In this
issue
WELCOME
NURSING SCIENCE
EDUCATION
Advancing Patient Safety Through Systemization: Expanding the ICON Initiative Across Houston Methodist
Empowered to Grow: A Nurse’s Journey Through Opportunity and Transformation
PRACTICE
Power To Pivot: How Technology Is Transforming Nursing at Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital
Meet the Virtual Nursing Teams
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
What Is the Grit Scale?
Developing Tools for Mental Resiliency
Preparing for Complexity: Advancing Cath Lab Nursing Through Structured Fellowship Training
MAGNET
FROM OUR TEAMS
ABOUT DISCOVERN
About Discove
RN
Mission
Mission
To provide a platform where the Houston Methodist nursing staff can share their ideas, expertise, and best practices
Vision
Vision
Inspire Houston Methodist nursing staff to strive for excellence and lead nursing practice
Editor-in-Chief
Deepa Lalu, MSN, RN-BC
Managing Editor
Theresa Vazquez, BS
Editor
Regis E. Meyer, Ph.D.
Photography and Videography
Shirley Tran, MSN, RN, CPHQ
Katie Reed, MSN, RN, OCN, CPHQ
Jennifer Berman, M.Ed.
Aaron Mayberry
Editorial Board
Shannan K. Hamlin, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, AGACNP-BC, CCRN-BC, NE-BC
Hsin-Mei Chen, PhD, MBA
Lenis Sosa, DNP, RN, CCRC
Kimaya Barnes, MHA, MSN, RN, CVRN-BC, NPD-BC
LaToya Clower, MSN, RN, CVRN-BC
Alexis Hayes, PhD, MSN-Ed, APRN, FNP-BC
Angelina Brannon, MS, MA, RN, AC-CNS, CEN
Tamara DuBose, DNP, RN, NE-BC
Pinky Shani, PhD, MSN, RN
Nicole Bender, MSN, RN, CNOR
Angela P. Jackson, MSN, RN, CHES, ACM-RN
Christina Arredondo, MSN, RN, CEN, CAPA
Michael Scott Bagwell, MS, RN, CCRN, CSC, NPD-BC, NE-BC
Keeley Harmon, PhD, MSN, RN, NE-BC
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