FY23 nursing annual accomplishments

At Baylor Scott & White Health, our nurses are dedicated to the care of a diverse community of patients. As members of our frontline care team, they take pride in seeking opportunities to provide a higher level of care.

In 2023, the nurses at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Irving worked together to deliver excellence in key areas of nursing.

Transformational leadership

  • Magnet Designation with nine exemplars on 12/15/2022
  • Patient Safety Excellence Award by Healthgrades
  • America’s Best 100 Hospitals for Pulmonary Care 2022
  • Critical Care Excellence Award 2022
  • US News & World Report Best Hospitals 2022-2023 awarded for:
    • Heart Attack o Heart Failure
    • COPD
    • Kidney Failure
    • Pneumonia
    • Stroke
    • Maternity (Recognized for the first time)
  • TAHFM Texas Emergency Round Up Awards – 1st place in Most Improved Large Hospitals
  • Commission on Cancer – Outstanding Achievement Award
  • Greater Irving, Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce Best in Irving Awards – Best Medical Center

Structural empowerment

  • BSN Rate = 88.75% March 2023
  • Certification Rate = 49.72% March 2023
  • DAISY Award recognition for nurses
  • Nurses recognized with the D Magazine Nursing Excellence Award, Dallas/Fort Worth Great 100 Nurses Award, and American Nurses Association Award
  • Study groups for nurse leaders and clinical nurses continue to work towards specialty certifications
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Exemplary professional practice

  • Falls with Injury in inpatient setting outperformed in 100% of units
  • CAUTI outperformed in 100% of units
  • Falls with Injury in ambulatory setting outperformed in 100% of units
  • ED Patient Satisfaction #1 in BSWH in the 99th percentile

New knowledge, innovations and improvements

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  • Clinical Nurse Career Ladder

    Clinical Nurse Career Ladder

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  • Awards

    Awards

    • Magnet Designation with nine exemplars on 12/15/2022
    • Patient Safety Excellence Award by Healthgrades
    • America’s Best 100 Hospitals for Pulmonary Care 2022
    • Critical Care Excellence Award 2022
    • US News & World Report Best Hospitals 2022-2023 awarded for:
      • Heart Attack
      • Heart Failure
      • COPD
      • Kidney Failure
      • Pneumonia
      • Stroke
    • Maternity (Recognized for the first time)
    • TAHFM Texas Emergency Round Up Awards – 1st place in Most Improved Large Hospitals
    • Commission on Cancer – Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Greater Irving, Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce Best in Irving Awards – Best Medical Center
  • Grants

    Grants

    Texas Health and Human Services Workplace Violence Against Nurses Prevention Program Grant obtained by Penny Huddleston, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, CCRN.

  • Posters

    Posters

    A few minutes changes everything: Lessons learned from shooting in the BSW Irving Emergency Department

  • Publications

    Publications

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  • Research studies

    Research studies

    • Measuring the Clinical Nurses Perceptions of Workplace Bullying Part 3
    • Measuring the Unlicensed Assistive Personnel Perceptions of Workplace Bullying Part 3
    • Delaying the Bath to Increase Breastfeeding Rates in Mothers who Vaginally Delivered Newborns
    • Use of Weighted Blankets in Patients with Behavioral Disturbances in Acute Care Settings
    • Team Support: Help When You Need it! #3
    • Measuring Interventions for Meaningful Recognition and Skilled Communication using the Healthy Work Environment Scale for Direct Care Nurses in Acute Care Settings #10
    • Measuring Interventions for Meaningful Recognition and Skilled Communication using the Healthy Work Environment Scale for Nurse Leaders in Acute Care Settings #11
    • Effects of Virtual Reality for Non-Opioid Pain Management for Patients after a post-surgical procedure in Acute Care Settings
    • Assessing RN Burnout at Baylor Scott & White Health System West Region
    • Visitor Restriction Policies in Hospitals during the COVID 19 Pandemic and the relationship to Patient Falls
    • Work Engagement, Job Satisfaction and Burnout Level: Exploring Multigenerational Differences Among Nurses at Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center Fort Worth, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Grapevine, and Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Irving
    • Factors Affecting Retention of Registered Nurses in the West Region at Baylor Scott & White Health System

Clinical Nurse Career Ladder

No information to display at this time.

Awards

  • Magnet Designation with nine exemplars on 12/15/2022
  • Patient Safety Excellence Award by Healthgrades
  • America’s Best 100 Hospitals for Pulmonary Care 2022
  • Critical Care Excellence Award 2022
  • US News & World Report Best Hospitals 2022-2023 awarded for:
    • Heart Attack
    • Heart Failure
    • COPD
    • Kidney Failure
    • Pneumonia
    • Stroke
  • Maternity (Recognized for the first time)
  • TAHFM Texas Emergency Round Up Awards – 1st place in Most Improved Large Hospitals
  • Commission on Cancer – Outstanding Achievement Award
  • Greater Irving, Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce Best in Irving Awards – Best Medical Center

Grants

Texas Health and Human Services Workplace Violence Against Nurses Prevention Program Grant obtained by Penny Huddleston, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, CCRN.

Posters

A few minutes changes everything: Lessons learned from shooting in the BSW Irving Emergency Department

Publications

No information to display at this time.

Research studies

  • Measuring the Clinical Nurses Perceptions of Workplace Bullying Part 3
  • Measuring the Unlicensed Assistive Personnel Perceptions of Workplace Bullying Part 3
  • Delaying the Bath to Increase Breastfeeding Rates in Mothers who Vaginally Delivered Newborns
  • Use of Weighted Blankets in Patients with Behavioral Disturbances in Acute Care Settings
  • Team Support: Help When You Need it! #3
  • Measuring Interventions for Meaningful Recognition and Skilled Communication using the Healthy Work Environment Scale for Direct Care Nurses in Acute Care Settings #10
  • Measuring Interventions for Meaningful Recognition and Skilled Communication using the Healthy Work Environment Scale for Nurse Leaders in Acute Care Settings #11
  • Effects of Virtual Reality for Non-Opioid Pain Management for Patients after a post-surgical procedure in Acute Care Settings
  • Assessing RN Burnout at Baylor Scott & White Health System West Region
  • Visitor Restriction Policies in Hospitals during the COVID 19 Pandemic and the relationship to Patient Falls
  • Work Engagement, Job Satisfaction and Burnout Level: Exploring Multigenerational Differences Among Nurses at Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center Fort Worth, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Grapevine, and Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Irving
  • Factors Affecting Retention of Registered Nurses in the West Region at Baylor Scott & White Health System