Advancing Excellence   

• Rachel Owens, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, Cardiovascular ICU Minneapolis   
• Denise Rucker, BSN, RN, VA-BC, Clinical Nurse, Sedation and Procedural Services Minneapolis  

Partners in Care   

• Jamie Heil, BSN, RN, CCRN, Clinical Nurse, Cardiovascular ICU Minneapolis   
• Mihoko Vue, BSN, RN, CPN, Clinical Nurse, 5th Floor St. Paul   

Nursing Care Delivery   

• Zaheena Gharwal, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, Cardiovascular ICU Minneapolis 
• Sahar Khan, BSN, RN, CPN, Clinical Nurse, 5th Floor St. Paul   

Shared Governance   

• Heidi Poser, BSN, RN, Clinical Educator, Special Care Nursery Minneapolis   

The Children’s Way   

• Kallie Ritchie, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, 5th Floor St. Paul   

Brittany Dahlen, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CPN  

• Calling in Bias: Simulation Based Intervention for Implicit Bias Mitigation Skill Development (with Rachel McGraw, MSN, RN and Samreen Vora, MD, MHAM, FACEP), International Pediatric Simulation Symposia, September, 2021, Virtual   
• Equity and Inclusion Simulation: Innovation for Facilitator Development, International Pediatric Simulation Symposia (with Rachel McGraw, MSN, RN and Samreen Vora, MD, MHAM, FACEP), September, 2021, Virtual  
• Get Vulnerable: Simulation to Address Systemic Racism (Samreen Vora, MD, MHAM, FACEP), Society for Simulation in Healthcare pediatrics affinity group, December, 2021, Virtual  
• Operationalizing Simulation Based Mastery Learning (Samreen Vora, MD, MHAM, FACEP), CALSIM conference, April, 2021, Virtual  
• Using Innovative Simulation Strategies for Dismantling Systemic Racism (Samreen Vora, MD, MHAM, FACEP), The Forum for Workplace Inclusion, August, 2021, Virtual  

Brittany Dahlen, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CPN and Erica Cooper, MSN, RN, PED-BC, NPD-BC  

• Did You Tell the Orientee? Strategies for Preceptor Feedback Skill Development, Association for Nurses in Professional Development (ANPD), August, 2021, Virtual   

Donna Eull, PhD, RN, CHPPN  

•  The Children’s Comfort Promise: Reducing Pain with Needles, SPN National Conference, April, 2021, Virtual   
• The Children’s Comfort Promise: Reducing Pain with Needles, AAP virtual pain Conference, June, 2021, Virtual   
•  The Children’s Comfort Promise: Reducing Pain with Needle Procedures, Stillwater Pediatrics, September, 2021, Virtual   
• Helping Kids Cope with Vaccinations: The Children’s Comfort Promise, Metro Health Consortium, November, 2021, Virtual   
• The Comfort Promise: Utilizing Improvement Methodology to Bring Evidence to the Bedside, Pediatric Pain Master Class, December, 2021, Virtual  

MaryKay Farrell, RN, PED-BC  

• How to Implement Nitrous Gas Analgesia, Anxiolysis and Mild sedation into Your Clinical Practice, Treatment and Prevention of Acute and Chronic Pain in Children Virtual Course, June, 2021, Oakland, CA  
• I Had A Dream: Nitrous Oxide Analgesia and Sedation in Children, 12th Pediatric Pain Master Class, December, 2021, 2021, Oakland, CA

Heather Johnson, APRN  

• Steps to Home and Recovery: Collaborative Evidence Based CNS Tumor Recovery Project, CREATE Childhood Cancer Rehabilitation Course, November, 2021, Virtual  
• The Journey of Medulloblastoma, Metro MN APHON Conference, December, 2021, Virtual  

Song Khang, BSN, RN, CPN  

• TeleBuddy: Help is Just One Call Away, 2021 ANCC National Magnet Conference, November, 2021, Atlanta, GA 

Linda Madsen, CNP  

• Interoperability-Trusted Source, Children’s Hospital Association, Sept, 2021, Virtual  
• Telehealth-Care Which Comes to the Patient, Pediatric Leadership Council, June, 2020, Virtual  

Ann Marie Nie, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, CWOCN, PhD Candidate  

• Neonatal Skin Development and EOL Skin Changes in the Pediatric Population, Grand Rounds for the University of Chicago, July, 2021, virtual  
• Neonatal Skin: Pressure Injury Prevention and Skin Care Products, Duke Healthcare System WOC Education, October, 2021, virtual   
• Pediatric Pressure Injury Prevention, Duke Healthcare System WOC Education, October, 2021, virtual   
• Skin Through the Flight of Life, NPIAP National Conference, March, 2021, virtual   
• Special Situations: The Young, the Old and the Nutrition Challenged (with Mary Litchford, PhD, RDN, LDN), SAWC, May, 2021, Virtual  
• The Fine Edge of Pediatric PI at end of Life, NPIAP National Conference, March, 2021, virtual  

Jennifer Rivera, DNP, APRN, ACCNS-N, RNC-NIC  

• Implementation of a Sedation Scale and its Effect on Sedation Administration in the NICU, University of Minnesota 2021 Nursing Research Day, April, 2021, Virtual  

Mary Sachs, APRN, CNP  

• Parent Satisfaction with Increased Respiratory Therapy Review Sessions at One Pediatric Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Center, PCD on the Move Scientific Conference, August, 2021, Virtual  

Lindsay Schipper, MBA, DNP, RN, PED-BC, NPD-BC, NE-BC and Erica Cooper, MSN, RN, PED-BC, NPD-BC  

• Art of Observation, PTAP Symposium, April, 2021, Virtual  
• Transition to Practice Clinical Nurse Instructor, PTAP Symposium, April, 2021, Virtual     

Adriene Thornton, RN, MAOM, BSN, CIC, FAPIC  

• Black Life Amplified: COVID-19 and the Black Community, Collaboration with the African American Leadership Forum, 2021, Virtual  
• Equity and Taking Accountability for Health Disparities as a Domain of Quality (with Gabrielle Hester, MD, MS), CHA Quality Leadership Forum, October, 2021, Virtual  
• Taking it to the Streets: Expanding IPC to the Community, Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (non-conference learning session), May, 2021, Virtual 

Brittany Dahlen, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CPN  

• Caregiver Simulation Program: Decreasing Anxiety with Interstage Care, Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society conference, September, 2021, Virtual  

Jennifer Rivera, DNP, APRN, ACCNS-N, RNC-NIC  

• Implementation of a Sedation Scale and its Effect on Sedation Administration in the NICU, NACNS 2021 Annual Conference, March, 2021, Virtual  

Mary Sachs, APRN, CNP  

• Depression and Anxiety Screening for Pediatric Patients Prescribed Elexacaftor/Tezacafro/Ivacaftor During the COVID-19 Pandemic., Cystic Fibrosis North American Meeting, November, 2021, Virtual

Heidi Shafland, MSN, APRN, ACCNS-P, CCRN-K and Jocelyn Berbee, MS, APRN, CPNP, PHN  

• Caregiver Simulation Program: Decreasing Anxiety with Interstage Care, Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society conference, September, 2021, Virtual 

Ashley Gyura, DNP, CPNP-PC 

• Bad Bugs and Contagious Kids, NAPNAP National Conference, March, 2021, Virtual workshop

Ann Marie Nie, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, CWOCN, PhD Candidate  

• Challenges in Pediatric WOC, WOCN Society, April, 2021, Podcast     

Abulebda, K., Whitfill, T., Montgomery, E. E., Thomas, A., Dudas, R. A., Leung, J. S., Scherzer, D. J., Aebersold, M., Van Ittersum, W. L., Kant, S., Walls, T. A., Sessa, A. K., Janofsky, S., Fenster, D. B., Kessler, D. O., Chatfield, J., Okada, P., Arteaga, G. M., Berg, M. D., (Vora, S, Mathias, K.) et al. Improving Pediatric Acute Care through Simulation (ImPACTS) (2021). Improving Pediatric Readiness in General Emergency Departments: A Prospective Interventional Study. The Journal of pediatrics, 230, 230–237.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.10.040  

Blace, J & Nie, A. M. (2021). Chapter 55: Pediatric Palliative Wound Care. The unique anatomy and physiology of Neonatal skin. In Bruera, E., Higginson, I. J., von Gunten, C. F., & Morita, T. (Eds.), Textbook of Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care, 3rd Edition (pp. 531-537). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429275524.  

Duffy, E. A., Herriage, T., Ranney, L., & Tena, N. (2021). Implementing and Evaluating a Standardized New Diagnosis Education Checklist: A Report From the Children’s Oncology Group. Journal of pediatric oncology nursing : official journal of the Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses, 38(5), 322–330. https://doi.org/10.1177/10434542211011059   

Eull, D., Zachrison, B., & Nickel, A. (2021). Feasibility trial of weighted blankets as an intervention for emergence delirium in postoperative pediatric patients, Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 62, 30-35, ISSN 0882-5963, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2021.11.022.  

Friedrichsdorf, S., Healthcote, L., Sangster, M., Eull, D., & Borucki, A. (2021). Prevention and treatment of pain in children with serious illness. In Wolfe, J. Hinds, P. & Soukes, B. (Eds.), Interdisciplinary Pediatric Palliative Care, 2nd edition (pp308-336). Oxford  

Nie, A. M., & Schaffer, P. (2021).  Chapter 8: Pediatric Pressure Ulcers/Injuries. In Ciprandi, G. (Ed.), Neonatal and pediatric wound care (pp. 85-105). Minerva Medica.   

Padula, W. V., Cuddigan, J., Ruotsi, L., Black, J. M., Brienza, D., Capasso, V., Cox, J., Delmore, B., Holden-Mount, S., Munoz, N., Nie, A. M., Pittman, J., Sonenblum, S. E., Tescher, A., & National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP) (2021). Best-practices for preventing skin injury beneath personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic: A position paper from the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel. Journal of clinical nursing, 10.1111/jocn.15682. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15682  

Reed, R., Johnson, D., & Nie, A. M. (2021). Preterm infant skin structure is qualitatively and quantitatively different from term newborns. Pediatric and Developmental Pathology. 24:1-7  

Vora, S., Dahlen, B., Adler, M., Kessler, D. O., Jones, V. F., Kimble, S., & Calhoun, A. (2021). Recommendations and Guidelines for the Use of Simulation to Address Structural Racism and Implicit Bias. Simulation in healthcare: journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, 16(4), 275–284. https://doi.org/10.1097/SIH.0000000000000591  

• Alaina Bean, BSN, RN, CPN, Clinical Nurse, Float Team Minneapolis
• Sydney Bramer, Specialty Clinical Assistant, Hematology-Oncology Minneapolis
• Tember Dickman, MSN, RN, IBCLC, Clinical Nurse, Infant Apnea Program
• Shannon Diers, BSN, RN, CCRN, Clinical Nurse, NICU Minneapolis
• Heidi D’Kae, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, NICU St. Paul
• Rebecca (Reba) Gasman, BSN, RN, CPN, CCRN, Clinical Nurse, PICU Minneapolis
• Carley Hansen, BSN, RN-BC, Clinical Nurse, Infant Apnea Program 
• Melissa Hansing, MSN, RN, CPN, CNP, Clinical Nurse, Emergency Department Minneapolis
• Kristina Ihlang, MSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, 6th floor Minneapolis
• Jade Kelzenberg, BSN, RN, CBC, Clinical Nurse, Infant Care Center Minneapolis 
• Cheryl Mosisa, DNP, RN, Clinical Nurse, NICU St. Paul 
• Katie Mueller, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
• Austin Rondou, MSN, RN, CCRN, Clinical Nurse, PICU Minneapolis
• Lindsay Schipper, DNP, MBA, RN, NPD-BC, NE-BC, PED-BC, Clinical Education Specialist, Center for Professional Development and Practice
• Elizabeth Searcy, BSN, RN, RNC-LRN, CBC, Clinical Nurse, Special Care Nursery
• Alicia Stephens, BSN, RN, CCRN, CPN, Clinical Nurse, Surgery Minneapolis  
• Elizabeth Strassburg, RN, Clinical Nurse, Infant Care Center Minneapolis 
• Jillian Syversten, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, Infant Care Center Minneapolis
• Megan Van Hoorn, BSN, RN, CPN, CPHON, Clinical Nurse, Emergency Department St. Paul
• Mary Worm, MSN, RN, CCRN, RNC-LRN, RNC-NIC, Clinical Nurse, NICU St. Paul 

In addition, 2021 scholarship opportunities were expanded to support 23 preceptors ($12,005.82) in completing their preceptor development program, a series of three courses taken over a six-month period. The three courses include innovative teaching strategies such as reflection, portfolios, journaling, small group discussion and simulation. 

• Deborah Ackermann, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, Float Team Minneapolis
• Fatuma Aden, BSN, RN, PHN, Clinical Nurse, Float Team Minneapolis
• Vui Aipperspach, BSN, RN LRN, NIC, CCRN, N-NIC, ELBW, MNN, EFM, CPN, PED-BC, CBC, CPST, RNC-IAP, Developmental Care Clinical Nurse, NICU St. Paul
• Jodi Bancks, BSN, RN, CBC, Clinical Nurse, ICC Minneapolis
• Selina Betcher, BAN, RN, NTMC, Clinical Nurse, NICU Minneapolis
• Marjorie Branum, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, NICU St. Paul
• Melissa Buescher, MPH, MSN, RN, CPN, Clinical Nurse, PICU Minneapolis
• David Burnham, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, PICU Minneapolis
• Erin Fakler, BSN, RN, CPN, Clinical Nurse, 7th Floor Minneapolis
• Ashley France, Clinical Nurse, NICU Minneapolis 
• Ashley Graham, RN, Clinical Nurse, ICC Minneapolis
• Eden Habte,  MSN, RN, CBC, Clinical Nurse, SCN Minneapolis
• Breanna Hegseth, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, PICU Minneapolis
• Jessica Krutsch, BSN, RN, CLC, Clinical Nurse, Float Team Minneapolis 
• Madison Myrvik Carvell, BSN, RN, CPN, Clinical Nurse, Vascular Access St. Paul
• Emily Petermeier, BSN, RN, CLC, RNC-LRN, Clinical Nurse, Float Team Minneapolis
• Austin Rondou, MSN, RN, CCRN, Clinical Nurse, PICU Minneapolis   
• Megan Skowronski, BSN, RN, LRN, CBC, Clinical Nurse, SCN Minneapolis
• Lauren St. John, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, ICC Minneapolis
• Kati Urich,  BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, Float Team Minneapolis
• Grace Watson, BSN, RN, CBC, Clinical Nurse, NICU Mercy 
• Susan Wethern-Kestner, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, NICU Minneapolis
• Joan Windberg, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, NICU Minneapolis 

Thank you to the Professional Staff for their generous contributions to nurses’ professional growth and development.