ANCC Magnet journey
Baylor University Medical Center, part of Baylor Scott & White Health, has achieved Magnet nursing designation
The Magnet® Recognition Program designates organizations worldwide where nursing leaders successfully align their nursing strategic goals to improve the organization’s patient outcomes. The Magnet Recognition Program provides a roadmap to nursing excellence, which benefits the whole of an organization. To nurses, Magnet Recognition means education and development through every career stage, which leads to greater autonomy at the bedside. To patients, it means the very best care, delivered by nurses who are supported to be the very best that they can be.
Baylor University Medical Center was designated for the fourth time in May 2018 and is seeking its fifth designation.
Transformational leadership
Baylor University Medical Center is a nationally recognized, faith-based, not-for-profit Level 1 trauma hospital where more than 300,000 people are cared for each year.
Founded in 1903, the hospital opened with 14 beds. Today, it is a quaternary care, teaching and research center for the southwest. Baylor University Medical Center has more than 900 licensed beds and supports 35+ specialty centers from our Advanced Heart and Lung Disease Center to organ transplantation.
- Nursing leadership puts the patient first in care and emphasizes safety and best outcomes.
- The Nursing Strategic Plan is developed with the input and collaboration of all levels of nursing.
- Nursing leaders attend Nurse Leader Bootcamp.
- Nurse leaders may participate with the Baylor Scott & White Health/Southern Methodist University (SMU) Executive Leader Fellowship Program.
Nurse leaders participating in the Baylor Scott & White Health/SMU Executive Leader Fellowship Program
2021 Fellows
- Cynthia Cassity, MSN, RN, CPPS
- Kristine DeButy, MSN, RN, NE-BC, RNC-OB
- Brittany Frantzen, MSN, RN, CCTN, NE-BC
- Wade Magouyrk, MSN, RN, CEN
- Jonathan Morgan, MSN, RN, CCRN
2019 Fellows
- Teri Ellis, MSN, RN, NE-BC
- Lisa Florida, MSN, RN, NE-BC, CTTN
- Alissa Schick, MSN, RN, NE-BC
Baylor University Medical Center nurses demonstrating leadership in professional organizations
- Max Holder, MSN, RN, NE-BC, CRNI, VA-BC, Infusion Nurses Society, President, 2022
- Hannah Cooley, BSN, RN, C-EFM, Baylor University Women’s Council, Chair, 2022
- Max Holder, MSN, RN, NE-BC, CRNI, VA-BC, TONL Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Chair, 2021
- Alexis Jennings, BSN, RN, DFW Great 100 Board of Directors, 2021
- Jim Sullivan, MSN, RN, CEN, Emergency Nurses Association, Dallas Chapter President, 2021
- Ruth Parcero, RN, MAN, OCN, DFW Apheresis Networking Group, Vice-President, 2019
- Tamanitha Shaw, MSN, RN, CMSRN, PCCN, Association of Medical/Surgical Nursing, Chair of Scholarship Awards Committee, 2019
Exemplary professional practice
- American College of Surgeons Level 1 Trauma Center
- American Heart Association Get with the Guidelines—Stroke Gold Plus with Target Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus Advanced Therapy
- Texas Level IV Maternal Facility Designation
- Texas Level IV (Advanced Intensive Care Unit) Neonatal Facility
- Extracorporeal Life Support Organization—Center of Excellence—Platinum Level Designation
- American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery—Weight Loss Surgery Program Accreditation
- Commission on Cancer: Cancer Program Accreditation
- Commission on Cancer: Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy
- Commission on Cancer: Bone Marrow Transplant Program
- HHS Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network—Transplant Center Designation
- United Network for Organ Sharing—UNOS Transplant Center
- National Association of Epilepsy Centers—Level 4 Accreditation Adult Epilepsy
- Society for Cardiovascular Patient Care—Chest Pain Accreditation
- Society for Cardiovascular Patient Care—Heart Failure Accreditation
- Society of Thoracic Surgeons—Two Star CABG
- College of American Pathologists—Lab & Pathology Accreditation
- College of American Pathologists—Pulmonary Lab Accreditation
- Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society—Hyperbaric Center
- Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society—Comprehensive Wound Clinic Accreditation
- Leapfrog Group—Hospital Safety Grade A
- Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) programs
- Fab 50 Patient Safety & Fab 50 Star Awards
The Joint Commission
- Full Accreditation: Gold Seal of Approval
- Top Performer on Key Quality Measures
- Comprehensive Stroke Center
- Certified Ventricular Assist Device: Gold Seal of Approval
- Certified Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Gold Seal of Approval
- Certified Chest Pain: Gold Seal of Approval
- Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement: Gold Seal of Approval
- Laboratory Program Accreditation
- Certification in Palliative Care
DFW Great 100® Nurses
Nurses are nominated by peers and other healthcare professionals for DFW Great 100® Nurses, an annual award to recognize the contributions of nurses to patient care, research, leadership, education and community service.
2022 Winners
- Courtney Brumit, BSN, RN, NE-BC
- Kayla Carey, BSN, RN, NE-BC
- Cynthia Hale, MSN, RN, NE-BC, NPD-BC, PCCN
- Amy Veenstra, MSN, MBA, RN, NE-BC, CCRN, CMC
- Karen Zwerneman, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
2021 Winners
- Emily Cyril, BSN, RN
- Anissa Pesina, BSN, RN, NE-BC, OCN
2020 Winners
- Lindsay Backschies, MSN, RN, NE-BC
- Philip Boettcher, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
- Patricia DeFrehn, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC
- Teri Ellis, MSN, RN, NE-BC
- Brittany Frantzen, MSN, RN, NE-BC, CCTN
- Erica Halpin,
- Max Holder, MSN, RN, NE-BC, CRNI, VA-BC
- Jonathan Morgan, MSN, RN, CCRN
- Ingrid Nelson, BSN, RN
- Kristin Schiffer, MSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM
- Samantha Stephenson, BSN, RN, OCN
- Elsia Basadre Tio, BSN, RN
D Magazine Nursing Excellence®
Nurses are nominated by peers and other healthcare professionals for D Magazine Nursing Excellence®, an annual award to publicly recognize nurses who heal North Texas with skill and spirit.
2022 Winners
- Tyler Bonny, BSN, RN, CCRN
- Kayla Carey, BSN, RN, NE-BC
- Patricia DeFrehn, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC
- Amber Lee, BSN, RN, RNC-OB
- Milagros Ranario, BSN, RN, PCCN
- MaRae Rosas, BSN, RN, ONC
- Allison Steen, MSN, RN, NE-BC, ONC
- Amy Veenstra, MSN, MBA, RN, NE-BC, CCRN, CMC
- Karen Zwerneman, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
2021 Winners
- Elsia Basadre Tio, BSN, RN
- Paul Mayombola, MSN, AGACNP-BC
2020 Winners
- Lindsay Backschies, MSN, RN, NE-BC
- Robyn Faz, MSN, RN, CCTN, CHSE
- Diana Rich, BSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, C-ONQS
- Kristin Scheffer , MSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM
- Karen Wright, DNP, RN, NPD-BC
Structural empowerment
- ANCC Practice Transition Accreditation Program with Distinction
- BSN Rate 91.9% (July 2021–May 2022)
- Professional Board Certification Rate 39.4% (July 2021–May 2022)
- Nursing Shared Governance provides input from direct patient care staff of many disciplines to provide the most current best practices to our patients at all levels of care.
- Nurses are members of interprofessional teams for service lines and specialty areas.
- Nurses participate in system-level decision-making.
- Professional organization standards are implemented by nurses involved in their specialty organization at local and national levels.
- Community involvement by nursing staff is supported for free clinics, community outreach and education.
- Scholarships, tuition reimbursement, professional board certification fees and continuing education are available to all nursing staff.
- Nurses are supported to advance their careers through education, leadership or experiencing new clinical practice areas.
New knowledge, innovations and improvements
Innovations
- Bill Aston
- 2021—COVID Multimodal Communication Model
- 2021—Rapid Expansion of COVID-19 Testing to “Snap Back” to pre-COVID-19 Procedural Volumes
- 2021—NICU Drive for Zero CLABSI
- 2019—Reducing the Risk of Wrong Site Surgery and Wrong Procedure Surgery
- 2019—The Pressure is On: Reducing Central Line Infection in Patients with Arterial Lines
- Evidence-Based Fellowship at the Health Innovation Institute through Texas Christian University
- 2021 Fellows
- Natzely Monrroy, BSN, RN, PCCN
- Nisha Paul, BSN, RN, BMTCN
- Milagros Ranario, BSN, RN, PCCN
- Christopher Smith, BSN, RN
- Nicole Cagliostro, BSN, RN
- 2020 Fellows
- Caitlin Baker , BSN, RN, PCCN
- Jason Pingleton, BSN, RN, TCRN
- Kayla Schertz, BSN, RN
- 2019 Fellows
- Ashlee Reusink, MSN, RN, NE-BC, PCCN
Poster presentations
- Pivot!! Engaging POEP and NOEP Learners in the Virtual Realm. Kristin Scheffer, MSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, Lisa Stone, MSN, RN, CCRN. AWHONN National Convention, Aurora, CO, June 2022
- Successful Debrief Result in MERT. Diana Rich, BSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, C-ONQS, Kathryn Rollins, BSN, RN, RNC-OB. AWHONN National Convention, Aurora, CO, June 2022
- Infant Thermoregulation During Surgery. Amanda Majors, BSN, RNC-NIC, C-ELBW, C-ONQS, ANN Conference, Orlando, FL, May 2022
- Onboarding GN’s. Marlena Giraud, BSN, RN, OCN. ONS Congress, Anaheim, CA, April 2022.
- Research and nursing collaboration – Building a foundation, Shawnette Graham MSN, RN, OCN, NE-BC, ONS Congress, Anaheim, CA, April 2022
- Impact of Hemoglobin on Oncology Patient Falls, Kathleen Shuey, MS, RN, ACNS-BC, AOCN, Teri Ellis, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Alaina Tellson, PhD, RN, NPD-BC, NE-BC. ONS Congress, Anaheim, CA, April 2022.
- A Participatory Program on Fall Prevention in Surgical Oncology Patients. Kelly Crayton, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Lauren Camunez MSN, RN, OCN, Kellie Duncan, BSN, RN, Bailey Rogers, BSN, RN, Elizabeth Phillips, BSN, RN Michael Diva, ADN, RN. ONS Congress, Anaheim, CA, April 2022.
- Opening a Palliative Care Flex Wing During a Pandemic. Bianca Marshall MSN, RN-BC, NE-BC, Sasilekha Jyothik MSN, RN, OCN, Allison Steen MSN, RN, OCN, NE-BC, Samantha Stephenson, BSN, RN, OCN. ONS Congress, Anaheim, CA, April 2022.
- 100.4. Don't Let it Soar. A Comprehensive Approach to Managing Neutropenic Fever. Lucy Horton, BSN, RN, Sasilekha Jyothik MSN, RN, OCN, Shawnette Graham MSN, RN, NE-BC, OCN, Lisa Chartrand BSN, RN, NE-BC, Bianca Marshall MSN, RN-BC, NE-BC, Kathleen Shuey, MS, RN, ACNS-BC,AOCN. ONS Virtual, April 2022.
- Care of COVID + patients on an Inpatient Surgical Oncology Unit. Kelly Crayton MSN, RN, NE-BC, Allison Steen MSN, RN, OCN, NE-BC, Lauren Camunez MSN, RN, OCN, Jorissa Daquiera, BSN, RN, Switchell Demelo, BSN, RN, Ricky Cruz, BSN, RN. ONS Congress, Anaheim, CA, April 2022.
- Increasing Patient Satisfaction Scores in OETC. Stephanie Clark, BSN, RN, OCN. National ONS Congress Anaheim, CA, April 2022
- From Old to New: Process of Integrating PACU Phase 1 Documentation & Workflow from Old EHR system to New EHR System. Emylene Untalan, MSN, RN, CCRN, CPAN, Paolo Cardenas, BSN, RN, Zachary Jenkins, BSN, RN, CPAN. ASPAN, 41st National Conference, Philadelphia, PA, April 2022
- Outcomes of Immediate Skin-to-Skin Care (SSC) During Cesareans: A Quasi-experimental Study. Kristin Scheffer, MSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, Kristine DeButy, MSN, RN, NE-BC, RNC-OB, DNP, RN, LCCE, IBCLC, NEA-BC, FAAN, Elise Adams, PhD, CNM, Richard Gilder, BSN, RN, MS. Academy of breastfeeding medicine international meeting (Virtual), November 2021
- How to Sustain the Gain: One Unit’s Ongoing Goal of Zero HAPI. Tess Magalong, BSN, RN, CMSRN, Linda Gill, BSN, RN, CMSRN. AMSN National Conference, Orlando, FL, October 2021.
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in the setting of Penetrating Trauma. Katy Lingle, BSN, RN, CCRN, TNCC, ENPC. ELSO Annual Conference (Virtual), October 2021.
- Decreasing Distal Limb Ischemia in VenoArterial ECMO: A Multipronged Quality Improvement Strategy. Katy Lingle, BSN, RN, CCRN, TNCC, ENPC. ELSO Annual Conference (Virtual), October 2021.
- Recovery of AKI on ECMO: A Case Series and Approach to Discontinuing CRRT on Patient on Reno-pulmonary Support. Katy Lingle, BSN, RN, CCRN, TNCC, ENPC. ELSO Annual Conference (Virtual), October 2021.
- Body Mass Index Alone is Not Associated with Time on ECMO, in Hospital Mortality, or Multiple Anthropomorphic Measurements in a Sample of Morbidly Obese Veno-venouse ECMO patients. Katy Lingle, BSN, RN, CCRN, TNCC, ENPC. ELSO Annual Conference (Virtual), October 2021.
- CLABSI: From a Devastating Loss to a Successful Story. Emma Gerio, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Rosario Jimenez, BSN, RN, Eden Jokisch, BSN, RN, PCCN. AMSN National Conference, Orlando, FL, October 2021.
- Have You Heard of Skills Stacking – How It Can Impact Graduate Nurse Onboarding. Hyacinthe Thibodeaux, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Tess Magalong, BSN, RN, CMSRN. AMSN National Conference Virtual, September 2021 (Virtual).
- Standardized Discharge Planning Process to Reduce Length of Stay. Hyacinthe Thibodeaux, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Alissa Schick, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Lisa Florida, MSN, RN, NE-BC, CCTN. AMSN National Conference Virtual, September 2021 (Virtual).
- Bringing Compassion to the Bedside. Anissa Pesina, BSN, RN, NE-BC, OCN. AMSN National Conference Virtual, September 2021 (Virtual).
- Improving Patient Experience while Preserving Nurse Resiliency. Anissa Pesina, BSN, RN, NE-BC, OCN. AMSN National Conference Virtual, September 2021 (Virtual).
- The great escape: Fire Safety Through Simulation and Teamwork. Rachel Korbus, MSN, RN, IBCLC. AWHONN National Conference (Virtual), November 2020.
- Spirit of Simulation: Breaking Down Barriers and Finding Unity, Kristin Scheffer, MSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, Lisa Stone, MSN, RN, CCRN, Rachel Korbus, MSN, RN, IBCLC. AWHONN National Conference (Virtual), November 2020.
- Orange You Glad You Banded Your Patient: A System Approach to Therapeutic Packing, Diana Rich, BSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, C-ONQS, Cassandra Kindla, BSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM. AWHONN National Conference (Virtual), November 2020.
- The Perfect Pair: Development of A Nurse Mentorship Program, Lauri Compton, BSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, Diana Rich, BSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, C-ONQS. AWHONN National Conference (Virtual), November 2020.
- A Softer Approach to QBL. Marci Lasiter, BSN, RN, C-EFM, Diana Rich, BSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, C-ONQS, Kathryn Corso, MSN, RNC-OB, NE-BC, C-EFM. AWHONN National Conference (Virtual), November 2020.
- Mock Code Save Lives: An Innovative Approach. Tess Magalong, BSN, RN, CMSRN, Hyacinthe Thibodeaux, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Robyn Faz, MSN, RN, CCTN, CHSE. AMSN National Conference (Virtual), October 2020.
- How to Sustain the Gain: One Unit’s Ongoing Goal of Zero HAPI. Tess Magalong, BSN, RN, CMSRN, Linda Gill, BSN, RN, CMSRN. AMSN National Conference (Virtual), October 2020.
- Paving the Way to Certification. Kristin Scheffer, MSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, Lisa Stone, MSN, RN, CCRN. ANPD National Convention (Virtual), September 2020.
- Increased HCAHPS Scores Through Standardizing Bedside Shift Report to Improve Patient Engagement During Handoff. Teri Ellis, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Jojette Daquiera, BSN, RN, PCCN, Ashlee Reusink, MSN, RN, NE-BC, PCCN, Dena Snider, BSN, RN, PCCN, IPFCC Conference (Virtual), August 2020.
- Acute kidney injury. Kristin Scheffer, MSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM. AWHONN DFW Meeting, Dallas, TX, March 2020.
- Research: An effective strategy for implementing practice change. Kristin Scheffer, MSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, Kristine DeButy, MSN, RN, NE-BC, RNC-OB, Jeanette Crenshaw, DNP, RN, LCCE, IBCLC, NEA-BC, FAAN, Elise Adams, PhD, CNM, Richard Gilder, BSN, RN, MS. Texas Organization for Nursing Leadership, Dallas, TX, February 2020.
- Getting Ahead of Sepsis: Improving the Accuracy of Sepsis Screening. Amy Veenstra, MSN, MBA, RN, NE-BC, CCRN, CMS, Olha Prijic, BSN, RN, NE-BC, Alicia Turoff, MBA. Ochsner’s 11th Annual EBP/Research Conference, New Orleans, September 2019.
- Association of Blood Product Utilization While on Veno-venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Survival to Discharge. Omar Hernandez, BSN, RN, CCRN, CSC. ELSO Annual Conference, Austin. TX, September, 2019.
- Comparison of the Adjunctive Use of Ketamine Versus Standard of Care in Sedation and Analgesic Management in Patients Receiving VV ECMO. Omar Hernandez, BSN, RN, CCRN, CSC. ELSO Annual Conference. Austin, TX, September, 2019.
- Outcomes Associated with VV ECMO in the Super Morbidly Obese (BMI>50) in a Tertiary Teaching Medical Facility. Rachel Dahl, BSN, CCRN. ELSO Annual Conference. Austin, TX, September, 2019.
- A Case Series of Life-Threatening Anaphylaxis Treated with Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS). Jessica Eon, BSN, RN, CCRN, CSC. ELSO Annual Conference. Austin, TX, September, 2019.
- A Case Series of Accidental Hypothermia with Cardiac Arrest in a Subtropical Environment Treated with VenoArterial ECMO. Ryan McAfee, BSN, RN, CCRN. ELSO Annual Conference. Austin, TX, September, 2019.
- Preventing Multiple Venipunctures and Reducing the Level of Pain for Therapeutic Phlebotomy Patients. Ruth Parcero, MAN, RN, OCN. Health Innovation Institute Center for Collaborative Practice, Fort Worth, Texas, September 2019.
- Baylor University Medical Center Outreach Program, Marci Lasiter, BSN, RN, C-EFM, Kristin Scheffer, MSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM. TETAF Texas Perinatal Forum (Virtual), August 2019.
- Research: An effective strategy for implementing practice change, Kristin Scheffer, MSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, Kristine DeButy, MSN, RN, NE-BC, RNC-OB. AWHONN National Convention, Atlanta, GA, June 2019.
- Spirit of Simulation: Breaking Down Barriers and Finding Unity. Kristin Scheffer, MSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, Marci Lasiter, BSN, RN, C-EFM. AWHONN National Convention, Atlanta, GA, June 2019.
- Texas AIMs to Decrease Morbidity and Mortality: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Hemorrhage. Kristin Scheffer, MSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, Jaclyn Wilson, MSN, RN, RNC-OB. AWHONN National Convention, Atlanta, GA, June 2019
- The Outreach Roadshow: Bridging the Gap. Marci Lasiter, BSN, RN, C-EFM Kristin Scheffer MSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM. AWHONN National Convention, Atlanta, GA, June 2019.
- Electronic Fetal Monitoring Certification Review Course. Kristin Scheffer, MSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM. AWHONN State Convention, Frisco, TX, May 2019.
Facilitating a Successful Simulation Program. Kristin Scheffer, MSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, Lisa Stone, MSN, RN, CCRN, Rachel Korbus, MSN, RN, IBCLC. AWHONN State Convention, Frisco, TX, May 2019. - The Outreach Roadshow: Bridging the Gap Gap. Marci Lasiter, BSN, RN, C-EFM Kristin Scheffer MSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM. AWHONN State Convention, Frisco, TX, May 2019.
- The Outreach Roadshow: Bridging the Gap Gap. Marci Lasiter, BSN, RN, C-EFM Kristin Scheffer MSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM. BSWH Nursing Excellence Symposium, Temple, TX, April 2019.
- Driving to Zero: Reducing CAUTI in the Neuro ICU. Tiffany Klemashevich, BSN, RN, CCRN, Michele Henscheid, BSN, RN, CCRN. BSWH Nursing Excellence Symposium, Temple, TX, April 2019.
- Driving to Zero: Reducing CAUTI in the Neuro ICU. Tiffany Klemashevich, BSN, RN, CCRN, Michele Henscheid, BSN, RN, CCRN. AANN Conference Denver, CO, March 2019.
- Not Happy with HAPI. Linda Gill, BSN, RN, CMSRN, Tess Magalong, BSN, RN, CMSRN. AMSN National Conference, Orlando, FL, September 2018.
- Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Case Study Presentation. Kristin Scheffer, MSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM. Louise Herrington School of Nursing, Baylor University, Dallas, TX, September 2018.
- Outcomes from a Hub-and-Spoke ECMO Program: Success, Failure, and Lessons Learned from 107 Consecutive Respiratory ECMO Patients. Omar Hernandez, BSN, RN, CCRN, CSC. ELSO Annual Conference. Scottsdale, AZ, September 2018.
- Left Ventricular Unloading with Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Using Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump or Percutaneous Left Ventricular Assist Device is Associated with Improved Survive to Discharge. Omar Hernandez, BSN, RN, CCRN, CSC. ELSO Annual Conference. Scottsdale, AZ, September 2018.
- Is Bigger Always Better? Outcomes Associated with 5-Fr Versus 9-Fr Distal Reperfusion Catheters on Peripheral VA ECMO Patients. Mario Padilla, BSN, RN, CCRN, TNCC, ENPC. ELSO Annual Conference. Scottsdale, AZ, September 2018.
Podium presentations
- Building CAR T resources for clinical nursing, Shawnette Graham, MSN, RN, NE-BC, OCN, Italo De Paula Filho BSN, RN, BMTCN, ONS Congress, Anaheim, CA, April 2022
- Postpartum hemorrhage: Simulation design, implementation, and evaluation, Kristin Scheffer , MSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, AWHONN Piney Woods Meeting, Tyler, TX, December 2021
- COVID-19 Multimodal Communication Mode, Courtney Brumit BSN, RN, PCCN, NE-BC, My Do, BSN, RN , PCCN, Stephen Kavanagh, BSN, RN, AMSN National Conference, Miami FL, October 2021
- Agility & Resilience: Combining Four Units into One Unified Department Emylene Untalan, MSN, RN, CCRN, CPAN, Patti DeFrehn, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, OR/PACU Manager Summit, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 2020.
- Acuter kidney injury, Kristin Scheffer , MSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, AWHONN DFW meeting, Dallas, TX, March 2020
- Improving NICU Efficiency with a Mobile Device, Rachel Jackson, MSN, RN-BC, Kayla Carey, RN, BSN, NE-BC, Nursing Informatics Association, Dallas, TX, November 2019
- Baylor University Medical Center Outreach Program, Kristin Scheffer, MSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, Marci Lasiter, BSN, RN, C-EFM, TETAF Texas Perinatal Form (Virtual), August 2019
- Electronic Fetal Monitoring Certification Review Course, Kristin Scheffer, MSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, AWHONN State Convention, Frisco, TX, May 2019
- Facilitating a Successful Simulation Program, Kristin Scheffer, MSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, Lisa Stone, MSN, RN, CCRN, Rachel Korbus, MSN, RN, IBCLC, AWHONN State Convention, Frisco, TX, May 2019
- Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy case study, Kristin Scheffer, MSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, Louise Herrington School of Nursing, Baylor University, Dallas, TX, September 2018
Publications
- Rossler, K., Hardin, K., & Taylor, J. (2020). Teaching interprofessional socialization and collaboration to nurses transitioning into critical care. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 49, 9-15.
- Hernandez, O. (2020). Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for patients with refractory coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): Multicenter experience of referral hospitals in a large healthcare system. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.
- Hernandez, O. (2020). Evaluation of serotonin release assay and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay optical density thresholds for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Critical Care Medicine Journal.
- DeButy, K., Scheffer, K., Crenshaw, J., Adams, E., Gilder, R. . (2019). Effects of skin-to-skin care during cesareans: A quasi-experimental feasibility/pilot study. Breastfeeding Medicine.
- Nursing care during labor and birth. (2019). Scheffer, K., DeButy, K. Foundations of Maternal-Newborn and Women’s Health Nursing, 7th Edition. (Chapter authors).
- Processes of birth. (2019). DeButy, K., Scheffer, K. Foundations of Maternal-Newborn and Women’s Health Nursing, 7th Edition. (Chapter authors).
- Complications of pregnancy. (2019). Scheffer, K., Jones, R., Holub, K., McNeil, J. Foundations of Maternal-Newborn and Women’s Health Nursing, 7th Edition. (Chapter authors).
- Hernandez, O. & Lingle, K. (2018). Timing of ECMO initiation impacts survival in influenza-associated ARDS. Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon. Vol 67.
ASPIRE projects
- Will a tool suggesting recommended volumes of donor milk given to newborns in the Newborn Nursery who require supplementation result in decreased volume of donor milk given to newborns as reflected in I&O record? And mothers feeling that breastfeeding efforts are being supported through use of donor milk rather than substitution of breastfeeding efforts? Judith Joiner, BSN, RNC, MNN, NFC, April 2021
- Will Heart rate variability biofeedback [HRVB] increase resilience and decrease burnout, stress, and depression among medical staff? Trenton Raff, BSN, RN, CCRN, TCRN, 7R, August 2021
- For new graduate nurses, does the use of a mentor program increase the retention rate within the first year of employment as compared to new graduate nurses who are not part of a mentor program? Lauri Compton, BSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, Labor & Delivery, January 2021
- For novices in the OR nursing internship program, does the use of mock trauma scenarios increase their knowledge level, as measured through the use of a knowledge inventory, for performing their first independent trauma case as compared with no mock trauma scenario? Ashley Donegan, BSN, RN, Operating Room, December 2020
- In patients at high risk for skin breakdown [Braden scores 18 or less] on 9 Roberts, does staff education on Braden scale risk assessment decrease incidence of HAPI stage 2 or above compared to incidence of HAPI stage 2 or above for the year prior to staff education? Linda Gill, BSN, RN, CMSRN, 9 Roberts, November 2020
- Will decreasing the number of postpartum moms that initiate pumping decrease cost and increase staff satisfaction as evidenced by cost analysis reports and staff satisfaction surveys? Vanessa Kelly, BSN, RN, IBCLC, Simply Moms, May 2019
- Research question: What differences exist among BUMC nurses in spirituality using the Nursing Workplace Spirituality instrument to assess the meaning of nursing, relationships with colleagues, transcendence through nursing service, inner self interaction between the workplace environments and harmony between individual and organization? Trenton Raff, BSN, RN, CCRN, TCRN, 7R, March 2019
- Will increased advertisement and processes of Baylor’s mom and breastfeeding groups, as well as outpatient consults improve attendance and revenue in the Simply Mom’s department?, Lindsay Newland, BSN, RN, IBCLC, Simply Moms, September 2018
- In parents of premature infants in NICU, what is the effect of reading program in NICU on their intimacy, bonding, and connection experience to their infants, as compared with no reading program within first to fourth weeks of reading to their infants in NICU? Rowena Cadungog, BSN, RNC-LRN, NICU, September 2018
- Will education to postpartum mothers by bedside nurses regarding the adverse maternal and newborn effects of narcotic use in the immediate postpartum hospital stay positively impact mothers to decrease use of opiates? And will this pain management regimen emphasizing less use of narcotics as primary recommended treatment sustain acceptable pain management scores by postpartum mothers on NFC? Judith Joiner, BSN, RNC, MNN, NFC, August 2018