The Woman's Hospital of Texas is dedicated to attracting and supporting the growth and development of the best and brightest nurses the nursing profession has to offer. Through these exceptional nurses, our patients and their families will receive exceptional care provided with compassion.

The Woman's Hospital of Texas nurses are empowered

Whether you’re driven to research, expanding your education, evidence-based practice or serving on leadership committees, the nurses at The Woman's Hospital of Texas are challenged with opportunities and respected for what they bring to their roles:

  • Each member of nursing services has an individual responsibility to pursue professional growth and development in order to maintain and advance knowledge, skills and competency for exemplary professional practice. We accomplish by supporting the RN to BSN progression, achievement of advanced degrees and national professional certification.
  • Nurses are encouraged to innovate. HCA Houston Healthcare offers a Center for Clinical Advancement where nurses have specially designed space to innovate. In addition, nurses are encouraged every day to contribute to developing new processes and ways of enhancing their work environment, improving patient safety and the patient experience and collaborating on interdisciplinary teams.
  • The facility is committed to supporting our academic partners and advancing the profession by providing multiple clinical educational experiences for nursing and allied health students and by collaborating with instructors to impact curriculum development and graduate quality.
  • Each member of nursing services has an individual responsibility to promote and enhance the patient experience with respect to our customers. A commitment to an exceptional patient experience is integrated into our Excellence ALWAYS culture.
  • Nursing care is guided by evidence-based practices and research.
  • Nursing will take the leadership role in responding to global issues in nursing and the changing healthcare marketplace in meeting the needs of our customers.
  • We are committed to supporting advocacy in the profession and support professional involvement in professional organizations.
  • We are committed to collaborating with others and sharing our expertise. We have the responsibility to maintain high ethical standards and to promote the image of the professional nurse.
  • We are committed to the ongoing growth and development of every nurse.

Reward and recognition

The Woman's Hospital of Texas values recognition for our exceptional nurses. Our nurses are a part of the International DAISY Award Program that honors exceptional nurses, each monthly recognition is highlighted on our DAISY Award Wall of Honor. Many of our nurses have also been recognized by the Houston Chronicle Top 100 Nurses program and the Good Samaritan Foundation for Excellence in Nursing. The Woman's Hospital of Texas recognizes certification as a central responsibility to the practice of professional nursing. Our certified nurses are invited to participate in a Certified Nurses Day celebration annually. These are just a few of the ways our nurses have been recognized.

Nursing services professional practice model

Our professional practice model* (PPM) is the conceptual framework for our nurses, nursing care, and interprofessional patient care. It is a schematic description that depicts how our nurses' practice, collaborate, communicate, and develop professionally to provide the highest-quality care to our patients.

The PPM illustrates the alignment and integration of nursing practice with the mission, vision, values, and philosophy that nursing has adopted. Our care delivery system is integrated within our PPM and promotes continuous, consistent, efficient, and accountable delivery of nursing care.

What does our model mean?

The Outer Circle includes Quality Outcomes, Evidenced-Based, Collaboration, Shared Governance and Professional Development.

  • Quality Outcomes – Nurses practice at every level of healthcare operation to improve patient outcomes in all areas of care.
  • Evidence-Based – Nurses participate in innovative practices as well as using a problem-solving approach to clinical decision-making within our healthcare organization that integrates the best available scientific evidence to guide their practice
  • Collaboration – Nurses have interprofessional collaborative partnerships with all members of the healthcare team. This collaboration results in open and objective information sharing, delivery of care and evaluation of outcomes for each patient.
  • Shared Governance – Nurses have the ability to share information and promote practices to increase structural empowerment, exemplary professional practice, transformational leadership, and knowledge and innovation.
  • Professional Development – Nurses seek professional development to enhance their professional practice. HCA Houston Healthcare recognizes and rewards nurses for their professional contributions to advancing their practice and profession in their nursing practice.

The Inner Circle which includes Holistic, Commitment, Integrity, and Compassion all reflect the nursing attributes that promote a healthy clinical environment where each colleague is respected.

  • Holistic – When caring for colleagues and patients, nurses treat the whole person, taking into account the body, mind, spirit, culture, socioeconomic background, and environment.
  • Commitment – Nurses are dedicated to provide optimal patient care and enhance the nursing profession.
  • Integrity – Nurses are honest, have strong moral principles and possess moral uprightness that is reflected in their patient care.
  • Compassion – Nurses are empathetic and show genuine concern for others.

The Diamond Plus – As a diamond represents lifelong commitment, faithfulness and is a symbol of a promise; the nurses of HCA and the care they give represent this same commitment to their patients. The diamond in the center represents the patients and their families that we serve.

Through our Professional Practice Model, we create and sustain a culture of quality and care that continually reflects that “Above all else we are committed to the care and improvement of human life”.