Celebrating Certified Nurses' Proficiency | University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

1. National Certified Nurses Day March 19, 2011

2. University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics 2011 Nationally Certified Nurses

3. What is a National Nursing Certification? A nursing certification signifies a nurse has achieved advanced educational preparation in a specific body of knowledge in their specialty practice. This advanced knowledge is evidenced by passing a test for certification in their nursing specialty. Certification in a nursing specialty distinguishes those nurses who have an advanced level of nursing knowledge in their field. The importance of National Nursing Certification to patients at UI Hospitals and Clinics National nursing certification gives our patients and families the assurance that individual nurses who are certified engage in lifelong learning to maintain and improve their nursing knowledge in a specialty field of practice.

4. More than 360 nationally certified professional registered nurses provide care to patients and families at UI Hospitals and Clinics in specialties including: oncology nursing, neonatal nursing, neuroscience nursing, orthopedic nursing, critical care nursing and mental health nursing.

5. Manleena Ahluwalia Peggy Ballinger Jennifer Black Debra Brokaw Colleen Charkowski Beth Hackfort Amy Hogrefe Sun Hwa Kwak Sandra Lilienthal Donna Nevins Joy Pearson Suzanne Whatley Marta Zahs AIDS Certified RN ACRN

6. Jean Arndt Certified Breast Care Nurse CBCN Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse AOCN • Linda Abbott • Teena Jo Davis-Vandaele • Jean Arndt • Cheryl Vahl

7. Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse • Carmen Kealey CAPA Certified Nurse in Ophthalmology • Elizabeth Bulgarelli • Rochelle Brannian • Fran Hauschild • Patricia Koffron • Sarah Smith • Connie Webb CRNO

8. Critical Care RN • Sandra Anfinson • Kara Barquist • Deb Bennerhan • Brady Blazek • Adella Boeding • Cassie Broome • Sarah Caven • Amanda Coiner • Lynn Comried • Jodena Conrad • Jack Davenport • Jill Ferrell • Brock Gast • Ann Glick • Doug Gorney CCRN • Anna Gray • Susan Joy • MT Julich • Paula Levett • Andrea Lillie • Patricia Lounsbury • Kathy Kleinow • Molly Kuhn • Deborah Lawrence • Ted Loftsgard • William Mausser • Ramona Miller • Toni Mueller • Rick Ogren • Jane Harp • Gary Orngard • Sharon Olson-Comer • Emily Poisel • Andrew Potts • Carolyn Poulakis • Lauren Riple • Karen Stenger • Denise Stuit • Diana Thomas • Colin Wilhite • Robert Zeman

9. Certified Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Nurse • Marie Alcorn • Deb Bruene • Carolyn Bygness • Tina Coakley • Sarah De Jong • Michele Farrington • Kristin Febus • Kelly Morgan CPHON Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse • Cheryl Vahl ACHPN

10. Certified Infection Control Professional • Sherry David • Stephanie Holley • Jean Pottinger CIC Certified Emergency Room Nurse • Kathryn Bainbridge • Adella Boeding • Mark Davidson • A. Christi Greene • Michele Lilienthal • Casey Panko • Cheryl Schnell • Erica Schark CEN

11. Certified Gastroenterology RN • Barbara Behr • Gail Crowe • Mary Greenleaf • Rosemary Kellogg • Andrea Merritt • Mary Panther • Linda Walls • Craig Utech CGRN Progressive Care Certified Nurse • Donna Gannon PCCN

12. Board Certified in Informatics • Teresa Clark • Gloria Dorr • Pam Kunert • Aleta Porcella • Denise Litwiller RN BC Board Certified in Ambulatory Nursing • Shari Dunlap-Sindelar • Tina Pacha • Cathy Morse • Delores Wilson RN BC

13. Orthopaedic Nurse Certified • Martha Blondin • Carol Callaghan • Susan Dean • Barbara Eash • Glenda Fetters • Maria Miller • Mary Nace • Tess Sommer • Jan Stewart • Carol Strabala • Judy Swafford ONC

14. Certified Diabetic Educator • Peggy Ballinger • Rhonda Fruhling • Marcia Gaffney • Susan Huff • Vicki Kraus* • Jennifer Long • Amy Sheehan • Jeanne Sheetz • Judy Sigler CDE *Vicki Kraus BCADM: BC in Advanced Diabetes Management

15. Certified Neuroscience RN CNRN • Deb Bennerhan • Diane Burke • Elizabeth Byrne • Diana Carson • Alice Curtis • Rebecca Dykstra • Robin Enfield • Gloria Engel • Megan Farnsworth • Melissa Gross • Deborah Kohler • Don Luallen • Carolyn Poulakis • Mary Rauch • Katie Reuter • Erin Rindels • Janelle Thomas • Michele Wagner • Christina Woline • Laura Yahnke

16. Certified Rehabilitation RN CRRN • Nancy Ramsey Board Certified Cardiovascular Nurse • Roxanne Goetz • Dixie Bond BC RN

17. Oncology Certified RN • Susan Aman • Debra Anderson • Julie Aschenbrenner • Pam Ballard • Sharon Baumler • Wendee Beranek • Deborah Bohlken • Loraine Brenner • Deniece Carlson • Alice Cox • Alice Curtis • Barbara Dietz • Rhonda Evans • Sherry Ewers • Ami Gaarde • Kristin Gaimari-Varner • Jeanette Gent OCN • Elizabeth Hall • Sherry Hall • Stephaie Hansen • Amanda Herbst • Edie Hochstetler • Kelly Jochstetler • Michelle Hostetler • Lizabeth Kaufman • Shannon Kussatz • Julie Lynch • Mary Ellen Marchik • Margaret martin • Paula McCue • Matt McKay • Mariel McKay-Peterson • Kim Miller • Shara O’Burg • Jennifer Off • Laura Pearson • Kelly Petrulevich • Geri Quinn • Sara Reusswig • Barbara Ryan • Christine Sagon • Scott Schroeder • Reba Siewert • Pat Schwickerath • Melissa Smith • Jane Utech • Janis Weatherford • Dale Winnike • Theresa Zima

18. Certified Otorhinolaryngology Nurse CORLN • Teresa Baker • Sharon Baumler • Krista Buser • Margaret Colwill • Cindy Dawson • Jackie English • Peggy Folkman • Karlene Fuller • Ruth Nielsen • Holly Nugent • Paula Rediger • Bonita Ropp • Helen Stegall • Angela Trenkamp • Kathy Williams

19. Board Certified Gerontology Nurse • Brenda Bast BC RN Certified in Medical Surgical Nursing BC RN • Sarah Ascherl • Patricia Flynn • Cheryl Kemp • Julia Langin • Jeanine Mortale • Nancy Nelson • Pamela Persons • Mary Sauers • Lila Thomas • Susan Wells • Genevieve Wright

20. Certified Wound Ostomy Nurse • Linda Abbott • Beverly Folkedahl • Margery Jensen • Cynthia Johnston • Patricia Pezzella • Rhonda Tack CWON Certified Maternal Newborn Nursing • Sharon Bellus • Julie Fortman • Susan Klavohn • Becky Pottorf-Leaven • Kim Taylor RNC-MNN

21. Pediatric Nurse Practitioner • Cheryl Conrad • Diane Eastman • Kathleen Fawcett • Laura Phearman • Janet Geyer • Mena Harris • Amanda Heck • Jody Kurtt • Janet Riley • Susan Van Wye • Ellen Weber PNP Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner • David Barloon • Colleen Brems • Karen Evans • Karen Kuntz • Lisa Kongable • Vicki Kraus • Cheryl Vahl ARNP

22. Certified in Inpatient Obstetrics • Angie Bush • Rita Hansen • Kristin Koob • Sue Netolicky • Jan Reighard • Amy Sanborn RNC-OB Board Certified Lactation Consultant • Amy Davis • Beverly Herman • Tracy Thacker • Julie Fortman • Deborah Hubbard BCLC

23. Certified Nurse Operating Room • Janice Alrich Hanson • Sandra Armbruster • Julie Borneman • Paula Francis • Nancy Hanson • Fran Hauschild • David Hill • Lisa Hill • Mary Hill • Rachel Hottel • Shawn Jensen • Denise Liu • Tina Maher • Joann Meyer • Susan Miller • Catharine Odum • Susan Olsen • Mary Snyder • Sheri Swenning • Nancy Vincent • Melissa Vrban • Jill White • Paula Woods • Marta Zahs CNOR

24. Certified Post Anesthesia Nurse • Cindy Dahnke • Jane Harp • Doris Jacobs • Gail O’Donnell • Bina Querry • BJ Wagner • Ruth Wittkop • Crystal Youngs CPAN Certified Dialysis Nurse • Tracy Bloebaum • Susan Mertz • Christina Spencer CDN

25. Certified Nephrology Nurse • Shelley Engman • Claire Hockley • Sandy Jilovec • Patty O’Brien • Constance Wagner • Gretchen Warkentin CNN Reproductive Infertility Nursing REIN • Lois Holz • Michelle Maifeld

26. Certified Pediatric Nurse • Tracy Clapp • Ellen Gavin • Kristin Wetjen RN BC Certified Professional In Healthcare Quality • Mary Kay Brooks • Kim Erlandson • Barbara J Hannon • Vicki Ibarra • Viktoria Kron • Debra Picone • Trisha Shultz • Lynn Vining CPHQ

27. Board Certified in Nursing Administration • Julie Adam • Kathleen Fawcett • Kendra O’Neal • Kim Chamberlin • Angie Shalla • Deb Steinbaker • Marcia Gingerich • Cindy Forbes NE-BC Adv Nursing Administration-Board Certified • Ann Williamson • Joelle Jensen • Jody Kurtt • Jackie Nelson NEA-BC

28. Certified in Pain Management • Jeana Andrews • Kathy Bainbridge • Donna Dolezal • Deborah Even • Renee Gould • Trudy Laffoon • Grace Matthews • Nicole Ranney • Anne Smith • Heidi Stjarna RN BC Sexual Assult Nurse Examiner SANE • Nancy Downing

29. Certified in Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing RNC-NIC • Lori Andrews-Morris • Amber Arthur • Carol Beltramea • Lindsay Clark • Linda Crowley • Lindsey Denning • Bert Goodrich • Tammy Gudenkauf • Jeanna Humpton • Kim Ingersoll • Jade Kalmes • Pam Kalkoff • Mandy Karstens • Beth Kimm • Amy Kruse • Denise Litwiller • Kate Lothamer • Meredithe Mullen • Jessica Phillips • Emily Spellman • Penny Smith • Kathryn Steffen • Stephanie Stewart • Jennifer Striegel • Nicole Vandewalle • Lois Van Winkle • Abby Witt

30. Certified Clinical Transplant Coordinator • Erin Bryant • Kimberly Carter • Diana Cox • Laura Felderman • Jennifer Franzwa • Carolyn Laxson • Erin Thiel • Sara Vance CCTC Board Certified in Professional Development RN BC • Jeana Andrews • Janet Hosking • Lou Ann Montgomery

31. Certified Urology Nurse CURN • Michelle Havel Certified in Mental Health Nursing • Leah Appell • Lori Bathen • Julie Barrett • Joan Beckman • Jennifer Damon • Colleen Finnegan • Ann Ghabel • Patricia Kane • Lisa Maske • John Wagner • Susan Wyse RN BC

32. Certified Cardiac Rehab Nurse • Patricia Lounsbury RN BC Certified Asthma Educator AE-C • Jane Knipper

33. Certified in Neonatal Pediatric Transport • Heather Elmore • Sharon Olson-Comer • Cassie Wagner • Amy Lage C-NPT Certified in Telephone Nursing Practice • Karla Pawlicki TNP

34. Certified Nurse Manager Leader • Tammy Sebolt • Teresa Shuff CNML Electronic Fetal Monitoring Certified • Amy Sanborn EFM

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