Bothwell Regional Health Center recognized nominees and presented Nurse of the Year and Nursing Support Person of the Year awards and a DAISY Award May 6 during National Nurses Week. The recipients of the Pat Gaunt Nursing and Hickman Excellence scholarships were also announced by the Bothwell Foundation.
National Nurses Week highlights the contributions of nurses from all over the world and the strength and fortitude they have demonstrated through the challenges of the last year. Each year, Nurses Week begins on May 6 and ends May 12, Florence Nightingale’s birthday. This year’s theme was “The Year of the Nurse.”
Bothwell Chief Nursing Officer Rose McMullin, RN, announced the nominees and winners of the Nurse of the Year and Nursing Support Person of the Year awards and the DAISY Award.
Nominees for Nurse of the Year are nominated by their peers and are committed to providing exceptional nursing care and compassion to patients. Ann Martin, RN in the Cardiac Catheterization Lab, was named the 2021 Nurse of the Year.
“We all struggled this year in many different areas, taking care of patients and trying to make sure we had enough staff,” McMullin said. “Ann epitomizes Bothwell’s mission and vision. When the pandemic hit, she stepped up and came over to help when she was needed.”
Additional nominees for Nurse of the Year included Megan Elwood, Emergency Department; Amy Johnson, 2 Southwest; Mimi Johnson, 2 Southwest; Patty King, Bothwell OB/GYN Associates; Ronda McMullin, Progressive Care Unit, Rita Mergen, Quality Management; Vickie Monath, Emergency Department; Leslie Shapley, 2 North; and Katie Touchstone, Critical Care Unit.
Sarah Anderson, medical assistant at Bothwell Internal Medicine Specialists, was awarded the Nursing Support Person of the Year. This award recognizes individuals who help nurses do their job and ranges from administrative assistance to security.
Other nominees for Nursing Support Person of the Year included Holli Bircher, Case Management; Jessica Craig, Cancer Center; Bothwell Security team; Shelby Osburn, Emergency Department; Susan Roe, Orthopedics; and Annie Wolf, 3 Southwest.
PHOTO: From left, Ann Martin, Nurse of the Year; Sarah Anderson, Nursing Support Person of the Year; and Ronda McMullin, DAISY Award winner. (Photo courtesy Bothwell Regional Health Center)