Walk in My Shoes!
- University Hospital administrators step into the shoes of nurses -
BACKGROUND: While nurses are on the “front lines” saving lives and caring for patients at
University Hospital - the lead level I trauma center for Bexar Country, as well as all of South Texas
– hospital administrators are more “behind the scenes” often focused on budgets, planning and
other management functions.
On Tuesday, May 6, about a dozen administrators will trade in their business attire for
scrubs and crocs. They will spend their entire morning shadowing University Hospital nurses on
patient care units and experience first-hand what it means to be a nurse in a busy academic
medical center.
University Health System is home to more than 1,500 registered nurses and LVNs. Often
described as an art and a science, nurses have many roles – from staff nurse to educator to nurse
practitioner and nurse researcher. All serve with a passion for the profession and a strong
commitment to patient safety.
National Nurses Week is celebrated in May, in honor of the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. University Health System’s theme this year is Nurses Make the Difference Everyday!
| WHO: |
University Hospital nurses and administrators |
| WHEN: |
Tuesday, May 6 at 9:30 a.m. |
| WHERE: |
University Hospital
4502 Medical Drive
(Meet in Corporate Communications, first floor, main entrance) |
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY: Videotape administrators “walking in the shoes” of nurses from
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. At 10:30 all involved will gather to discuss their experiences.
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