Baylor Nurses’ Recent Achievements

Baylor nurses influence nursing practice around the community, state, region, nation and world through presentations, publications, nursing research and leadership roles in professional organizations. They’re also nationally recognized for innovation and excellence in practice. 

Awards

Each year, many of our nurses are named to the Texas Nurses Association’s Great 100 Nurses list for the Dallas-Fort Worth area. In 2010, 28 of the Great 100 Nurses were from Baylor hospitals. 

Other recent awards our nurses have won include:

American Association of Critical Care Nurse (AACN) Circle of Excellence Awards

• Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas - Sharon Gunn, MA, RN, CCRN, and Caton Cadigan, BSN, RN, CCRN, both of 4 Truett ICU, won the Excellence in Clinical Practice Award recognizing acute and/or critical care nurses who embody, exemplify and excel in the clinical skills and principles that are required in their practice.
• Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas - John Dixon, MSN, RN, CAN, BC, of the Center for Nursing Education and Research, was awarded the Mentoring Award recognizing people who develop and enhance another’s intellectual and technical skills, modeling a way of life and professional achievement.  

Nurse Week Nursing Excellence Award

• Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas - Heidi Danen, RN, a night shift supervisor of the 4 Truett medical ICU, was awarded a South Central Region Nursing Excellence Award for her mentoring work in 2010.
• Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas - Kristine DeButy, RN, a nurse manager for labor and delivery, was awarded the South Central Region Nursing Excellence Award in 2010 for community service.
• Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas - Tamara Glinter, RN, a unit based educator for 4 Truett medical ICU, was awarded a South Central Region Nursing Excellence Award for her clinical care work in 2010.

Distinguished Alumni Award from Texas Woman’s University 

• Baylor Health Care System, CNO - Rosemary Luquire RN, PhD, FAAN, NEA-BC - 2010

 Johnson and Johnson/Wharton Fellows 

• Baylor Medical Center at Garland, CNO/COO - Janice Walker, MBA-HCM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC - 2011
• Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, CNO - Claudia Wilder, MSN, RN, NEA-BC - 2009
• Baylor University Medical Center at Waxahachie, CNO - Cindy Murray, MBA, MHA, RN - 2008

 Dallas/Fort Worth Hospital Council Nominee for Employee of the Year

• Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas - Sharon Gunn, MA, RN, CCRN - 2009

Nurses Published in Journals

Some of the recent publications by Baylor nurses include:

• Bradley, D.A. and Dixon, J. (2009). Staff Nurses Creating Safe Passage with Evidence-based Practice. Nursing Clinics of North America; 44(1):71-81.
• Bradley, D. (2009). NNSDO Update: Revisions Underway for Nursing Professional Development Scope and Standards, Journal for Nurses in Staff Development; 24(3):140-141.
• Bradley, D. (2009). Nursing Professional Development Scope and Standards Revisions Task Force Report. Trendlines; 20(3):4.
• Harrington, L. (2009, April). Hardwiring Nursing Quality. Nurse Leader. 7(2):44-46.
• Hassell, W & Johnston, P. (2009, June). Spotlight THHBP. EP Lab Digest; volume 9. 
• Harrington, L. (2009, September). Obesity in critically ill adults: Challenges and implications for practice. SCCM Critical Connections.
• Flanders S, Harrington L, Fowler R. (2009, July/September). Falls, Patient Mobility, and Activity in Critical Care: Keeping Patients and Staff Safe. AACN Advanced Critical Care. 20(3):1-9.
• Rhodes, N., McVay, T., Harrington, L., Luquire, R., Winter, M., Helms, B. (2009, November/ December). Eliminating catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI): Part II, limit duration of catheter. Journal for Healthcare Quality, 31(6), 8-12.
• Winter, M., Helms, B., Harrington, L., Luquire, R., McVay, T., Rhodes, N. (2009, November/ December). Eliminating catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI): Part I, avoid catheter use. Journal for Healthcare Quality, 31(6), 13-17.
• Armola, R.R., Gourgault, A. M., Halm, M.A., Board, R.M., Bucher, L., Harrington L., Heafey, C.A., Lee, R, Shellner, P, & Medina, J. (2009, September). Upgrading AACN’s Evidence Leveling Hierarchy. American Journal of Critical Care.18(5), 405-409.
• Armola, R.R., Gourgault, A. M., Halm, M.A., Board, R.M., Bucher, L., Harrington L., Heafey, C.A., Lee, R, Shellner, P, & Medina, J. (2009, August). AACN levels of evidence: What’s new? Critical Care Nurse. 29(4), 70-73.