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2004 Nursing Excellence unit, divisional winners  MUSC Medical Center and UMA Ambulatory Care saluted health care registered nurses at the Celebrate Nursing Excellence 2004 Awards Ceremony.  Unit and division winners were evaluated by award criteria 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 2004 committee judged all unit nominations to determine the division winners and the 2004 MUSC Nurse of the Year Winner.  On Thursday, 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.    2004 Nurse of the Year Clinical nurse leader Monica Mumme, Critical Care and Emergency Services, talks to MUSC patient Laland Street during a routine check-up. Mumme was named 2004 Nurse of the Year at an awards ceremony on May 6 as part of MUSC's recognition of National Nurses Week, May 6-11. In honor of her outstanding service, Mumme received dinner for two at the Charleston Grill, a manicure and pedicure from Natural Nail Care Clinic, and an hour of therapeutic massage with Sarah Kline at the Center for Holistic Health in Mount Pleasant. Lena Curry, R.N., nurse manager for the 6 West General Surgical Step-down Unit, works closely with Mumme and praised her excellent critical thinking skills. ”Monica is terrific at assessing patients and identifying problems before they occur. She taught CPR to Boy Scouts and strives to educate the community on health-related issues.“  Oncology/Med-Surg Jane Hodges Lilley, 10E Division winner Sarah Kinard, 8W Kim Poulakis, 10W Surgery, Women's and Infants Ainsley Dyson, 5E Nursery Division winner  Rebecca Parker, Main OR Robert C. Jones, DDC/Endoscopy Sally Gilliam, PACU Sherri Cumbee, 5E Postpartum Linda Dunmyer, 5W Karen Parsons, Labor and Delivery Therapeutic Services Kathleen Lubert Dialysis (Division winner) Marilen Cabalquinto, 7E Toschua Bays, 7W Janie Fisher, TCU Heart and Vascular Center Erin Kosak, CTICU (Division winner) Jennifer Cleary, 9PCU Karen Craven, CCU Ambulatory Care Services Dorothy Carol Hipple, Division winner Critical Care and Emergency Services Meg Carsner, MSICU Betsy Hutson, 8E Chris Zensen, STNICU Mary E. Johnson, Short Stay Unit Susan Zayac, MUSC Emergency Department Patricia Hutto, CMH Emergency Department Matina Lantern, MICU House Options Pool Jason Ferro, Division winner Institute of Psychiatry Jennifer Weinstein, 2N Youth Services Mary Troiani, BICU (Division winner) Barbara Avery, 4N Deborah Hales, 3N Adult Services Stephen Proctor, 1N Adult Services Transplant Center Paulette LaRoche, 6E (Division winner) Children's Services Cindi Weiss, NNICU (Division winner) Sharon Gala, 7B Debbie O'Rear, GCRC Outpatient Unit Nancy Phillips, Pediatric Emergency Services Marguerite Curtis, 7A Aimee Tripp, 8CHD Infant Toddler Unit Darla Tetrault, PICU Terri Robertson, PCICU Judy Riesen, 7C 2004 Nursing Excellence divisional winners are back row from left: Ainsley Dyson, Carol Hipple, Cindi Weiss, Jane Hodges Lilley, Jason Ferro. Front row from left: Paulett LaRoche, Mary Troiani, and Monica Mumme. Not pictured are Erin Kosak and Kathleen Lubert.         Friday, May 14, 2004 Catalyst Online is published weekly, updated as needed and improved from time to time by the MUSC Office of Public Relations for the faculty, employees and students of the Medical University of South Carolina. Catalyst Online editor, Kim Draughn, can be reached at 792-4107 or by email, catalyst@musc.edu. Editorial copy can be submitted to Catalyst Online and to The Catalyst in print by fax, 792-6723, or by email to petersnd@musc.edu or catalyst@musc.edu. To place an ad in The Catalyst hardcopy, call Community Press at 849-1778.