MHP is celebrating Certified Nurses Day, March 19, by honoring its board-certified nurses. The following nurses are being recognized for their professionalism, leadership, and commitment to excellence in patient care:

  • ABSALOM, MAGGIE

    NP Hospitalist

  • ANDERSON, AMANDA

    NP Pediatrics

  • ASHWORTH, CRISTINA

    NP Hospitalist

  • AUGSBURGER, DAVID

    CCRN IT

  • AUGSBURGER, SALLY

    CPAN Surgery

  • BABBITT, JEAN

    NP Hospitalist

  • BARNARD, KRYSTAL

    CMSRN Inpatient

  • BARTON, JULIE

    CNOR Home Care

  • BECK, MICHELLE

    CWON Inpatient

  • BENNETT, PACHE

    CMSRN IT

  • BENSON, DARLA

    NP FIM

  • BOOKER, JUDITH

    NP FIM

  • BOWMAN, NICOLE

    NP Pulmonology

  • BUCKLER, AUTUMN

    CWON Inpatient

  • BURTON, KAREN

    CCRN, CMC Inpatient

  • CARLTON, SUZANNE

    NP Disease Management

  • CARMONY, JODY

    NP FIM

  • COEN, KATINA

    CMSRN Coag Clinic

  • COULSTON, CHRIS

    CPHQ Quality

  • CROFT, ANNETTE CCM,

    CCS UR

  • CUSTER, MARY JO

    CNS-BC Quality

  • DELAPORTE, ABBIE

    CWON Inpatient

  • DEVOL, MEGAN

    NP Hospitalist

  • DOWELL, MELANIE

    OCN Oncology

  • DUNN, DIONA

    NP Priority Care

  • EADS, LESLIE

    CHPN Palliative Care

  • ENGLAND, MICHELLE

    RNC-OB Maternity Care

  • FLEMING, ELIZABETH

    RNC-OB Maternity Care

  • FOX, SUZANNE

    NP Pediatrics

  • GANT, STEPHANIE

    CMSRN Case Management

  • GARNER, MICHELLE

    NP Priority Care

  • GATES, JOSHUA

    AAHFN-CB Disease Management

  • GAUDIN, DEBBIE

    OCN Oncology

  • GELINAS, COURTNEY

    CCRN Inpatient

  • GEORGE, ANU

    NP Priority Care

  • GLASS, JACI

    NP Hospitalist

  • GOMMEL, DOROTHY

    CMSRN Inpatient

  • HACKWORTH, SHEILA

    CMSRN Inpatient

  • HAMMOND, SHARON

    RNC-OB Maternity Care

  • HARDING, BETH

    RNC-OB Maternity Care

  • HARDISTY, JENNIFER

    NP FIM

  • HARNESS, LACY

    CDE Disease Management

  • HILL, ANDREA CEN,

    NP Pediatrics

  • HOBBS, TINA

    RNC-OB Maternity Care

  • HOOK, MICHELLE

    CCRN Inpatient

  • HUEY, SUSAN

    RNC-OB Maternity Care

  • HUNTSMAN, JANICE

    CHPN, CHPCA Palliative Care

  • HUTCHINSON, KRYSTAL

    CEN Emergency

  • JERSAN, JENNIFER

    NP FIM

  • JOHNSON, ANITA

    CCM Case Management

  • JONES, BRITTANY

    CMSRN Inpatient

  • JUSTICE, KARI

    CNOR Surgery

  • KOTH-SNYDER, HEATHER

    CMSRN Inpatient

  • KUHN, VICKI

    RNC-OB Maternity Care

  • LINVILLE, MELINDA

    RNC-OB Maternity Care

  • LOCKRIDGE, JEANNE

    CNOR Imaging

  • LOCKRIDGE, TYLER

    NP FIM

  • MACDONALD, LISA

    CEN Emergency

  • MAROSKA, ANDREW

    CCM Case Management

  • MARTIN, BRENDA

    INF CONT Infection Control

  • MATHIES, DEBRA

    NP Disease Management

  • MESIDOR, MARJORY

    CPN ACC

  • MILLER, MELINDA

    CMSRN ACC

  • MILLER, VALERIE

    CEN Home Care

  • MITCHKO, ELIZABETH

    NP Hospitalist

  • MUNSON, MORGAN

    NP Priority Care

  • NEISLER, NICOLE

    NP Nephrology

  • O'CONNOR, MELISSA

    CMSRN Inpatient

  • OGDEN, NATASHA

    CEN Emergency

  • PARKER, NATALIE

    CEN Surgery

  • PATTERSON, KAREN

    NP OB/GYN

  • POGUE, CHRISTINA

    NP FIM

  • POLSTON, LISA

    CMSRN Inpatient

  • PONSLER, SHERRY

    CNOR Surgery

  • RAY-WOLFE, ALICIA

    NP FIM

  • REAVES, BONNIE

    CNOR Surgery

  • REED, TAMMY

    NP FIM

  • SCOTT, MELISSA

    CEN Emergency

  • SHAUL, JENNIFER

    OASIS OnSite

  • SHEETS, PAULA

    OCN Oncology

  • SKINNER, DENISE

    NP OnSite

  • SMITH, KELLY

    CPN ACC

  • SNYDER, SHELLEY

    NP OnSite

  • SPARKS, ASHLEY

    NP Hospitalist

  • SPENCE, BETH UR/CODING

    Health Information

  • THEOBALD, ANNEMARIE

    CCRN Surgery

  • THOMAS, DARYL

    CEN Emergency

  • VINCENT, CHRISTINA

    OCN Oncology

  • WAITS, ABIGAIL

    CEN Disease Management

  • WALTON, ANN

    CCRN ACC

  • WATTS, LISHA

    CEN Emergency

  • WEDDLE, CINDY

    CMSRN Inpatient

  • WELLS, JILL

    CEN ACC

  • WENZEL, EDDY

    CNOR Surgery

  • WERNER, COLLEEN

    NP Hospitalist

  • WESSIC, LINDA

    NE-BC Administration

  • WILSON, DARLENE

    CNOR AC Population Health

  • WOODS, STEPHANIE

    CCRN Inpatient

  • YAZEL, LORI

    CMSRN Inpatient

  • ZEIGLER, RACHEL

    CMSRN Inpatient

Board Certification of nurses plays an increasingly important role in the assurance of high standards of care for patients and their loved ones. Nursing, like health care in general has become increasingly complex. While a registered nurse (RN) license provides entry to general nursing practice, the knowledge-intensive requirements of modern nursing require extensive education, as well as a strong personal commitment to excellence by the nurse.

MHP encourages national board certification for all its nurses. Patients are encouraged to inquire whether there are certified nurses on staff when they visit a hospital or their primary care provider. There are many nursing certification specialties such as medical-surgical, pediatric, pain management, cardiac vascular, oncology, hospice, case management, emergency nursing, critical care and many others. Many nursing certification bodies exist to serve the full range of specialized nursing care offered in the contemporary health care system; national nurse-certifying bodies should be accredited by the Accreditation Board for Specialty Nursing Certification (ABSNC) or the National Organization for Competence Assurance (NOCA).

Please join MHP and the nation’s national nursing certification organizations in honoring those hardworking, dedicated nurses for their professionalism, and a job well done!