Newswise — The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) will bestow the 2011 Circle of Excellence Award on 22 nurses nationwide at the National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition, Chicago, April 30-May 5.
These outstanding caregivers receive this coveted award for achieving excellent outcomes in the care of acute and critical patients and their families. Criteria used to evaluate the Circle of Excellence Award candidates include relentless promotion of patient-driven excellence; communication skills; true collaboration; effective decision-making; meaningful recognition of others; ability to transform thinking, structures and processes; and ability to address challenges and remove barriers to excellent patient care and achieve visible results through leadership.
Recipients of 2011 Circle of Excellence Awards are: (listed alphabetically by state and last name):
CaliforniaJennifer M. Ballard-Hernandez, RN, MSN, FNP-BC, CCRN-CSCNurse Practitioner, Heart Failure Program, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Newport Beach, Calif.
Deborah A. Lepman, RN, MPH, CENDepartment Director, Cardiac Critical Care Units, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Newport Beach, Calif.
Mary E. Lough, RN, MS, PhD(c), CNS, CCRN, CNRN, CCNSCritical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist, Medical-Surgical-Neuroscience-Trauma ICU, Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Calif.
Maureen S. McCaffrey, RN, BSN, CCRNCritical Care Clinical Educator, Lodi Memorial Hospital, Calif.
ConnecticutPrasama Sangkachand, RN, MSN, CCRNService Line Educator, Heart and Vascular Center, Yale-New Haven Hospital, Conn.
FloridaLaura Joanne Bratcher, RN, BSN, CCRN-CSC, CNMLNurse Manager, Pediatrics, Shands Children’s Hospital at the University of Florida, Gainesville
MarylandHelen F. Brown, MS, BC-ACNP, BC-FNPNurse Practitioner, Emergency Department, Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, Md.Clinical Instructor, ACNP / FNP programs, Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies, Washington, D.C.
MassachusettsJeanne P. Ahern, RN, BSN, MHA, CCRNNurse Manager, Cardiovascular ICU, Children’s Hospital Boston
Maria E. Bentain-Melanson, RN, MSN, CCRN-CSCNursing Clinical Educator for Cardiac Surgery ICU, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston
Patricia A. Lincoln, RN, MS, CNS-BC, CCRNClinical Nurse Specialist, Cardiac ICU, Children’s Hospital Boston
MichiganKathleen M. Vollman, MSN, RN, CCNS, FCCM, FAANClinical Nurse Specialist, Educator, Consultant President, Advancing Nursing LLCPresident, Sepsis Solutions International LLCNorthville, Mich.
New YorkMichael H. Ackerman, RN, DNS, APRN-BC, FCCM, FNAP, FAANPAssociate Director of Nursing and director, Margaret Sovie Center of Advanced Practice, Strong Memorial Hospital Director, Center for Clinical Trials and Medical Device Evaluation, University of Rochester Medical Center, N.Y.
North CarolinaDaiWai M. Olson, RN, PhD, CCRNStaff Nurse, Neuroscience Intensive Care, Duke University Medical CenterAssistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology, Duke University, Durham, N.C.
OhioDeborah G. Klein, RN, MSN, APRN-BC, CCRNClinical Nurse Specialist, Coronary ICU, Heart Failure ICU, Cardiac Short Stay/PACU, Cleveland Clinic
PennsylvaniaMarie T. Fisher, MSN, RN, ACNS-BCClinical Nurse Specialist for the Thoracic Surgery Unit, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Tammy R. Maclay, RN, BSN, MSN, CCRN, CENCritical Care/Emergency Care Clinical Specialist, Chambersburg Hospital, Pa.
South CarolinaBenjamin E. Marett, RN-BC, MSN, CEN, CCRN, NE-BC, FAENDirector, Education and Nursing Research, Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, S.C.
TexasJennifer A. Browne, MSN, RN-BC, CCRNStaff Nurse, Surgical and Medical ICU, Northeast Baptist Hospital Clinical Instructor in Critical Care, Baptist School of Health Professions, San Antonio
Valerie L. Howell, RN, MSN, MBA, NEA-BCDirector of Critical Care Services, Methodist Willowbrook Hospital, Houston
Lindsey Langston, RN, BSNStaff Nurse and Preceptor, Trinity Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics, Tyler, Texas
VirginiaMarian B. Lawson, RN, BSNNurse Manager, Coronary Care Unit, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville
Theresa R. (Roxie) Macfarlan, RN, MSN, CCRN, ACNP-BCAdvanced Practice Nurse/Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Thoracic Cardiovascular Postoperative ICU, University of Virginia Hospital, Charlottesville
AACN’s Circle of Excellence Awards align with the association’s mission of creating a healthcare system driven by the needs of patients and their families in which acute and critical care nurses make their optimal contribution. Recipients, inducted into the Circle of Excellence Society, receive a plaque and a $1,000 award. They also become eligible for future recognition with a Flame of Excellence Award for sustained regional and national contributions to acute and critical care nursing.
About the National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition: Established in 1974, AACN’s National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition (NTI) represents the world’s largest educational conference and trade show for nurses who care for acutely and critically ill patients and their families. Bedside nurses, nurse educators, nurse managers, clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners attend NTI.
About the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses: Founded in 1969 and based in Aliso Viejo, Calif., the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) is the largest specialty nursing organization in the world. AACN joins together the interests of more than 500,000 acute and critical care nurses and claims more than 235 chapters worldwide. The organization’s vision is to create a healthcare system driven by the needs of patients and their families in which acute and critical care nurses make their optimal contribution. To learn more about AACN, visit www.aacn.org, connect with the organization on Facebook at www.facebook.com/aacnface or follow AACN on Twitter at www.twitter.com/aacnme, #NTI2011.
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