March 20, 2024
Certified Nurses Day: Spotlight #4
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Yesterday, March 19, was Certified Nurses Day, an annual event celebrating nurses who have earned and maintained the highest credentials in their specialty.
In honor of the event, we want to recognize some of our certified nurse heroes and why they chose to earn certification, and what it means to them.
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Tami Rae Emslie RN, BSN, CPN “I am a CNIII in Pediatric Ambulatory for the Pediatric Infectious Disease and Pediatric Nephrology specialty clinics. I received my Certified Pediatric Nurse certificate May 2023! I have been in pediatric ambulatory specialty since 2015 and have been wanting to be certified for a while now. I was waiting for UC Davis to offer the No Pass No Pay program for PNCB and submitted a justification letter to Diane Woods back in April of 2022. In October of that year, I was notified that it was approved, and UC Davis was offering the no pass no pay program! I took advantage of this and was able to become CPN certified six months later. I wanted to have the CPN attached to my name because I have such a passion for my pediatric patients and have been working with them for nice years now and feel I have a special knowledge in this area.”
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Sharon Hill, RN, CCRN “By earning my specialty certification, I strengthen the AACN professional body and exemplify my dedication to caring for our patients and their families.”
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Jasmine Heidari, MSN, RN, CDCES “I’ve been passionate about diabetes since I was diagnosed at 19 with DMII and it was what inspired me to go into nursing. After some time at the bedside and experiencing issues related to my diabetes during my pregnancy, I chose to get my CDCES certification so that I could be an expert on the topic that affects so many lives. It's allowed me to work with a population near and dear to my heart: diabetic pregnant people!”
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Merrilee Catanzaro, MSN, RN, MICN, CEN “After being an ED nurse for over 15 years, I wanted to expand my knowledge base in emergency nursing. As an ED educator, I feel it is important to have and maintain these specialty certifications.”
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Mary Beth Penfold, BSN, RNC-OB As a relief charge nurse and unit resource, I wanted to strengthen my ability to give current, evidenced-based education to patients and staff alike.
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