Staff nurse at Indianapolis geriatric unit receives
CARE Award
INDIANAPOLIS
– Franciscan St.
Francis Health sent a record number of nurses to the 2013 Indianapolis’ Star Salute to Nurse Luncheon at a recent ceremony at the Indiana
Roof Ballroom.
Franciscan
St. Francis was recognized for having the most nomination letters submitted
honoring 134 nurses who provided selfless service and tireless
dedication to their patients and the community.
Jill
Ricke, RN, was among five nurses presented with CARE (Compassionate About
Reaching Excellence) awards. She was nominated by hospital nursing leadership. Ricke,
who is a staff nurse on the geriatric unit at the Indianapolis campus, has
worked for the hospital for six years. She also serves on the Clinical Practice
Council and is a clinical instructor for University of Indianapolis.
This
year wasn’t the first time Franciscan St. Francis was in the limelight for the
Salute to Nurses program. In 2010, Mooresville
Emergency Department Manager Nathan Lowder, RN, was
named Nurse of the Year and also was the recipient of the Community Outreach
Award.
Cheryl Howard, RN, a long-time nurse and clinical educator at
Franciscan St. Francis-Mooresville, was the recipient of the 2012 Salute to
Nurses Community Outreach Award.
Franciscan St. Francis employs more
than 1,400 nurses – more than 320 certified in clinical specialties – at its
hospitals in Indianapolis,
Mooresville and Carmel.
