Unit Nurses of the Year were named at Baptist Hospital at a special presentation held during National Nurses Week recently. Each Unit Nurse of the Year was chosen by their peers for holding high ethical standards, honoring the caring spirit of the nursing practice and holding the nursing process in high regard. These nursing practices have gained Baptist Hospital Magnet status for excellence in nursing. The recognition is the nursing profession’s highest honor, and is awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

 

The nurses honored were: Marilyn Alvarez, R.N., Vera Bryant, R.N., Diane Callas, R.N., Maria Cobo, R.N., Elizabeth Conover, R.N., Diane Deaza, R.N., Melissa Dobol, R.N., Connie Drutman, M.D., Ava Duke, R.N., Delores Eachus, R.N., Erika Encalada, R.N., Shiela Escobar, R.N., Cassandre Fernandez-Andrew, R.N., Rosario Flynn, R.N., Courtney Fry, R.N., Melissa Garcia, R.N., Hannah Gauran, R.N., Wil Gil, R.N., Jasmin Guzman, R.N., Miriam Hernandez, R.N., Paula Hernandez, R.N., Claudia Hodgson, R.N., Michelle Houellemont, R.N., Ellen Denise Houston, R.N., Grace Kittelle-Cintas, R.N., Jill Knight, R.N., Delphena Magloire, R.N., Maria Marcial, R.N., Simla Mathew, R.N., Patti Miller, R.N., Jenny Navarro, R.N., Eugene Obando, R.N., Leyzer Ramirez, R.N., Maria B. Serrano, R.N., Janice Sodemann, R.N. and Elizabeth Zike, R.N.