2008 Metropolitan Staff Nurse Leadership Council Membership Roster

Chair: Co-Chair:

Janice Aguirre-Garza

April Bender-Shipler

Cathy Boggs

Mark Burgess

Janie Campbell

Cynthia Coleman

Tina Cray

Sandra Gallegos

Esther Garcia

Shanon Gilmore

Yvonne Greenbaum

Valerie Huerta

Mary Jane Imbimbo

Alisa Jones

Cheryl Jones

Valeria Lelak

Rosalinda Martin

Mary Morales

Edna Nazareno

Jennifer Pastrano

Cynthia Pedraza

Javier Ramos

Heidi Rodriguez

Carmen Salas

Adrianne Thomas

Deanna Tovar

Belinda Urdiales

Gene Walker

Sommer Weaver

Carolyn Wolf

Catherine Wright

Nurse Director Representative ~ Sheila Adams/Linda Paluga

2008 MSTH Staff Nurse Leadership Council Membership Roster

Chair: Diane Tarpey Co-Chair: Theresa Pomerleau

5th floor Surgery ~ Blanca Ahuyon/Rachel Glenn/Kimberly Miller/Stephanie Martinez

OR ~ Ronald Bell

4 West Psych Older Adult ~ Laurie Breithaupt/Virginia Mendoza

3 East ~ Shelley Denison/Sandra Langston

3 West ~ Theresa Pomerleau/Linda Ezekiel

Heart Failure Clinic ~ Miriam Fox

2 East ~ Linda Garza/Angela Halepasa

Cardiac Rehab ~ Juanita Harrison

Preop ~ Annette Marcie/Vicky Parker

6th floor Chemical Dependency ~ Bruce McCullough/Susie Calderon

6th floor Psych ~ Ruth Moore

PACU ~ Diane Parker/Linda Simmons

Emergency Department ~ Marie Rackley

ICU ~ Angela Rodriguez/Joanne Tripp

Dialysis ~ Tina Mortensen/Doug Peterson

Texas Transplant Institute ~ Diane Tarpey

Nurse Director Representative ~ Rachel Warner

Nursing Administrative Representative ~ Ann Goetz

2008 NEMH Staff Nurse Leadership Council Membership Roster

Chair: Freddie Rodriguez Co-Chair: Marsh Taylor

Med/Surg ~ Tina Carmichael/Eva Quijano

ICU ~ Freddie Rodriguez

Telemetry ~ Jennifer Cavasos

Medicine Monitored ~ Michele Jones/Charlene Michelle Turner/Carolyn Walsh

IICU ~ Denise Covell

Rehab ~ Bonnie Floyd

PACU ~ Irene Garza

Emergency Department ~ Scott Hudnall/Muriel Moon/Debra Woodard

Cardiac Cath Lab ~ Denise Hosek/Julie Jauert

Specials ~ Marsha Taylor

PI Coordinator ~ Carol Sindelar

Education Department Representative ~ Sarah Castillo/Maggie Schulenburg

Nursing Administration Representative ~ Myrna Decker

Below are the “headlines” for the NEMH Staff Nurse Leadership Council. For further details, questions or comments, please contact your unit representative (see NEMH SNLC Membership Roster).

People
* Variety of Nurses’ Week activities are being planned.

Quality
* eMAR scanning averages to be run every two weeks; if nurses scanning percentage is less than 95% the nurse will be required to submit an action plan on how they will improve.

* Working on ways to increase communication between units.

Service
* Hourly nursing rounds to be performed on the floors

* Non-nursing position created to assist with refilling water pitchers, getting extra pillows, etc. to free up licensed and unlicensed nursing staff.

* Valet parking available free of charge.

2008 MCH and Women’s Services Staff Nurse Leadership Council Membership Roster

Chair: Patti West Co-Chair: Mark Lopez

Antepartum ~ Paula Wisness/Maria Reina

Labor & Delivery ~ Patricia West/Angela Reid

NICU ~ Amie White, Janie Quinonez, Sandra Gonzalez, Tiffany Williams, Kim Corder, Becky Robertson

Pedi Medical ~ Liza Catzoela/Susie Cortez

Pedi Surgical ~ Jamie Hernandez/Vanessa DeLeon

Mother/Baby ~ Bethany Vanderhider/Deborah Smoot

Maternal Child Care Special Resource Unit ~ Alicia Rogers/Tammy Garcia

Women’s Surgical Unit ~ Vicki Culp

PICU ~ Mark Lopez/Xavier Tijerina

PIMC ~ Jennifer Hinkle/Kristie Benavides

Pedi HOT (Hemo/Onc/BMT) ~ Michelle Krodel, Tara Arevalo, Nancy Tena

Pedi Emergency Department ~ Mary Ruiz, Mary Anderson, Deb Bayard

Pedi OR/PACU/GI Lab ~ Elvira Chavez/Robbie Toman

Women’s Center ~ Kelly Hoog/Pamela Bizzle

CITC ~ Melissa Stephens

Click below to view the members:

MCH & Women’s Services SNLC Members

Below are the “headlines” of the March MCH & Women’s Services Staff Nurse Leadership Council Meetings. For further details, questions or comments, please contact your unit representative (see MCH & Women’s Services SNLC Membership Roster).

People
* Staff Nurse Leadership Board is working on events for Nurses’ Week. More details to follow.

* The Nursing Clinical Excellence Program (formally called Clinical Ladder) was presented.

* Float Criteria and Universal Competency being developed to ensure proper floating of staff to other areas

Quality
* 2008 goals:
- work on improving communication from the staff nurse leadership and committees to those staff nurses at the bedside

- more staff involvement (shared governance) in decisions that affect day to day work and practice

- June legal seminar plans are in full swing. Volunteers are needed, as well as ideas for food and door prizes (contact Mark Lopez if interested).

2008 MH/MHH Staff Nurse Leadership Council Membership Roster

Chair: Jennie Wackler Co-Chair: Estella Castoreno

NCCU ~ Jennie Wackler

Special Amenities Suites ~ Susan Wright/Lori Weber

Neuroscience ~ Joy Huffaker

Neuromedicine ~ Marta Mancha

Surgical Admissions Unit ~ Darlene Carle/Vicky Robinson

Oncology ~ Lacy Clark/Lori Morky

Medicine II ~ Kathy Krejci

SICU ~ BJ Nikkolau/Michele Smith

CICU ~ Melissa Montez/Leann McReynolds

IMIS ~ Morgan Talley/Allegra Currie

MICU/MSICU ~ Teddie Curl/Laura Sandoval

ICCU- C ~ Amy James/Marilyn Wright

ICCU - S ~ Patricia Cameron/Dawn Humlicek

General/Special Surgery ~ Joanne Weakland/Cyndee Hargrove

Orthopedics ~ Monica Molpus

Medicine I ~ Jackie Myers

Emergency Departent ~ Patricia Ochoa/Jennifer Hernandez

Cardiac Observation ~ Renee Lobue/Frank Babauta

Cath Lab Holding ~ Tabithea Lauterstein/Dora Alonso

PACU ~ Bonnie Walker

Resource Staff ~ Estella Castoreno/Annette Medina

GI Lab ~ Rheana Galan

Wound Care Center ~ Roni Yana

Diabetes Education ~ Ofelia Bridges

Radiology ~ Susan Keyser

Education Department Representative ~ Kim Willer

Nurse Director Representative ~ Christa Walker

Below are the “headlines” of the February and March MH/MHH Staff Nurse Leadership Council Meetings. For further details, questions or comments, please contact your unit representative (see MH/MHH SNLC Membership Roster).

FEBRUARY

People
* Nominations accepted for chair-person of the SNLC

Quality
* eMAR Scanning: Should be 100% armband scanning, 100% of the time to keep our patients safe

* Rounding with the Physicians is beneficial, we just don’t always have the time to do it

MARCH

People
* Chairperon and Co-Chairpersons selected— Jennie Wackler and Estella Castoreno

* Healthy Workplace Environment policies to roll out April 1st. Meetings to be held to explain the various policies.

* Staffing Issues Sub-Committee representatives appointed

* What do we want for Nurses’ Week activities?

Quality
* Bylaws being revised for Shared Governance

* Working on wireless scanners

Finance & Growth
* Multiple staffing strategies in place, including incentives and the “Plus 8″ program

* Staff Nurse Leadership Council to put together a “Mission Statement”

Michele G. Patterson, RN, MSN, CCRN, CCNS, received a recognition plaque from Chief Nursing Officer, Polly Davenport at the March meeting of the Methodist Hospital Staff Nurse Leadership Council (SNLC).  Michele was the chairperson for the Methodist Hospital SNLC from 2006-2007.  In addition, Michele served as the President for the Methodist Healthcare System Staff Nurse Leadership Board (SNLB) in 2007.  She also received a recognition award at the most recent MHS SNLB meeting. 

Mrs. Davenport thanked Michele for her service to these two important shared governance committees.  She mentioned that Michele’s leadership skills were outstanding and that together with the members of the SNLC, they were able to give significant feedback regarding important practice decisions.  Michele will continue to serve in a leadership position as the first chairperson for the newly formed Staffing Issues Committee.

To see more pictures from the March celebration of the Methodist Hospital SNLC, please go to the Methodist facility site on SANursing.com.