2019 Colorado ightingaleSaturday N May 11, 2019 Luminary wardsAwards Managed &Gala and Ceremony Hosted by Colorado Nurses Foundation A www.coloradonursesfoundation.com Hashtag: #CNFGALA19 WE ARE Panther Proud! Pueblo Community College congratulates Paula Kirchner Dean of the Nursing Division for receiving the Southern Colorado Luminary Award from the Colorado Nurses Foundation TO THE 2019 COLORADO NIGHTINGALE LUMINARY AWARDS The Coloradoelcome Nurses Foundation W has had the privilege and pleasure of hosting the awards since 1999. “So never lose an opportunity of urging a practical beginning, however small, for it is wonderful how often in such matters the mustard -seed germinates and roots itself.” FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE ~ Pr6:00pm ogramSilent Auction, Reception, Cash Bar 6:50pm Dinner Seating 7:00pm Welcome, Luminaries Presentation & Dinner Served 7:30pm Silent Auction Closes 8:15pm Nightingale Presentation 9:30pm Gala Concludes COLORADO NURSES FOUNDATION OFFICERS PRESIDENT: Sara Jarrett, Ed.D., RN, CNS, CNE Executive Director, Post-Licensure Nursing Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions Regis University VICE PRESIDENT: Margaret Mulhall, MSN, RN, CNE Nurse Educator (Retired), Regis University SECRETARY: Carol L. O’Meara, MS, RN, WHNP-BC OB-GYN Nurse Practitioner Kaiser Pemanente TREASURER: Carol M. Brookshire, MS, RN, GNP, BC VA Medical Center (Retired) DIRECTORS Judith Burke, MS, RN, NEA-BC Theresa “Terry” Buxton, Ph.D., RN, CNE Chair, Department of Nursing at Metropolitan State University of Denver Colleen Casper, MS, DNP, RN Executive Director, Colorado Nurses Association Lola Fehr, MS, RN, CAE, PRP, FAAN Consultant, Fehr Consulting Resources Eve Hoygaard, MS, RN, WHNP Linda Satkowiak, ND, RN, CNS, NCSN-E Child Care Health & Safety Nurse Consultant at Children’s Hospital Colorado Donna Strickland, MS, RN President, Colorado Nurses Association Norma Tubman, MScN, RN Director of Community Health Services (Retired) Jefferson County Public Health STAFF STAFF EXECUTIVE: Don Knox NOMINATIONS & SCHOLARSHIPS: Sonja Hix & Emily Dufour GALA PLANNER: Krista Matthews FINANCE: Susan Nolte SILENT AUCTION: Jennifer Loshaw Proceeds from the Colorado Nightingale Luminary Awards support nursing education. Contributions can also be made online at www.coloradonursesfoundation.com. The Colorado Nurses Foundation is proud to present the 34th Annual Nightingale Luminary Awards The Colorado Nurses Foundation is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving health care and nursing practice in Colorado. CNF began October 3, 1987, as the Nursing Institute of Colorado. Although the name has changed, the mission of the organization has remained essentially the same. We encourage nurses, other health care providers, and consumers to join us to work together for quality health care. CNF is devoted to creating nursing excellence through the promotion of educational and scientific activities and community- based projects. In keeping with the Foundation’s mission, the Nightingale Luminary Event is focused on recognition of nurses who have demonstrated outcomes that improve patient care and the environment in which healthcare is delivered. In recognition of the complexity of that environment, the Luminaries honored tonight represent the necessary diversity in nursing practice that is required to achieve quality care. These Luminaries were selected from around the state by regional AHECs and local committees. Community celebrations were held honoring all nominees. The Luminaries represent two categories of nursing practice, each evaluated on three professional aspects of nursing practice: Administration, Education, Research and Non-Traditional Practice Roles Advocacy, Leadership, Innovation Clinical Practice/ Direct Patient Care Advocacy, Leadership, Innovation Each of the Luminaries is a potential recipient of the prestigious Nightingale Award. The Nightingale Luminary theme of “Excellence in Nursing Profession- al Engagement & Citizenship” reflects the CNF Strategic Initiative to reframe the profession of nursing and the professional engagement of nurses. It is our hope that this new approach will allow for expanded recognition of nursing excellence in Colorado. Tonight’s Mistress of Ceremonies Karen Tomky, FNP Tonight’s Mistress of Ceremonies is Karen Tomky, FNP. Karen was awarded the Florence Nightingale Award for Excellence in Nursing in 2001. She also has served on the Board of Directors for the Southeast Area AHEC for many years. Karen graduated Valedictorian from Crowley County High School in Ordway, Colorado in 1971. She went on to graduate Magna Cum Laude from the University of Northern Colorado School of Nursing with a BSN in 1975. She pursued her Masters Degree as a Family Nurse Practitioner from the University of Utah and graduated in August 1981. At the time there were only 5 colleges in the nation that had Masters preparations for FNPs. While in Salt Lake City she was Vice President of the Utah Nurses Association and was very active in passing Legislation for pre- scribing privileges for Nurse Practitioners. She also received the Outstanding Clinical Nurse in Utah in 1985. In 1987 she was recruited by Dr. Berg, Family Physician in Ordway Colorado, to join in her Rural Family Practice. It was a big decision for Karen and her husband, Matt Heimerich, to move back to the farming community where she grew up. However Dr. Berg convinced her that “she would be replaced as an FNP in Salt Lake City, but she would make a huge difference in the lives of so many people in the rural underserved county in southeastern Colorado.” In 2003 Dr. Berg retired and Karen bought her Rural Health Clinic and became one of the first Family Nurse Practitioners to own a practice in Colorado. That brought a whole lot of challenges to get insurance companies to pay FNPs directly for their services and issues with the medical community. Karen has been active in the Colorado Nurses Association’s challenges to advance the autonomous practice and prescription privileges for Advanced Practice Nurses. She was appointed by Gov. Ritter to the Collaborative Scope of Practice for Advanced Practice Nurses in 2007 and to the 208 Health Care Task Force for Provider in 2008. She also is an advocate for rural health care and served as a Board Member for Colorado Rural Health Center. One of her enjoyments and challenges has been precepting many Advanced Practice Nursing students and exposing them to rural health care. She has been a preceptor for many of the Bachelor’s and Master’s programs in Colorado and online programs. Finally, Karen has been involved in many of the rural health needs of Crowley County, including Emergency Medical Services, elected County Coroner, Public Health and Board of Directors of Nursing Home to name a few. 2019 Nightingale Elisabeth Abel Rebecca Neville Garber St. Mary’s Medical Center/SCL Health Banner Health North Colorado Medical uminariesCenter Carolyn Ackerman Regis University L Amanda Gilliland Velda Baker Vista Mesa Assisted Living Penrose - St. Francis Health Services/ Sharon Halla Centura Health Penrose Cancer Center, Penrose - Alexis Barrere St. Francis Health Services/Centura Health Sheridan Health Services/ University of Jena Humer Colorado College of Nursing Porter Adventist Hospital/Centura Health Stephanie Boyd Ingrid Johnson UCHealth Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence Kathy A. Boyle Lynette R. Kelley Denver Health VA Health Care System Heather Dawn Brown Paula Kirchner CSU Pueblo School of Nursing Pueblo Community College Paulette R. Bugbee Jannice Knapp Denver Health and Hospital Authority St. Mary’s Medical Center/SCL Health Peggy Camp Melissa Knopper HCA/Retiring January 2019 Porter Adventist Hospital/Centura Health Sarah J. Cope Teresa Labovich Denver Health Penrose - St. Francis Health Services/ Laurale Cross Centura Health Valley View Hospital Amy J. Lewis Renee Ebel Children’s Hospital Colorado Saint Joseph Hospital/SCL Health Lynn R. Leyba Kristi Forsmark Pueblo Community Health Center Univeristy of Colorado Hospital -UCHEALTH Emelin Martinez Julianne Fritz Valley-Wide Health Systems Banner Health North Colorado Medical Gail L. Martinez Center Lutheran Medical Center/SCL Health Emily McGough Kathy Shoemaker Telluride Regional Medical Center St. Mary’s Medical Center/ Kathleen M. McInnis SCL Health Southwestern Colorado Area Health Jessica Rose Skomp Education Center Melissa Memorial Hospital Mary McNelis Slade J. Sowle Lutheran Medical Center/SCL Health VA Western Colorado Health Care System Casandra Newth Toni Marie Standley UCHealth, Poudre Valley Hospital Porter Adventist Hospital/Centura Health Colleen Nielsen Brady Thompson Lake County Public Health Agency Saint Joseph Hospital/SCL Health Gloria B. Nussbaum Jill Thompson Retired as of 11.30.18, formerly with Central UCHealth Colorado Area Health Education Center (CCAHEC) Mary Volenec Lutheran Medical Center/SCL Health Megan O’Toole Memorial Regional Health Cristi Wayne Children’s Hospital Colorado Mona Pearl Treyball University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Susan Bailey Webb Campus College of Nursing Evans Army Community Hospital - US ARMY Melony Prince Col. Brian Keith Weisgram Littleton Adventist Hospital/Centura Health US ARMY Megan J. Roach Robert A. Wilson II Lutheran Medical Center/SCL Health Penrose - St. Francis Health Services/ Greta Lynn Roberts Centura Health Valley-Wide Health Systems Nicole Wolf Tara Rynders UCHealth-Poudre Valley Hospital Rose Medical Center The Nightingale Award Florence Nightingale, an icon of her time, shaped the