2009 Nursing Awards and Recognitions

Published on: 12/29/2009

Susan Churchill, RN, BSN, CPN- Nominee 2009 South Florida Organization of Nurse Executives (SFONE) Leadership Award.
 

Candace Pineda, RN, BSN, CPN- Nominee 2009 South Florida Organization of Nurse Executives (SFONE) Leadership Award.
 

Nikole Sanchez- Rubiera, RN, MSN, MBA- Nominee 2009 South Florida Organization of Nurse Executives (SFONE) Leadership Award.
 

Elizabeth Padilla, RN, BSN, CPN- Finalist 2009 Nursing Spectrum Excellence Awards, Customer Service
 

Sarah Taylor, RN, BSN, CPON- Finalist 2009 Nursing Spectrum Excellence Awards, Management
 

Alison Scheflow, RN, MA, BSN, CCRN- Finalist 2009 Nursing Spectrum Excellence Awards, Clinical Care
 

PICU Staff - 2009 Best in Collaboration, Advance for Nurses
 

2009 Nurse of the Year Winners

RN of the year:
3 South: Carolina Ferraz, RN
 

LPN of the year:
ER: Michelle Perez, LPN
 

Rookie of the year:
3NE: Cristina Suarez, RN
 

Leader of the year:
LifeFlight: Juliette Edwards, RN
 

Nursing support staff of the year:
3 East:  Dalva Ferraz, CA
 

Scholar of the year:
Director of Hematology/Oncology: Debbie Del- Favero  MSN/ED, CPN, NE-BC
 

Unit base winners:

LifeFlight: Joann Dennis,  RN
NICU: Gayle O’Donnell RN
CV: Diana Arias, RN
Same Day Surgery: Jennifer Stringer, RN
PACU: Susan Goldstein, RN
OR: Danny Monroe, RN
ER: Donald Torres, RN
PICU: Melinda Duran, RN
Radiology: Raquel Morales, RN
3S: Carolina Ferraz, RN
3E: Nancy Breen,  RN
3NE: Jocelyn Reyes, RN
3N: Michelle Bursztein, RN
Psych: Yoely Hernandez, RN
2E: Stephanie Whitley, RN
Patient access: Grisel Cepeda, RN
2NE: Stefania Sarno, RN
2N: Ana Perez, RN
Ancillary: Meiling Marenco


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