The Best Staff
BWH is proud of nurses’ many achievements. BWH Nurse recognizes some of these achievements here. If you or your nurse colleague receives an award or earns a promotion, degree or certification, please let us know at bwhnurse@partners.org
Awards and Honors
Nadine Dixon, BSN, RN, of Tower 14CD, received the UMass Boston Clinical Leadership Collaborative for Diversity in Nursing Scholarship to Advance Workforce Diversity. Dixon will graduate in May from the UMass graduate nursing program.
Degrees and Professional Certifications
Maureen Power |
Carol Jones Gleason |
Maureen Tapper |
Melanie Smith |
Tower 11’s Maureen Power, BSN, RN; Carol Jones Gleeson, BSN, RN; Maureen Tapper, BSN, RN; and Melanie Smith, BSN, RN; earned their bachelor’s degrees in nursing from Emmanuel College. Also receiving bachelor’s degrees in nursing from Emmanual were Karen Hanrahan, BSN, RN, of Shapiro 8, who received the Distinction in the Field Award, Deb Drew, BSN, RN, of Shapiro 8, and Mary V. Allendorf-Burns, BSN, RN, of Tower 15CD, who received the Clara Barton Service to Humanity Student Award. Patrice K. Nicholas, DNSc, MPH, MS, RN, NP-C, FAAN, director of Global Health and Academic Partnerships, received the Clara Barton Service to Humanity Community Nurse Leader Award.
Kathleen Murphy |
Kathleen Murphy, MSN, RN, of Tower 11D, completed her master’s degree in nursing administration from Northeastern University.
Mai Pha, NP, of Shapiro 8, graduated from Simmons College, where she completed the Nurse Practitioner program.
Care Management Program care coordinators Ivette Mulero, BSN, RN, CCM, and Mary Lou Dolan, BSN, RN, CCM, passed the Certified Case Manager exam.
Jill Popp, BSN RN, PCCN, of Tower 16CD, received certification in progressive care nursing (PCCN).
Andris Soble, BSN, RN, CCRN, and Karen Bessette, BSN, RN, CCRN, obtained their critical care registered nurse certification (CCRN) from the American Association of Critical Care Nurses.
Theresa Roche, MSN, RN, of Shapiro 9W/10EW, graduated from Walden University with a master’s degree in nursing education.
Posters, Presentations and Publications
Margaret Costello |
Margaret Costello, PhD, RN, Hallie Greenberg, BSN, MS-PREP, RN, BC, Caprie Bell, BSN, RN, and Jennefer Trowers-Smith, RN, published “Management of the Hospitalized Patient Experiencing Acute on Chronic Pain” in the journal Pain Management Nursing.
Joan Deary, RN, and Cynthia Jodoin, RN, presented the abstract “Wellness Day for Hematology/Oncology/Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Staff,” during the 37th annual Oncology Nursing Society Congress meeting in New Orleans in May.
“Beyond Pouching: Developing and Implementing a Comprehensive Ostomy Educational Program” a poster by Diane Bryant, MS, RN, CWOCN; Ilene Fleischer, MS, RN, CWOCN; Jacqueline MacNeil, MSN, RN, ACNS; Sarah Thompson, MSN, RN; and Mary Willis, MS, RN, CWOCN, was accepted for presentation at the 2012 Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society Conference to be held in Charlotte, NC, in June.
MICU clinical educator Carol Daddio Pierce, MSN, RN, CCRN, presented “To Turn or Not to Turn: Critical Decision Making Utilizing a Therapeutic Repositioning Risk Assessment Tool,” during the Horizon’s 2012-The New England AACN conference in Springfield, Mass.
Sarah Beth Given, BSN, RN, and Vince Vacca MSN, RN, CCRN, of the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit, presented “When your LVAD patient has a Cerebral Hemorrhage,” at the Greater Boston Chapter AACN and Regis College School of Nursing and Health Professions annual Emerging Trends Impacting Critical Care Nursing Leaders in April.
Appointments
Doreen Landry |
Doreen Landry, BSN, RN, nurse in-charge on CWN-7, was elected to the Board of Directors as a member at large for the Society of Gynecologic Nurse Oncologists. Landry also completed her BSN from Emmanuel College in December.