2010 Nursing ANNUAL v4d - PinnacleHealth

Professional DevelopmentPinnacleHealth provides a healthy workenvironment that supports and encouragesprofessional development for nurses.PinnacleHealth nurses continue to exceedexpectations through their leadership inprofessional organizations, achievement ofcertifications, education advancement andawards.Leadership in ProfessionalNursing OrganizationsThe following nurses held leadershippositions in professional nursingorganizations:• Trish Bennett, CNS, Board memberSVAACN and Challenges in CriticalCare Multidisciplinary ConferencePlanning Committee• Tiffany Boyd, SDI, CINT, Member ofANCC Magnet Continuing EducationTask Force, Magnet ConferenceAbstract Reviewer• Lisa Casey, NM, Main 5, CAAMSNSecretary• Janet Clark, Staff Nurse, MedicalOutpatient Unit, President Elect of thePennsylvania Capital Region Chapter ofthe Oncology Nursing Society• Nina DelGrande, Manager of HomeCare, Recording Secretary, LambdaKappa Chapter, STTI.• Melanie Duffy, CNS, President andImmediate Past President NACNS.Chair of the Practice/RegulationSubcommittee of ANA’s Congress onNursing Practice and Economics.• Cathy Druckenmiller, MSICU,Treasurer Lambda Kappa Chapter STTI• Kim Fowler, CNS, Chair Elect for localNACNS Chapter• Lisa Fox, Staff Educator, LearningInstitute, Leadership Succession Chair,Lamdba Kappa Chapter STTI• Penny Frownfelter, DON, President ofSVAACN• Joye Gingrich, NM, CTU,Corresponding Secretary for LambdaKappa Chapter STTI• Cynthia Howe, CM, Endoscopy, BoardMember SCPAPAN• Jacqueline Hunt, CM, Float Pool,Treasurer of CAMSN• Cheryl Key, VP for Nursing ProfessionalDevelopment and Practice, BoardMember of PONL and Lambda KappaChapter, STTI• Joann Konick-McMahan, SDI, North 10Respiratory/Toxicology/PCU, BoardMember, SVAACN• Connie Lauffer, NM, North 10Respiratory/Toxicology/PCU, BoardMember or SVAACN• Erica Leber-Burnham, CM, CGH ICU,President STTI Lambda Kappa Chapter• Marian LeFevre, Director ofWomanCare Resource Center,Governance Committee, LambdaKappa Chapter STTI• Michalena Levenduski, CNS, SouthCentral PA EBP Consortium Secretary;local CNS Chapter Secretary• Nancy Michaelian, SDI, CGHPerianesthesia, President SCPAPAN• Rita Overcash, RN, BSN, MS, PharmacyImplementation Coordinator, Presidentfor the South Central Organization ofNurse Leaders (SCONL)• Angela Sanders, SDI, Main 5, EducationRepresentative for CAAMSN• Catherine Schneck, Staff Nurse,Perianesthesia, Member of Governmentaffairs committee of PAPAN• Rob Shipp, NM, CINT, EHSF Board ofDirectors• Arlene Smith, Staff Nurse, Dialysis,American Nephrology Nurses AssociationLocal Chapter President• Jessica Stefanic, CM, Main 5, LegislativeRepresentative CAAMSN• Lillian Stiglitz, CM, Main 5, PresidentCAAMSN• Melissa Stolley, WOCN, Legislative Repfor WOC Nurses Society; Board Memberof North East Region WOC NursesSociety; awarded WOCN scholarshipto attend the Nurse in WashingtonInternship, (NIWI) in D.C.• Kim Suda, Stroke Coordinator,SVAANN Board Member, Newslettereditor and member of ConferencePlanning Committee; Capital RegionStroke Symposium ConferencePlanning Committee Member• Tina Wallish, Staff Nurse, OperatingRoom, President-Elect AORN chapter• Cindy Wilson, Benchmark Analyst forPerformance Improvement, VicePresident, Lambda Kappa Chapter,STTI.• Eileen Wydra, Staff Nurse, SurgicalServices, Local AORN Chapter BoardMember• Karen Zimmerman, SDI, Perianesthesia,SCPAPAN Board Member and FinanceCommittee; Member of PlanningCommittee for 2011 State PAPANConference13