HOUSTON METHODIST ST. JOHN NEWS
THE DAISY AWARD
SWOOP METHOD A SUCCESS
Houston Methodist St. John uses a method known as SWOOP (Special Way of Obtaining Patients) for patient transfers from the Emergency Department to the nursing units. For this process, the unit nurse picks up the patient directly from the Emergency Department. The patient transfer is made safer by the inpatient nurse receiving a bedside report from the ED nurse with an opportunity to address any Jennifer Nevarez, RN, 3 Surgical, was named the DAISY Award winner for the questions or outstanding issues with the third quarter of 2015, and Gemi Sam, RN, 3 Medical, was the winner for the ED physician prior to transfer out of the fourth quarter. emergency department. To nominate one of your outstanding peers who have gone above and beyond, visit houstonmethodist.org/the-daisy-award to submit electronically.
WALSH NAMED NEW CNO Katherine Walsh, MS, DrPh, RN, NEA-BC, was named the new chief nursing officer for Houston Methodist St. John Hospital in December. She previously had the role of vice president of operations at Houston Methodist Hospital. Walsh holds Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in nursing from Texas Woman’s University, and a doctorate of public health from the University of Texas School of Public Health.
HOUSTON METHODIST ST. CATHERINE NEWS
THE DAISY AWARD
NURSING BOOT CAMP FOCUSES ON EDUCATION The first Nursing Boot Camp at the end of December offered a multitude of educational activities. Topics included new products and processes, advance directives, care plans, restraints, standards of practice, delirium and central lines.
FIRST LVAD PATIENT ADMITTED
Sherry Diers, RN, was named the December Daisy Award winner, out of 17 nominees for the month. This is St. Catherine’s second Daisy Award winner. 20 HOUSTON METHODIST NURSE • WINTER 2016
After six months of intensive education and training, HMSTC received its first LVAD (left ventricular assist device) patient on Dec. 28. Collaborative education and training with Houston Methodist Hospital has resulted in an expert multidisciplinary team including NPs, nurse educators, case managers, social workers and therapists to manage this special patient population. Daily LVAD huddles occur at the nurse’s station, with a review of the patient’s progress to goal, assessment of work flow and team activities. HMSTC continues to grow and has increased its capacity to 42 patients with the ability to care for four LVAD patients.