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Nurses Achievements
Nurses at Children’s consistently go above and beyond their daily duties to excel at their jobs, contribute to their communities and further the nursing profession. For these efforts, Children’s nurses have attained local and national recognition.
Awards and recognition
Linda Arapian, RN, MSN, CEN, CPEN, EMTB, received the 2008 Nurse
Educator Award from the National Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) at the annual ENA meeting in Minneapolis, MN.
Linda also was appointed by the National ENA to serve on the Leadership Conference Committee for 2009-2011, with responsibilities for the overall Annual ENA Leadership Conference planning, from speaker selection to on-site organization during the Conferences.
Pauline Clarke MSN, RN, CNOR, is the 2008 alumna of the year awardee in recognition of her work in supporting the School of Nursing at Excelsior Community College in Kingston, Jamaica.
Tara Taylor, RN, MPH “The Neonatal Blood Stream Infection (BSI) Reduction Team” received the 2008 District of Columbia Hospital Association (DCHA) Patient Safety award for their successful efforts to reduce blood stream infection rates in the neonatal intensive care unit.
Simmy Randhawa MS, MBA, RN, CPN was appointed as a member of the Clinical Practice Committee for the Society of Pediatric Nurses (SPN).
Tanika Jones BSN, RN served as adjunct clinical faculty at Catholic University and taught Clinical Pediatric Nursing for Fall 2008.
Margaret Shanks, RN, BSN, was elected to serve on the Nominations Committee of the United American Nurse (UAN) for a two-year team.
Amy L. Motz, RN, received a citation in April from the Maryland House of Delegates for the community work she does in the field of forensics.
Katherine Kelly, PhD, RN, was appointed co-chair of the Nursing Research Committee for the Children’s Oncology Group. The COG is an international childhood cancer research organization.
Linda Talley, MS, BSN, RN, NE-BC, Interim Chief Nursing Officer; Tara Taylor, RN, MPH, BSN, NICU clinical coordinator; and Jessica Carman, RN, BSN, were recognized at the Fourth Annual Heartsongs Luncheon benefiting Children’s in February 2006. They were nominated by Melissa Buckles, the mother of conjoined twins treated at Children’s.
Dory Walczak, RN, was elected Secretary for the Northeastern Pediatric Cardiology Association.
Melissa Silva Wills, MS, RNCS, PNP, of the Hematology/Oncology Unit, received the 2006 Nurse of the Year award from the National Capital Area Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. A parent nominated her and she was honored at the society’s annual gala.
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