Congratulations to the 17 Texas Health Resources caregivers who graduated from the TCU Evidence Based Practice Fellowship on Sept. 18. The yearlong fellowship brings together diverse healthcare practitioners to learn about research, evidence and measurement.
“Participation in the fellowship reflects our caregivers’ commitment to process improvement, research and professional growth,” said Mary Robinson, Ph.D., R.N., NEA-BC, chief nursing executive. “I am so proud of the graduates’ skills and creativity in developing their projects.”
Texas Health graduates
- Meagan Allen, B.S.N., R.N., Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford – “Early Nutritional Consult to Reduce Readmission in Newly Diagnosed Oncology Patients”
- Tamara Atwell, M.A., CCC/SLP, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth – “Early Speech Therapy Intervention to Reduce Readmissions in Patients with COPD and Pneumonia”
- Rachel Bagley, B.S.N., R.N., CV-BC, Texas Health HEB – “Smartphone Application Use for Education in Cardiac Rehab”
- Tiffany Burns, R.N., CNL, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance – “Inpatient Medication Education for New Medications Improving Patient Understanding and Satisfaction”
- Liza Carpenter, B.S.N., R.N., CMSRN, Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital – “Early Mobility, Fall Rates and Length of Stay in Hospitalized Geriatric Patients”
- Sara Dryden, PT, DPT, Cert. MDT, Texas Health Arlington Memorial; and JoAnna Messimer, PT, DPT, Cert-Clinical Specialist Geriatric PT, – “Physical Therapy Mitigating Frailty Initiative: An Evidence-Based Practice Project” – Third Place Poster
- Angelyto Estrada, B.S.N., R.N., CMSRN, Texas Health Specialty Hospital Fort Worth – “Depression Screening Using Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) in a Long-Term Acute Care Hospital”
- Anthodith Garganera, M.S.N., M.H.A., R.N., CNL, CMSRN, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano – “Improving Patient Outcomes Through Sepsis Transition and Recovery (STAR) Program”
- Laura Hampton, B.S.N., R.N., Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton – “Plain and Simple: Health Literacy on a Surgical and Oncology Unit” – Top 10 Poster
- Stephanie Mariot, R.N., RNC-OB, C-EFM, Texas Health Alliance – “Using a Sepsis BLASTERS Mnemonic Tool to Decrease Time to Administration of First Antibiotic in the Emergency Department”
- K. Marion Mitchell, B.S.N., R.N., CMSRN, Texas Health Arlington Memorial – “Early Mobility, Fall Rates and Length of Stay in Hospitalized Geriatric Patients”
- Natalie Muncy, M.B.A., B.S.N., B.A., CPEN, CARN, Texas Health Plano – “Improving Sepsis Patient Outcomes Through Utilization of a Sepsis Triage Tool BLASTERS in the Emergency Department” – Top 10 Poster
- Mackline Nyatwongi, B.S.N., PCCN, SCRN, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas – “Implementing an Evidence-Based Health Literacy Assessment Tool Among Adult Stroke Patients to Reduce Admissions”
- Robynne Rembecki, MORT/L, CNT, CEIM, NLP, Texas Health Plano – “Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Reduces Time to Discharge” – First Place Poster
- Jhoanna Romero, M.S.N., R.N., CNL, CCRN, CSC, Texas Health Dallas – “Transforming the Cardiac Surgery Experience with a Journey Map: Empowerment Through Education and Scalable Gamification”
- Kiyonna Tyus, M.S.N., M.B.A., CCRN, Texas Health Southwest – “Dysphagia Screening for Patients with Prolonged Intubation”
Mentor of the Year
- Cyndi Kelley, D.N.P., RNC-LRN, NEA-BC, Texas Health Dallas
2024-2025 incoming TCU Evidence Based Practice fellows from Texas Health
- Jake Agtarap, R.N., Texas Health Southwest
- Barbara Brown, M.S.N., R.N., CCRN, CNL, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth
- Amanda Calhoun, B.S.N., R.N., Texas Health Southwest
- John Paul Caoleng, M.S.N., R.N., CCRN-CSC, TCRN, Texas Health Hospital Frisco
- Vicki Currin, B.S.N., R.N., Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne
- Ashley Ferguson, B.S.N., R.N., Texas Health Denton
- Luz Gonzales, B.S.N., R.N., Texas Health Arlington Memorial
- Carol Hannibal, M.S.N., R.N., PCCN, CRRN, GERO-BC, Texas Health Fort Worth
- Cathrine James, M.S.N., R.N., PCCN, Texas Health Arlington Memorial
- Teena James, B.S.N., R.N., Texas Health Plano
- Jose Mejia, B.S.N., R.N., Texas Health HEB
- Carri Moody, B.S.N., RNC-LRN, C-ONQS, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound
- Emily Muriuki, M.B.A., R.N., Texas Health Alliance
- Chanin Owen, M.S.N., RNC-MNN, Texas Health HEB
- Leticia Perez, R.N., Texas Health Frisco
- Michelle Semelroth, M.S.N., CNOR, CSSM, Texas Health Plano
- Monica Taylor, B.S.N., R.N., Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville
- Florence Thiaine, R.N., Texas Health Arlington Memorial
