Cesalie Wallace, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, NP-C, Clinic Instructor at UAMS College of Nursing DNP Programs. Cesalie spoke about “Healthy Sustained Weight Loss”.
June 2024 DAISY Award
Kearia Mack, RN, E5 – Labor and Delivery Please join the Center for Nursing Excellence in congratulating Kearia Mack, RN, for being selected as the DAISY Award recipient for the month of June! Kearia Mack, RN, works in E5 – Labor and Delivery, and was nominated by a patient. The nomination below reflects how Kearia […]
June 2024 BEE Award
Jeri Jenkins, Patient Care Tech, F9 – Surgical Specialties/ENT/Ortho Please join the Center for Nursing Excellence in congratulating Jeri Jenkins – for being selected as the June BEE Award winner! Jeri is a Patient Care Tech on the F9 – Surgical Specialties/ENT/Ortho and was nominated by a co-worker. The following is the story of how […]
Outstanding Area of the Month for June, 2024
Congratulations! H6 – Hospital Medicine, Outstanding Area of the Month for June 2024 Based on the clinical indicators below, your unit has been awarded Outstanding Area of the Month for June!!! Data Used to Determine Winner: July 1, 2016 to April 30, 2024 Category Rank Data Falls with Injury 46 days since last Falls with […]
December 2023 DAISY Nurse Leader Award
Dawn Brown, Clinical Program Director, IDHI Telemedicine Please join the Center for Nursing Excellence in congratulating Dawn Brown, Clinical Program Director, IDHI Telemedicine, for being selected as the December 2023 UAMS DAISY Nurse Leader Award recipient! This award expresses gratitude for courageous leaders fostering an environment where compassion and courage can thrive. Dawn is a […]
May 2024 DAISY Award
Dara Evans, RN, Main OR – PACU Please join the Center for Nursing Excellence in congratulating Dara Evans, RN, for being selected as the DAISY Award recipient for the month of May! Dara Evans, RN, works in the Main OR – PACU, and was nominated by a patient. The nomination below reflects how Dara impacted […]
May 2024 BEE Award
Brianna Zuniga, Patient Care Tech, H8 – Neuroscience Progressive Care Unit (NPCU) Please join the Center for Nursing Excellence in congratulating Brianna Zuniga – for being selected as the May BEE Award winner! Brianna is a Patient Care Tech on the H8 – Neuroscience Progressive Care Unit (NPCU) and was nominated by a co-worker. The […]
Mary Helen Forrest Legacy Award 2024
Donna Elrod, PhD, RN,Associate Chief Nursing Officer Donna was nominated by Heather Alverson. Donna has worked in the organization since 1989. She went to Vanderbilt for 5 years and then returned in 1995 when she started in front line staffing and then went into her role in clinical education as a CNS, supporting the oncology […]
Advancement of Nursing Practice Award 2024
Melanie Mason, RNNeonatal Intensive Care UnitMelanie was nominated for a quality improvement project she led. Melanie is the resource nurse for the NICU. Vancomycin and Gentamicin are commonly used antibiotics in the neonatal population and need close adherence to timed dosing to ensure the accuracy of therapeutic drug monitoring and achievement of desired therapeutic level. […]
Excellence in Advanced Practice Award 2024
Erin Kindy, APRNSICU/Surgical ServicesErin was nominated by Mary K. Kimbrough. The UAMS SICU takes care of the some of the sickest and most injured surgical patients in the state of Arkansas, and Erin has been integral in the care of many, if not all, of these patients. We had a young patient with a devastating […]