Each year, Nurses Week is celebrated to recognize the important care that these healthcare professionals provide to patients, as well as their leadership in the clinics and other settings where they work. This year, we asked clinicians, administrators and others at Baylor College of Medicine about some of the nurses they work with.
Infusion Nurses
- Rochelle Fontenot, L.V.N.
- Olevia Riley, R.N.
- Jennifer Johnson, R.N.
- Salimah Basaria, R.N.
- Nicole Thomas, R.N.
- Nicolette Olivier, R.N.
- Essie Talley, R.N.
- Janise Gorton, R.N.
- Joyce Heggins, R.N.
- Kesha LeBron, Nurse Manager, M.S.N., B.S.N., R.N.
“They are a phenomenal team and work together extremely well, such that the patients have noticed and are very complimentary of the care they receive. I have managed nursing teams over many years, and this is the strongest group of patient advocate nurses I have worked with!” – Lisa Icard, M.H.A., B.S.N., R.N., director of nursing
Tracy Fletcher-Davies, B.S.N., M.S.ML., R.N.
Nursing Manager
Department of Family and Community Medicine
“Ms. Tracy is the best manager I ever met. She is always in a positive mood, which encourages the team to have a positive attitude. She praises our work, and that makes team members perform well. She understands staff concerns and helps a lot in different ways. I have noticed that she really encourages the staff for continuous education by providing flexible work hours. She really encourages the staff to develop skills and advance in the job. She is very supportive and understandable and provides the guidance to learn the new things. She treats all the staff members in the same way, and she always communicates about clinic updates.” – Srivani Kambala, medical assistant
“From my end, she is amazing to work with. She serves as a calming agent for the clinic. She provides great advice and is a great example of what leadership should be.” – Eber Lopez, director of clinical operations
Jennie Riley, R.N.
Emily Behannon, R.N.
Department of Medicine – Cardiology
“Emily and Jennie joined us at Cardiology the same day. They both are very professional, friendly, team players, and they both go above and beyond to help our team and our patients. They are responsible for many different tasks, like INR clinic (monitoring for patients on anticoagulants), IVs for patients, medication samples, cardiac device checks, cardiac clearances and so much more. We are so grateful to have them in our cardiology clinic.” – Vida Kahrizi, senior practice manager, Department of Medicine – Cardiology
Nursing Team
Department of Medicine Outpatient Clinics
- Christina Dunlap, R.N.
- Brianna Lara, R.N.
- Angelina Osorino, L.V.N.
- Jordyn Blaha, R.N.
- Jessica Martinez, R.N.
- Dionne Calvin, R.N.
“Jordyn provides excellent patient care during any clinical emergencies, she’s a great team player, and an excellent role model for her team.”
“Jessica has made significant improvements in her professional role, improved her critical thinking during emergencies, and is always helpful in the clinic.”
“Angelina goes above and beyond to provide care to cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, worked solely as a team when the other CF nurse was on medical leave, and took the initiative to lead the new CF clinic projects.”
“Brianna has an extremely positive attitude, provides support to her team members with open hands, and provides excellent care to the geriatric population.”
“Christina is very dedicated to her team and her patient population, and can be relied upon to assist her team and her leadership in meeting the clinic needs.”
“Dionne is extremely dedicated to her role as the allergy nurse. She is reliable to her patients with maintaining their scheduled allergy shots and can be depended upon to assist in providing prompt care for her patients in the event of an emergency allergic reaction.”
Comments by Allison Carter Long, B.S.N., R.N., senior manager, nursing
Department of Medicine
BCM Family 