Nurse of the Year - The winners and runners-up!

Here are the 2008 Nevada Nurse of the Year Winners and Runners-up! To read the blog that belongs with this, click here.

Winners

Category Winner Facility

Advanced Practice - Cristy Thomas - University of Nevada School of Medicine

Case Management - Victoria Licklider - Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center

Charge Nurse - General Medical & Surgical - Sharon Oliver Mountain View Hospital

Charge Nurse - Specialty - Christina Baker Sunrise Hospital

Critical Care - Debra Marlow - Southern Hills Hospital

Education - Alma Angeles - UMC

Emergency - Robert Reynoso - Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center

General Medical & Surgical - Cecilia Fleming - Sunrise Hospital

Hospice/Home Health & Palliative - Allison Zieglmeier - Nathan Adelson Hospice

Infection Control & Occupational Health - Harsha Dave - St. Rose Dominican Hospitals – Siena Campus

Managed Care - Sandy Hessler - Southwest Medical Associates

Nursing Administration - Alice Chernich - Sunrise Children’s Hospital

Nursing Management - Mary Lou Haslach - LaGrutta Valley Hospital Medical Center

Oncology Nursing - Debbie McKinney - UMC

Pediatric Critical Care - Jennifer Quiner - Sunrise Children’s Hospital

Pediatric Nursing - Chris Mariano - Sunrise Children’s Hospital

Peri Operative Nursing - Una Jensen - Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center

Public Health, Ambulatory Care - Kay Godby - Southern Nevada Health District

Behavioral Health Quality & Risk Management - Sarah Lopez - North Vista Hospital

Rehabilitation/Long Term Management - Marie Guevarra - UMC

Women’s Health - Paula Hutchison - UMC

Nurses Choice – Administration - Sam Kaufman - Desert Springs Hospital Medical Center

Nurses Choice – Support Staff - Phyllis Stead Spring - Valley Hospital Medical Center

Distinguished Nurse - Minta Albietz - Sunrise Hospital Medical Center


Runners-up

Category Runner-up Facility

Advanced Practice - Jennifer Buitrago - Children's Center for Cancer & Blood Diseases

Case Management - Grace Jamison Gregory - UMC

Charge Nurse - General Medical & Surgical - Karen Kerkstra - Sunrise Hospital

Charge Nurse - Specialty - Linda Stacy - Sunrise Children's Hospital

Critical Care - Nancy Legaspina - Summerlin Hospital Medical Center

Education - Judi Carrion - Sunrise Hospital

Emergency - Joy Stoops - St. Rose Dominican Hospitals - Siena Campus

General Medical & Surgical - Haidee Rivera - Kramer Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center

Hospice/Home Health & Palliative - Lisa O'Driscoll - Nathan Adelson Hospice

Infection Control & Occupational Health - Giovanna Santovito - Carducci UMC

Managed Care - Serena Summerson - United Health Group

Nursing Administration - Ernie Stegall - Valley Hospital Medical Center

Nursing Management - Lynn Ray - Summerlin Hospital Medical Center

Oncology Nursing - Jane Edelman - Sunrise Hospital

Pediatric Critical Care - Cheryl Hayes - Sunrise Children's Hospital

Pediatric Nursing - Neely Sylvia - Sunrise Children's Hospital

Peri Operative Nursing - Vela Maria Orozco - Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center

Public Health, Ambulatory Care - Susan Michael - Desert Springs Hospital Medical Center

Behavioral Health Quality & Risk Management - Renee Christensen - Sunrise Hospital

Rehabilitation/Long Term Management - Anita Dioquino - Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center

Women’s Health - Sheila Hiramoto - Sunrise Children's Hospital

CONGRATULATIONS to all the winners!