ACHIEVEMENTS
Ruth and Hub Doll
Dean of Educational Technology Kim Leighton, PhD
Assistant Professor Linda Miles
Christie Bartelt, CRRN, (left) and Christine Stout, OTR/L
Caring Kind kudos to Hub Doll
Professor’s achievements recognized
Miles attends institute on geriatric care
Two earn brain injury credentials
Hubert “Hub” Doll of the lobby services team is our Caring Kind Award recipient for 2011. He received the accolade Oct. 21 during the annual Nebraska Hospital Association Convention at LaVista. His nomination notes, “Under the pillar of Service, Hub Doll has, for 14 years without fail, been at our East site front entrance early each morning to begin the BryanLGH experience for our surgery patients. “With a reassuring ‘good morning’ and a tip of his hat, he welcomes our guests … to their BryanLGH home away from home. Every day he makes people feel welcome and cared for. We are proud to call this gentleman our colleague and friend.” n
Kim Leighton, PhD, Dean of Educational Technology at BryanLGH College of Health Sciences, received the Presidential Citation from the Minneapolisbased Society for Simulation in Healthcare. This award recognizes her achievements to advance the field of health care simulation. According to the Society, as president of the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning, Dr. Leighton reached out to its members, other disciplines and to national and international simulation organizations. She has been instrumental in the growth of the Center for Excellence in Clinical Simulation at BryanLGH West and also developed the online Graduate Program in Simulation Education that trains educators across the nation. n
Linda Miles, MSN, RN, assistant professor of nursing at BryanLGH College of Health Sciences, attended a Faculty Learning About Geriatrics (FLAG) summer institute at the University of Minnesota. Representatives from 24 schools participated in the institute in August. The Minnesota Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence offers a year-long FLAG mentoring program to enhance instructors’ geriatric nursing knowledge and help them prepare future nurses to care for a rapidly growing elderly population. The number of Americans 65 years and older is expected to almost double by 2020. FLAG is easing a projected shortage of health care workers by helping faculty prepare skilled geriatric nurses. n
Christie Bartelt, CRRN, and Kristine Stout, OTR/L, of the acute inpatient rehabilitation unit have become certified brain injury specialists (CBIS). The certification process from the Brain Injury Association of America helps clinicians understand causes and treatments of brain injuries. The certification course is hosted by the Association’s Academy of Certified Brain Injury Specialists (ACBIS). Bartelt, a certified rehabilitation registered nurse, is the assistant nurse manager of the unit. Stout has a master’s in occupational therapy and is certified in physical agent modalities. The BryanLGH unit serves those who have brain injuries or suffer from functional loss due to a disabling illness or injury, such as stroke, multiple trauma or Parkinson’s disease. n
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