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June 8, 2006 -- Four U.Va. registered nurses and
one team of registered nurses have
been selected for the American
Association of Critical-Care Nurses
(AACN) Circle of Excellence Awards.
AACN is the world’s largest specialty
nursing organization in the world, representing
the interests of more than
400,000 nurses who are charged
with the responsibility of caring for the
most critically ill patients.
The organization honors selected
nurses via the Circle of Excellence
Awards at the National Teaching
Institute and Critical Care Exposition
each year. These awards are highly
competitive and include rigorous
criteria. Individuals are nominated by
an AACN member and must submit
an exemplar — a case study demonstrating
professional expertise — and
two letters of support. All winners are
selected by a peer-review panel.
“These awards speak volumes
about the caliber of nurses we have at
the U.Va. Medical Center. I appreciate
their talent, their dedication and their
professionalism. These nurses are
superb representatives of the nursing
profession,” says U.Va. Medical Center
Chief Clinical Officer/Chief Nursing
Officer Pamela F. Cipriano, Ph.D.,
R.N., FAAN.
Excellent Manager Award
Kim Clark, R.N., BSN, CCRN
Manager, Surgical/Trauma/Burn
Intensive Care Unit
Excellence in Leadership Award
Rick Carpenter, R.N., BSN
Manager, Medical IntensiveCare Unit Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Mary Deivert, R.N., ACNP, CCRN
Clinician 4, Trauma Care Coordinator
Excellent Clinical Nurse Specialist Award
Dea Mahanes, R.N., MSN, CCRN,
CNRN, CCNS
Excellence in Patient Safety Award
Medical Intensive Care Unit
Research Team
Cheri Blevins, R.N., BSN, Clinician 4
Sharon Bragg, R.N., BSN, Clinician 4
Liz Browne, R.N., Clinician 3
Suzi Burns, R.N., MSN, RRT, ACNP,
FAAN, FCCM, FAANP, APN2
Rick Carpenter, R.N., BSN, Manager
Mary Marshall, R.N., MSA, Research
Coordinator, Clinician 3
Martha Perkins, R.N., Clinician 3
Kris Blackstone, R.N. |
