And several nurses at St. Francis Hospital & Health Centers were called forward to be recognized at the hospital’s third annual Honoring Excellence in Nursing awards ceremony. The Oct. 12 event, held at Valle Vista Country Club celebrated the achievements of nurses and nursing students.
Recipients were:
Exemplary Professional Practice - Clinical Angela Harris, R.N., Cardiac and Vascular Labs
Structural Empowerment – Community Leadership /
Structural Empowerment - Preceptor Rita Osborne, R.N., Pediatrics
New Knowledge / Innovation / Empirical Outcomes - Quality Alison Sharp, R.N., Bone Marrow Transplant Unit
Transformational Leader – Staff Nurse Mary Bush, R.N., Palliative Care
Transformational Leader – Management Team Rhonda Anders, R.N., Nursing Services
Continuing education is paramount in nursing and St. Francis supports this endeavor through the Richard E. Fry Memorial Nursing Scholarships. This year’s recipients are: Kathleen Earle, Chamberlain College of Nursing; Stephanie Lee,
The scholarships were established in 2000 by Fry’s widow, Michelle Fry Hanson, and the St. Francis Healthcare Foundation. They memorialize the late high regard for the nursing staff. Fry was chief of vascular surgery at St. Francis until his death in 2000.
The goal of the scholarships is to “recruit and retain the best in the nursing profession” at St. Francis. Nursing scholarships are awarded each May to St. Francis employees who are in good standing and either accepted or enrolled in an accredited nursing program.
The evening also included recognizing the first two DAISY award winners at St. Francis: Dawn Devine, R.N. (Bone Marrow Transplant Unit), and Megan Bradshaw, R.N., (Critical Care Unit).
The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses is a national program that honors the compassionate care and clinical excellence that our St. Francis nurses bring to their patients every day.
St. Francis employs 1,400 nurses at its hospitals in
To learn more about nursing at St. Francis, visit www.stfrancishospitals.org/nursing.
