Pee Dee News

Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center issued the following announcement on March 17.

Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center will recognize the unique contributions of its certified nurses on Certified Nurses Day, March 19, 2022. Join us in celebrating the following nurses for their exemplary care and commitment to patient safety:

• Tanya Baker, CIC
• Lori Barfield, RNC-OB
• Toni Bradshaw, RNC-OB
• Toni Brewer, WCC
• Karen Butler, WCC, OMS
• Edie Campbell, CEN
• Renee Childers, CPAN
• Autumn Collins, CCRN
• Ashley Copeland, CCRN
• Rachel Courtney, CCRN
• Laqundia Easterling, CRRN
• Kathy Hines, CNOR
• Amy Holden, RN-BC
• Michelle Hood, RNC-OB
• Ashlee Horton, CCRN
• Dorene Hughes, CCDS, CDIP
• Kelsey Johnson, RN-BC
• Jennifer Jones, CCRN
• Laurie Jones, RN-BC
• Sam Joyner, CEN
• Faith Kelley, CCRN
• Michael Kelley, CCRN
• Allan Knight, CCRN
• Samantha Lancaster, RN-BC
• Wayne Lockamy, CCRN
• Harley Malloy, CCRN
• Nikki McInville, RN-BC
• Jordan Melton, CCRN
• Jeanette Messenger, CEN
• Christy Moody, CCRN-K, RNC, CPPS
• Amanda Morrell, CNOR
• Frank Munn, CEN, CPHQ, CPPS
• Stephanie Newsome, CPPS
• Reyna Perry, RN-BC
• Holly Prescott, IBCLC
• Marie Rhoad, CPAN
• Greta Richardson, RN-BC
• Lori Rivers, CPPS
• Whitney Roscoe, CCRN
• Mary Sellers, RNC-OB
• Teresa Shelley, CCM
• Anjela Singletary, CCRN
• Brandon Singletary, CEN
• Effie Smith, CNOR
• Tricia Sturgill, CPAN
• Tyesha Taylor, RN-BC
• Brandon Teal, CCRN
• Danyale Trapp, CCRN
• April Winburn, CPHQ, CPPS

“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. We are proud of the dedication and persistence shown by our nurses and feel as though obtaining a certification is definitely something to honor,” says Christy Moody, Chief Nursing Officer.

Certification validates a nurse’s specialty knowledge for practice in a defined functional or clinical area of nursing. Currently, nearly 133,000 certified acute and critical care nurses hold AACN Certification Corporation’s credentials, including CCRN, CCRN-K, CCRN-E, PCCN, PCCN-K, ACNPC, ACNPC-AG, CCNS, ACCNS-AG, ACCNS-P, ACCNS-N, CMC and CSC.

In addition, certification benefits patients and their families, validating that the nurses caring for them have demonstrated experience, knowledge, and skills in the complex specialties of critical or progressive care.

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

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