Nursing at Texas Children's Hospital
Toolkit for the Advancement of Professionalism

Professionalism is a value that is of concern to many medical organizations. Medical and nursing studies indicate this issue must be addressed to preserve the integrity of the nursing and medical professions. Ensuring an affable relationship between all levels of the medical and nursing staff is a priority of Texas Children's Hospital. 

Authors:
Susan Distefano, Vice President of Patient Care, Texas Children's Hospital
Tabitha Rice, Assistant Director of Emergency Services, Texas Children's Hospital

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Table of Contents

Overview

Professional Organizations' Position

• Introduction
• Project Professionalism
• ACGME Outcome Project
• Code of Ethics for Nurses -- Provisions
• Professionalism and Ethics

Board Involvement

• Introduction
• In Support of Strong Relationships
• Creating a New Culture
• Professionalism: Putting the needs and interests of others above your own
• Improving the work environment in Gulf Coast Hospitals presented by Mark Wallace, CEO

-- Components

Individual Professionalism

• Introduction
• Tools to increase professionalism
• Professionalism and you at UTMB
• Osler Scholars

Team Building

• Introduction
• Error, stress and teamwork
• On error management: Lessons from aviation
• Anesthesiology as a model for patient safety in healthcare
• Culture, threat and error: Assessing system safety

Additional Resources

• Introduction
• Medical Professional Project
• Developing Competency in Professionalism: The Potential and the Pitfalls
• The Disruptive Physician: A Quality of Professional Life Factor
• Professionalism 101: Defining the components
• Professionalism
• University of Kansas School of Medicine Professionalism Initiative
• Vignettes on Professionalism