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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 2016 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 1-800-232-6877).
Duke University Health System
is very proud to have achieved
Magnet recognition (2014).
U.S. News &World Report
Duke University Hospital (#1),
Duke Raleigh Hospital (#11) and
Duke Regional Hospital (#16)
are proud to have been selected
as top hospitals in North Carolina
by U.S. News &World Report (2016).
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.
Cheryl Brewer, PhD, MSN, RN
Associate Vice President, Nursing
Private Diagnostic Clinic, PLLC
Clinical Associate Faculty, Duke University School
of Nursing
Award for Excellence in Nursing Leadership
BSN: North Carolina Central University
Webster’s Dictionary defines “friend” as a person
whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of
mutual affection, a companion, a confidante. Cheryl
meets that very definition for 41 Private Diagnostic
Clinic Nurse Managers. This amazing woman has
placed her guiding arms around us to help cultivate
friendships and develop current and future leaders.
With humor, humility and empathy, she has reignited
for us all that nursing stands for: compassion,
collaboration, professionalism and innovation. She is
truly invested in the personal and professional growth
of each and every nurse within the Nurse Manager
group and beyond.
McKenzie Daniel, BSN, RN
Clinical Lead
Duke Children’s Primary Care
Private Diagnostic Clinic, PLLC
Mary Ann & Robert H. Peter Award for Excellence
in Nursing Practice
BSN: North CarolinaAgricultural &Technical State
University
McKenzie is an expert clinician who practices
autonomously and consistently with professional
standards of care. She promotes the professional role of
the nurse, including capability, accountability, authority
and responsibility for one’s own practice. She provides
continuity and coordination of care and incorporates
evidence-based practice into daily holistic patient care
focusing on body, mind and spirit. Of note is her work
with our anticoagulation patients. She has standardized
and educated all other Medicine-Pediatrics RNs in the care
and communication of the anticoagulation lab results and
patient education associated with this. McKenzie is a true
asset to the team here at Duke.
Eve K. Hammett, MSN, RN-C, CNM
Nurse Manager
Duke Birthing Center
Duke University Hospital
Certified Nurse Midwife
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Duke University School of Medicine
Award for Excellence inWomen’s Health Nursing
BSN: North Carolina Central University
In addition to working in her full-time role as a nurse
manager, this leader is also anAdvanced Practice
Provider. She spends many hours per month working
elbow-to-elbow with her staff. This role provides a
unique perspective of the work being done on the unit
and allows her to see what types of challenges her team
is facing on a day-to-day basis. In this role, she is able to
not only deliver excellent patient care, but is also able to
better care for her team. She jumps in to help them on
busy days, and provides moral support when needed.