June 2006
When ajcjobs and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution decided to honor nurses who go above and beyond the call of duty to take care of their patients, we had no idea that the response would be so great. We received 237 nominations for the first ajcjobs Nursing Excellence Awards. Because the nursing profession is filled with skilled, compassionate and caring people, it was hard for the independent panel of judges to narrow the nominees down to 10 finalists.
From these finalists, three top honorees - Ann Bonislawski, Todd Crim and Cynthia Shell - were named at a luncheon on May 10. All of the nurses who were honored and the people who nominated them had great stories to tell. Full Article
A critical care nurse for 25 years, Linda Hughes, RN, discovered a different role when both her parents became critically ill. She was determined to see that they got the best care possible at home.
"I discovered that the oncologist's office didn't do a good job of letting people know about all the help that was available. I had to ask a lot of questions," Hughes said. "I realized that if it was this difficult for a nurse to manage, how much harder it would be for someone not familiar with the health care system." Full Article