Nursing 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.
The nurses at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Waxahachie worked together to deliver excellence in key areas of nursing.
- Fully accredited by the Commission on Cancer for another three years, both Waxahachie and Duncanville Cancer Centers
- American Heart Association and American Stroke Association Get with the Guidelines Stroke SILVER PLUS designation
- Increased PCU capacity from 20 to 25 monitored beds
- Opened Level II Special Care Nursery
- Modified multidisciplinary rounds on units to include physicians, discharge board, and designated times with 90% compliance
- Patient Satisfaction - FYTD22
- HCAHPS composite score of 75 – 79th percentile, one of the top acute care hospitals
- Emergency Department – Likelihood to Recommend 84.7 - 90th percentile, 2nd in the system for >60K visits
- Ambulatory Surgery Center – Likelihood to Recommend 91.4 – 88th percentile
- Women’s Patient Satisfaction – unit level HCAHPS composite score – 86.3 – 98th percentile
- C-Diff free for 165 days – last one 1/4/22
- CLABSI free for 296 days (ICU)
- Zero Harm – 8 quarters without incidence of:
- Falls with Injury - ICU, MBU, Simply Moms, Day Surgery, PACU, GI Lab
- CAUTI free FY21 and FY22
- Unit Acquired MRSA - PCU, MBU
- Baby Drops – MBU
- Cathy Gibson, BSN, RN, CBN, Orthopaedic Nurse Navigator/Program Coordinator, presented “Developing an Elective Joint Replacement Same Day Discharge Program” at the National Association of Orthopaedic Nurse Annual Conference in May 2022
- Achieved 93% facility wide People Survey Participation
- Nurse Scholar, Amber Kittley, MSN, RN, NE-BC, presented on Meditation/Yoga and Compassion Fatigue/Satisfaction
- Nurse volunteer team at Marvin Elementary Open House for the upcoming Marvin Biomedical Academy partnership between Waxahachie Independent School District and BSW Waxahachie
- Patient Satisfaction – FY23 December YTD HCAHPS Composite of 76.1 – 89th Percentile exceeding goal of 74.4, one of the top acute care hospitals in BSWH
- National Webinar presentation: Cathy Gibson, BSN, RN, CBN, Orthopedic Nurse Navigator/Program Coordinator,” and Paul Freudigman M.D. Orthopedic Surgeon, “Developing a Hospital Based Same-Day Discharge Program”
- Received the Bill Aston Quality Award for two exemplary projects: Improving Same Day Discharges for Elective Joint Replacements and Reducing Chemotherapy/Infusion Treatment Delays
- Reducing Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs) FY23 YTD SIR 0.347 with a goal of 0.458 (6 of 15 possible events)
- Staffing: Reduced the RN vacancy rate to 3.2%, eliminated agency to 1 RN, reduced premium pay incentives by 75% comparing July to December (decrease of $225,000), and decreased RN turnover to 9.9%
- BSWMC – Waxahachie and Marvin Biomedical Elementary ongoing partnership –RNs created a lesson on the “Effects of the Sun and Skin Cancer Prevention” and presented to all grade levels during Health Science Week
- Neonatal Designation Survey from the American Academy of Pediatrics - ZERO deficiencies and several best practices highlighted
- Designated as a Hernia Surgery Center of Excellence by the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC)
- Received accreditation under the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP)
- Presented DAISY Awards to three nurses nominated by patients and their families– Kaitlyn Apticar (PCU), Tiffany Nicholson (3rd Floor), Jordan Trahan (4th Floor)
- US News & World Report High Performing Hospitals: COPD, Hip Fracture, Kidney Failure, Stroke
- CMS 5 Star Rating
- Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade "A"
- People Survey Results
- Employee Engagement at 85% (system = 81.80%)
- Culture of Safety at 81% (system = 78.7%)
Structural empowerment
- BSN rate 80%
- Certification rate 36%
New knowledge, innovations, and improvements
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Research studies in progress
Research studies in progress
- Use of weighted blankets in patients with behavioral disturbances in acute care settings
- Moral distress during a pandemic
- Yoga and meditation: Does it reduce compassion fatigue and burnout, and increase compassion satisfaction?
- Perceived organizational support: Identifying the gaps between staff and leadership
- Nurse recognition of pain-related agitation in older cognitively impaired hospitalized adults: a descriptive study
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Poster presentations
Poster presentations
Cathy Gibson, BSN, RN, CBN, Orthopaedic Nurse Navigator/Program Coordinator, presented “Developing an Elective Joint Replacement Same Day Discharge Program” at the National Association of Orthopaedic Nurse Annual Conference in May 2022
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CNCL plan
CNCL plan
- 2023 Kaitlyn Apticar and Kaylie Corder completed project title: PCU Turn Team to reduce HAPI
- 2021 Kaylie Corder and Terrie Huskins completed project title “Discharge Follow-up Phone Call”
Research studies in progress
- Use of weighted blankets in patients with behavioral disturbances in acute care settings
- Moral distress during a pandemic
- Yoga and meditation: Does it reduce compassion fatigue and burnout, and increase compassion satisfaction?
- Perceived organizational support: Identifying the gaps between staff and leadership
- Nurse recognition of pain-related agitation in older cognitively impaired hospitalized adults: a descriptive study
Poster presentations
Cathy Gibson, BSN, RN, CBN, Orthopaedic Nurse Navigator/Program Coordinator, presented “Developing an Elective Joint Replacement Same Day Discharge Program” at the National Association of Orthopaedic Nurse Annual Conference in May 2022
CNCL plan
- 2023 Kaitlyn Apticar and Kaylie Corder completed project title: PCU Turn Team to reduce HAPI
- 2021 Kaylie Corder and Terrie Huskins completed project title “Discharge Follow-up Phone Call”