Certified Nurses at MetroHealth

1. Certified Nurses at MetroHealth Celebrating Nurses’ Week 2009

2. Certification has been associated with increased job satisfaction, autonomy, and confidence. (Cary, 2001).

3. Certified RNs Case Management Certified RNs Emergency Department • Diana Smetana, BC, Case Management • Joellen Johnson, CMCN • Rose M. Welch, CCM • Kathy Pelagalli, IQCI • Susan Smykowski, CCM • Christine Wilkins, CNOR, CCM • Carol Bursley, PAHM ,BC Case Managment • Frank Robert Donald, CCCN • Anna Konuch, CEN • Paula E. Mickan, CCCN • Donna Rosin, CEN

4. Certified RNs 7A/7C/8A Certified RNs SICU/MICU/CICU/MLF • Bridget Blayney, CRN • Beverly Jones, CRN • Kathleen Murany, CRN • Colleen Sirocky, CCRN • Candace Strickler, CRN • Christine Pokorny, CRN • Marian Resan, CRN • Nilda Mercado, CRN, CGN • Gary Homenko, CGN • Katrina Hegedus, CNOR • Bonnie Lou Denega, CCRN • Ludy Caballero, CPN • JacalynIacoboni, CPN • Stacie Krueger, CCRN • Erika Waickman, CCRN • Stacy Gianakis, CCRN • Andrea Rinker, CMS • Steve Lucius, CCRN • William Partain, CEN

5. “A movement is underway within nursing to improve the stature of the profession.” (Briggs et al, 2006)

6. Certified RNs Outpatient Pediatrics Certified RNs Outpatient Pediatrics/4B/4C • Mary Maline, CPN • Alice Marantides, CPN • Tammy Reddinger, CPN • Kimberly Seiler, CPN • Kathleen Sullivan, CPN • Stefanie Vasil, CPN • Sheila Dadich, CPN • Susan Hochevar Duda, CPN • Diane Zeurcher, CPN • Sue Becker, CPN • Rose Rodriguez, CPN • Andrea Diedrick, CPN • Sandra Duke, CPN • Laura Mendoza, CPN • Priscilla Prohaska, CPN • Kerry Stouges, CPN

7. Certified RNs PICU Certified RNs PICU • Craig Gordon, CPN • Alesia Cocklin, CPN • Midalia Gonzalez, CPN • Diane Kocisko, CPN • Robert Wilkinson, CPN • Jill Morinec, CPN • Kathleen Cika, CPN • Jessica Perkovic, CPN • Janet Mimna, CPN • Amanda Raible, CPN • Jessica McCormack, CPN • Colleen LaForet, CPN

8. Certified RNs NICU Certified RNs NICU • Judy Anderson, RNC-NIC • Laura Ashmun, RNC-NIC • Patricia Barham-Jackson, RNC-NIC • Christine Borowy, RNC-NIC • Billi Jo Boyle, RNC-NIC • Danell Desantis-Dilisio, RNC-NIC • Dora Dilisio, RNC- NIC • Meggan Dwyer, RNC- NIC • Tracy Galvin, RNC-NIC • Patricia Ganzhorn, RNC- NIC • Christina Gasparro, RNC- NIC • Teresa Greco, RNC- NIC • Hope Helbert, RNC- NIC • Paula Jacomin, RNC- NIC • Katherine Lauber-Jones, RNC-NIC • Rachel Kessler, RNC-NIC • Laura Kuperman, RNC-NIC • Becki Lucas, RNC- NIC

9. Certified RNs NICU Certified RNs NICU • Gerri McDonnell, RNC-NIC • Cindy McGee, RNC-NIC • Mary Pat McGreal, RNC-NIC • Mary Jo Novosel, RNC-NIC • Nancy Palmer, RNC-NIC • Linda Papantoniou, RNC-NIC • Annette Paros, RNC-NIC • Denise Schatschneider, RNC-NIC • Amy Schulte, RNC-NIC • Maria Simpson, RNC-NIC • Patricia Tkacz, RNC-NIC • Jennifer Tessman, RNC-NIC • Kelly Turcheck, RNC-NIC • Michelle Turner, RNC-NIC • Karen Wilson, RNC-NIC

10. “American consumers know to seek out a certified mechanic or a certified plumber, but do they seek a certified nurse when their very lives are at stake or even know that nurses can be certified?” (American Association of Critical-Care Nurses and AACN Certification Corporation, 2003).

11. Certified RNs 6B Certified RNs Oncology/Oncology Research • Peggy Kuhn, RNC • Kathy Nestor,RNC • Georgean Coyne, RNC • Sue Defauw, OCN • Julie Matts, OCN • Deb Strater, OCN • Diane Wolf, OCN • Margaret Ieropoli, OCN • Pam Haba, OCN • Michele Klingbeil, OCN • Nancy Badar, OCN

12. It is difficult to measure how certification affects patient outcomes because nursing is classified as a group. (Kendall-Gallagher, D. & Blegen, M. A., 2009).

13. Certified RNs-Medical Surgical 11B/8B Certified RNs-Medical Surgical 11C • Debra Bogarty, CMS • Deb Gibbons, CMS • Laura Watson, CMS • Noreen O’Malley, CMS • Jean Schlegel, CMS • Marge Goetz, CMS • Mary Luebke, OCN • Karen Anguilano, OCN • Leslie Rusnak, OCN, CMS • Carol Slone Phillips, CCRN • Christine Barris, PCN

14. Obtaining certification is a way to validate and compare knowledge to a set benchmark.

15. Certified RNs Inpatient Gynocology/2B/2C/L&D Certified RNs Outpatient Clinic • Heidi Rumamcik, IBCLC • Monica Roote, CCE • Teresa Kovacs, ACN- BC • Karen Tatter, CCE • Robin Murphy, CCRN • Linda Tolliver, RNC • Julie Beinhardt, RNC • Lori Watson, RNC • Linda Lini, CCE • Joanne Varso, RNC • Traci Goeser, CPN • Ronna Tombs, CPN • Kimberly Reese, CNOR • Margaret Gray, CNOR • Darlene Thomay, DNC • Cynthia Kuczynski, RNC

16. Certified RNs OR Certified RNs OR/PACU • Kathy Savochka, CNOR • Nada Fleming, CNOR • Tracy Seth, CNOR • Victoria Jenkins, CNOR • Mary Margaret Atherton, CNOR • Diane Ippolito, CNOR • Naomi Walker, CNOR • Jill Murphy, CNOR • Martha Wright, CCRN • Deborah Adams, CNOR • Sandra Beauclair, CNOR • Linda Guzowski, CNOR • Mary Kay Kolenz, CNOR • Elaine Loy, CNOR • Mike Primiano, CNOR • Kathy Quinn, CNOR • Kimberly Reese, CNOR • Robyn Woodman, CNOR

17. References • American Association of Critical-Care Nurses & AACN Certification Corporation, (2003). White Paper: Safeguarding the Patient and the Profession: The Value of Critical Care Nurse Certification. American Journal of Critical Care, 12 (2), 154-164. • Briggs, L. A., Brown, H., Kesten, K., Heath, J., (2006). Certification: A Benchmark for Critical Care Nursing Excellence. Critical Care Nurse 26 (6),47-53. • Cary, A. H., (2001). Certified Registered Nurses: Results of the Study of the Certified Workforce. American Journal of Nursing 101 (1), 44-52. • Kendall-Gallagher, D., Blegen, M. A., (2009). Competence and Certification of Registered Nurses and Safety of Patients in Intensive Care Units. American Journal of Critical Care 18 (2), 106-113.