May 09, 2023
TriHealth nurses attended the annual Recognition Celebration May 8th at the Cintas Center. Approximately 250 nurses and guests honored those who accomplished various note-worthy achievements in their careers in 2022. Nurses who advanced professionally through formal education, achieved new nursing specialty certifications, newly advanced to clinical ladder IV, were either podium or poster presenters outside of TriHealth, became published, received awards both within and outside of TriHealth, and served as board members or officers in professional organizations were brought together for the celebration. Additionally, the eight Nursing Excellence Awards and the Directors’ Award for Excellence in Nursing were also presented. The nurses that were nominated for the Directors’ Award for Excellence demonstrated two or more of the components of the Magnet® Model (Structural Empowerment, Exemplary Professional Practice, New Knowledge, Innovations & Improvements, and Empirical Outcomes). These awards help to highlight our exemplary nurses that are shining examples of our culture of excellence.
The following nurses were nominees for the Directors’ Awards for Excellence:
- Maggie Cosker, BSN, RN, CCRN - BNH, CVICU
- Kristi Demaris, BSN, RN, AMB-BC - Anderson Surgery Center
- Shannon Driscoll, MSN, RN, PMHNP - GSH, Behavioral Health
- Sarah Ely, BSN, RN, CMSRN - BNH, 6300
- Megan Gentry, MSN, RN-BC, SCRN BNH, Pre/Post
- Brenda Huskey, BSN, RN, CPAN - BNH, PACU
- Marian Lewis, BSN, RN - TPP
- Denise McClain, BSN, RN - Hospice of Cincinnati
- Barbara Schwab, RN - Infusion Centers
- Allen Streck, RN, CCRN - BNH, MSICU
- Erica Weeks, BSN, RN - GSH, 14CD
- Amani Williams, MSN, RN - GSH, 15AB
- Michelle Wilson, BSN, RN - BBH, PACU
The winners of the Directors’ Award for Excellence are:
- Gina Marie Allaire, DNP, RNC-OB, C-EFM GSH, - OB Float Pool
- Karen Fallis, BSN, RN - GSH, NICU
- Katie Maddock, BSN, RN, CLC, RNC-OB, RNC-IAP - MHMH, L & D
- Marisa Pike, BSN, RN, RNC-OB, HNB-BC, C-EFM - BNH, L & D
- Karina C. Rodriguez, BSN, RN, TNCC, - Forensic Nurse Examiner BNH, ED
- Lisa Sierra, BSN, RN, CEN, TNCC, - FNE Western Ridge, ED
The winners of the Nursing Excellence Awards are:
Collaborators in Care
- Jake Wright BBH, Endoscopy Assistant
Engaged Nurse of the Year
- Jennie Reed, BSN, RN, CEN, TNCC - BNH, Float Pool
Exceptional Educator
- Aminda Seymour, MSN, RN, TNCC, CEN, VA-BC - AWSP/BBH, Nurse Educator II
Nursing Clinical Support
- Donna Sweemer, RN - GSH, Palliative Nurse Clinician
Partner in Practice
- Brittany Turner, PharmD, BCPS - BNH, Clinical Pharmacist
Preceptor/Clinical Coach
- Emily Johnson, BSN, RN, CEN - BBH, ED
Rookie of the Year
- Makenzie Fullerton, RN - BBH, Inpatient
Transformational Leader
- Rhonda Wilson, MSN, RN, NE-BC - GSH, Director of Nursing, Critical Care
Wonder team!
Posted by: Carolyn Williamson on July 24, 2023
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Congratulations everyone!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Joyce Reed on July 24, 2023
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