Nurses Week 2019: Reasons to celebrate

Published on: May 08, 2019 By: Staff Reports

This year for Nurses Week, we wanted to show off the smiling faces of some of our 2,500 nurses. Since the national theme is “4 Million Reasons to Celebrate,” we asked everyone to share their nurse-related reason to celebrate – in photos. Here’s a sampling of what we’ve received so far. Have a great one to add to the gallery? Send it to us via campus.updates@utsouthwestern.edu, along with your reason, name and department, and we’ll try to include it in this gallery. Keep checking back this week for more photos. And Happy Nurses Week 2019!

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Elizabeth Vial, RN, BSN, BMTCN, OCN, Assistant Nurse Manager, 11 South, Bone Marrow Transplant / Oncology: There is nothing better than doing a job that you love with a fantastic team of co-workers! The team on 11 South took time to gather outside of work and celebrate together when I was honored as a DFW Great 100 Nurse. It is so special that I can call this team both co-workers and friends!

Christie Nichols, Oncology Nursing Supervisor: I’d especially like to celebrate our amazing interdisciplinary team at Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center at Moncrief Cancer Institute during Nurses Week. We have a passionate group of individuals who are committed to providing our patients with excellent care, supporting their team members, and creating a culture of safety and excellence.

Noel Beboso, B.S.N., RN, CCRN, Surgical Intensive Care Unit: It's really rewarding when you see your patient doing well after their liver transplant, coming to visit you at work from home, and appreciating every effort you made for them. Love it! It warms my heart. And he brings us cookies with UTSW decor on it. #NursesWeek #utswnursesrock

Sharon Le Roux, Interim Nurse Manager, 11 North: The CUH 11 North oncology nurses have a tradition of celebrating their patient’s end of chemotherapy treatment with a ringing of the bell ceremony prior to discharge. Their smiles and the ringing bell in their hand symbolizes the hurdle they have overcome on their cancer journey.

Christie Nichols, Oncology Nursing Supervisor: You'll often find our employees spending their free time doing community service, professional development activities, finding ways to celebrate their team members, and trying to hold each other accountable for having a good work/life balance. Here we are team building after work at Cane Rosso.

Anitha Abraham, Ambulatory Nurse Supervisor – Maternal-Fetal Medicine: Our nurses work in an office, not a unit. We work with computers and paper, not patients. Our team includes data entry operators, an analyst, and our boss – a statistician (who is very outnumbered). We are the Ob/Gyn database team, contributing to the future of medicine today.

Monica Wischmeyer, Delivery Room nurse, 5 South: We have each other’s backs in any time of need.

Christie Nichols, Oncology Nursing Supervisor: I love seeing all of the different individuals and disciplines come together to create a powerhouse treatment team! Certainly something special and worthy of celebration! Here we are, team building in the park.

Christie Nichols, Oncology Nursing Supervisor: Fostering our professional development with the Fort Worth Oncology Nursing Society.

Georgia Smith, Marketing Coordinator, Department of Surgery: These are our incredible multi-disciplinary Surgery Clinic nurses!

Christie Nichols, Oncology Nursing Supervisor: Nurses ready to chow down on burgers provided by the Pharmacy team.

Christie Nichols, Oncology Nursing Supervisor: Kelly Moore, B.S.N., RN, OCN, was presented with a plaque at ONS Congress for the Neuro Research Fellowship study on ChemoBrain.

Christie Nichols, Oncology Nursing Supervisor: Christie Nichols and Kelly Moore volunteering at the Ronald McDonald House at Halloween time.

Cool poses with the men of the Venous Access team.

The Venous Access team takes a smile break. Submitted by Julie Preston, Assistant Nurse Manager, Venous Access Team

Colorful moments aplenty with the Venous Access team.<br /><br />Submitted by Julie Preston, Assistant Nurse Manager, Venous Access Team