46 Recognized on Certified Nurses Day

STPH RECOGNIZES 46 PROFESSIONALS
ON CERTIFIED NURSES DAY

COVINGTON – St. Tammany Parish Hospital celebrated Certified Nurses Day today by honoring its 46 board-certified nurses. The following nurses are recognized for their professionalism, leadership and commitment to excellence in patient care:

Adam Allen, Arlyn Arseneaux, Kim Barcia, Cheryl Barre, Barbara Beckham, Donna Berbling, Catherine Bethel, Grant Brauwn, Ken Browne, Jason Cancienne, Kristy Cessna, Chryl Corizzo, Page Decker, Louise Dill, Brittney Dupuy, Nancy Ferger, Marilyn Fourcade, Dawn Fournier, David Harrison, Terri Johnston, Tammie Lala, Nancy Ledet, Ann Meyer, Rachel Michel-Donovan, Debra Miller, Jamie Millet, Julie Nevers, Patricia O'Shea, Chad Parker, Annette Pittman, Susan Powell, Dexter Prejean, Therese Reckert, Staci Scallon, Paula Schindler, Edward Schiro, Nicole Sesser, Julie Small, Janet Stelly, Toby Tournillon, Michelle Trosclair, Dana Vidal, Lou Vinson, Jan Waddell, Elaine Ward and Janiece Weinberger 

“Ultimately patients say the difference they experience at St. Tammany Parish Hospital is in the nursing care,” said Chief Nursing Officer Kerry Milton BSN RN MSHA. “Our nurses are highly skilled, credentialed and trained, but what elevates them is their personal attention to individual patients.”

St. Tammany Parish Hospital encourages national board certification for all its nurses. There are many nursing certification specialties such as medical-surgical, pediatric, pain management, cardiac vascular, oncology, hospice, case management, emergency nursing, critical care and others.

Nurses in the U.S. and Canada held more than 683,684 certifications in 2013, an increase of more than 87,111 certificants compared with 2012 survey data, according to data collected by the American Board of Nursing Specialties. These certifications were granted by 27 different certifying organizations, and 122 different credentials designate these certifications.

Certified Nurses Day is an annual worldwide event dedicated to celebrating certification as a means to ensure high standards of patient care and to promote continuing excellence in the nursing profession. Initially proposed by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the day honors the birthday of the late Margretta “Gretta” Madden Styles, an international pioneer of nursing certification who designed the first comprehensive study of nurse credentialing. 

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A full-service acute care facility committed to providing world-class healthcare and the latest technology, St. Tammany Parish Hospital delivers today’s life-improving procedures with the utmost care to area residents with emphasis on wellness, preventive care and disease management close to home. STPH is a self-supporting not-for-profit community hospital; it receives no ad valorem tax funding. STPH.org

PHOTO IDENTIFICATIONS:
Front row, front left: Dexter Prejean, Janiece Weinberger, Paula Schindler, Rachel Michel-Donovan, Terri Johnston, Arlyn Arseneaux and Susan Powell; and, back row, Julie Nevers, Stephanie Seal, David Harrison, Jason Cancienne, Elaine Ward and Louise Dill.