April 9, 2018:  Last Tuesday, April 3, 138 of our HMSL team members participated in the HMSL Olympics – Focus on the Forces.  The Magnet champions created five fun-filled stations for our employees to come and learn how the Forces of Magnetism impact patient care and our work environment. I’m grateful to the Magnet champions for their leadership and creativity!  Magnet Force 13 … [Read more...]

April 2, 2018: Magnet Force 12: Image of Nursing.  Successful Magnet® organizations view nursing as integral to the hospital’s ability to provide patient care services and the services provided by nurses are characterized as essential to other members of the health care team.  Nurses partner with patients, families, support systems, and the interprofessional team to positively … [Read more...]

March 26, 2018:  Magnet Force 11:  Nurses and Interprofessionals as Teachers.  Health care professionals partner every day with patients and families to improve patient safety, the quality of patient care, and the patient’s satisfaction with their care.  One of these partnerships is through patient education using the evidence-based teach-back method.  Do you know that 40-80% … [Read more...]

March 19, 2018:  Magnet Force 10, Community and the Hospital.  Magnet hospitals maintain a strong community presence with a variety of ongoing, long-term outreach programs.  These outreach programs result in the hospital being perceived as a strong, positive, and productive corporate citizen. During 2017, Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital partnered with Fort Bend … [Read more...]

March 12, 2018:  The 9th Magnet Force discusses Autonomy.  Autonomy goes hand in hand with accountability!  Autonomous nurses and interprofessionals are able to assess and provide nursing and patient care actions that are appropriate for the patient and situation.  These actions are based on the practitioners competence, professional expertise and knowledge.  Autonomous … [Read more...]