Professional Development
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Letter from Joan From presentations at the Magnet ConferenceÂŽ to expansion of the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program to leadership in designing Reliable
Shared Decision-Making
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Individuals Caring for Individuals, Together
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Putting professional development on center stage
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Care Blueprinting, Texas Health Resources nurses earned time in the spotlight both inside and outside the organization in 2015. Our talented nurses strengthened existing programs and aimed for the stars in developing new ones.
SHARED DECISION-MAKING Setting the scene for shared decision-making
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It is an honor to lead such an amazing cast of nurses: researchers, bedside caregivers, educators, advanced practitioners, informaticists, clinical nurse leaders and so many others playing their part to help all of us provide safe, quality care for patients. Whether in leading or supporting roles, Texas Health nurses stole the show when it came to patient care.
TEAMWORK Sharing the red carpet while providing show-stopping patient care
This annual report shines a spotlight on program updates and highlights from throughout the year. Inside, you will learn about our Nursing Congress, meet some of our TCU Evidence-Based Practice Fellows, discover our new Peer Review program and understand the great strides Texas Health nurses made in 2015. It was an outstanding year, and I hope you will share my pride in
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Keeping the Quality-Caring Model in the spotlight
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Spotlight on Texas Health Plano
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Texas Health Nurses Snapshot
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Individual Accomplishments, Achievements & Research
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QUALITY-CARING MODEL
Texas Health nurses.
Regards,
Joan Clark D.N.P., R.N., NEA-BC, CENP, FACHE, FAAN Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive Texas Health Resources
ON THE COVER: Lindsay Longerbone, B.S.N., R.N., CCRN, Texas Health Southwest; Sherry Parkhurst, M.S., B.S.N., R.N.-BC, Texas Health Fort Worth; and La Shawn Ritchie, B.S.N., R.N., CEN, Texas Health HEB, put nursing in the spotlight and feel the love from their adoring fans. 2
PUTTING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON CENTER STAGE Professional development was on center stage in 2015, with nurses showing a renewed dedication to advancing themselves for improved patient care and outcomes. Texas Health nurses took advantage of numerous opportunities to help set the stage for becoming the best that they can be.
Pictured: Crystal Schramm, R.N., Texas Health Specialty Hospital
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Getting ready for their starring role
Education sensations
Versant® nurse residents get a head start on their careers through this evidence-based practice model that transforms and transitions new graduate RNs into safe, competent nurses. In 2015, a total of 323 recent graduate registered nurses began the program. Since the initial cohort in 2009 at Texas Health Arlington Memorial, 1,100 nurse residents have completed the program.
Texas Health nurses learned new skills and developed professionally through a variety of educational opportunities in 2015. Texas Health Resources University (THRU) coordinated programs and partnerships that reached almost 5,350 nurses during the year. THRU continues to collaborate with Nursing to provide evidence-based education that improves patient care and outcomes. THRU offered 79 activities, presented 249 times, for Nursing in which CNE credit was provided. Of these 79 activities, 63 were new in 2015.
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Texas Health’s Nursing Career Advancement Program (NCAP) recognizes and financially rewards nurses for their dedication to their hospital, profession and education. Through July 2015, more than 1,000 nurses were participating in the program. Nurses advance levels in the program through a variety of professional development activities. Patients benefit from a more engaged and skilled Nursing staff, while nurses in the program benefit from increased recognition and financial rewards. Five-year growth of the program, in terms of participants at each level, has been significant:
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Texas Health Resources launched a unique systemwide Professional Practice and Peer Review process in the fall, which focuses on transparency when providing reviews. A Professional Practice and Peer Review Task Force spent more than a year developing the process. The group reviewed existing peer review practices within Texas Health, as well as literature and standards for peer review. The group developed a conceptual framework, and created the tools and process for implementing annual Peer2Peer Review. Nurses began using the Peer2Peer Feedback electronic tool in November.
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Working backstage for frontline changes The American Organization of Nurse Executives’ (AONE’s) Care Innovation and Transformation (CIT) program improves patient care, hospital performance and employee satisfaction through the engagement of frontline staff. The program focuses on collaboration, innovation and leadership development. Two Texas Health hospitals have CIT teams working to innovate and measure change at the front line. Texas Health Southwest CIT team members:
Julie Holland, M.S.N., R.N., Texas Health Arlington Memorial; Ashley Hodo, M.S.N., R.N., Texas Health Fort Worth; and Sarah Moody, D.N.P., R.N., NEA-BC, Texas Health Dallas, lead a presentation on Texas Health’s new Professional Practice and Peer Review process.
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• Attended two CIT conferences in 2015 to gain insight on best practices from throughout the country
• Coordinated a project on signage for patient rooms, providing easy access to signs for RNs to place in rooms
• Worked to improve medication education by obtaining medication cards and educating nurses on using them as part of the patient education process
Texas Health Specialty Hospital CIT team members:
• Coordinated the installation of new cabinets and shelves for increased storage
• Developed a process of covering equipment after it has been cleaned so the next caregiver will know that it is clean
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT A show of talent
Reaching for the stars
Nurses throughout Texas Health showed their creative talents again in 2015 during Nurses Week and the system’s celebration of the Nursing Professional Practice Model. The celebration featured an art contest with nurses’ artistic renditions of the Texas Health Professional Practice Model. Each entity chose a winning entry, and the winning entries were on display at the Nursing Congress during Nurses Week. Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano, represented by its Oncology Unit, won the contest this year with their performance of a song titled “Caring Hearts and Healing Hands.” Texas Health Plano took the spirit of the song and created a greeting card which was displayed in the ANCC Magnet Conference® Art Gallery.
A group of 18 Texas Health nurses took on the challenge and reached for the stars as TCU Evidence-Based Practice Fellows in 2015. Sponsored by the TCU Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences, the fellowship brings together staff nurses from hospitals throughout North Texas to learn techniques for applying evidence-based practice into their own practice settings. Each nurse takes on an evidence-based project to implement at their hospital. Fellows included:
Nurses at Texas Health Stephenville made the Professional Practice Model come alive with their creative entry in the art contest.
Texas Health Plano was named the winner of the Professional Practice Model art contest.
Best supporting fund
• Donations received for Nursing Excellence Fund/Endowment = $3.9 million*
• Grants made from the fund = $1.15 million*
• Nursing Excellence Fund endowment value = $2.7 million**
• Grants expected to be made in 2015 from the Nursing Excellence Fund = approximately $500,000
Nursing Excellence Fund Donations by Donor Type
Corporations
12% Employees
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Foundation/Non-Profit Organizations
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• Florence Angu, R.N., Texas Health Denton
• Aracely Kundmueller, R.N., Texas Health Southwest
• Laurie Bartel, B.S.N., R.N., CEN, Texas Health Arlington Memorial
• Lindsay Longerbone, B.S.N., R.N., CCRN, Texas Health Southwest
• Gretchen Clark, M.S.N., RNC-OB, Texas Health Fort Worth
• Bonnie Pigg, M.S.N., RNC-OB, C-EFM, Texas Health Arlington Memorial
• Catherine Cornish, R.N., Texas Health Dallas
• Rosula Pruett, R.N., Texas Health Fort Worth
• Amanda Dalto, R.N., Texas Health Dallas
• La Shawn Ritchie, B.S.N., R.N., CEN, Texas Health HEB
• Margaret Damron, R.N., Texas Health Huguley
• Kristina Shaw, R.N., Texas Health Huguley
• Michelle deBruyn, R.N., Texas Health HEB
• Sonia Sims, B.S.N., R.N., OCN, Texas Health Dallas
• Fatima Michelle Inman, R.N., Texas Health Stephenville
• Laura Temme, B.S.N., R.N., CCRN-CMC-CSC, Texas Health Plano
• Lindsay Johnson, R.N., Texas Health Arlington Memorial
• Juliana Whitley, R.N., Texas Health Azle
Right on cue
The Nursing Excellence Fund provides educational scholarships for nurses in the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) Academic Partnership BSN program and the Clinical Nurse Leader program, and also supports other nursing education initiatives.
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Donations to the Nursing Excellence Fund come from a variety of sources. (see chart at left) In addition to educational scholarships for the UTA Academic Partnership BSN program and the Clinical Nurse Leader program, the fund provided grants in support of the following in 2015: • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center – School of Nursing adjunct faculty
Texas Health nurses selected career tracks during their annual review for the first time in 2015 through the new My Nursing Journey program. The program has four designated professional development tracks (clinical, education, leadership and informatics), which give nurses another tool for achieving their professional goals. Each track includes practical competencies, resources and measures for success. In 2015, nurses worked on more than 8,000 activities, which were included in their PEAK development plans for 2015.
Spotlight on research With leadership from a team of nurse scientists, Texas Health nurses throughout the system continued to focus on research in 2015. Nurses were involved in numerous research projects and made presentations about their research at conferences throughout the country. Texas Health hosted its second annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice Symposium in August, and almost 200 nurses attended the event.
• THRU Dallas educational offering for nurse leaders to learn techniques for writing the Magnet® Appraisal document • Continuing education scholarships granted to nurses throughout Texas Health Pictured are Pam Chenault, B.S.N., R.N., CMSRN, Texas Health Cleburne, and Gretchen Hunt, M.S.N., R.N., ACNS- BC, NEA-BC, Texas Health Southwest, viewing posters from nurse research projects. *2010 – October 2015, **As of Oct. 31, 2015
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SETTING THE SCENE FOR SHARED DECISION-MAKING With opportunities at all levels of the organization for nurses to be involved in decision-making, the scene was set in 2015 for nurses to make their voices heard. Whether directing the action or following the script, nurses joined together to make evidence-based decisions.
Pictured: In silhouette: Sonia Sims, B.S.N., R.N., OCN, Texas Health Dallas; and Jennifer Bruce, R.N.-BC, SCRN, Texas Health Fort Worth. On the set: (left to right) Mavis Jones, R.N., CCRN, Texas Health Specialty Hospital; Joy Thompson, RNC-OB, Texas Health Fort Worth; Jackie Pannell, R.N., CEN, Texas Health Alliance; and Jessica Golden, B.S.N., R.N., Central Staffing Office.
SHARED DECISION-MAKING Star-studded lineup
Marquee players
Led by Sarah Choate, R.N., CMSRN, Texas Health Specialty Hospital, and Jaime Ball, B.S.N., R.N., CCRN, Texas Health Azle, Texas Health Resources’ Nursing Congress consists of nurses from throughout the organization dedicated to shared governance at the system level. Each Texas Health entity has seven Nursing Congress representatives, and the group also includes members of Nursing leadership.
Texas Health Resources’ wholly owned hospitals have a unique triad model of leadership, which places the hospital chief nursing officer as an equal peer with the hospital’s president and chief medical officer. Each member of the triad has defined areas of responsibility and accountability.
Accomplishments for the Nursing Congress in 2015 included:
• Increased integration of the Professional Practice Model and exploration of the Eight Caring Factors by Joanne Duffy, Ph.D.
• Developed the Professional Practice and Peer Review Tool
• Provided feedback on teletracking, Emmi® education and staffing by acuity
• Strengthened relationship with Supply Chain Management
• Increased recommendations to Nursing leadership
Debbie Kelp, R.N., Texas Health Dallas, talks with Elizabeth Asturi, M.S.N., R.N., NE-BC, chief nursing officer, Texas Health Allen, at the Nov. 13 Nursing Congress meeting.
Pictured is the triad at Texas Health Arlington Memorial, which includes (left to right) Jim Sammons, M.D., chief medical officer; Blake Kretz, FACHE, president; and Lori Donovan, R.N., M.S.N., CNOR, NEA-BC, chief nursing officer.
Leadership Hall of Fame Texas Health Nursing leaders work through the NET (Nursing Executive Team) to implement the Nursing Strategic Plan and create the vision for Texas Health Nursing. Members of the 2015 NET included: • ELIZABETH ASTURI, M.S.N., R.N., NE-BC, chief nursing officer, Texas Health Allen • ROSEMARIE AZNAVORIAN, M.S.N., R.N., CENP, CCWP, CCRN-K, chief nursing officer, vice president, Texas Health Central Staffing • JOAN CLARK, D.N.P., R.N., NEA-BC, CENP, FACHE, FAAN, chief nurse executive, senior vice president, Texas Health Resources
• TAMI HLUS-HAWKINS, R.N., M.S.N., NEA-BC, chief nursing officer, Texas Health Rockwall • RAYMOND KELLY, M.S.N., R.N., chief nursing officer, Texas Health HEB
• DENISE CLAUSSEN, M.S.N., B.S.N., R.N., chief nursing officer, Texas Health Kaufman
• CINDY MCCARTHY, D.N.P., M.B.A., M.H.A., B.S.N., CEN, chief nursing officer, Texas Health Stephenville
• KRISTIE CLINARD, M.B.A., B.S.N., R.N., CNOR, chief nursing officer, Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery, Plano
• MARY BETH MITCHELL, M.S.N., R.N., BC, CPHIMS, chief Nursing Informatics officer, Texas Health Resources
• TAMMY COLLIER, B.S.N., R.N., M.S.B., NEA-BC, FACHE, vice president, Patient Care Services, Huguley Memorial Medical Center
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• VALARIE GILBERT, M.S.N./ED., B.S.N., R.N., chief nursing officer, Texas Health Azle • DEBBIE HAY, R.N., B.S.N., CASC, HACPRN, chief clinical officer, senior vice president, Texas Health Partners
• TANYA MITCHELL, director, Nursing Finance, Texas Health Resources • ELAINE NELSON, M.S.N., R.N., CCRN, NEA-BC, chief nursing officer, Texas Health Fort Worth
High-tech talent Texas Health’s Nursing Informatics team led a number of projects in 2015 designed to integrate nursing science with information management and analytical sciences. The goal of Nursing Informatics is to identify, manage, and communicate data, information, and knowledge in order to improve patient care. Their work featured: • Leading the Alaris IV Integration Project, including coordinating all Nursing and Pharmacy activities for integration of computerized physician order entry to the IV pumps. Texas Health is one of the first in the nation to undertake this project.
• Supporting optimization of CareConnect, Texas Health’s electronic medical record. Informatics team members led eight clinical workgroups focused on making decisions about technology and workflows.
• Developing leading-edge analytics using cognitive analytics to provide predictive analytics to help place information in front of clinicians as a patient’s condition changes.
• Providing additional mobile devices for nurses and patients. • Developing technology workflow to support the Reliable Care Blueprinting processes.
• LORI DONOVAN, M.S.N., R.N., CNOR, NEA-BC, chief nursing officer, Texas Health Arlington Memorial
• LORRIE NORMAND, D.N.P., M.H.A., R.N., president, Texas Health Cleburne
• PAM DUFFEY, M.S.N., R.N., NEA-BC, chief nursing officer, Texas Health Specialty Hospital
• MARY ROBINSON, PH.D., RN-BC, chief nursing officer, Texas Health Southwest
Putting on a show
• COLE EDMONSON, D.N.P., R.N., FACHE, NEA-BC, chief nursing officer, Texas Health Dallas
• KENDRA SLATTON, D.N.P., R.N., M.S.N., CDE, chief nursing officer, Texas Health Alliance
• SHERRI EMERSON, M.S.N., M.B.A., R.N., vice president, chief operating officer, Texas Health Heart and Vascular Hospital
• PAULA SPEARS, D.N.SC., R.N., NEA-BC, vice president, Professional Practice, Research, and Magnet® Program, Texas Health Resources
Texas Health Chief Nurse Executive Joan Clark, D.N.P., R.N., NEA-BC, CENP, FACHE, FAAN, hosted six Nursing Town Hall meetings in 2015. These meetings, video conferenced to 14 locations, provided an opportunity for Dr. Clark and other leaders to share information on upcoming Nursing initiatives, such as expansion of the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner program, and the Professional Practice and Peer Review Tool. Nurses, in turn, provided feedback on the initiatives. Approximately 200 nurses from throughout the system attended the meetings each time.
• DEBRA ENNIS, R.N., chief nursing officer, Texas Health Southlake
• SHELLEY TOBEY, R.N., M.S., CENP, chief nursing officer, Texas Health Flower Mound
• CHRISTY ESCANDON, M.B.A., R.N., CENP, chief nursing officer, Texas Health Plano
• MELISSA WINANS, M.B.A.-H.C.M., M.S.N., R.N., NEA-BC, chief nursing officer, Texas Health Denton
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SHARING THE RED CARPET WHILE PROVIDING SHOW-STOPPING PATIENT CARE Texas Health nurses took their fame in stride in 2015, sharing the red carpet whether in leading or supporting roles. They worked together in both small and large teams to provide show-stopping patient care.
Pictured: Jaime Ball, B.S.N., R.N., CCRN, Texas Health Azle; and Austin Grajczyk, B.S.N., R.N., Texas Health Southwest.
TEAMWORK Staffing in the national spotlight Texas Health’s Central Staffing Office (CSO) strengthened its reputation for innovation and excellence in 2015. Nursing and CSO leadership made a presentation on “Got Staffing? How Not to Outsource Your Most Valuable Resource” at the national meeting of the American Organization of Nurse Executives in spring 2015. In addition, three national hospital systems contracted with the CSO for consultative services to establish CSOs based on Texas Health’s successful model. Several significant innovations during the year included: • Creation of a Staffing and Patient Logistics specialist position to provide a higher level of staffing and patient placement to acuity
• Migration of entity PRN Is and IIs, the Texas Health Dallas float pool and Behavioral Health PRNs to the CSO. This provides an additional casual labor workforce of 1,200 individuals for supplemental staffing systemwide.
Advancing its forward-thinking approach, the CSO now provides staffing not only for Nursing, but also for Allied Health, Information Technology, the Central Business Office, Health Information Management and administrative positions.
In the director’s chair Cole Edmonson, D.N.P., R.N., FACHE, NEABC, chief nursing officer, Texas Health Dallas, speaks during a plenary session at the 2015 ANCC National Magnet Conference®.
Taking the show on the road
Texas Health’s Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) program grew to include 120 CNLs and patient care facilitators (CNLs in training) in 2015. CNLs are dedicated to directing care for a microsystem which is typically 12 to 16 beds in a hospital unit. Texas Health’s CNLs improve patient outcomes by providing continuity of care, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, mentoring nurses and implementing process improvement strategies within the microsystem. CNLs began leading Daily Care Briefings in 2015 on targeted med-surg/med-surg specialty units. The program began a weekend CNL coverage process, and CNLs are now available through the Texas Health Central Staffing Office to backfill CNLs who are sick, or on vacation or leave.
Texas Health nurses shared their knowledge and experience with nurses throughout the country at the 2015 ANCC National Magnet Conference®. The conference serves as both a celebration of accomplishment for newly designated Magnet® organizations and a showcase of best nursing practices for the Magnet® community. Cole Edmonson, D.N.P., R.N., FACHE, NEA-BC, chief nursing officer, Texas Health Dallas, led one of the conference’s four plenary sessions along with Rear Admiral Sylvia Trent-Adams, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN. Dr. Edmonson and Dr. Trent-Adams spoke on “Global Response and Preparedness for a Public Health Emergency.”
A full cast of characters Texas Health Resources University (THRU) offered a number of inter-professional Clinical Practice Workshops in 2015. Designed for managers, team leads and charge nurses from Nursing and Allied Health, the workshops promote professionals from different disciplines working closely together and communicating frequently to optimize patient care. The training is based on the premise that each profession contributes knowledge and skills to support the others’ contributions to providing high-quality care.
Working behind the scenes More than 100 frontline caregivers, including nurses, served on Reliable Care Blueprinting work teams in 2015. Reliable Care Blueprinting is Texas Health’s approach to care redesign. The goal of the work is for patients to have a reliable, quality experience in every encounter with Texas Health. Through Reliable Care Blueprinting, employees are working to:
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• Agree on what Texas Health should reliably do to achieve the best possible outcomes (quality, cost and experience)
• Design how the organization can do it in the most efficient way
• Make the right thing the easy thing by planning how to leverage the power of technology
• Develop a blueprint for providing meaningful and timely data to drive accountability
Jonathan Snead, M.D.; Lisa Byers, R.N.; Nicole Clark, R.N.; and Jessica York, C.S.T., Texas Health Alliance, Mother/Baby Unit, show their support during Nurses Week 2015. Teamwork is a hallmark of Texas Health Nursing, with nurses collaborating with inter-professional teams throughout the system to provide safe, quality care.
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KEEPING THE QUALITY-CARING MODEL IN THE SPOTLIGHT Recognizing that nursing is a live production with no second takes, nurses worked to keep Dr. Joanne Duffy’s Quality-Caring Model in the spotlight in 2015. They set the foundation of the theory’s eight caring factors in the control room for a smooth patient experience.
Pictured: (Left to right) Sonia Sims, B.S.N., R.N., OCN, Texas Health Dallas; Jennifer Bruce, R.N.-BC, SCRN, Texas Health Fort Worth; and Gretchen Clark, M.S.N., RNC-OB, Texas Health Fort Worth.
QUALITY-CARING MODEL Community caring superstars Texas Health nurses took their hearts and hands out into the community in 2015 through a variety of outreach and volunteer efforts. A few of the hundreds of examples include:
• Nurses from the Texas Health Dallas Progressive Cardiac Care Unit volunteered with Habitat for Humanity of Dallas County in May.
• Aisha Honore-Otis, B.S.N., R.N., M.B.A., and Beth Arseneau, B.S.N., R.N., RN-BC, both of Texas Health Arlington Memorial, made a presentation on “How Nurses Help the Community” at the A.W. Brown-Fellowship Leadership Academy Intermediate Campus in January. They also spoke about CPR and hand hygiene.
• Karen Bounds, B.S.N., R.N., CA-SANE, CMSRN, received the Community Service Award for Texas Health Plano for her dedication to volunteering at hospital community events, organizing collection drives and supporting the Help a Presby Family program.
• Anita Hart, RNC, received the Community Service Award for Texas Health Denton for her commitment to volunteering at cancer screenings.
Nurses from Texas Health Dallas’ Progressive Cardiac Care Unit volunteer with Habitat for Humanity of Dallas County. Pictured are Rajamma Perumbilly, R.N.; Ancy Mathew, R.N., CNL; Nikki Pham, R.N.; Yolanda Blaine, R.N.; and Deepa Varkey, R.N.
More than 75 nurses and other employees participated on Texas Health Southwest’s Race for the Cure team in April. Race for the Cure raises significant funds and awareness for the fight against breast cancer, celebrates breast cancer survivorship, and honors those who have lost their battle with the disease.
Faith Community Nursing in the spotlight Texas Health’s Faith Community Nursing program expanded its impact and redesigned its education in 2015. Congregational covenants were added in new cities, including Allen, Azle and Cleburne. The program maintained more than 70 congregational covenants during the year, representing 97,000 individuals. The Faith Community Nursing team redesigned the Foundations of Faith Community Nursing course to include both in-class and online learning. This is the first Foundations of Faith Community Nursing course in the nation to offer the combined learning modalities. Faith Community Nurses expanded the continuum of care in the faith community setting in 2015 by offering online patient education through Texas Health’s Emmi program. In addition, the Faith Community Nursing program achieved national recognition through presentations at national conferences. The mission of Faith Community Nursing at Texas Health is the intentional integration of the practice of faith with the practice of Nursing to improve the health of the people in the communities we serve.
Laurie Long, Ph.D.; Tina Taylor, R.N.; and Becky O’Shea, R.N., Texas Health Denton, volunteer at the Relay for Life in Denton.
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Aisha Honore-Otis, B.S.N., R.N., M.B.A., Texas Health Arlington Memorial, talks to students about the importance of Nursing at the A.W. BrownFellowship Leadership Academy Intermediate Campus in January.
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QUALITY-CARING MODEL Best and brightest
A caring, supporting cast With support from the Texas Health Resources Foundation, Texas Health expanded the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program in 2015, laying the foundation for becoming a coordinated, systemwide initiative. The goal of the expansion is to provide SANE coverage systemwide, so that treatment by a SANE will be available to all Texas Health wholly owned hospitals 24 hours a day. Texas Health has had successful SANE programs for a number of years at Texas Health hospitals in Dallas, Fort Worth, Kaufman and Plano. In addition, Texas Health Stephenville began offering SANE services in October. A systemwide director of Texas Health’s SANE program, Kathleen Gann, M.S.N., was hired in 2015, along with 16 nurses (three certified SANEs and 13 SANE trainees). Work in 2015 for the SANE program included assessment and planning for a systemwide program; securing of needed equipment; and initial work for standardizing SANE role expectations, and policies and procedures.
Survey says… The HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) survey provides an opportunity for patients to rate their experience at Texas Health entities. Nursing-related scores for 2015 (inpatient score at wholly owned hospitals, systemwide results) included: OVERALL COMMUNICATION
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Rolling out the red carpet for patient education Emmi Solutions™, Texas Health’s patient engagement technology featuring patient education videos and print materials, increased its impact in 2015. Through September, almost 75,000 videos were issued to patients. Taking the education outside the hospital walls, Texas Health’s Faith Community Nurses began offering education through Emmi to the members of their congregations in 2015. Through Emmi, patients and individuals are empowered to take a more active role in their health care, resulting in documented improved health outcomes. Emmi focuses on plain language, making health information easier for patients and their families to understand.
APRNs in the limelight Texas Health opened three community clinics in 2015 staffed by advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) working under the supervision of Texas Health Physicians Group physicians. The new Texas Health Your Health Centers are located in Burleson, Arlington and Plano. The APRNs provide preventive, non-emergency acute and chronic health care services, as well as patient education. Because of the clinics’ scheduling processes, the nurse practitioners provide longer consultations than many physician practices. Texas Health APRNs are breaking new ground by increasing access to health care, particularly for Medicare patient populations, through the Texas Health Your Health Centers.
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KIM FAUGHT, M.S.N., R.N., FNP-C,
SARAH MANSELL, B.S.N., R.N.-BC,
Texas Health Center for Diagnostics & Surgery Plano
Texas Health Fort Worth
Texas Health Fort Worth
STELLA APARI, B.S.N., R.N.-BC,
DALE GIBSON, B.S.N., R.N., CNOR,
KELLE MCGOUGH, M.S.N., R.N.,
Texas Health Dallas
Texas Health Rockwall
Texas Health Dallas
LYNDA BRUCE, R.N., PCCN,
LINDA GUERRA, R.N.,
ANDREA NEWMAN, B.S.N., R.N, CIC,
Texas Health Fort Worth
Texas Health Center for Diagnostics & Surgery Plano
Texas Health Stephenville
KAREN BRUNER, R.N., CDE,
LAURA HELTON, B.S.N., RNC-NIC,
MICHELLE PALMORE, B.S.N., R.N., CNOR,
Texas Health Denton
Texas Health Dallas
Texas Health Dallas
JENNA HERMANN, B.S.N., R.N.,
CARYN PAULOS, M.S.N., R.N.-BC,
Texas Health Dallas
Texas Health Resources
MARLON ENCARGUEZ CORTEZ, B.S.N., R.N., ONC,
DEBORAH KRAUSER, M.S.N., A.P.R.N., ANP-BC, CEN,
ROBERT POTTER, B.S.N., R.N., CEN,
Texas Health Dallas
Texas Health Fort Worth
JANICE DELA PAZ, B.S.N., R.N., ONC,
NITA KUDRICKHAGE, B.S.N., RNC,
SHENIQWA SCOTT, B.S.N., R.N.,
Texas Health Plano
Texas Health Fort Worth
Texas Health Arlington Memorial
SALOMIE DEVASSY, M.S.N., R.N.-BC, NEA-BC,
JAN LUCHETSKI, M.S.N., M.P.H., R.N.BC,
JOY THOMPSON, RNC-OB,
Texas Health Dallas
Texas Health Fort Worth
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PATTI ALLARD, PH.D., R.N.-BC, LMFT,
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Nurses at Texas Health hospitals accounted for 29 of the 2015 “DFW Great 100 Nurses,” an annual award recognizing the best of the nursing profession in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
LINDSEY CANON, M.S.N., R.N.C.-NIC, Texas Health Fort Worth
CAROL ERICKSON, R.N., Texas Health Southwest
SABRINA LUNDBERG, B.S.N., R.N., CNOR, Texas Health Fort Worth
LIZ ESPELAND, B.S.N., R.N., PCCN,
AMY LUNSFORD, R.N., ACNP-BC,
Texas Health Fort Worth
Texas Health Denton
Texas Health Azle
Texas Health Fort Worth
VICKI WILLIAMSLOOKINGBILL, B.S.N., CCRN, Texas Health Fort Worth
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CASTING CALL Total Number of Nurses at Texas Health Direct patient care and indirect patient care
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano
NURSES TAKING LEADING ROLES Sherri LaCivita, CST, and Cortney Hallmark, B.S.N., R.N., CNOR, talk with Josh Floren, president, Texas Health Plano, at the grand opening of the new operating rooms at Texas Health Plano.
New service helps decrease readmissions Through an innovative interdisciplinary partnership with the hospital’s retail pharmacy, Texas Health Plano clinical nurse leaders helped create a Pharmacy Concierge Service in 2015. When a physician issues a discharge order, the clinical nurse leaders receive a text notification which prompts the pharmacy and nurses to immediately review reconciled medication orders. In addition, patients can have a consult with a pharmacist to review their medications. Implementation of the Pharmacy Concierge Service helped decrease 30-day readmission rates and increase patient satisfaction. Alexander Nava, M.S.N., R.N., C.N.L., PCCN, CMSRN, along with Pamela Renshaw, R.Ph., led the creation and implementation of the service.
Nurses advance trauma care, prevention Nurses at Texas Health Plano have led the way in pursuing American College of Surgeon verification as a Level II Trauma facility. Trauma Program Manager Michaela Watson, B.S.N., R.N., leads a team of trauma nurses dedicated to advancing care for trauma patients, as well as teaching trauma prevention. The team rounds daily with trauma surgeons, participates as a trauma resource in daily care briefings on each unit and provides advanced trauma education to nurses throughout the hospital. Trauma nurses provide screening, brief interventions and referral to community services for all trauma patients. Trauma Services has established a number of state and local partnerships to offer community programs such as the Minors in Possession course and the Reality Education Driving Program. The team also makes trauma prevention presentations in the community. 24
Simple change in sleeves saves thousands
Percentage of nurses by generation
Challenged to create cost-saving ideas that focused on reducing waste, nurses at Texas Health Plano discovered a way to save the hospital more than $65,000 a year without impacting patient outcomes. Brandon Stark, B.S.N., R.N., CNML, CMSRN, was leading a small group of nurses on a “waste walk” when David Wolfe, B.S.N., R.N., P.C.F., noticed a nurse tearing off the top half of a sequential compression device (SCD) sleeve. After further investigation, the group discovered that nurses frequently tore off the top half of the SCD because patients often complained about the thigh-high sleeves being uncomfortable. Wolfe researched the effectiveness of SCD sleeves and did not find any evidence to support better patient outcomes using thigh-high versus knee-high sleeves. The Finance Department determined that the hospital could save $65,745 a year by using knee-high sleeves. In the spring of 2015, nurses throughout Texas Health Plano began using the knee-high sleeves. The success of the project was recognized by Texas Health Resources leadership, and the use of knee-high SCD sleeves will be implemented throughout the system for an estimated savings of $2 million.
Nurses on the front line of perioperative services expansion Nurses at Texas Health Plano played an instrumental role in the design of the hospital’s major perioperative services expansion. The expansion increased the hospital’s operating room count to 18, with the new rooms opening on June 15. Nurses spent almost two years providing input on the design and selection of equipment. Their work was built around the belief that the new design should accommodate good processes, rather than new processes having to be created to work with the expansion. Approximately ten nurses participated in the design work and equipment selection.
16.62%
55.38%
27.84%
GENDER
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89.54% 21
10.46%
80
YEARS OLD
YEARS OLD
Female
GENERATION Y & MILLENNIALS (1980s-2000s)
GENERATION X (1960s-1980s)
BABY BOOMER (1946-1964)
SILENT GENERATION (1920s-1940s)
Age range of nurses
Male
Average length of service at Texas Health:
8.3 years
Engagement: Results of the 2015 annual Engagement Survey show that Texas Health nurses are highly engaged – even higher than the national top decile average of employees of hundreds of health care organizations across the nation.
Number of clinical nurse leaders
Number of patient care facilitators (clinical nurse leaders in training) 25
Individual Accomplishments, Achievements & Research RESEARCH Alarm Fatigue – Mumba, M.; Behan, D.; Texas Health HEB Bacterial Load of Rings Worn by Healthcare Providers – Graham, R.; Texas Health HEB; Kaur, G.; Texas Health Dallas; Behan, D.; Texas Health HEB
The Cactus and Hammock: Assessment of Aphasia in the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale – Leach, J.; Texas Health
Positioning for Health: Effects of Eating in the Conventional Upright Position at Table on Outcomes of Older Adult Patients in Acute-Care Hospital Environments – Munsterman, E.; Texas Health Fort Worth; Russell, J.; Texas Health Azle; Newcomb, P.; Texas Health Fort Worth
Prevalence of Trauma While Under the Influence of Alcohol Among Older Adults – Newcomb, P.; Texas Health Fort Worth Reorganization of an ICU into an Acuity-Adaptable Unit – Gilbert, V.; Sosebee, T.; Potter, R.; Newcomb, P.; Texas Health Azle
Fort Worth
Safety of Rolled and Folded Cotton Blankets Warmed in 130⁰ and 200⁰F Warming Cabinets – Kelly, P.; Texas Health Dallas
Caring at the Bedside: A Comparison of Patient and Nurse Perceptions of Caring – Jones, M.; Thomas, D.; Newcomb, P.;
Social Media and Risk-Reduction Training for Infant Care Practices (SMART Study) – Walsh, J.; Bult, C.; George, V.; Juma, A.;
Texas Health Specialty Hospital
Ordonez, G.; Schaedler, V.; Seeberger, J.; Senior, J.; Staupe, P.; Thurab-Hunte, F.; Texas Health Plano
CHEW: Committee to Help Expel Wind – Perry, L.; Behan, D.; Texas Health HEB
Study of the Effects of Aroma and Auditory Stimuli on Anxiety of Women Experiencing Mammography – Kibel, L.; Texas
Comparative Study of the Patient Experience Following Immediate Breast Reconstruction with Delayed Breast Reconstruction – Bhat, R.; Newcomb, P.; Texas Health Fort Worth Development of a Tool to Measure Factors Affecting Breastfeeding Among Mothers in the NICU – Laarnie-Aquino, M.; Raquepo, F.; Torres, A.; Newcomb, P.; Texas Health Fort Worth
The Effect of Empathetic Listening on Nurse-Related Patient Satisfaction – Crauswell, C.; Nowell, N.; Waugh, J.; Newcomb,
Health Fort Worth
A Survey of Women in Labor to Assess Pain Relief from Self-Administered Nitrous Oxide – Baldwin, K.; Texas Health Resources
Using the Vaginal Delivery Safety Checklist: Improving Teamwork, Communication and Safety – Sleutel, M.; True, B.; Walsh, J.; Baldwin, K.; Wells, J.N.; Behan, D.; Newcomb, P.; Marshall, J.; Pehl, S.; Texas Health Resources
P.; Texas Health Fort Worth
Vein Viewers vs. PICC Lines – Culver, M.; Behan, D.; Texas Health HEB
Effects of Disruptions in Bowel Habits on Delirium Among Older Adults Hospitalized for Hip Fractures – Robbins, A.; Texas
Wired to the Workplace – Gardner, C.; Prichard, C.; Nguyen, C.; Newcomb, P.; Texas Health Fort Worth
Health Fort Worth
The Effects of Essential Oils on Sleep Quality in Cardiac Rehab Patients – McDonnell, B.; Newcomb, P.; Nguyen, H.; Texas
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Health Fort Worth
Elizabeth Asturi, M.S.N., R.N., NE-BC; Texas Health Allen, nominated for 2015 Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council Young
Effects of a Walking and Breathing Exercise Program for Individuals with Heart Failure – Lin, S.; Texas Woman’s University;
Healthcare Executive of the Year
Marshall, J.; Texas Health Dallas
Julie Balluck, M.S.N., R.N., NEA-BC, CPAN; Texas Health Dallas, AONE Nurse Director Fellow
Exploring Labor Experiences and Delivery Outcomes of First-time Mothers at Term – Gentry, C.; Texas Health Dallas; Wilson,
Joan Clark, D.N.P., R.N., NEA-BC, CENP, FACHE, FAAN; Texas Health Resources, Nurse Leader, Leader to Honor, February 2015
M.; Texas Health Resources
Genomic and Genetic Competencies of Nurses in Acute-Care Practice – Newcomb, P.; Wells, J.N.; Sleutel, M.; Walsh, J.;
Kelle McGough, M.S.N., R.N.; Texas Health Dallas, AONE Nurse Manager Fellow
Baldwin, K.; Wilson, M.; Texas Health Resources
Mary Beth Mitchell, M.S.N., R.N., BC, CPHIMS; Texas Health Resources, HIMSS Nursing Informatics Leadership Award
How Women Decide: A Breast Cancer Study – Miller, D.; Rodriguez, K.; McGuirk, D.; Newcomb, P.; Texas Health Fort Worth
Paula Spears, D.N.Sc., R.N., NEA-BC; Texas Health Resources, Texas Association Against Sexual Assault Edith Rust Medical
Humpty Dumpty Sat on the Wall: Indentifying Why Our Low Risk Patients Fall – Walsh, J.; Domingue, S.; Russe, C.; Jones, A.; Nava, A.; John, J.; Texas Health Plano
Increasing Mobility in Oncology Patients – Sleutel, M.; Sullivan, R.; Meza, M.; Texas Health Arlington Memorial Infant Safe Sleep Initiative for Healthy Newborns in a Well Mother-Baby Unit – True, B.; Gustus, H.; Texas Health Arlington Memorial
Long-Term IV Access in the Antepartum Environment – Thompson, J.; Newcomb, P.; Texas Health Fort Worth Maternal Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding State Storage of Newborn Bloodspots for Research Purposes – Wells, J.N.; True, B.; Sleutel, N.; Walsh, J.; Baldwin, K.; Pehl, S.; Newcomb, P.; Texas Health Resources
MENDS II (NIH-funded drug study) – Snyder, A.; Texas Health Fort Worth Microorganisms Found on Pacifiers from Ventilated or Continuous Airway Pressure Supported Infants in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit – Brooks, C.; Texas Health Dallas Narcotics in the ED – Baine, R.; Newcomb, P.; Krauser, D.; McCarthy, T.; Wilson, M.; Texas Health Fort Worth Noise – Mumba, M.; Behan, D.; Texas Health HEB Nursing Caring Behaviors: Impact Upon Patient Satisfaction and Patient Outcomes – Wilson, M.L.; Behan, D.; Texas Health HEB Patients’ Expectations as Reflected in Patient Complaints in Acute Care Hospitals – Walker, R.; Tucker, S.; Vu, T.; Larsen, R.;
Services Award of Excellence
D MAGAZINE EXCELLENCE IN NURSING AWARDS WINNERS: • Cardiology – Kathy Terryah, R.N., CMSRN, Texas Health Southwest • Leadership – Mary Robinson, Ph.D., R.N., NEA-BC, Texas Health Southwest • Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care – Tamara Holt, M.S.N., R.N., CCNP, ACNP-BC, Texas Health Dallas • Research – Patricia Kelly, D.N.P., A.P.R.N., CNS, AGN-BC, AOCN®, Texas Health Dallas FINALISTS: • Cardiology – Debby Rush, R.N., B.S.N., CPHQ, Texas Health Dallas • Community Health – Sheree Henson, M.S.N., R.N.-BC, NEA-BC, Texas Health Southwest • Educator – Alex Klacman, B.S.N., R.N.-BC, CCRN, Texas Health Dallas • Educator – Jean Lovell, Ed.D., M.S.N., RNP, Texas Health Plano • Neonatal – Cinda S. Sublette, RNC-NIC, Texas Health Fort Worth • Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care – Michelle Kimball, M.S.N., ANP-BC, Texas Health Southwest • Orthopedics – Gulliver Cortes, R.N., CMSRN, ONC, Texas Health Plano • Orthopedics – Carol Erickson, R.N., Texas Health Southwest • Palliative Care – Leisha Buller, M.S.N., ACNP, Texas Health Fort Worth • Psychiatric – Lisa Rado, B.S., R.N., BC, CRRN, Texas Health Dallas • Surgery – Priscilla Page, R.N., Texas Health Rockwall • Women’s Health – Teri-Newman-Wheat, B.S.N., RNC-MNN, IBCLC, Texas Health Southwest
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LEADERSHIP Gina Alexander, B.S.N., R.N., ONC; Texas Health Fort Worth, president, National Association Orthopedic Nurses, Fort Worth Chapter
Meera Ananthaswamy, Ph.D., R.N., FACHE; Texas Health Dallas, chair, North Central Texas Workforce Board
Elizabeth Asturi, M.S.N., R.N., NE-BC; Texas Health Allen, president-elect and treasurer, North Texas Organization of Nurse Executives
Kathy Baldwin, Ph.D., R.N., ACNS, AGPCNP; Texas Health Resources, Continuing Education Committee member, Texas Nurses Association
Carmelita Bernarte, B.S.N., R.N., CGRN; Texas Health Dallas, board of directors member, North Texas Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates
Rachel Berns, M.S.N., RNC-NIC; Texas Health Dallas, president, North Texas Association of Neonatal Nurses
Mary Carrizalez, B.S.N., R.N., M.B.A., RNC-NIC, CCRN; Texas Health Arlington Memorial, Perinatal Nursing Symposium board member, Academy of Neonatal Nurses
Joan Clark, D.N.P., R.N., NEA-BC, CENP, FACHE, FAAN; Texas Health Resources • The Joint Commission – commissioner, Standards and Survey Procedures Committee member, Accreditation Committee member • AONE - president-elect, System Chief Nurse Executive Steering Committee • American Academy of Nursing – Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science, Fellow Selection Committee co-chair • American Nurses’ Credentialing Center – Magnet® appraiser
Linda Cole, R.N., ONC; Texas Health Dallas, board of directors member, Oncology Nursing Society, Dallas Chapter
Sherrie Cruz, B.S.N., R.N., CGRN; Texas Health Dallas, board of directors member, North Texas Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates
Michael Culver, M.S.N., R.N., C.N.L.; Texas Health HEB,
• Texas Tech University School of Nursing – Advisory Council member
Debbie Johnson, B.S.N., RNC-NIC; Texas Health Dallas,
• Western Governors University – Advisory Board member
Lynn Kelley, M.S., B.S.N., R.N.; Texas Health HEB, president-
• American Nurses Association – Workplace Violence and Civility Steering Committee co-chair
elect, Texas Emergency Nursing Association
• National League for Nursing – Commission on Nursing Education Accreditation member
member, Oncology Nursing Society, Fort Worth Chapter; board member, North Central Organization of Nurse Executives
• Center to Champion Nursing in America – National Advisory Board panel member • National Nurses on Boards Coalition – member • Center for Advancing Practice Providers – Thought Leaders Committee member • National Cancer Institute/National Institute of Health – Genetic/Genomic Nursing Advisory Panel member for Nursing Genetics Tool Kit Development • March of Dimes: Walk for Babies Dallas – Steering Committee member • Fit for Soul – board member
Cindy Ekes, B.S.N., M.A., NEA-BC; Texas Health Dallas, board member, North Texas Organization of Nurse Executives
Sean Faulkner, B.S.N., R.N., B.A., SCRN, CA-SANE; Texas Health Dallas, education director, American Assembly for Men in Nursing, Dallas Metro Chapter
Texas Health Dallas
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Lori Krogman, M.S.N., R.N.; Texas Health HEB, board
June Marshall, D.N.P., R.N., NEA-BC; Texas Health Resources, board member, DFW Great 100 Nurses; Advancing Practice Team co-lead, Texas Team Regional Action Coalition; North Region director, Texas Nurses Association; member and expert advisor, Texas Nurses Association Policy Council
Amy McCarthy, B.S.N., RNC-MNN; Texas Health Dallas, board member – communications chair, DFW Great 100 Nurses
Barbara McGarrah, B.S.N., R.N., CWON; Texas Health Fort Worth, board of directors member, United Ostomy Association of America, Fort Worth Chapter
Cathy McNeill, M.S., R.N., CGRN, CCRC, CCRP; Texas Health Fort Worth, chair, Society of Clinical Research Associates, DFW Chapter
Sandy Minchew, B.S.N., R.N., CNOR; Texas Health Dallas, past president, American Operating Room Nurses, Dallas Chapter
Association, Dallas Fort Worth Chapter; member, eCQM Tobacco Measures Committee
Trang Nguyen, B.S.N., R.N., NE-BC; Texas Health Dallas, treasurer, North Texas Organization of Nurse Executives
Greta Pardue, M.S.N., R.N.; Texas Health Dallas, board member, North Texas Chapter of Philippine Nurses Association Sherry Parkhurst, M.S., B.S.N., R.N., R.N.-BC; Texas Health Fort Worth, Recognition Committee member, Association for Nursing Professional Development
Caryn Paulos, M.S.N., R.N.-BC; Texas Health Resources, president-elect, Texas Health Ministry Network
Michelle Pecenka, B.S.N., R.N.; Texas Health Allen, advisory board member, North Texas Organization of Nurse Executives
Brian Primm, M.S.N., R.N., C.N.L.; Texas Health Plano, vice president, Clinical Nurse Leader Association, North Texas Chapter
Jennifer Rainer, M.B.A., M.S.N., R.N., CPHQ, NEA-BC; Texas Health Dallas, Patient and Family Support Committee chair, Society of Critical Care Medicine
Neelam Rajani, B.S.N., R.N., CGRN; Texas Health Dallas, member of board of directors, North Texas Society Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates
Sarah Moody, D.N.P., R.N., NEA-BC; Texas Health Dallas
Florence Raquepo, B.S.N., RNC-NIC; Texas Health Fort Worth, president, National Association of Neonatal Nurses, Fort Worth Chapter
• Texas Nurses Association – treasurer
Christine Russe, M.S.N., R.N., CEN, CPEN; Texas Health
Cory Franks, M.S.N., R.N., C.N.L.; Texas Health Alliance,
• Texas Nurses Foundation – board of directors member
president, Clinical Nurse Leader Association, North Texas Chapter
• Texas Peer Assistance Program for Nurses – board of directors member
Cavelle Frederick, M.S.N., R.N., CNOR; Texas Health
• Texas Nurses Association Political Action Committee – board of directors member
Plano, state trauma chair, Texas Emergency Nurses Association; past-president and Trauma Committee chair, Dallas County Emergency Nurses Association; State Council Achievement Award Committee member, Emergency Nurses Association; RN specialty certification advocate, Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing
Brenda Franke, B.S.N., R.N., IBCLC; Texas Health Plano, Exam Writers Committee member, Ethics and Discipline Committee member, International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners
Dallas, board member, American Operating Room Nurses, Dallas Chapter
Rose Gaylor, R.N., CNOR; Texas Health Dallas, past president, American Operating Room Nurses, Dallas Chapter
Jamie Glass, B.S.N., RNC-NIC; Texas Health Dallas, president-elect, North Texas Association of Neonatal Nurses
treasurer, Clinical Nurse Leader Association
Cole Edmonson, D.N.P., R.N., NEA-BC, FACHE;
secretary, North Texas Association of Neonatal Nurses
Carol Hardin, M.S.N., R.N.; Texas Health Dallas, vice president, Texas Nurses Association, District 4
• Texas Tech University School of Nursing – Advisory Council member • Texas Christian University – Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences – Graduate Programs Advisory Council member
Cynthia Murphy, B.S.N., M.B.A., R.N., CCRN, SCRN; Texas Health Dallas, past president, American Association of Neurologic Nurses
Brunella Neely, M.S.N., R.N., CMSRN, C.N.L.; Texas Health
• Texas Organization of Nurse Executives – president
Casey Hewes, B.S.N., R.N.; Texas Health Dallas, president-
• DFW Great 100 Nurses – president
elect, American Assembly for Men in Nursing, Texas Chapter
• Texas Team – co-chair
Laura Hixon, B.S.N., R.N.; Texas Health Arlington Memorial,
• Patient Advocacy and Education Board, St. Louis, Mo. – member
president, National Association of Orthopedic Nurses, Fort Worth Chapter
Fort Worth, secretary, Clinical Nurse Leaders Association, North Texas Chapter
Tanna Nelson, M.S.N., R.N.-BC, CPHIMS; Texas Health
Lola Rust, R.N., B.S.; Texas Health Resources, member, National HIMSS Davies Committee
Elizabeth Samuelson, B.S.N., R.N., R.N.-BC; Texas Health Dallas, secretary, Dallas Chapter American Association of Neuroscience Nurses
Amy Sears, R.N.; Texas Health Alliance, co-chair, Association of Women’s Health Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses, Cowtown Chapter
Sue Sebazco, M.B.S., R.N., CIC; Texas Health Arlington Memorial, State of Texas advisory panel member, Texas Department of State Health Services HAI and PAE Advisory Panel
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Cathleen Shellnutt, M.S.N., APRN, AGCNS-BC; Texas
Banks, D.; Texas Health Resources. Full Deployment of the
Franks, C.; Texas Health Alliance. Starting a Local Chapter
Law, B.; Texas Health Fort Worth. Navigating the Road
Health Dallas, past-president, North Texas Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates
CNL Model at the Bedside in a 14-Hospital System. American Association of Colleges of Nursing 2015 CNL Summit, Lake Buena Vista, Fla., January 2015.
of CNLA. American Association of Colleges of Nursing 2015 CNL Summit, Lake Buena Vista, Fla., January 2015.
to Breast Milk Sharing. Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses, Long Beach, Calif., June 2015.
Deborah Stabell-Tran, M.S., B.S.N., R.N., SCRN, NE-BC; Texas Health Dallas, president, American Association of Neurologic Nurses, Dallas Chapter
Beth Stenson, R.N., B.S., CWON; Texas Health Fort Worth, board of directors member, United Ostomy Association of America, Fort Worth Chapter
Karen Sullivan, R.N.; Texas Health Plano, secretary, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, Dallas County Chapter
Kari Swanson, B.S.N., RNC-NIC; Texas Health Dallas, director of membership, North Texas Association of Neonatal Nurses
Josh Tippy, B.S.N., R.N., NE-BC; Texas Health Dallas, president, American Assembly for Men in Nursing, Dallas Metro Chapter
Barbara True, M.N., CNS, RNC-OB, C-EFM; Texas Health Arlington Memorial • Association of Women’s Health Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses - Perinatal Education and Orientation Program author/reviewer, Texas State Conference Planning Committee member, American Academy of Family Physicians Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics Advisory Board representative, Intermediate and Advanced Fetal Monitoring Practices and Principles program instructor • American Academy of Family Physicians - American Academy of Family Physicians Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics Advisory Board member, Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics program author, Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics program advisory faculty
Olivia Whitaker, B.S.N., R.N.; Texas Health Dallas, director
Texas Health Resources. Development of an Innovative and Transparent Peer-to-Peer Process. American Nurses Credentialing Center National Magnet Conference®, Atlanta, Ga., October 2015.
Buller, L.; Canon, L.; Hodo, A.; Texas Health Fort Worth. And the Evidence Shows…Using Specialty Certification from The Joint Commission Improves Quality. 26th International Nursing Research Congress, San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 2015.
C-diff Six Sigma/LEAN Project. 2015 Clinical Nurse Leader Association Regional Conference, Birmingham, Ala., October 2015.
Lee, J.; Marshall, J.; Texas Health Dallas. Civility Dashboard Index and RN Float Pool Survey. Children’s Medical Center Nursing Leadership, Dallas, Texas, July 2015.
Gardner, C.; Hailey, A.; Prichard, C.; Newcomb, P.; Texas
Marshall, J.; Texas Health Resources. Why Keep Going?
Health Fort Worth. Wired to the Workplace. AONE 2015: Empowering Leaders, Igniting Change, Phoenix, Ariz., April 2015.
North Texas Regional Team Summit, Fort Worth, Texas, June 2015.
Garich, C.; Texas Health Resources. Psych DSM-5 and
of Medicine Future of Nursing Overview. Texas Team Action Coalition: Advancing Practice Team Update. Texas Team Upper Rio Grande Region Future of Nursing Symposium, El Paso, Texas, November 2015.
Treatment Plan Documentation. Epic XGM Conference, Madison, Wisc., March 2015.
Hailey, A.; Newcomb, P.; Prichard, C.; Texas Health Fort Buller, L.; Brown, H.; Texas Health Fort Worth. Addressing the Workforce Shortage: Innovative Approaches to Primary Palliative Care Education. 2015 Center to Advance Palliative Care Seminar, San Antonio, Texas, November 2015.
Carmen, S.; Hampton, M.; Texas Health Fort Worth. Displaying Clinical Excellence on Hospital Units: Transparency Drives Interdisciplinary Approaches to Improving Patient Care Outcomes. American Association of Colleges of Nursing 2015 CNL Summit, Lake Buena Vista, Fla., January 2015.
Clark, J.; Texas Health Resources. Unity Through Engagement: How Frontline Staff Led the Way to Professional Practice Model Enculteration. Wellstar Kennestone Grand Rounds, Atlanta, Ga., October 2015. The Dream Team: A New Twist on Care Management Design. The Healthcare Roundtable for Executives in Patient Care Services, Santa Fe, N.M., April 2015.
Worth. Wired to the Workplace. Texas Nurses’ Association District 3, Fort Worth, Texas, September 2015.
Hammond, S.; Texas Health Cleburne. RN vs. MD-Led Transitional Care Models. Catalyst Academy, Long Beach, Calif., September 2015.
Hammond, S.; Black, D.; Texas Health Cleburne. Decreasing Unnecessary Readmissions to the ED While Increasing Access to PCPs in Johnson County. RHP 9 and 10 DSRIP Learning Collaborative, May 2015.
Hampton, M.; Texas Health Fort Worth. Self-Efficacy of Caregiving and Caregiver Stress in Adult Informal Caregivers of Individuals at the End-of-Life. 43rd Sigma Theta Tau Biennial Convention, Las Vegas, Nev., November 2015.
Heard-Anthony, S.; Texas Health Dallas. A Stroke Nurse’s Perspective: Getting Certified, SCRN Exam, A Stroke of Knowledge, Dallas, Texas, April 2015.
of programs, North Texas Association of Neonatal Nurses
Clark, J.; Aznavorian, R.; Texas Health Resources. Got
Holland, J.; Manns, D.; Teague, M.; Texas Health Arlington
Gayle Wilkins, M.S.N., R.N., ONC; Texas Health Fort Worth,
Staffing? How Not to Outsource Your Most Valuable Resource. AONE Conference, Phoenix, Ariz., April 2015.
Memorial. Gimme Five! Achieving a World-Class Culture During Initial Magnet® Recognition. American Nurses Credentialing Center National Magnet Conference®, Atlanta, Ga., October 2015.
president, Oncology Nursing Society, Fort Worth Regional Chapter
Kathy Wright, R.N.; Texas Health Plano, president, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, Dallas County Chapter
PODIUM PRESENTATIONS Adams, L.; Texas Health Kaufman. Care Coordination: Focus on Rural Access and Underserved Populations. American Association of Colleges of Nursing 2015 CNL Summit, Lake Buena Vista, Fla., January 2015.
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Bruce, J., Texas Health Fort Worth; Hobbs, T., Texas Health Alliance; Kennedy, D., Texas Health Denton; Spears, P.,
Franks, C.; Mundackal, G.; Texas Health Alliance. Reducing
Edmonson, C.; Texas Health Dallas. Magnet® Nurses Respond to a Public Health Emergency. American Nurses Credentialing Center National Magnet Conference®, Atlanta, Ga., October 2015.
Humphries, L.; Texas Health Southwest. Carbs: Insulin Outcomes. Texas CNS, Fort Worth, Texas.
Eidson, S.; Texas Health Fort Worth. Late Preterm Initiative
Kelly, P.; Texas Health Dallas. Genomics for the DNP Nurse
for Wearing Orange Hats. DFW Collaborative, Grapevine, Texas, September 2015.
Leader. Texas Tech DNP Program, January 2015. Genomics for the Clinical Nurse Leader: No Longer Optional. Clinical Nurse Leader Association, North Texas Chapter, March 2015.
Fedroff, S.; Texas Health Dallas. A Stroke Can Happen Anywhere: In-House Stroke Activations, A Stroke of Knowledge, Dallas, Texas, April 2015.
Baldwin, K.; Sleutel, M.; Texas Health Resources. Critically
Feeler, A.; Texas Health Dallas. TQIP Basics for TPMs. TQIP
Reading and Appraising Research Studies. Symposium, Fort Worth, Texas, September 2015.
Scientific Annual Meeting and Training, Nashville, Tenn., November 2015.
Klacman, A.; Texas Health Dallas. RQI Implementation at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas. 16th Association of Nurses in Professional Development, Las Vegas, Nev., July 2015. Blended Learning: A Case for the AHA HeartCode Programs, 28th American Heart Association Regional Conference, July 2015.
Marshall, J.; Lawson, L.; Texas Health Resources. Institute
McNeill, C.; Texas Health Fort Worth. The New Common Rule. DFW Chapter Meeting of SoCRA, October/November 2015.
Mitchell, M.B.; Texas Health Resources. We Save Lives: A Nursing Informatics Perspective on Patient Safety. New England Nursing Informatics Consortium, Waltham, Mass., April 2015. Informatics and Quality: Pushing the Performance Envelope. CNIO Academy, February 2015. Keeping Quality and Patient Safety on the Forefront. Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society NI Institute, Orlando, Fla., January 2015.
Mitchell, M.B.; Fields, W.; Texas Health Resources. The Power of Electronic Health Records and How They Affect Nursing. National Teaching Institute, San Diego, Calif., May 2015.
Mitchell, M.B.; McBride, S.; Tietze, M.; Texas Health Resources. Nursing Approaches to Analytics. American Nursing Informatics Association National Conference, Philadelphia, Penn., April 2015. Mitchell, M.B.; Padden, J.; Texas Health Resources; Edmonson, C.; Texas Health Dallas. Emerging Disease: To Ebola and Beyond. Epic Nursing Advisory Council, Verona, Wisc., March 2015.
Mitchell, M.B.; Wood, L.; Texas Health Resources. Shaping the New Frontier of Patient Engagement. Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society National Conference, February 2015.
Neely, B.; Texas Health Fort Worth. Willy Nilly is Ineffective: Specific Steps to Implementing the CNL Role. American Association of Colleges of Nursing 2015 CNL Summit, Lake Buena Vista, Fla., January 2015.
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Nelson, T.; Padden, J.; Texas Health Resources. Emerging
Stengem, D.; Hafley, J.; Newcomb, P.; Texas Health Fort
Gardner, C.; Hailey, A.; Prichard, C.; Newcomb, P.;
McNeill, C.; Texas Health Fort Worth. Controlled
Disease: The Texas Health Ebola Response. Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Texas Regional, Austin, Texas, February 2015.
Worth. Safe Zone Implementation in Contact Isolation Rooms: Can the Simplicity of Duct Tape Improve the Patient Experience? American Association of Colleges of Nursing 2015 CNL Summit, Lake Buena Vista, Fla., January 2015. 43rd Sigma Theta Tau Biennial Convention, Las Vegas, Nev., November 2015.
Texas Health Fort Worth. Wired to the Workplace. Nursing Management Congress, Orlando, Fla., October 2015.
Resuscitation in Hypotensive Trauma Patients. National SoCRA Meeting, Denver, Colo., September 2015.
Hampton, M.; Carmen, S.; Texas Health Fort Worth.
McWilliams-Ross, K.; Collinge, D.; Fitzpatrick, R.; Holland, Z.; Texas Health Fort Worth. Before and After
Nichols, D.; Murph, S.; Texas Health Plano. Expect the Unexpected. Annual Perinatal Leadership Forum, Dallas, Texas, November 2015.
Normand, L.; Texas Health Cleburne. Clique Behavior. Nursing Management Congress, Orlando, Fla., October 2015.
Paulos, C.; Texas Health Resources. Conductors: Creating a Culture of Excellence Within the Practice of Faith Community Nursing. Westberg Symposium, Memphis, Tenn., April 2015. Faith Community Nursing at Texas Health Resources. U.S. Health Forum, Houston, Texas, September 2015.
Perry, L.; Texas Health HEB. Will Delaying the First Newborn Bath for at Least Six Hours Improve Breastfeeding Rates? Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses Cowtown Chapter meeting, Fort Worth, Texas, November 2015.
Russe, C.; Texas Health Plano. Code Stroke + Disaster = No Problem: Validating Stroke Process. Emergency Nurses Association, Orlando, Fla., October 2015. Understanding Workplace Violence: What ED Managers Need to Know. Essential in Emergency Nursing Conference, San Antonio, Texas, September 2015. Workplace Violence in the Emergency Department: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Dallas County Emergency Nursing Association Chapter Meeting, Plano, Texas, November 2015.
Russell, J.; Sosebee, T.; Texas Health Azle. ‘Round and ‘Round We Go. Premier Breakthrough Conference, National Harbor, Md., June 2015.
Experienced Nurse into the Role of Clinical Nurse Leader. American Association of Colleges of Nursing 2015 CNL Summit, Lake Buena Vista, Fla., January 2015.
Thurab-Hunt, F.; Texas Health Plano. Mother’s Own Milk Initiative. DFW Collaborative, Dallas, Texas, September 2015.
True, B.; Cochrane, C.; Sleutel, M.; Newcomb, P.; Texas Health Fort Worth. Developing and Testing the Vaginal Delivery Safety Checklist. Premier Breakthrough Conference, National Harbor, Md., June 2015.
Voncina, G.; Texas Health Fort Worth. Effects of Family Visitation on Staff Attitudes in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit. 43rd Sigma Theta Tau Biennial Convention, Las Vegas, Nev., November 2015.
POSTER PRESENTATIONS Bruton, C.; Texas Health HEB. Music Does Soothe the Soul. Sigma Theta Tau International Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 2015.
Corrales, J.; Texas Health Dallas. Out to Eat. American Association of Colleges of Nursing 2015 CNL Summit, Lake Buena Vista, Fla., January 2015.
Cox, L.; Wilson, M.; Kelly, P.; Nakashima, C.; Ice, S.; Morse, E.; Vuong, E.; Philip, G.; Texas Health Dallas. The
McWilliams-Ross, K.; Alexander, R.; Allen, Y.; Texas Health
Primary Care Hospital Follow-Up Among Older Adults in Rural and Semi-Rural Communities. American Association of Colleges of Nursing 2015 CNL Summit, Lake Buena Vista, Fla., January 2015; 2015 Summer Institute, San Antonio, Texas, August 2015.
Fort Worth. Intermediate Care for the High Risk Geriatric Hip Fracture. Creating a Best Practice Osteoporosis Protocol in Elderly Hip Fracture Patients. Nurses Improving Care for Health System Elders, Orlando, Fla., April 2015.
Johnson, M.; Texas Health Fort Worth. Reducing Foley Catheter Days and Infection in an Acute Care Setting: Using the Urinary Catheter Bundle. 26th International Nursing Research Congress, San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 2015.
Health Fort Worth. Before and After Implementation of an Open Fracture Protocol at a Level 2 Trauma Center. National Association of Orthopaedic Nurse Conference, Nashville, Tenn., May 2015.
Jones, M.; Thomas, D.; Newcomb, P.; Texas Health
McWilliams-Ross, K.; Alexander, R.; Cervantes, V.; Texas
Specialty Hospital. Caring at the Bedside: A Comparison of Patient and Nurse Perceptions of Caring. American Association of Colleges of Nursing 2015 CNL Summit, Lake Buena Vista, Fla., January 2015.
Health Fort Worth. Journey to Joint Commission Disease Specific Certification in Orthopedic Trauma. National Association of Orthopaedic Nurse Conference, Nashville, Tenn., May 2015.
Kaur, G.; Danielson, B.; Johnson, N.; Green, T.; Gunn, K.; Hermann, J.; Borjig, I.; Pecenka, M.; Tran, J.; Texas Health
McWilliams-Ross, K.; Alexander, R.; Jeffrey-King, S.; Texas
Dallas. An Interdisciplinary Approach to Reduce Intensive Care Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections (CLABSIs) using Lean Six Sigma. Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology Conference, Nashville, Tenn., June 2015.
Keever, M.; Curlee, K.; Pinyan, T.; Texas Health Cleburne.
Lone Star State User Group Meeting, Dallas, Texas, April 2015.
Innovative Family-Centered Care Model. Texas Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses Conference, Montgomery, Texas, April 2015.
Shellnutt, C.; Texas Health Dallas. Tracking Scopes: Best
Craft, K.; Texas Health Cleburne. Family-Centered Cesarean
Langston, K.; McNeill, D.; Hillin, S.; Texas Health Fort
Practices for Identifying Endoscopes During Cleaning and Patient Use. ECRI Institute: Web Conference for National SGNA Members, September 2015. Advances in Endoscopy Reprocessing and its Impact on Pathogen Transmission, Society for Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Dallas, Texas, October 2015.
Spears, P.; Banks, D.; Texas Health Resources. Acute Care Model Redesign: Clinical Nurse Leaders Partner with the Care Team. American Nurses Credentialing Center National Magnet Conference®, Atlanta, Ga., October 2015.
Spears, P.; Banks, D.; Petrillo, S.; Texas Health Resources. The Dream Team: A New Twist on Care Management Design. Association of Nurse Executives 2015 National Conference, Phoenix, Ariz., April 2015.
Sections. Texas Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses Conference, Montgomery, Texas, April 2015.
Eidson, S.; Texas Health Fort Worth. Orange, You Happy? Health Texas Mother and Babies Conference, Houston, Texas, June 2015. Collaborating with Cooks and Baylor All Saints on Forming a NANN Chapter. National Association of Neonatal Nurses Conference, Dallas, Texas, October 2015.
Eidson, S.; Canon, L.; Texas Health Fort Worth. H.E.A.T. National Association of Neonatal Nurses Conference, Dallas, Texas, October 2015.
Franks, C.; Texas Heath Alliance. Daily Grand Rounds. 2015 Clinical Nurse Leader Association Regional Conference, Birmingham, Ala., October 2015.
Implementation of an Open Fracture Protocol at a Level 2 Trauma Center. Society of Trauma Nurses, Jacksonville, Fla., March 2015.
Hardman, B.; Newcomb, P.; Texas Health Azle. Barrier to
Hybrid Journal Club: A Pilot Study. Association of Nurses in Professional Development, Las Vegas, Nev., July 2015.
Rust, L.; Texas Health Resources. Alaris IV Pump Integration.
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Stengem, D.; Texas Health Fort Worth. The Transition from
Displaying Clinical Excellence: Innovative Transparency Creates World Class Patient Care. American Nurses Credentialing Center National Magnet Conference®, Atlanta, Ga., October 2015.
Worth. Reaching Out for Excellence in Perinatal Care: A Collaborative Program to Provide Perinatal Continuing Education for Nurses Who Transfer Obstetric/Neonatal Patients for Advanced Care. Association of Nursing Professional Development, Las Vegas, Nev., July 2015.
Lupo, C.; Texas Health Fort Worth. Moving Forward: Using Clinical Nurse Leaders to Change the Direction of Interdisciplinary Rounding. American Association of Colleges of Nursing 2015 CNL Summit, Lake Buena Vista, Fla., January 2015.
Mathews, A.; Philip, G.; Melton, T.; Uytico, F.; Texas Health Dallas. Clinical Nurse Leader Led Daily Care Briefings Work to Reduce LOS, HAI, and 30-Day Readmissions. 2015 Summer Institute – UT Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, August 2015.
McWilliams-Ross, K.; Collinge, C.; Giauque, J.; Texas
Health Fort Worth. Creating a Best Practice Osteoporosis Protocol in Elderly Hip Fracture Patients. National Association of Orthopaedic Nurse Conference, Nashville, Tenn., May 2015.
Mitchell, M.; Texas Health Cleburne. Water Births in a Community Hospital. Texas Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses Conference, Montgomery, Texas, April 2015.
Nguyen, C.; Texas Health Dallas. Transformational Leadership: Changing the Culture on a Medical-Surgical Unit. Medical Surgical Nurses Conference, Las Vegas, Nev., September 2015.
Normand, L.; Texas Health Cleburne. Clique Behavior. Nursing Management Congress, Orlando, Fla., October 2015.
Normand, L.; Black, D.; Baldwin, K.; Texas Health Cleburne. Leaders on the Frontline: Redefining the Charge Nurse Role. American Organization of Nurse Executives Conference, Phoenix, Ariz., April 2015.
Parkhurst, S.; Texas Health Fort Worth. Replicating UnitBased Council Success Throughout a Large Organization. American Nurses Credentialing Center National Magnet Conference®, Atlanta, Ga., October 2015.
Pinyan, T.; Texas Health Cleburne. Nurse Pioneer Practice in the Use of Nitrous Oxide for Labor Analgesia. Texas Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses Conference, Montgomery, Texas, April 2015.
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Raquepo, F.; Texas Health Fort Worth. Implementing
Williams, K.; Texas Health Fort Worth. Skin to Skin Care
Hardman, B.; Newcomb, P.; Texas Health Azle. Barrier
Voncina, G.; Newcomb, P.; Texas Health Fort Worth.
Breastfeeding in the Low Birth Weight Infant. National Association of Neonatal Nurses Conference, Dallas, Texas, October 2015.
Improves Procedural Pain in Newborns. Texas Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses Conference, Montgomery, Texas, April 2015. 2015 Lamaze & ICEA Conference, Las Vegas, Nev., September 2015.
to Primary Care Hospital Follow-Up Among Older Adults in Rural and Semi-Rural Communities, Applied Nursing Research Journal, May 2015.
Effects of Family Visitations on Staff Attitudes in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit, Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing, December 2015.
Kelly, P.; Texas Health Dallas. Letter to the Editor: Genomic
to Extend the Care Continuum from the Hospital to the Faith Community. Health Ministries Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, La., August 2015.
WEBINAR PRESENTATIONS
Resources, Journal for Nurse Practitioners, September 2015.
Washawsky, N.; Joseph, M.; Fowler, D.; Edmonson, C.; Nelson-Brantley, H.; Kowalski, K.; Texas Health
Klacman, A.; Texas Health Dallas. RQI User Experience.
Robbins, K.; Texas Health Cleburne. Obstructive Sleep
American Heart Association, July 2015.
Apnea Assessment. American Nurses Credentialing Center Pathway to Excellence Conference, Louisville, Ky., May 2015.
McWilliams-Ross, K.; Texas Health Fort Worth. Creating a
Pressure Therapy for Wound Healing in the Extremely Low-Birth-Weight Infant, Journal of Wound, Ostomy & Continence Nursing, July/August 2015.
Reyna, M.; Texas Health Resources. Using Patient Education
Russe, C.; Texas Health Plano. Code Stroke + Disaster = No Problem: Validating Stroke Process. Emergency Nurses Association, Orlando, Fla., October 2015. Keeping Your Head in the Game: Implementing a Concussion Center. Emergency Nurses Association, Orlando, Fla., October 2015.
Slatton, K.; Texas Health Alliance. Using Interprofessional Team Collaboration, Logic Model and Conceptual Framework for Successful Cardiac Catheterization Lab. National DNP Conference, Seattle, Wash., September 2015.
Spears, M.J.; Texas Health Cleburne. Keep Moving. American Association of Colleges of Nursing 2015 CNL Summit, Lake Buena Vista, Fla., January 2015.
Steinert, A.; Texas Health Southwest. APPlications in Neonatal Medicine. National Neonatal Nursing Conference, July 2015.
Tippy, J.; Hogg, K.; Irving, C.; Uytico, F.; Rios, M.; Bellagwa, M.; Farris, R.; Browne, A.; Thomas, L.; Texas Health Dallas. Patient-Centered Care: Patients Speak, Nurses Listen – Empowering Nurses to Innovate. American Nurses Credentialing Center National Magnet Conference®, Atlanta, Ga., October 2015.
True, B.; Cochrane, C.; Sleutel, M.; Newcomb, P.; Atkins, B.; Tullar, P.; Texas Health Fort Worth. Developing and Testing the Vaginal Delivery Safety Checklist (electronic poster). 2015 American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting, San Francisco, Calif., May 2015.
True, B.; Cochrane, C.; Sleutel, M.; Newcomb, P.; Texas Health Fort Worth. World Class Deliveries: Developing and Testing an Innovative Vaginal Delivery Safety Checklist. American Nurses Credentialing Center National Magnet Conference®, Atlanta, Ga., October 2015.
Wilkins, G.; McGuirk, D.; Miller, D.; Rodriguez, K.; Newcomb, P.; Texas Health Fort Worth. How Women Decide: A Breast Cancer Study. Oncology Nursing Society’s 40th Annual Congress, Orlando, Fla., April 2015. 2015 Summer Institute – UT Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, August 2015. 34
Best Practice Osteoporosis Protocol in Elderly Hip Fracture Patients. Nurses Improving Care for Health System Elders, September 2015.
Mitchell, M.B.; Texas Health Resources. How the Five Rights
McGarrah, B.; Texas Health Fort Worth. Using Negative
Mitchell, M.B.; Texas Health Resources. Electronic Health Record, Nursing Informatics for Advanced Practice Nurses, 2015. We Save Lives: An Informatics Perspective on Innovation, Nursing Management, January 2015.
of Clinical Communication Put Nurses Back at the Bedside. Becker, June 2015.
Morelock, S.; Texas Health Allen. Disparities in Healthcare:
PUBLICATIONS
Newcomb, P.; Texas Health Fort Worth. Barriers to Primary
Blair, S.; Bratton, M.; Texas Health Fort Worth. Patient Handling and Time Outs: The Way to Sustain Safety, Nursing Management, June 2015.
Night Shift Nurses, RN Journal, May 2015. Care Hospital Follow-Up Among Older Adults in Rural or Semi-Rural Communities, Applied Nursing Research, 2015.
Nguyen, C.; Texas Health Dallas. Time for a Unit Culture Makeover? Nursing Management, October 2015.
Clark, J.; Texas Health Resources. Editor, Nurse Leader (including Leader to Watch interview), June 2015.
Padden, J.; Texas Health Resources. Frontline Staff Input
Drake, K.; Texas Health Fort Worth. Leadership Q&A:
Helps Build a Better EHR System, OR Manager, November 2015.
Help for a Unit-Based Council, Nursing Management, March 2015. Leadership Q&A: Becoming a Chairperson, Nursing Management, June 2015. Regulatory Update: CoPs for Nursing Services, Nursing Management, July 2015. Leadership Q&A: The Lowdown on Managing Down, Nursing Management, September 2015.
Duffey, P.; Texas Health Specialty Hospital. My Nursing Journey: A Hospital System Improves Professional Development for Staff Nurses, Nurse Leader, June 2015.
Edmonson, C.; Texas Health Dallas. Strengthening Moral Courage Among Nurse Leaders, Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, February 2015. Moving Forward: Lessons from Unplanned Change, Journal of Nursing Administration, February 2015.
Edmonson, C.; Asturi, E.; Texas Health Dallas. Built to Last: A Culture of Courage, Excellence, and Resilience, Nurse Leader, June 2015.
George, V.; Texas Health Plano. Shared Governance: Every Nurse a Leader, Indian American Nurses Association of North Texas, May 2015.
Gracia, A.; Cheirif, J.; Veliz, J.; Reyna, M.; Vecchio, M.; Aryal, S.; Texas Health Resources. Harnessing Data to Assess
Dallas. Pioneering Through Chaos, Journal of Nursing Administration, March 2015.
Wilson, M.; Ice, S.; Nakashima, C.; Cox, L.; Morse, E.; Philip, G.; Vuong, E.; Texas Health Dallas. Striving for Evidence-Based Practice Innovations Through a Hybrid Model Journal Club: A Pilot Study, Nurse Educator Update, March 2015.
Wilson, M.; Sleutel, M.; Newcomb, P.; Behan, D.; Walsh, J.; Wells, J.N.; Baldwin, K.; Texas Health Resources. Empowering Nursing with Evidence-Based Practice Environments: Surveying Magnet®, Pathway to Excellence, and Non-Magnet Facilities in One Health Care System, Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, February 2015.
Witham, W.; McNeill, C.; Patel, S.; Texas Health Fort Worth. Rebound Coagulopathy in Patients with Snakebite Presenting with Marked Initial Coagulopathy, Wilderness & Environmental Medicine, June 2015.
Prichard, C.; Newcomb, P.; Texas Health Fort Worth. Benefit to Family Members of Delivering Hand Massage with Essential Oils to Critically Ill Patients, American Journal of Critical Care, September 2015.
Sleutel, P.; Wilson, M.; Barbosa-Leiker, C.; Texas Health Arlington Memorial. Psychometric Testing of the Healthcare EBP Assessment Tool (HEAT), December 2015.
Teague, M.; Manns, D.; Sleutel, M.; Texas Health Arlington Memorial. Learning from the Field: How Our Professional Practice Model Became a Magnet® Exemplar (part of book chapter), Professional Practice Models in Nursing: Leading Successful Health Systems Integration, Chapter 9, 2015.
Tilahun, B.; Faust, A.; McCorstin, P.; Ortegon, A.; Texas Health Dallas. Nasal Colonization and Lower Respiratory Tract Infections with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, American Journal of Critical Care, January 2015.
True, B.; Cochrane, C.; Sleutel, M.; Newcomb, P.; Texas Health Arlington Memorial. Teaming Up for Safe Deliveries: Developing and Testing a Vaginal Delivery Safety Checklist, Obstetrics and Gynecology, May 2015.
Equity of Care by Race, Ethnicity and Language, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, December 2015. 35
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