Magnet hospitals: What sets MD Anderson apart in nursing excellence
In June 2025, MD Anderson achieved its sixth consecutive Magnet designation ¡ª and its first-ever Magnet Recognition with Distinction?¡ª from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program. This milestone places MD Anderson among just 26 hospitals worldwide to earn six or more Magnet designations.
Magnet status is the highest national and international distinction for nursing excellence. It¡¯s also...
All roads led to MD Anderson for nursing institute head
For Sadie Hutson, Ph.D., her decision to lead MD Anderson¡¯s Meyers Institute for Oncology Nursing reflects decades of dedication to oncology...
Leukemia nurse fulfills promise to her late mother
For Clinical Nurse Mikela Pettigrew, MD Anderson is more than a workplace ¨C it¡¯s a place of healing, hope and a promise fulfilled.
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Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) diagnosis fuels nurse educator¡¯s passion for goal concordant care
Tori McClosky¡¯s senior year of high school turned upside down when a tumor was found on her brain. The cause was neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), a genetic condition that causes tumors to grow on nerves in the brain and throughout the body.
¡°I went from planning prom and playing soccer to shaving my hair off and preparing for brain surgery,¡± she recalls. ¡°It was shocking. I was living my life, and everything was great until I got...
Enlightening and innovating nursing at MD?Anderson
Clinical Nurse Christian Perez receives a message that a hospital patient is ready for discharge. Within a few seconds, the patient¡¯s face...
What is the best donation for your blood type?
Cancer patients often need blood and platelet transfusions during their cancer treatment, and MD Anderson depends on our generous blood and...
Nurse finds fulfillment in transition to oncology nursing
Meghan Williams can now dispel many of the myths and misconceptions she once believed about oncology nursing.
Before joining MD Anderson...
Nurse makes each day count as cancer affects her family
Ashley Martinez will never forget the day her in-laws celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Not only was it a major milestone for her...
Nurse donates blood to honor father¡¯s memory and help cancer patients
Clinical Nurse Christine Durana donates blood so often, she takes a photo of her arm each time to help her remember when it¡¯s been 56 days...
Can antibody tests tell you if a COVID-19 vaccine worked?
Last updated June 7, 2022
If you¡¯ve been vaccinated against COVID-19, you may be thinking about getting an antibody test to see if...