November 19, 2018: Last month 20 of our staff attended the American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet® conference in Denver, Colorado.  Here are some thoughts from Michelle Moreno-Lee, BSN, RN, Main 5 East clinical nurse and Betty Gonzales, DNP, RN, CCRN-K, ACNP-BC, Director Nurse Practitioner Program. Michelle Moreno-Lee:  I am proud and humbled to represent Houston … [Read more...]

November 12, 2018:  Magnet Thanks & Giving The Magnet Champions hosted our 3rd annual Magnet Thanks and Giving November 6th in the Brazos conference rooms.  This year’s theme was “Be Thankful” and participants were able to learn about our Shared Governance Councils, Transformational Leadership traits, examples of excellence and ideas to be innovative through fun, … [Read more...]

November 5, 2018 - I was inspired by Cy Wakeman’s presentation at the 2018 Magnet conference.  Cy asked all of us to consider what great would look like when confronted with problems or opportunities to improve.  She pointed out that our minds cannot simultaneously help and criticize others.  When we choose to act from our egos we miss the opportunity for self-reflection and … [Read more...]

October 29, 2018 – Magnet on our minds Last week 20 of our HMSL employees attended the 2018 Magnet Conference in Denver, Colorado. The Conference theme was educate, innovate, and celebrate. Cy Wakeman, MS, CSP, shared her philosophy on how a leader can turn an unhappy workforce into an accountable, successful team. Patch Adams, M.D., a medical doctor and social activist … [Read more...]

October 22, 2018 – Team Formation (Part 2) Bruce Tuckman introduced a model describing the stages of group development.  Team Forming, Storming & Norming were discussed last week. The last two stages, Performing and Adjourning are described here.  A Performing team is motivated and strategic.  This team understands the “why” behind their work and keeps their eyes on the … [Read more...]