July - Saint Clare's Hospital

VOLUME 3 ISSUE 4
One of the highlights of the Denville Cultural Competence Day was
"The Pagdiwata Dance" an ethnic Filipino dance performed by Ruth
Alea, BSN, RN, CCRN, CCU staff nurse; Desiree Besana, RN, ED
staff Nurse; Arlene Fidellaga, Choreographer; Jean Gloria, RN,
Maternal-Child staff nurse; Martina Mendoza, RN, OR staff nurse;
and Dannette Marin, BSN, RN, RNFA, CNOR, OR staff nurse.
Reunion – Rose Crist, RN, Same Day Surgery; Robert Hess,
PhD, RN, FAAN, Executive Vice President, Global Programming
Gannett Education, Gannett Healthcare Group; and
Lorraine Lewandowski, RN, Same Day Surgery; reminisce
about when they worked together in Saint Clare’s Denville
ICU. Bob was the Director of the ICU, Lorraine worked the
day shift, and Rose was in charge on the night shift.
Careful Nursing Newsletter
For Denville Cultural Competence Day, Veronica Garces, BSN, RN,
Urban 2 staff nurse, and Andrea Alcocer, BSN, RN, Maternal-Child
staff nurse, represent their country of Ecuador by highlighting the
country's many festivities and sites along with serving a dish of ceviche.
Editor:
Staff Writers:
Production
Director:
Editorial Board:
Sue Weaver, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CRNI
Scott Freitag, BSN, RN, JD
Megan A. Weller, BSN, RN
Beth Smith, BSN, RN
Cathy Dunn, Marketing Communications
Cheryl Beers, DHA, RN, NE-BC, CALA,
Director of Nursing, Operations
Jeannie P. Cimiotti, DnSc, RN, Executive Director,
NJ Collaborating Center for Nursing
Robert Hess, PhD, RN, FAAN,
Executive Vice President, Global Programming
Gannett Education, Gannett Healthcare Group
CCU staff were delighted and proud to share their unique cultures at the
Denville Cultural Competence Day. Pictured (l-r) are: Natalia Gutierrez,
NA; Tracy Oster, BSN, RN, CCU Clinical Educator; Pat Kruse,
RN, CCU Shift Supervisor; Vivek Agnihotri, MSN, RN, CCRN, APN,
CCU staff nurse; Ruth Alea, BSN, RN, CCRN, CCU staff nurse; Dana
Palmer, BSN, RN, CCU staff nurse; and Sister Susan Evelyn.
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William L. Holzemer, RN, PhD, FAAN,
Dean and Professor, Rutgers, The State University
of New Jersey
Janice Lynch, MSN, RN, Regional Nurse Executive,
Nurse.com
Lori Price, Columnist, New Jersey Herald