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Stories of Children’s Nurses

Read about nurses who have become engaged with the issues that matter to them. Whether recognizing that listening is the key to delivering culturally sensitive care, or working to resolve problems by gathering more information and participating in the Nursing Integration Board, these stories show that individual nurses can change how we care for patients and how we relate to each other as colleagues.

Asking questions, solving problems
Angela Sanford, RN


Angela has found the ideal forum for seeking answers as a member of the Nursing Integration Board

 

     

Applying Lean thinking to health care
Cathy Thwing, MBA, RN


Cathy’s wealth of experience at Children’s is being leveraged in a new way

 

     

Sharing expertise
Be Ho, RN


Be is an ideal mentor for new staff in the operating room

 

     

Promoting cultural sensitivity
Lani Hollenbeck, BSN, BSW, RN, BC


Lani has found that being willing to listen sends a universal message of caring

 

     

Defining nursing practice
Jeanne Surdo, BSN, MA, RN


Jeanne has devoted a significant part of her career to activities that advance, protect, and regulate the profession of nursing.

 

     

Supporting colleagues, enhancing care
Scott Elsbernd, BSN, RN


Scott demonstrates that a successful technology transition is about people

 

     

Fostering community connections
Tely Xiong, BSN, RN


Tely is bilingual and makes a concerted effort to reach out to families of Hmong descent who arrive in the emergency department.

 

     

Advancing nursing in an electronic world
Lynn Timm, RN, C, and JoAnna Johnson, RN, C, IBCLC


Lynn and JoAnn help to ensure that electronic documentation systems offer the tools and processes that nurses need to do their jobs well