Houston Methodist The Woodlands Welcomes New Leaders Houston Methodist The Woodlands welcomed nine new directors and an associate chief nursing officer to its staff at the end of September.
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Back Row (L to R):
Anita Farr, MSHA Director, Laboratory Services
Pablo Vasquez, MBA, RN, NEA-BC Associate Chief Nursing Officer
Alisha Estay, RN, CCRN, NE-BC Director, ICU
Paula Karonika Director, Supply Chain
Elaine Maduzia, MSN MHA RN CPHQ Director, Quality
Elizabeth Barnett, RN, RNC-OB Director, Birthing Center
Nichole Lilley, MSHA Director, Patient Access Services
Georgia McCool, RN, NE-BC Director, Med/Surg
Cynthia Johnson, RN Director, Emergency Services
Taylor Thompson, RN Director, Cath Lab
Pablo Vasquez, MBA, RN, NEA-BC joined the team in September as associate chief nursing officer. Vasquez has served in nursing leadership roles for more than 10 years, with expertise in critical care. He spent four years, from 200812, as director of nursing at Houston Methodist Hospital before spending three years as director of critical care services at CHI St. Luke’s The Woodlands Hospital. Vasquez earned an MBA in Healthcare Administration from the University of St. Thomas and is a member of several national nurses associations, including the American Association of Critical Care Nurses and Emergency Nurses Association. He is a lieutenant in the United States Navy Reserves and United States Navy Individual Ready Reserves.
Houston Methodist San Jacinto Hospital Renews Journal Club
Nurse Residency Program Welcomes 2016 Class
The Journal Club at Houston Methodist San Jacinto Hospital has been renewed, so nurses will continue to benefit from the exchange of ideas and information afforded them by this valuable resource. The Journal Club provides a forum for nurses and interprofessionals to review and appraise literature for evidence-based practices. The program calls for an article to be reviewed every other month by Journal Club members. The program is under the direction of Houston Methodist San Jacinto Magnet Program Director Kathy Arthurs, PhD, MSN, RN-BC, RNC-OB.
The Houston Methodist Nurse Residency Program (NRP) ensures that nurses do not start their journey alone, but are instead nurtured every step of the way. The NRP is designed to take new baccalaureate prepared nurse graduates beyond their formal education and offers practical solutions to dilemmas that nurses often face on the job.
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