“I’m ecstatic to introduce to you our Voice of Nursing blog,” said Lori Armstrong, chief nursing officer.
As the largest segment of the Texas Children’s workforce, the nurses are the heart and soul of this organization. You are at the bedside of the children and women who trust their care to us. You truly make a difference in the outcomes of our patients.
Through the reinvention of nursing, we have taken many steps toward helping our nursing staff be the strongest it can be. At 2,500 strong, I truly believe we are the best we’ve ever been. You now have access to better education, you have more colleagues to help with the incredible patient volumes, and your nurse leaders are now closer to the unit to help meet your needs. Our nurses are more qualified than ever to care for the increasingly complex cases we see each day.
Together, we do tremendous work here, and this blog is a place for Nursing to shine. It’s a tool to: communicate about new, successful approaches to patient care; share advice about things that have made a difference in your career; or tell us about a patient who has changed the way you care for others. The Voice of Nursing is a place for you to share your stories. These stories may give you ideas for implementing successful practices in your own units, or they may just help you get through a rough day at work. This is your space to inspire other nurses and share our successes with colleagues across the organization.
I hope you find this blog informative and inspirational, but more than anything, I hope it starts an open conversation between all of us. You will hear from me, and I hope to hear from you.
So let’s get started!
Jump to areas of interest. On the right-hand side, you will find the strategic areas the blog will address. You can use these tabs to go back to stories that may interest you and read what your colleagues have shared in the past.
Connect and comment. Below each post you’ll find room to comment. I encourage you to leave your thoughts after each blog that inspires you. I encourage open feedback that’s also courteous and respectful.
Make sure to write to me as well.
Subscribe. There is a button on the column to the right of the page which gives you the option to subscribe. When you subscribe, you’ll receive the new blog posts in your email inbox once a week. I highly encourage it!
I’m so excited about the Voice of Nursing. This is our space for your voice – let’s start the conversation.