2010 Award Winners |
| Emergency Nurse of the Year ~ 2010 |
Nurse Clinician of the Year ~ 2010 |
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Lindsay works full time as a paramedic and part
time as a RN in the ER and despite working two jobs,
he often is that one nurse who will cover those hardto-
fill few hours of your night shift, pick up an ill call or
stay late because it is so busy. He is our EMS liaison
and coordinates monthly educational
in-services for medics to keep
them current with up-to-date
information. He strives for
“best practices” in all he does.
The patients love
Lindsay! He is a big tough guy
with a huge heart that truly
cares about patients and their
family members. He is loyal and
honest, treats patients as he would his own family and
he is patient and respectful to all patients, even those
that frequent our ED with foul language and obscene
behaviors. He is a true patient advocate and takes
the time to give thorough education and teaching
throughout the patient visit.
The physicians trust Lindsay’s judgment and
value his input for patient care. After years of
experience he can sense when a patient is in trouble
and moves calmly and quickly to keep the patient
stable. Lindsay is always willing to teach his coworkers
on difficult procedures or skills and embraces
the opportunity to learn with excitement.
It is obvious that Lindsay loves what he does
because he gives his heart and soul to those he
serves. If we could clone Lindsay and staff the entire
ER, our PPQ scores would soar and patient
complaints would be non-existent. Lindsay’s example
sets the bar high and working with him helps others to
do better and try a little bit harder. He inspires others
to be the best nurse and person they can be.
Lindsay is a humble guy who thinks he is “just
doing his job”, but he goes far beyond just doing what
is expected. It is not in his nature to be mediocre at
anything he does and his honor and integrity are
never compromised in any aspect of his life.
Congratulations Lindsay on being chosen as
ENA’s Nurse of the year for 2010
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Amber is one of those type-A over achievers
that every employer wants to hire. She started in the
ER as a new graduate and caught on very quickly. She
is the nurse that everyone looks forward to working with
because she is always upbeat and helpful to her coworkers
and is the first one to volunteer to help another
nurse when she notices someone is overwhelmed.
Amber has the kind of superior documentation
that an attorney loves, which is amazing when you see
her in action because she spends so much time caring
for the patients it is hard to believe she has any time at
all to chart.
Besides being a clinically proficient nurse,
Amber sets herself apart by the little things she does for
patients. She provides everything a patient needs
before the patient has a chance to ask for it. Amber
makes her patients feel very “cared for” and always
treats others the way she wants to be treated.
Amber is very approachable and new nurses
turn to her for guidance and help, for that matter, so do
experienced nurses because she never makes anyone
feel stupid for asking. She is the type of person who
has the utmost integrity and honestly in all she does at
work and in her personal life. She has a talent for
sharing her genuine concern as she
touches the lives of patients in the
ER. She has mastered the
“healer’s art of nursing” and her
nursing skills are second to
none.
Amber is a busy mother
of 4 small children, works two jobs,
probably never gets enough sleep and
yet when she comes to work she is always at her best.
Everyone who knows Amber has something great to
say about her and she is the kind of nurse we all look
up to, admire and want to emulate. She is truly
deserving of being recognized as the Nurse Clinician of
the Year for 2010.
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| Nurse Educator of the Year ~ 2010 |
Community Service Award ~ 2010 |
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It is an extreme pleasure to nominate Camden Parker for Nurse Educator of the Year. I have had the pleasure of working
with Camden in the emergency department of Dixie Regional Medical Center for over three years now. During that time I have
had the great benefit of being the recipient of her tireless service as a nurse educator for the emergency department. Camden
has a thirst for knowledge and a strong desire to share her knowledge with all within her circle of influence.
She is such a creative educator and recognizes that her peers learn in many differing ways. Earlier this year, for our annual
skills day, Camden honored our temporary manager, who happened to be from England. She had a British-themed skills day,
complete with tea and crumpets! Camden pulls in clinical experts from other departments to provide the staff with a rewarding,
and evidence-based, learning experiences.
Camden is a role model and mentor to all staff in the department. She readily shares the rationale behind why a
particular protocol or procedure should be followed, increasing not only knowledge, but compliance. Camden’s
expertise reaches beyond the emergency department, as she is a regular presenter at the Life Flight skills
day/procedure lab. Camden has recently accepted a position as a Life Flight nurse, further setting herself
apart as both an excellent resource and role model for her peers. In this role, Camden’s critical thinking
skills are illuminated to the benefit of patients who are facing serious traumatic or medical crisis. Her
calm, confident nature reassures patients.
Camden’s commitment to making a difference in emergencies reaches beyond the emergency
department at Dixie Regional Medical Center. She is a valued member of the southern region’s Utah
Pediatric Disaster Strike Team and is dedicated to ensuring our communities are ready to meet any disaster
that may occur. Camden also serves as a forensic nurse examiner for sexual assault victims. Recognizing the need for
compassionate, caring, and meticulous care, Camden is an advocate for conducting thorough, accurate, and timely forensic
exams.
Camden supports ENA as well as other professional organizations. She exemplifies all that an outstanding educator
stands for and is an exceptional educator in our hospital.
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There is probably no one better in Southern Utah who has demonstrated service beyond the norm. Debbie continually
encourages learning, tutors others, problem solves and supports those she works with. Debbie is positive, productive and contributes
to a team concept in every way. She is resourceful and possesses uncommon wisdom and is reputable both personally and
professionally.
Debbie has been instrumental in developing and sponsoring a regional and annual Emergency Services
and Trauma Conference. The ENA Dixie Chapter just completed the Southwest Emergency/Trauma
Conference which was held September 11, 2010. The conference was well-attended and received rave
reviews as well as record dollar donations. We were able to raise money for future training, education and
services for our Emergency Department nurses, EMS and in-services to our community. In addition, ENA made
a food donation to our local Care and Share, including formula and diapers for the children.
Debbie took the state course for the SANE program where she performs the evidence collection process
and coordinates care through a victim's advocate service along with police reporting approximately 6 years ago and went on to
become nationally certified. Realizing that as an individual nurse, she could not be on-call 24/7 to perform SANE exams, she went to
work developing a program which now has enough SANE nurses to support a 24/7 call which covers our region. Debbie's group is
able to assist sexual assault victims in most of rural southern Utah and northern Nevada and she has developed a collaborative
relationship with the Dove Center that creates a strong liaison for our community, hospital and all victims of abuse.
As if these accomplishments are not enough, Debbie has been a nurse at Dixie Regional Medical Center since 1995 and has
been with the Emergency Department for 10 years. She volunteers her time as the Dixie Chapter ENA President. With her efforts, the
Dixie Chapter has increased its membership and Debbie was THE impetus that encouraged many of the ED RNs to obtain their CEN
and take the CPEN.
Debbie has been a charge nurse for several years and has a unique leadership style that quietly compels people to do more,
be more, and improve their skills. She has solid clinical skills and has been a resource and mentor for so many nurses and students,
all of whom admire and respect Debbie. She has a wealth of experience and is often called on to help with education in both our ED
and in the community. She continually contributes “behind the scene” whenever she sees a need or realizes she can help.
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| Utah ENA Lifetime Achievement Award ~ 2010 |
Nurse Manager of the Year ~ 2010 |
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Bonnie has had a career of dedicated service in
emergency nursing for 27 years She graduated from Weber
State's outreach nursing program at Southern Utah State
College (now SUU) and has been serving ever since. Bonnie
is fiercely devoted to Cedar City and began
her nursing career at Valley View
Medical Center where she worked in
the Emergency Department. She has
been with Dixie Regional Medical
Center (DRMC) ER for more than 6
years and is also working at Valley
View in the IV Infusion Clinic.
Bonnie has lived a life dedicated to
the nursing profession. Bonnie has been one of our strongest
nurses. She has mentored most of the emergency nurses in
Cedar City and continues to be an influence in emergency
medicine as a mentor and preceptor to many of the EMS and
nursing students that rotate through the emergency department
at DRMC. She tirelessly works with her students to make sure
that they are learning and have the best experience that they
possibly can under her tutelage.
Bonnie is more than willing to take on extra
responsibilities, make difficult situations learning opportunities,
and is willing to pitch in and help anywhere she is needed.
She is highly respected by her co-workers and physicians at
DRMC and is a resource for all nurses, experienced or not.
Volunteering for community health, wellness, and
medical service has long been Bonnie's forte. Bonnie has
spent most of her life volunteering in her own community. Her
service includes sports coach, sideline medical provider,
educator in both hospitals and in the community, working with
schools in any capacity that she is asked, and helping with the
ENA and other community events. Whether Bonnie ends up
leading teams of volunteers, ball players or working one-onone
with students and coworkers to improve the care that we
give, Bonnie is always there. There is no doubt that her skilled
nursing practice and compassion has influenced scores of
people.
Recently, Bonnie ventured into a new opportunity
working at both the IV Infusion Clinic in Cedar City. With her
years of experience and the new skills she has learned, Bonnie
is now THE primary resource for our ED. She is the nurse - you
know the kind we're talking about - who can take 8 patients
who all have timely and complete documentation about the
excellent care that she has given them. She doesn't seem to
miss anything.
Bonnie’s selfless service exemplifies her own success
and support for emergency nursing. It is time that Bonnie be
recognized for the achievements and successful opportunities
she has created for others.
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“A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away there was
an Emergency Room in Davis Hospital. The imperial empire
could not decide what to do with the ER and went through
many different Jedi master supervisors, managers and
directors trying to achieve the highest clinical excellence. At
long last, in May 2009, Princess Leslie arrived to lead the ER
and bring order and success to the Jedi knights working there.”
Leslie is probably known best by the phrase…….May
the force be with you. And yes she has been a commanding
force with us. Leslie is well respected and perhaps feared by
the doctors….not only the ED docs but the hospital docs as
well. She is often heard complaining that it would be nice if
only her staff feared her as much as the docs. If there is
something to be done or corrected she is all over it. She has
tons of knowledge, enthusiasm and energy—definitely helps in
keeping up with the younger generation in our department.
As far as managers go, Leslie is second to none. She
not only has an open door policy, (actually she will use any
excuse to get out of her office) but she really listens to our
concerns and suggestions and immediately starts working on
the cure. She has that sixth sense and can tell when we are
getting our behinds kicked. She cares for patients, transports
patients, medicates patients or whatever is needed, all without
being asked….again getting out of her office at all costs.
Leslie doesn’t just work during daylight hours or just
40 hrs/week. If there is a shift, holiday or not, that needs
covering, she is there. She comes in to see the night crew, not
to be checking up on them, but to stay in contact with them.
Leslie has great bargaining and persuasion skills, you
might say she is the CFO’s greatest nightmare. Our
department’s budget and expenses are THE
most important but Leslie doesn’t really
enjoy being confined to a budget and
she manages to get the majority of
things we may need or want.
Leslie is definitely not a YES
person. She is the first to admit when
we are wrong and the last one standing
when we are right. She expects nothing less
than quality care for our patients, personally gives
nothing less when caring for her patients and her staff. All
these qualities are reflected in her management of our
department. Safety is her number one priority and she has
unwavering support of the nursing team and an excellent
relationship with the physicians and ancillary ED staff.
Hospital administrators respect her for being honest and
having the courage to say what needs to be said. These traits
have enabled the ED at Davis to turn a corner and we are
moving forward and expect great things in the months and
years to come.
Leslie, you are the “force that is with us”. You lead by
example and your influential force for good has had an
amazing and powerful impact on our ER, our staff and the
patients we treat. Thank you and congratulations on a much
deserved award.
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