team designed a microsite that features compelling articles, pictures, videos and graphics that spotlight how our nurses go above and beyond to spearhead system wide initiatives to improve patient care, safety and outcomes.
Through this new digital communication platform, website page views can be measured and nursing stories and data can be updated more frequently. The Nursing microsite also provides another tool for nursing engagement that complements the Voice of Nursing blog, which was launched in 2014.
Each section of the site – patient care, professional development, research, awards and honors, Voice of Nursing blog and feature stories – demonstrates our nursing team’s continued dedication and hard work, their leadership and the compassion that goes into the work they do at Texas Children’s.
“More than 3,500 nurses across Texas Children’s are touching the lives of our patients and families every day,” said Chief Nursing Officer Mary Jo Andre. “Our nurses have such an integral role making decisions and directing the care for our patients. I am excited about this new website and the opportunity it provides to showcase the contributions our nurses are making to enhance patient experience and outcomes. I encourage everyone to check it out.”
Read all about our nursing team’s achievements at www.texaschildrens.org/nursing. Share the link with family, friends and colleagues, and encourage them to do the same.
Click here for recent feature stories of Nursing in 2019.
October 7, 2019
Caitlin Marcellus-Vincent shares how her role as an Informatics Resource Liaison combines her passion for nursing education with technology to optimize the care we provide to our patients. Read more
October 1, 2019
Amanda Garey shares how our nurses and volunteers exemplified our organization’s core values – leading tirelessly and amplifying unity – to ensure that Professional Day was a success despite the challenges encountered by Tropical Storm Imelda. Read more