CARE
Clinical expertise
and compassion
are at the heart
of nursing at
Scott & White
AT THE CORE
The demands and rewards of the nursing profession have never been greater. Nurses
today are more skilled than ever before, the better to meet diverse patient needs.
What really drives nurses at Scott & White, however, is a strong desire to help people.
M
any nurses are drawn to Scott &
White because the healthcare
system offers opportunities to
practice high-quality care in a variety of
inpatient and outpatient settings. It also
allows nurses to care for a range of patients
and gives them opportunities to advance
their clinical skills through continuing
education. More than 3,000 nurses within
the healthcare system—including 300 who
will be on staff at the new Children’s
Hospital—care for thousands of patients,
and make a big difference in each
patient’s experience.
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A nurse’s touch
When 12-year-old Hunter Mullins arrived
at the Children’s Hospital at Scott &
White, he was unhappy and scared.
Hunter, who lives in Hico, Texas, was
transferred from another hospital after an
abscess, a sac of inflamed tissue, had been
discovered near his liver. Pediatric
specialists at Scott & White would drain
the abscess, which meant that for several
days after the operation Hunter would
have a tube jutting out of his abdomen to
rid his body of infection. He did not look
forward to this.
One of Hunter’s nurses, Felipe
Coronel, RN, recognized the boy’s
apprehension and began to stop by his
room every hour to check on him and
cheer him up by talking about the popular
gaming platform called Xbox. “I tried
to make it less traumatic for him,”
Mr. Coronel says.
Hunter’s mother, Misty Scott,
remembers how Mr. Coronel’s visits lifted
her son’s spirits. “He would come in to
carry on a conversation,” she says. “They
would start talking about stuff, which got
Hunter’s mind off what was going on.”