Professional Contributions of Nursing at Baytown Hospital
Nursing mission: Houston Methodist nursing provides an environment in which excellent nursing practice, interprofessional collaboration, leadership, education and research ensure that patients, families and the community experience compassionate, value-based care through unparalleled safety, quality, service and innovation.
Nursing vision: We lead the world of nursing in an innovative and collaborative environment of excellence in patient care, education and research.
Philosophy of nursing: We believe the cornerstone of the Houston Methodist Professional Practice Model is a triad of:
- Leadership: Building value-driven partnerships with patients, families and the interprofessional team that yield high-quality care.
- Art: Caring for patients and families in a holistic way to meet clinical, psychological, educational and spiritual needs.
- Science: Improving outcomes through evidence-based practices, research, innovation and professional development.
Transformational Leadership
Nurse leaders and nurses at the bedside are transformational leaders who keep nursing goals aligned with the vision and mission of the hospital. They participate in leadership development and mentorship programs, and demonstrate advocacy and support on behalf of staff and patients.
Structural Empowerment of Nursing
Shared Governance — A Model for Nursing Leadership
Nurses at Houston Methodist Baytown are empowered to share experience and knowledge by participating in collective decision-making with interprofessional colleagues. Shared Governance is a decision-making model that offers clinicians the means to influence professional practice and the quality of patient care, as well as to build leadership skills. Shared Governance supports the strategic goals of nursing, thus providing better care to our patients and families.
The Shared Governance model allows nurses to independently exercise judgment in the clinical setting, which has been described by nurses as one of the most significant factors affecting job satisfaction and retention.
Houston Methodist Baytown Shared Governance Model
Recognition for Contributions to Professional Nursing
- Nurses at Houston Methodist Baytown are routinely recognized for professional accomplishments throughout the year by receiving the following awards:
- Daisy Award
- Good Samaritan Foundation Nurse Excellence Award
- Houston Chronicle Salute to Nurses
- Texas Nurses Association District 9 Nurse Excellence Award
- Annual Nursing Excellence Award
- ICARE Award
- Houston Methodist Baytown recognizes nurses for dissemination of research and evidence-based practice by providing resources to:
- Attend conferences to present our findings to national and international health care professionals
- Publish articles in professional journals
- Nurses are recognized to volunteer locally, nationally or internationally by providing paid time off (ICARE in Action) and additional resources (supplies/educational material/donation).
- Nurses are recognized by the organization for professional development and are encouraged to be life-long learners by providing:
- Tuition assistance of $4000 a year
- Success Pays™, Take 2 OR and CPAN certification programs
- Graduate Nurse Residency Program
- Clinical Scholar Program for evidence-based practice and research
- Shared Governance Leadership Series for Shared Governance front-line leaders
Exemplary Professional Practice
Houston Methodist Professional Practice Model
New Knowledge, Innovations and Improvements
- "A Culture of Nursing Excellence: A Community Hospital’s Journey from Pathway to Excellence® to Magnet® Recognition." Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 2018 Vol. 8, No. 5
- "Get the ‘SKINNI’ on reducing Pressure Ulcers." Wound Care Advisor, May/June 2015, 4 (3), pp. 21-23
- March 2019: "Continued Examination of the Effect of Resilience on Length of Hospital Stay and Re-admissions for Persons Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery: A Pilot Study (Interprofessional Research Study)." 2019 Nursing Science at Bedside Conference, Houston, Texas
- November 2018: "Implementation of Red Box Safe Zone in Adult Medical-Surgical Unit." 4th Annual Houston Regional Shared Governance Conference: Improving Outcomes Through Interprofessional Collaboration, Houston, Texas
- November 2018: "TAG-UR-IT: Implementation of Bedside Shift Report in Adult Critical Care Unit." 4th Annual Houston Regional Shared Governance Conference: Improving Outcomes Through Interprofessional Collaboration Houston, Texas
- October 2018: "The Effect of Resilience on Length of Hospital Stay and Readmission for Persons Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery (Interprofessional Research Study)." 15th Annual Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular and Thoracic Critical Care Conference Washington, DC.
- October 2018: "Building Capacity for Nursing Research — Prevention and Staging of Pressure Ulcers: Clinical Nurses’ Knowledge in the Community Hospital Setting." American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Research Symposium, Denver, Colorado