Perioperative Course - It takes a Methodist Hospital System Village

During the two week UHV May intersession 10 Second Degree BSN students and I embarked upon a Perioperative Nursing Elective Course. The Methodist Hospital and Methodist Sugar Land Hospital became a second home for the students and they learned more than they ever could imagine.

Week One
The first three days of the course were all didactic with Debra Belgard, MS, RN, CNOR as the guest expert from The Methodist Hospital in the Texas Medical Center. Students learned the concepts of Asepsis, Safety, Communication, Role of the OR nurse, skin preparation, positioning, traffic patterns and OR attire.

The fourth day the students went to the MITIE lab on The Methodist Hospital campus for an entire day of practice with simulation. There they practiced intake of the patient into the OR, scrubbing, gowning and gloving, instrumentation table, saftey and prepping. Twelve perioperative nurses from TMH volunteered their time to teach these students these skills. They were patient and guided the 10 students through every step of the way. The nurses demonstrated their professionalism in many ways such as teaching the why and how of what is done in the OR, the practice of skills to a novice comfort level, and the value of being a nurse and the important role of patient safety, teamwork and communication.

Day five the students observed an actual surgery in the dome at TMH. This was an important day as the students were able to put together all they had learned and practiced into an observational experience. They made observations about gloving, time out, and were able to discuss in greater detail their learning from the week.

Week Two
The Methodist Hospital Sugar Land perioperative staff welcomed the 10 students and me at report at 6:45am on Monday. Marlyn Tanvir, RN had the students assigned to a room in either a scrub nurse or circulating nurse role. My goal was for the students to scrub in at least once during the week. Some of the students were scrubbing in the FIRST day! The perioperative staff at Methodist Sugar Land were wonderful. They too exhibited the same professionalism as TMH.They took the students under their wing and let them participate in all the concepts they had learned in class and practiced in the simulation experience. The students were able to feel like they were part of the Methodist Sugar Land Hospital perioperative family by weeks end. They felt they contributed to the care of patients and had a feel for what being a nurse was like in the perioperative setting.

UHV School of Nursing profoundly thanks the nurses at The Methodist Hospital and Methodist Sugar Land Hospital for guiding, teaching and imparting your wisdom to these young nursing students. The weeks spent with you will always be a strong and postive part of their nursing school memory. It takes a village to teach our new nurses and The Methodist Hospital System was just the perfect village to teach perioperative nursing. THANK YOU!!

UHV Outstanding nursing student receive Salute to Nurses scholarships

Antonio Garcia was this year’s recipient of the Salute to Nurses Outstanding student for UHV School of Nursing. He was recognized in the May 9th edition of the Houston Chronicle. A link to the article can be found under “News” at www.uhv.edu/nursing. The pictures show the award and Antonio receiving the award. We are so glad to have Antonio represent our School of Nursing!

Sincerely,

Dr. Tart

Hands of Caring Ceremony for Second Degree BSN Students

The University of Houston-Victoria School of Nursing

Invites Second Degree BSN students, their families, and guests to a Hands of Caring Ceremony.

This special event welcomes the new student into the nursing profession.

Activities are from

9:00 am - 11:00 am

Saturday, April 17, 2010

UH System Sugar Land Brazos Hall

Susan Ryon Davis Multi-Purpose Room

14004 University Boulevard

Sugar Land, Texas

Activities start with a welcome from the Dean followed by faculty sessions and tours of the facility culminating in the Hands of Caring Ceremony.

Students, families, and guests are then invited to a UHV Jaguar softball home game against

Huston-Tillotson College

2:00 pm

St. Joseph - O'Connor Athletic Complex

3006 N. Cameron St.

Victoria, Texas

Please RSVP by March 29^th to nursing@uhv.edu

with your name and the number of guests you will be bringing to the Hands of Caring Ceremony

and

number of people, including yourself, attending the UHV Jaguars softball game in Victoria.

The School of Nursing faculty looks forward to the Hands of Caring ceremony, and hope you take advantage

of the wonderful opportunity to visit Victoria and experience a UHV Jaguars game!

Game Information:

· Show your UHV pride and wear your School of Nursing red t-shirt to the game!

· Bring your student id for free entry to the game

· Complimentary game tickets will be available for your guests with your RSVP

· It will take approximately 2 hours to drive to Victoria from Sugar Land

· Attached is a link for driving directions for your convenience

http://www.uhvjaguars.com/f/Athletic_Facilities.php

· If you would like to stay the night in Victoria, hotel accommodations have been made available for you at the Fairfield Inn-Victoria

7502 N. Navarro Street Victoria, TX 77904.

· The cost is $85 and all you need to do is indicate you are a UHV student and/or family member of a UHV student.

· Attached is a link for your convenience https://www.marriott.com/reservation/availability.mi?isSearch=true&propertyCode=VCTFI.

Formal invitations to the Hands of Caring Ceremony will be mailed to you soon.

Spring 2010

Congratulations! You have just completed your first week of the Spring 2010 semester at UHV School of Nursing! It was great to meet many of you at the orientations, in class or informally at the University. It was also great to see those of you who are coming back as you progress to complete your degree.

If you would like to stop by my office to say “Hi!” that would be great! My office in Sugar Land is in Brazos Hall #344 and I am there most Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. My office in Victoria is in the West Building on the second floor in the SON suite and I am there most Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

We are especially excited to have our students on the Cinco Ranch campus in Katy! Jessica Ballard, Dr. DeMonica Junious and Dr. Ade Chu are there to answer your questions and make your educational experience exceptional! The health care community in Katy is very supportive of the nursing educational opportunities provided by the School of Nursing. We are equally excited to offer innovative nursing excellence to meet the needs of the community.

I will be hosting “Coffee with the Dean” this spring in Victoria, Sugar Land and Cinco Ranch and look forward to seeing you there. Please join me in FaceBook!

If you are looking for scholarships check out “Resources” on the SON web site: www.uhv.edu/nursing.

Have a great semester…..
Sincerely,
Dean Tart

Dear Student, Faculty and Alumni,

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in 2010! I hope each of you enjoys the season with those dear to you.

The Fall 2009 semester was a semester of firsts. We graduated the first class of 7 MSN students. It was wonderful to place the MSN hood on each of the students at graduation. Janet Leatherwood, MSN, RN, and Chief Nurse Executive for The Methodist Sugar Land Hospital gave a wonderful talk on Leadership using the ICARE values at the pinning ceremony. Faculty placed the first MSN School of Nursing pins on these 7 students.

I am looking forward to coming back to the new year and the new semester. We will welcome 48 new Second Degree BSN students, twelve of whom will be on the UH System Cinco Ranch campus. We will admit RN-BSN students on the UH System Cinco Ranch campus in Katy for the first time.

We are currently admitting students to the MSN, RN-MSN Bridge, and RN-BSN programs. So, if you have a nurse friend who is “thinking about going back to school”, tell them to check us out at www.uhv.edu/nursing or send them a copy of the attached flyer.

Have a safe and fun holiday!!!

Sincerely,
Dr. Tart

Second Degree BSN First Pinning Ceremony Summer 2009

Welcome back!

Welcome back to the new fall 2009 semester of school! We have moved into the new state-of-the-art Brazos Building on the Sugar Land campus. The facility is truely amazing and students will have a wonderful opportunity to experience innovative educational technology at its best. On the Victoria campus we have a new 3G simMan for advanced simulation experiences. Also, we have expanded our program to the Katy campus at UH Cinco Ranch with our MSN students. We also welcome three new nursing faculty this fall, Lisette Barton, Sandy McNeely and Kelly Lardy. The faculty and staff are ready to welcome you and facilitate your learning experiences. So whether you are a new student, returning student or an alum coming back for your advanced degree, come join us this fall by setting yourself apart and making a difference in leading nursing. Sincerely, Dean Tart