2003 Nursing Excellence unit, divisional winners
MUSC Medical Center and UMA Ambulatory Care saluted health care registered nurses at the Celebrate Nursing Excellence 2003 Awards Ceremony.Unit and division winners were evaluated by award criteria which was based on the MUSC core values of Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Adaptability. Unit winners were nominated and chosen by their peers. The Celebrate Nursing Excellence 2003 committee judged all unit nominations to determine the division winners and the 2003 MUSC Nurse of the Year Winner.
On Tuesday, May 6, the following nurses were publicly recognized at
the Celebrate Nursing Awards Ceremony for their commitment to caring and
consistent excellence in nursing practice.
Nurse of the Year
Ambulatory
Care Service's Bonnie Boyce was named 2003 Nurse of the Year as part of
MUSC's recognition of National Nurses Week, May 6-11. Boyce, who has been
at MUSC for about five years, is primary nurse for Dr. Robert Stuart, Division
of Hematology/Oncology, and works in the adult clinic at Hollings Cancer
Center. During the May 6 Awards Ceremony, Boyce and other nurses were honored.
She received a $100 mall gift certificate, 3-month membership to MUSC's
Wellness Center and a Kodak digital camera. See page 10-11 for the nursing
unit/divisional winners.
Surgery, Women's and Infants
Hazel
Parker, Perianesthesia (Division winner)
Timothy
Brendle, Main OR
Stephanie
Churchill, Newborn/Special Care Nursery
Susan
Clark, Ambulatory Surgery
Darrell
Jones, PACU
Paula
Hardwick, 5W
Kimberly
Selert, Labor/Delivery
Jill
Reagle, 5E
Children's Services
Kimberly
Harris, 8D (Division winner)
Stacey
Ongaro Cook, GCRC
Tracey
Driggers, NNICU
Melissa
Larusso, 7C
Susan
Clabaugh-Dewalt, Hospital Options Pool
Karin
McAdory, PICU
Virginia
Skidmore, 7B
Tamara
Snipes, PCICU
Ursula
Tvenge, 7A
Oncology/Med-Surg
Monique
O'Brien, 10W (Division winner)
Theresa
Henderson, 8W
Sheila
Shealy, 10E
Institute of Psychiatry
Wendy
Bobseine, Youth Services (Division winner)
Pamela
Nobles, 3North
Elaine
Proctor, 4North
Lennie
Burgess, BICU
Myrna
Divinagracia, 1North
Heart and Vascular Center
Linda
Easler, CCU (Division winner)
Dora
Ann Kitchin, 9PCU
Therapeutic Services
Kathryn
Becker, 7W (Division winner)
Janice
Bradley, 6E
Fe
Bongalonta, 7E
Nancy
Winburn, Dialysis
Sharon
Williams, Transitional Care Unit
Critical Care and Emergency Services
Edward
Cawthorn, 8E (Division winner)
Jackie
Atkinson, MSICU
Jeff
Bassett, CMH Emergency Department
Jacqueline
Bulanow, MICU
Brian
Vest, MUSC Emergency Department
Linda
Young, MUSC Pediatric Emergency Department
2003
Nursing Excellence divisional winners are from left: Linda Easler, Kimberly
Harris, Bonnie Boyce, Wendy Bobseine, Hazel Parker, Edward Cawthorn, Monique
O'Brien and Kathryn Becker.
Thank you Sponsors of Nurses Week
MUSC Harper Students Center; Palmetto Infusion Services;
Ortho BioTech; Tyco Healthcare; Baskin Robbins; Sodexho Management
Services; and MUSC Friends of Nursing Fund.
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