NNICU video wins award: 11/25

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NNICU video wins award

As part of an ongoing commitment to help alleviate the nursing shortage in South Carolina, the Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future hosted a gala to help ease the shortage throughout the region.

On Nov. 4, 40 MUHA nurses attended the Johnson & Johnson Promise of Nursing gala. One hundred percent of the $300,000 proceeds from the event will support S.C. nursing school grants, faculty fellowships and student scholarships. This was the first time the event has been held in the state.

From left: MUSC nurses Deborah Browning, Marilyn Schaffner, Katherine Chase, Sarah Gayle McConnell, Tara Lowry and Leonora Horton. McConnell and Lowry were responsible for the video. View the video at https://www.musc.edu/medcenter/news/LeavingOnAJetPlane.htm.

Marilyn J. Schaffner, Ph.D., R.N., chief nursing executive, said she was proud that MUSC's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NNICU) video, "Leaving on a Jet Plane," won first place in a video contest that had several entries from multiple organizations. MUHA had two of the four final videos, including one from GI Endoscopy called "I Promise."

"This gala was a wonderful tribute to our extraordinary nurses," said Schaffner.

Friday, Nov. 25, 2011

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