国家护士周：6个Uthealth Houston护士在2022年颁发的“向护士致敬”午餐会
From left to right: Jessica Gomez, NNP-BC and PhD candidate; Cassandra Twinning, BSN student; Kelli Galle, MSN, APRN, FNP-C; and Deniz Dishman, PhD, DNAP, CRNA. (Photo by Sherri Green/UTHealth Houston)
5月4日，星期三，与休斯顿纪事报主持的2022年“向护士致敬”午餐会上，与休斯顿的六名练习和有抱负的护士一起获得了荣誉。
传统上，在国家护士周期间举行的年度活动旨在表彰休斯顿医疗保健社区中最敬业的护士。今年的获奖者包括休斯顿Uthealth Cizik护理学院的三名教职员工和两名学生，以及一名在Uthealth Houston的McGovern医学院的注册护士及其临床实践，UT医生。
Kelli Galle, MSN, RN, a full-time clinical instructor in the Pacesetter BSN program at Cizik School of Nursing, was selected as one of the top 15 nurses across the Houston area. Before joining the nursing school faculty, Galle – who received her master’s degree from Cizik School of Nursing – worked as a nurse practitioner in hospice for seven years, helping patients live out the last parts of their lives comfortably and with dignity. Today, she encourages her students to allow themselves to be human.
“It’s acceptable to cry and show emotion in front of patients and their families. Although we have a huge workload and many tasks to complete, it’s important to show empathy and display grace and kindness,” Galle said. “Sometimes, the smallest gestures make the biggest impact on people.”
此外,三个护士were recognized as among the top 150 nurses in the Greater Houston area. Among them were Deniz Dishman, PhD, DNAP, and Daisy Mullassery, DNP, RN, both assistant professors with Cizik School of Nursing.
Dishman, an assistant professor in the nurse anesthesia program with more than 20 years of experience, maintains a clinical practice in the Texas Medical Center and primarily researches human factors in patient safety and the use of secondary data sources to address health care crises. Meanwhile, Mullassery has more than 30 years of nursing experience, with her research interests ranging from vaccine-preventable cancers to sexual- and gender-minority health care issues to curriculum development for health care education.
RN的Belinda Figueroa隶属于McGovern医学院和UT医师妇女中心办公室，他还向该地区的前150名护士之一致敬。菲格罗亚（Figueroa）于2012年加入了UT医生的母亲医学团队，她的同龄人被认为是强有力的患者拥护者。
“I assist patients in teaching them how to administer their at-home injections, manage their diagnoses, answer their questions when they are concerned something isn’t normal during pregnancy, and provide comfort to those who may not be experiencing a positive outcome,” Figueroa said. “I find it important to build rapport with all my patients, especially first-time moms.”
Two Cizik School of Nursing students – Cassandra Twinning, a BSN student, and Jessica Gomez, MSN, RN, a PhD candidate – were among only three students awarded $1,000 scholarships through the “Salute to Nurses” program.
Gomez, who is set to graduate in May 2023, is studying ways to improve the breastfeeding experience in neonatal intensive care units by examining the influence of the mother’s pumping location and her proximity to the infant on the perception of bonding and the overall breastfeeding experience.
戈麦斯说：“作为NICU的护士和护士从业者，我一直是我的目标，即通过支持纽带经历并打破焦虑和恐惧的障碍来将家庭与婴儿联系起来。”
Twinning, who has developed a passion for emergency medicine, will use the scholarship to help with the fees associated with her nursing licensure after she graduates this month. Eager to begin her new position in the emergency room of one of Houston’s well-known hospitals, Twinning looks forward to sharing her knowledge by teaching new nursing students one day.
“I truly feel it is a privilege to care for those in some of the hardest times of their lives. From personal and family experience, I know that hospitals can be scary and can sometimes come with devastating news attached,” Twinning said. “To make a difference in people’s lives or be the one person who made them more comfortable or safe is one of the greatest joys in my life.”