ARN Southeast Texas Chapter

Daisy L. Jowers, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, CRRN-A

Current Employment:	Long Point Medical Center
Position:	Sole medical provider in a Family Practice Clinic
ARN Member Since:	1995
SETX Chapter ARN Member:	1995
SETX Chapter ARN Involvement:	-Past-President     2001-June 2002
	-President              2000
	-President-Elect    1999
	-Treasurer              1998
	-Newsletter Editor 1996-June 2002
	Program Chair       1997
	Member of a variety of committees at one time or another 1995-2002
Why did you decide to join SETX ARN?
“ Because it is such a dynamic, wonderful organization”
National ARN Involvement:
Group Name Position Held Date(s) Core Curriculum Committee Member 2005 Board of Directors Region 5 director 2002-2004 CRRN Review CD Content Reviewer 2001 2001 National Conference Comm. Member 2000-2001 Awards Committee   1999, 2000
Community Involvement:
Texas Nurse Practitioners Member 2005 Houston Area Nurse Practitioners Member 1995-2005 Houston Area Nurse Practitioners Nomination Committee 1999-2000 Student Government Assoc. UT-H Graduate Representative 1999 Sigma Theta Tau Member Inducted 1993 NSU Student Nurses Assoc. Newsletter editor 1990-1993
Exceptional Accomplishment:
“Being Region 5 Director 2002-2004 and being a member of Mensa”
Hobbies, Special Interests:
“Reading and learning”
Previous Experience:
TIRR LifeBridge Hospital, Houston, Texas. Worked in a 22 bed subacute rehabilitation hospital. Day Charge Nurse duties, administrative duties, and educational duties with orientation and preceptorship. Developed charting systems and various nursing and interdisciplinary forms, and had some case management experience along with direct patient care. Was leader of the Wound Care Team which was responsible for assessment, management and documentation of pressure ulcers and surgical wounds. June 1995-November 1997. Willis-Knighton Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Institute, Shreveport, Louisianna. Was responsible for Night Charge Nurse (On-Site Supervisor) duties for fourteen months on a 25 bed unit for clients with orthopedic disorders, closed head injuries, strokes, and general rehabilitation diagnoses. September 1993 – November 1994.
What does Rehabilitation Nursing mean to you?
Daisy writes, “I think I was born a rehabilitation nurse; I just did not know it until 1993 during my fourth clinical rotation at the age of 45. I was sent to an inpatient rehabilitation hospital within a larger regional hospital. From that very first day, I knew I would be in rehabilitation the rest of my life; I had found my place in this world. It was like coming home to a home I had never known. I had always encouraged all those I came in contact with to be the best and do the best with what was available. However, I never had a structure on which to weave my tapestry until I found first rehabilitation nursing and then Southeast Texas Chapter ARN. One of the greatest gifts rehabilitation nursing has given me is the opportunity to take care of people in their later years. Sometimes, in the middle of the night, I would hold a patient’s hand while they spoke of the joys and disappointments of their life; the joys they often shared with family members, but the disappointments often involved those same family members and were much harder to verbalize. What an honor to be trusted with such precious thoughts. I called upon strengths I had received from being a rehabilitation nurse to get me through my own very difficult family experiences. I can never give back to rehabilitation nursing the gifts I have received; however, I hope to spend the rest of my life trying. Rehabilitation nurses are truly blessed and we share our blessings with all those we touch.
Anything else that you would like to share?
“I am the proud mother of two, Margueritte and Joseph, and the proud grandmother of two, John Ian and William Alexander."

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