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Rapides Regional announces Nurses of Excellence honorees

Nursing excellence honored during Nurses Week celebration at Rapides Regional Medical Center.

May 20, 2024

One of the highlights of Nurses Week each year at Rapides Regional Medical Center is our Nurse Excellence Awards, held May 9 in the Cascade Room at Rapides Women's and Children's Hospital.

Karen Hathorn, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Administrative Director of Rapides Cancer Center, received the the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Other top nursing recognition went to :

  • Nurse Leader of the Year - Brittani Parker, Emergency Department
  • Mentors of the Year - Jennifer Jeansonne, 4 South, and Stephen Wells, Medical ICU
  • Trauma Nurse of the Year - Connor Fontenot, Emergency Department
  • Preceptors of the Year - Angela Coco, Newborn ICU, and Payten Collins, Emergency Department
  • Rookies of the Year - Abby Roy Mayeux, Emergency Department, and Camryn Mayeux, Medical ICU

Receiving Excellence in Clinical Practice awards were:

  • Dessia Allen, Emergency Department
  • Terra Ashworth, 3A
  • Khae Augustine, Medical ICU
  • Tiffany Bray, 7A
  • Cherie Chenevert, Labor & Delivery
  • Kristen Gericke, Emergency Department
  • Heather Gunn Townsend, 4 South
  • Tammy Lavespere, Day Surgery
  • Jenny Lynn Paul, W2

Published:
May 20, 2024
Location:
Rapides Regional Medical Center, Rapides Women's and Children's Hospital

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