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Research coordinator receives ‘outstanding contribution’ award

Caroline Counts, R.N., research coordinator in the MUSC Division of Nephrology, received an award from the American Nephrology Nurses’ Association (ANNA) for Outstanding Contributions to ANNA. This award recognizes one nurse each year who has made outstanding contributions to ANNA’s goals. As the award recipient, Counts received a lifetime membership to ANNA, a logo pin and a commemorative plaque.

Counts began nephrology nursing in 1970. She took the first certified nephrology nurse exam when it was offered in 1987. She joined the Nephrology Nursing Certification Board in 1998 and continued when it became the commission in 2000. In 2004, the Palmetto Chapter of the ANNA established an MUSC College of Nursing Scholarship in Counts' name. The scholarship is awarded to one advance nursing practice student in each year who positively influences outcomes for patients through advocacy, scholarship and excellence.

Friday, May 29, 2009

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