Announcement of the 2010 Office of Nursing Services Innovations Awards
The Office of Nursing Services (ONS) is pleased to announce the 2010 winners of the prestigious Nursing Services Innovations Award! A list of the winning innovations and their accompanying narratives may be found below.
Several entries were submitted from across VHA utilizing this year’s theme, Strategies for Implementing and Sustaining the Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) Role. While the winners represent the “best of the best,” all entries described valuable programs and initiatives led by VA nurses. Due to the caliber of entries submitted for this year’s theme, the award review committee decided to select an additional five entries to recognize for their merit and innovation.
All award recipients will be recognized in multiple venues, including the VHA Hotline Call, the National Nursing Conference Call, the Clinical Nurse Leader Call, and the annual VA Clinical Executive Conference in 2011. During this conference, each team’s primary author will be formally recognized and presented with a plaque for their achievement. In addition, each of the award recipients will receive a team award to be distributed equally among members.
The Office of Nursing Services recognizes all teams for their submissions, and applauds each of them for their innovation and commitment to quality patient care! We also extend a sincere “thank you” to the individuals who volunteered as reviewers during this important selection process.
Cathy Rick, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE Chief Nursing Officer
1 of 4 2010 Office of Nursing Services Innovations Award Recipients
Title of Submission VISN/Facility Primary Author Contributors Submission Sandra Walters, RN DNP Jacquetta Edwards-Malone, RN BSN BS CNL Huddles for CCRN FCCS Improving VA Tennessee Valley Melinda Davis, RN Sandra Fox, RN MSN CNL Communication and J.Rae Jacobson, RN MSN OCN CNL Healthcare System MSN CCRN CNL Tenn Sustaining the CNL Role Francine Jamison, RN MSN Valley-Davis.pdf at VA TVHCS Lynett King, RN MSN CNL William Nylander, MD MBA Norma Patterson, RN MSN Ellen Asbury, RN MS CNL Journey to Excellence: VA Maryland Health Robyn Mitchell, MSN Mary T. Dellario, RN MSN CNL Implementation of the Linda V. Jefferson, PhD RN NEA-BC Care System RN-BC VA MD HCS CNL Role Phillip Mackoiak, MD Submission Packet.pdf Judith Sanford, RN MSN Mary Rudy, RN NEA-BC Piloting to Improve VA Pittsburgh Karen Harrison, MSN David Zellinsky, MD Patient Quality Care Rosanne Zawinski, MN RN-BC Healthcare System CNL OCN Pittsburgh - Process as a CNL Tactic Tom Tear, RN-BC BSN Harrison.pdf Barbara Hagarman, RN-BC MN Glenda Riggs, RN CNL Louis Debiasse The CNL Journey: Robyn Oldaker-Hughes, RN MSN Southern Arizona VA Sherri Porterfield, RN Monica Valdez, RN BSN CNL SAVAHCS's Vision for Health Care System BSN CNL Martha Neuss, RN BSN CNL SouthernAZ - Excellence Catherine Hoffman, RN BSN CNL Porterfield.pdf Claudia Dennen-Williams, RN BSN CNL Chandra Gwinnup, RN BSN CNL "Riding out the STORM": The CNL's Impact on Julie Brandt, RN MSN NE-BC Medication Central Arkansas Sandee Foster, MNSc Donna Edwards, RN MA NEA-BC Reconciliation through Veterans Healthcare Kimberly Watson, PharmD BCPS RN Central AR - Pro-Active Multi- System Sharon Oglesby, RN MSN Foster.pdf Disciplinary Lubna Maruf, MD Collaboration
2 of 4 Jennifer Spiker, RN MS CNL Jennifer Holmquist, RN MS CNS CIC CMSRN Implementation of the Kimberly Kirkpatrick, RN MS CNL CNL Combined with CNS Sherri Atherton, RN MS CNS CIC Portland VA Medical Lynne A. Ludeman, Nancy Haller, RN MN CNL Collaboration: An Center RN-C BS MS CNL Christine Locke, RN CNS DNP CNOR Portland - Innovation to Facilitate Jaime Connelly, RN MS CNL CMSRN Ludeman.pdf Practice Christine Valdez, RN MN CNS CNOR Victoria Church, RN CNS Michele Goldschmidt, RN EdD MS CNL Thomas Ward, MD
The Minneapolis CNL Sharon M. Shawna Clausen, RN MS CNL CRRN Minneapolis VAMC Rhonda Donahue, RN MS CNL Experience Myllenbeck, RN MA Minneapolis CNL Larisa Kusar, MD Experience - Myllenbeck.pdf
Donna Edwards, RN MA NEA-BC Clinical Care Facilitator: Central Arkansas Karen J. Scott, RN MSN Julie Brandt, RN MSN Sharon Oglesby, RN MSN An Innovative Strategy in Veterans Healthcare NE-BC Clifton Parnell, MD Central AR - Pursuit of the CNL Role System Jean Zehler, RN-BC MSE NE-BC Brandt.pdf Sheila Cox Sullivan, PhD RN CNE The Role of the CNL in Jesse Brown VA Susan Ottenfeld, RN Patricia Boylan, RN MSN CNL Implementing Remote James Brunner, MD Hospital MSN CNL NorthChicago - Cardiac Telemetry Claire L. Gangware, RN MSN CNL Ottenfeld.pdf Alma Holley, RN MPH CCM CNL Cheryl Landry, RN MSN CNL Implementing and Washington DC Leslie Rowan, RN Stephanie Montague, RN MSN CNL Sustaining the CNL Role Leslie Rodriguez, RN MSN CNL VAMC MSN/Ed CWCN CNL DCVAMC.pdf at the DC VAMC Ruby Wesley-Shadow, PhD RN Delilah White, RN MSN Charles Faselis, MD
3 of 4 Honorable Mentions
Title of Submission VISN/Facility Primary Author Contributors Submission
Somewhere Over the Barbara Kennedy Rainbow – Integrating Greater Los Angeles Sharon Valente, PhD Joan Cohen, PhD RN Erik Ernst, DNP RN Novice Nurses into the Healthcare System RN GreaterLA - Angela Albright, PhD Valente.pdf CNL Role Marlene Brewster, RN MS The CNL as Coordinator Susan J. White Jesse Brown VA Claire L. Gangware, of Multidisciplinary Susan Ottenfeld, RN MSN CNL Hospital MSN RN CNL NorthChicago - Rounds Robert Hirschtick, MD Patricia Boylan, RN MSN CNL Gangware.pdf Implementing and Breta Monroe, APRN Sustaining the CNL Lynn Donek, RN MPH St. Cloud VA Medical Renotta Stainbrook, Margaret McCue, RN BS Candidate Role Across Center CNS Mary Randleman, RN BSN St. Cloud - Three Service Lines in a Alice Delane, RN BSN Stainbrook.pdf Level 3 VAMC Sherrie Herendeen, MD Re-Implementation of the CNL Role to Improve Cincinnati VA Medical Kristine M. Wilson, Ross Puterbaugh, RN MSN CNL Sustainability and Center MSN RN CNL Brooke Sargent, RN MSN CNL Cincinnati - Effectiveness Sandra Dickens, MD Wilson.pdf
VA Connecticut Jeanne Arsenault, RN Attending Jockey Gorero, RN BSN Healthcare System APRN CNL Aldo Peixoto, MD VA CT HCS.pdf Judith Hampel, RN MS
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