Chapter 06: Inspirations and Observations About Changes in Nursing

In this segment Ms. Houston talks about people who inspired her. Renilda Hilkemeyer, “a phenomenal nurse and pioneer,” and the first Director of Nursing at MD Anderson, inspired Ms. Houston to be progressive. She learned how to conduct project and test out new work flows from Joyce Alt, the second Director of Nursing. And her late husband, Gary Houston, the first male nurse hired at MD Anderson and a Nurse Manager, involved her in many programs. This segment also includes Ms. Houston’s observations on how technology has increased the pace of care delivered, creating a rush in the work place and altering nurses’ relationship to patients and each other.https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewchapters/1886/thumbnail.jp