During National Nurses Week in May, the annual Excellence in Nursing Awards celebration organized by Christiana Care’s Professional Nurse Council fills the main auditorium of the John H. Ammon Medical Education Center to spotlight exceptional nurses at Christiana Care Health System. This year’s ceremony acknowledged more than 100 nurses from the nine Christiana Care service lines, plus the annual Dot Fowler Award and awards for nurses in special categories including Advanced Practice, Educator, Leadership and Mentoring. The Department of Social Work was recognized with the 2017 Friends of Nursing Award.

The program also highlighted individual DAISY Award winners and winners in two new DAISY award categories, the DAISY Nurse Leader Award and the DAISY Team Award. The DAISY program recognizes nurses, nominated by patients, families and colleagues for being expert, caring partners in health.

Christiana Care’s Professional Nurse Council celebrated extraordinary nurses across service lines for their contributions in clinical care, research and education with the Excellence in Nursing Awards during National Nurses Week in May.
John Fankmeni, RN, of the Christiana Care Visiting Nurse Association receives his recognition for excellence in Primary Care & Community Medicine from Chief Nurse Executive Ric Cuming, Ed.D., RN, NEA-BC, FAAN.
The Professional Nurse Council honored the Department of Social Work with the Friends of Nursing Award for being expert, caring partners in patient care.

Congratulations to the 2017 Excellence in Nursing Awards honorees

Acute Medicine

  • Carla Arot – Endocrinology
  • Susan Atkison – Direct Care Expert, 4N
  • Jaclyn Barton – 6S
  • Sarah Burcham – Medical Observation
  • Babin Chandran – Direct Care Expert, 6S
  • Alana Coppol – Direct Care Expert, 5D
  • Catherine Corbett – Direct Care Expert, 3D
  • Kathleen Di Guglielmo – 3D
  • Tania Dossantos – Direct Care Expert, 5B
  • Sueanne Fregapane – 5B
  • Justine Harrington – 4D
  • Christina Hoddinott – Direct Care Expert, Wilmington Hospital ED
  • Laura Ignarski – Wilmington Hospital ED
  • Jennifer Jaeger – MICU
  • Laura Kaminski – 5C
  • Catherine Kane–Picciotti – Direct Care Expert, Wilmington Hospital ED
  • Mary Pat Laws – Direct Care Expert, 6W
  • Heather Lukk – Direct Care Expert, Christiana Hospital ED
  • Erin Maynard – Wilmington Hospital ED
  • Andrew Miller – Christiana Hospital ED
  • Judy Napieralski – Direct Care Expert, Christiana Hospital ED
  • Stacy Nicastro – Medical Group
  • Annie Patterson – 6A ACE
  • Nikki Marie Recchioni – Direct Care Expert, Christiana Hospital ED
  • Melanie Ries – 4N
  • Suzanne Rubi – WICU
  • Bridget Ryan – Direct Care Expert, MICU
  • Sidonie Salmon – Direct Care Expert, 3D
  • Jennifer Selvarian – 5A
  • Rose Ann Smith – Wilmington Hospital ACE
  • Victoria Varga – 4N
  • Andrew Vincent – Direct Care Expert, MICU
  • Lauren Warren – Direct Care Expert, 6A ACE
  • Jessie Wilczynski – 6E
  • Amanda Williams – Direct Care Expert, 4N

Behavioral Health

  • Elizabeth Adwa – Psychiatric Nursing
  • Emily Robinson – Psychiatric Nursing
  • Margaret Rafal – Direct Care Expert, Psychiatric Nursing

Cancer

  • Joanne Antonio – Direct Care Expert, Breast Center
  • Lauren Barone – Helen Graham Center
  • Megan Coumatos – 6B
  • Kathy Coward – Helen Graham Center
  • Carol Dougherty – Bone Marrow Transplant
  • Amy Laws – Radiation Oncology
  • Amanda Smith – 6B
  • Trudy Thomas – Direct Care Expert, BMTU

Heart & Vascular

  • Amanda Baez – 4E
  • Jennifer Bellomy – CVCC
  • Amy Collett – CVCC
  • Lauren Duddy – Direct Care Expert, CSSU
  • Sara Fetters – Direct Care Expert, CVCC
  • Jillian Foster – HVIS
  • Michelle Ann Gibson – HVIS
  • Jennifer Holding – Direct Care Expert, 5E
  • Karen Okonowicz – 4E
  • Nancy Pahnke – Wilmington Hospital Rehab
  • Kathryn Segura – CVCC
  • Susan Sinigaglio – Direct Care Expert, HVIS
  • Barbara Vogel – Direct Care Expert, 4E
  • Kirby Wynne – 5E

Musculoskeletal

  • Joseph Cipriano – 7E

Neurosciences

  • Rebekah Crawford – NCCU
  • Erin D’Amore – Direct Care Expert, 6C
  • Bradley France – 6C
  • Jacqueline Sunkler – Direct Care Expert, NCCU

Primary Care & Community Medicine

  • Lynn Czech – Dental Services
  • John Fankmeni – VNA
  • Trudie McElroy – Employee Health Services
  • Catherine Moxham – Dermatology
  • Lauren Taylor – Ambulatory Infusion Center

Surgical Services

  • Amy Broadhurst – Wilmington Hospital OR
  • Kethlyne Bruno – Direct Care Expert, 2C
  • Jacqueline Chase – TSU
  • Lynn Clarke – Christiana Surgicenter
  • Christine Commodari – Wilmington Hospital PACU
  • Katie Dalphon – RCA Surgicenter, Wilmington
  • Erin Day–Lewis – COR
  • Kristin Duffield – Direct Care Expert, 4W
  • Pam Fausnaught – IV Nursing
  • Trista Frese – SCCC
  • Elizabeth Haley – Direct Care Expert, 4D
  • Johnita Hendricks – Kidney Transplant
  • Margaret Hollinger – Direct Care Expert, Christiana Hospital PACU
  • Kathleen Jamison – Direct Care Expert, Christiana Surgicenter
  • Brenda Johnson – CSA
  • Rita Kimani – Direct Care Expert, 4C
  • Tanya Marandola – Direct Care Expert, RCA Surgicenter, Wilmington
  • Kim Meloro – Direct Care Expert, SCCC
  • Ashley Pezzullo – Wilmington Hospital PACU
  • Emily Pruitt – Kidney Transplant
  • Meghan Roop – Wilmington Hospital OR
  • Lewis Smiley – 4W
  • Caitlin Thomas – Christiana Hospital PACU

Women & Children’s

  • Nicole Allen – Direct Care Expert, NICU
  • Kristen Barrett – L&D
  • April Fedale – NICU
  • Ruth Garibian – Direct Care Expert, L&D
  • Theresa Scarfo – Direct Care Expert, 4A
  • Cheryl Scott – Direct Care Expert, 3B–3C–4B
  • Susan Shockley – 4A
  • Susan Wood – Direct Care Expert, NICU

Advanced Practice

  • Craig Laing – VAD Program
  • Denise Lyons – WISH

Educator

  • Danielle Sofia – Staff Developmental Specialist
  • Susan Volk – Staff Developmental Specialist

Leadership

  • Samantha Ann Davis – 2C
  • Lindsay Sanderson – 4D

Direct Care Nurse Mentor Awards

  • Victoria Varga – winner
  • Karin Emmett – Christiana Hospital OR – nominee
  • Kim Vella – Wilmington Hospital ED – nominee

Management/Leadership Nurse Mentor Awards

  • Sarah Flanders – winner
  • Sharon Vickers – SDS, Christiana Hospital ED – nominee

Dot Fowler Award

  • Tanya Marandola – RCA Surgicenter, Wilmington

Daisy Award Winners

  • April 2016 – Phillip Scott, WICU
  • May 2016 – Julie Mullins, 5C
  • June 2016 – Katharine Potter, 5B
  • July 2016 – Stefanie Desiderio, Christiana Hospital ED
  • August 2016 – Erin Brennan, NCCU
  • September 2016 – Karen Minard, 5D
  • October 2016 – Megan Cronshaw, Labor & Delivery
  • November 2016 – John Keichline, Middletown ED
  • December 2016 – Angela Goodale, SCCC
  • January 2017 – Kristen Barrett, Labor & Delivery
  • February 2017 – Melanie Chichester, Labor & Delivery
  • March 2017 – Michael Screpesi, CVCCC
  • April 2017 – Lindsay Smith, Labor & Delivery

 

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