45 Parkland nurses honored with Excellence in Nursing Awards
D Magazine recognizes skill, dedication of healthcare heroes
A record number of registered nurses at Parkland Health & Hospital System have been named winners of the 2017 D Magazine Excellence in Nursing Awards, which are designed to shine a spotlight on the unsung heroes of healthcare. Physicians, nurses and patients nominated the most outstanding nurses in north Texas for recognition. Half of the 91 winners of the 2017 award are employed at Parkland.
“We are extremely proud to have 45 of our nurses recognized for their extraordinary compassion and dedication to our patients,” said Karen Watts, RN, MSN, NEA-BC, Executive Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer. “Their hard work exemplifies the level of skill and quality of care that all Parkland nurses strive to provide.”
Honored as winners in their categories are:
• Pyari Abraham, BSN, RN, CGRN
• Stacey Barker, BSN, RN
• Stephanie Campbell, BSN, RN, CCRN
• Shanna Choate, BSN, RN
• Polly B. Cordova, MS, RN, CNM
• Janet Cover, MSN, RN, CPNP
• Stephanie Crank, MSN, RN-BC
• Jennifer Cross, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC
• Tessy Davidson, BSN, RN
• Phyllis Dyess-Nugent, PhDc, MSN, RN, WHNP-BC
• Leslie Ann Erfe, RN, CRRN
• Kashundra S. Foreman, BSN, RN
• Gabriel Fruge, MSN, RN
• Adam Blair Golden, MBA, BSN, RN
• Robin Harding , RN, CEN, CA-SANE
• Kelly Heathman, MSN, RN
• Raminder Hira , BSN, RN, IBCLC
• LaTitia Houston, MPH, BSN, RN, CIC
• Ruth Ifediora, MSN-ED, RN, RM
• Monica F. Jackson, BSN, RN
• Mini Joby Kannookkadan, MSN, RN, CMS-RN
• Midaeja Killen, BSN, RN
• Megan Cortez King, BSN, RN, CNOR
• Melanie Renee King, RN-BSN, WHNP-BC, OCN
• Melanie McMahon, BSN, RN
• Janice C. Lankford, DNP, RN, CNM
• Jeremy Lewis, MSN, RN
• Lauren K Lindemann BSN, RN, CEN
• Amanda Rene Lopez, BSN, RN-BC
• Catherine Lux, DNP, RN, CPNP-PC
• Rebecca Martin, BSN, RN
• Erin McCracken-Pittman, BSN, RN, CEN
• Kim Nguyen, PhD, MBA, RN
• Gail W. Nordman, BSN, RN
• Angela N. Pearce, MS, RN, FNP-C, ONP-C
• Amanda Joanne Pitt, MBA, RN
• Emma Ramon, BSN, RNC-NIC, RN
• Donna Richardson, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
• Susan Robinson, RN
• Jillian Smartt, BSN, RN
• Mary C. Sunna, CRNA, MSN
• Tami Thompson, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC
• Sharla Turner, BSN,RN
• Tracy Tyner, MSN, RN, ACNP-BC, CCRN
• Karen Zelman, MS, RN, CNM
An article highlighting the Excellence in Nursing Awards is featured in the March 2018 edition of D Magazine.
For more information about Parkland, please visit www.parklandhospital.com. To learn more about becoming a part of Dallas’ top nursing team, go to www.parklandcareers.com.
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