2017 Annual Nursing Report

STRUCTURAL EMPOWERMENT

Clinical Ladder and Career Advancement A primary focus for the Professional Development and Recognition Council is to provide oversight in professional nursing practice and support to the nursing staff. The Council has established and promoted a culture of learning and ongoing professional competency. Each year the Council celebrates new graduates of BSN, MSN, and DNP programs, as well as any nurse who attains certification in an area of nursing specialty. The Professional Development and Recognition Council also promotes the clinical ladder and works with all applicants through mentoring sessions. The Council ensures that all applicants have the resources to be successful in submitting and having their clinical ladder portfolio accepted at the desired level. This year, 87 percent of eligible applicants completed their submission. Congratulations to the nursing staff listed below who achieved this advancement in their professional career:

Level 3 Leslie Combs Anna Coburn Kat Irizarry Sabrina Rutledge Bradley Scott

Level 4 Heather Harry

Level 5 Susan Huffman Michelle Keister Devin Lapuasa Samantha McClure Cindy Sprague Chelsey Williams Robert Heins Shannon Knowles Margaret Gichana Anabelle Eberhardt Jessica Freer Christie Wright Miller Rosalie Mendoza Carrie Estes Darla Hill

Margaret Crigger Melissa Sheppard Michelle Linkous Kim Villar Karissa Mays Andrea Brunner Sean McGrady

Erin Moretz Karol Jarvis

Alysia Hodge Marcia Chew Adrienne Shepherd Katrina Zody Mike Hill Gale Helmick Christina Samples Christie Cunningham Lori Short

Lisa Robertson Kim Woodard Jennifer Poole Angela Johnson

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