The Pelican News - July 2022
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Page 4 • <strong>Pelican</strong> <strong>News</strong> <strong>July</strong>, August, September <strong>2022</strong><br />
District <strong>News</strong><br />
Baton Rouge District Nurses Association<br />
Baton Rouge District Nurses Association Celebrate Nursing <strong>2022</strong><br />
Standing from the left: Megan Haley, RN, BSN,<br />
RNC-OB, CPLC, Stephanie Higdon, RN, MSN,<br />
CICP, CIC, Jason Joseph Landry, RN, AND, Taylor<br />
Landry, RN, BSN, ONC, Ryan M. Landry, RN, DNP,<br />
CCRN, Emily McKenzie, RN, Jessica Miller, RN,<br />
RNC-MNN, Holly Paline, RN, BSN, CNOR, Erica<br />
Piper RN, BSN, CCRN, Amelia Rennholf, RN,<br />
BSN, Patricia Samrow, RN, BSN, COHN, Brittney<br />
Sanders, MSN, FNP-C (Edith Lobue Memorial<br />
Scholarship Recipient), Sherri Simpson RN, MSN,<br />
CAPA, Jennifer <strong>The</strong>riot, RN, MSN, APRN-NP,<br />
Brooke Verzwyvelt, RN, BSN, RNC-OB, Ashley<br />
Wheeler, APRN, FNP-C.<br />
Not Pictured: Eric Fair RN, BSN, CMSRN,<br />
Amberly Finch, RN, BSN, CMSRN (Edith Lobue<br />
Memorial Scholarship Recipient), Justin Hill, RN,<br />
CMSRN<br />
More photos of the event can be found on the<br />
BRDNA Facebook page (https://www.facebook.<br />
com/BRDNA) .<br />
Karen Loden, MN. RN(ret) and<br />
Alison Rone, BSN, RN, BRDNA members<br />
<strong>The</strong> Baton Rouge District Nurses Association<br />
(BRDNA) held its 33nd annual Celebrate Nursing<br />
Banquet May 9, <strong>2022</strong> at Boudreaux’s Reception<br />
Hall on Government Street. <strong>The</strong> event honors<br />
Registered Nurses from the Baton Rouge area and<br />
surrounding communities. This year the theme<br />
was “Nurses make a difference.” <strong>The</strong> month of<br />
May is designated Month of the Nurse. Over 153<br />
nurses, family, friends and colleagues attended<br />
the event.<br />
Sheralyn Long, president-elect, was mistress<br />
of ceremonies. Dr. Charla Johnson, provided the<br />
Invocation. Dr. Ecoee Rooney, president of the<br />
Louisiana State Nurses Association gave opening<br />
remarks to the attendees from the association.<br />
Dr. Yvonne Pellerin, BRDNA president, brought<br />
greetings from the district via video call.<br />
Lisa Deaton and Alison Rone presented the<br />
<strong>2022</strong> honorees: Haley Barnett, Alicia Boudreaux,<br />
Amanda Clark, Cynthia Collins, Kisler Angelle<br />
Cooper, Denyse Englert, Karen Estela, Eric Fair,<br />
Thomas Granier, Nicholas Gros, Natalie Gros,<br />
Megan Haley, Stephanie Higdon, Justin Hill, Ryan<br />
Landry, Taylor Landry, Jason Joseph Landry,<br />
Emily McKenzie, Jessica Miller, Holly Paline, Erica<br />
Piper, Amelia Rennhoff, Patricia Samrow, Sherri<br />
Simpson, Jennifer <strong>The</strong>riot, Brooke Verzwyvelt,<br />
and Ashley Wheeler.<br />
<strong>The</strong> recipients of the Edith Lobue Scholarship<br />
awards were Amber Finch and Brittney Sanders.<br />
<strong>The</strong> recipient of the Helen Johnson Creemens<br />
Excellence in Teaching Award was Michele<br />
Blackwell.<br />
<strong>The</strong> evening was marked by many comments<br />
from family, friends and colleagues on how much<br />
the honorees had given of themselves during the<br />
pandemic. It was inspiring to hear.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>2022</strong> Celebrate Nursing Committee was<br />
chaired by Dr. Rachel Tidwell and included Dr.<br />
Valerie Schuter, Dr. Yvonne Pellerin, Alison Rone,<br />
Dr. Charla Johnson, Lisa Deaton, Michelle Jeter,<br />
Pattie Jackson, Nikki Honore, and Sheralyn Long.<br />
Pictured from the left sitting: Alicia Boudreaux,<br />
RN, Michele Blackwell, RN, MSN, Ph.D (Helen<br />
Johnson Cremeens Excellence in Teaching<br />
Award), Amanda Clark, RN, BSN, CMSRN, Cindy<br />
Collins, RN, CCRN, Kisler Angelle Cooper, RN,<br />
BSN, Denyse Englert, RN, BSN, CAPA, Karen<br />
Estela, RN, BSN, MPH, CIC, Thomas Granier, RN,<br />
BSN, Natalie Gros, RN, C-ELBW, Nicholas Gros,<br />
RN, BSN<br />
Photography by Cleve Brown<br />
April 14, <strong>2022</strong> Meeting<br />
<strong>The</strong> Baton Rouge District Nurses Association<br />
held its monthly meeting April 14, <strong>2022</strong> virtually. 53<br />
members and guests attended. <strong>The</strong> CE program<br />
“Social Determinants of Health: <strong>The</strong> Nurses Role<br />
in Promoting Health Equity and Improving Patient<br />
Outcomes” presented by Charla Johnson DNP,<br />
RN -BC ONC and Sheralyn Smith Long, MHI, BSN,<br />
RN-BC. <strong>The</strong> presenters defined health equity and<br />
diversity, and the social determinates of health. <strong>The</strong>re<br />
are numerous screening tools used to determine<br />
the health status of patients from children to the<br />
elderly. <strong>The</strong>y further explained the barriers that<br />
nurses encounter when performing the screenings<br />
and the methods they use for data collection. <strong>The</strong>y<br />
emphasized that 20% of population health is linked<br />
to health care and nurses are pivotal in health care.<br />
Several announcements were made about the<br />
upcoming Celebrate Nursing Banquet May 9, <strong>2022</strong><br />
and several bills in the Louisiana legislature of<br />
interest to nurses.
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