Liisa Ortegon, Chief Nursing Executive Vice President of Operations– Houston Methodist Hospital
Jane DeStefano, Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer– Houston Methodist San Jacinto Hospital
Janet Leatherwood, Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer– Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital
Sheila Fata, Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer– Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital
CREATING PATHS TO SUCCESS As a leading academic hospital system committed to recruiting and retaining the best and brightest nursing staff, Houston Methodist continuously seeks ways to provide innovative opportunities to support our nurses in their ongoing professional development. Our commitment is to collaborate with our nurses in crafting their career paths across the span of their professional lives. Every nurse’s career path is unique. This summer Houston Methodist Hospital once again welcomed a class of MAPP
Vicki Brownewell, Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer– Houston Methodist West Hospital
Sherri Tumbleson, Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer– Houston Methodist St. John Hospital
2014 EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS Rosario Alvarado Rebecca Bowman Donna Esposito Sarah Fleming Shuntá Fletcher Elizabeth Gigliotti
Beverly Hughes Beverley LaMoth Carlette Patterson Verna Simmons-Robinson Joy Shiller Robyn Washington
MAGAZINE EDITOR Kelli Gifford
GRAPHIC DESIGNER/PHOTOGRAPHER Phyllis Gillentine
students and PCA externs. Houston Methodist St. John Hospital joined the Houston Methodist Nurse Residency Program, welcoming its first group of graduate nurses. Houston Methodist West Hospital has offered more opportunities to learn through experience, and then testing that learning and its processes. For example, the stroke staff completed LMS modules before attending a stroke “lab” with hands-on practice in using the NIH stroke scale. Houston Methodist Willowbrook recently staged its quarterly education fair, discussing topics such as bedside reporting, restraints and sharps protection. HMWB also welcomed 14 graduate nurses as they began their UHC residency. Several continuing education opportunities are taking place in September and October at Houston Methodist Hospital and are open to all nurses from across the system. We encourage you all to participate. Visit houstonmethodist.org/nursingcontinuinged for more details.
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