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Duke Nurses are playing an integral role in transforming health care as leaders within our health system and through their
involvement in professional organizations. They are supported in attaining advanced skills and professional degrees. And
they are valued and respected professional colleagues.
Duke Nurses also have all of the advantages of working in a health system that has achieved Magnet® recognition and
that takes pride in world-class facilities and innovative technologies. And, they benefit from living and working in an area
that embraces and celebrates diversity, and that has an enviable quality of life.
Annually, Duke Nursing presents 36 Excellence Awards to outstanding nurses. Nominations come from our patients and
their families and friends, as well as from colleagues. At least three of our 2015 winners attended HBCUs. These three
winners are featured, below, with brief excerpts from their nominations.
Nurses at every point in their careers can become a part of nursing excellence at Duke Health.
For more information about opportunities for a lifetime, contact a Duke Nursing recruiter
today
(dukenursing.orgor 888-358-2383).
Duke University Health System
is very proud to have achieved
Magnet recognition (2014).
U.S. News &World Report
Duke University Hospital (#1),
Duke Regional Hospital (#8) and
Duke Raleigh Hospital (#12)
are proud to have been selected
as top hospitals in North Carolina
by U.S. News &World Report (2015).
Duke Raleigh Hospital and selected units
of Duke Regional Hospital and
Duke University Hospital have been
recognized by the NCNA with
Hallmarks of Healthy Workplaces.
A LEGACY OF
NURSING EXCELLENCE.
Cordelia Edwards, RN, CNOR, CNIII
Operating Room
James E. Davis Ambulatory Surgical Center
Diploma: Lincoln Hospital School of Nursing
Calm, dignified and professional are just a few of the
attributes that describe this veteran operating room
nurse. Cordelia is always calm in any situation, which
sets the tone for others to respond accordingly. She
is an expert on all things pertaining to the OR.And
staff, both less experienced and seasoned, seek her
out not just for her knowledge, but because she is
non-threatening, enjoys sharing and appreciates an
individual’s desire to be the best in one’s practice.
In 2016, she begins her third term as president of
the North Carolina Chapter of theAssociation of
periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN).
Cheryl Ann Jaglowski-Ho, BSN, RN, CRN, CNIII
Radiology
Duke Regional Hospital
BSN: Winston-Salem State University
Cheryl promotes radiology nursing within our department
and hospital, as well as locally and nationally. She
co-authored a section of the book,“Scope and Standards
of Radiology Nursing.” In addition to obtaining her
CRN (certification as a radiology nurse), Cheryl has been
involved with the national radiology nursing association,
ARIN (Association of Radiologic and Imaging Nursing),
including serving on the board from 2010-2012. In 2015,
she chaired theARINAwards and Scholarship Committee
and served as president of the Carolina Chapter of ARIN.
In the fall of 2014, Cheryl planned and hosted a local
conference that provided continuing education for nurses
throughout North and South Carolina.
Alketa Stephens, BSN, RN, CNII
Medicine/Oncology – Fourth Floor
Duke Raleigh Hospital
BSN: Winston-Salem State University
WhenAlketa took over her unit’s Central Line-Associated
Blood Stream Infection (CLABSI) Team, she focused on
reinforcing education, specifically for peripherally inserted
central catheter (PICC) line dressings. She organized a
five-minute “show and tell” that she presented at the
nurses’ station so that education could take place on the
unit. She presented multiple times, including between
the hours of midnight and 4 a.m. This reinforced
education helped the unit achieve 23 months without a
CLABSI and changed the culture of the unit. Alketa has
also been the driving force for developing a hospitalwide
CLABSI Team, and four of the six units achieved eight
months or more without a CLABSI.