Our Stories
Texas Children’s is filled with amazing and inspirational stories of our nursing team’s dedication to improving the quality of care we deliver to children and women. Our nurses are leading quality and safety initiatives, and together they are building on a strong foundation, which has led to many successes.
Below are some of our nursing stories that demonstrate the compassion, collaboration and ingenuity that goes into the work our nurses do every day across Texas Children’s Hospital system.
2022
- Barbara Elias recognized as top Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Coordinator in the nation
- Congratulations to Lauren Salinas, one of this year’s winners of the Vanguard Award for Clinical Nurse Leaders (CNL)
- Fostering collaboration through Inaugural Student Nurse Grand Rounds
2021
- Texas Children’s nurses recognized with 2021 Excellence in Nursing Award from Good Samaritan Foundation
- Texas Children’s Nurses Week celebrates the resilience, dedication of our 3,500+ heroes
- Nurses Week begins with announcement of 2021 Nursing Excellence Award recipients
- Global HOPE joins African partners to host Nursing and Pharmacy Virtual Workshop
- Nursing and partners collaborate to make Smart Pump Interoperability Project a success
- Recognizing Certified Nurses Day – March 19
- Texas Children’s expands Wound Care services with opening of new West Campus clinic
- Clinical Research Team: Our hope for a brighter future, one COVID-19 vaccine at a time
- The DAISY Award : Recognizing extraordinary nurses who go above and beyond for their patients
- Books@Heart Program: How our nurses are championing an early childhood literacy program for patients in the Heart Center
2020
- Nurse develops novel approach to medical simulation for PIV and port training
- COVID-19 study, recruitment underway to assess emotional impact on children and their families
- National Nurses Week celebrates the resilience, dedication of our 3,700+ heroes
- Texas Children’s DNP graduates share their journey, reflections on graduation
- Nursing launches system wide initiative, takes CPR training to the next level
2019
- Professional Day 2019 draws impressive turnout despite Tropical Storm Imelda
- Texas Children’s wound ostomy nurses play critical role in patient care, outcomes
- Texas Children’s receives national recognition for sepsis improvement efforts
- Texas Children’s DNP graduates share their journey, reflections on graduation
- Texas Children’s launches Positive Patient Identification (PPID) campaign
- Nurses Week celebrates accomplishments
- Shamrock Award recognizes employees, teams for championing patient safety
- Texas Children’s Lester and Sue Smith Legacy Tower reaches one year milestone
- Smith Legacy Tower reaches milestones, West Tower backfill project begins
2018
- Texas Children’s received Magnet re-designation for nursing excellence
- Legacy Tower phase one update since historic opening
- Texas Children’s opens first phase of Legacy Tower with successful patient move
- Nurses participate in patient care simulations prior to Legacy Tower opening
- Nursing hosts successful virtual town hall, enhances nursing engagement
- Texas Children’s nurses recognized during National Nurses Week
- Houston Chronicle Salute to Nurses: Top 15 nurses receive honors
- Texas Children’s named CNOR strong for high certification of OR nurses
- Texas Children’s nurses bring holiday cheer to foster children
2017
- Nurses co-develop council to support innovative solutions in patient care
- Texas Children’s 3000+ nurses recognized during National Nurses Week
- Houston Chronicle Salute to Nurses: Top 10 nurses receive honors
- Texas Children’s nurses plan engagement surprise, wedding for patient family
- Texas Children’s reaches milestone in journey towards Magnet re-designation
- CPCU reaches 365 days and counting with zero CLABSI
- Texas Children’s Health Plan nurses named in Houston’s 150 top nurses
2016
- Pavilion for Women receive Baby Friendly Hospital designation
- Texas Children’s nurses contribute to Solutions for Patient Safety award
- Bad Pants Day honors contributions of Texas Children’s neonatal nurses
- Several Texas Children’s nurses receive GSF Excellence in Nursing Award
- New in situ simulation program enhances role clarity in high-risk emergencies
- Texas Children’s Cancer Center nurse serenading patient goes viral
- Pavilion for Women perioperative nursing leader elected ACORN president
2015
- Texas Children’s nurses lead first graduating class of APRNs from Texas Tech UHSC
- Veteran nurse selected to lead nurses on Special Isolation Unit’s Special Response Team
- Above and beyond: MFM nurses, staff spring into action to fulfill patient’s wedding wish