R e g io n a l R e c o g n i t i o n 2014 Nurse.com Nursing Excellence GEM Awards Regional Finalists for District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia
The following University of Maryland Medical Center nurses have been named 2014 Nurse.com Nursing Excellence regional finalists for the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia region. Our staff has been recognized in three out of the six categories that Nurse.com recognizes: (1) Advancing and Leading the Profession; (2) Clinical Nursing, Inpatient; (3) Education and Mentorship; (4) Home, Community and Ambulatory Care; (5) Patient and Staff Management; and (6) Volunteerism and Service. Five nurses have been selected as regional finalists for each category, totaling 30 nurses. These nurses will be honored at the Nurse.com Nursing Excellence GEM Awards on June 10, 2014, at Martin’s Crosswinds. One nurse in each category will be named a regional winner, and those six will be eligible for national recognition in the fall. Regional Finalist, Clinical Nursing, Inpatient
Nancy Corbitt, BSN, RN, OCN, CRNI Senior Clinical Nurse II Hematology and Oncology Greenebaum Cancer Center
Awarded to an RN who demonstrates superior clinical nursing knowledge and expert skills and applies both in ways that measurably impact the quality of care and improve patient care outcomes in any inpatient clinical setting or nursing specialty.
Nancy is highly respected not only for her knowledge and expertise, but also her commitment to the patient and her skills as an advocate. When situations arise where a patient might not fully understand or agree with a physician’s plan, Nancy has excellent skills to explain and reframe a conversation to resolve any miscommunications or misunderstandings. If a concern remains when understanding is achieved, Nancy is never intimidated or afraid to advocate for her patient. She is an excellent role model to other nurses and recognized by her peers and leadership for this, and is also a proactive teacher who will challenge others to improve their own skills in this area. Her current projects include writing test questions for the new Oncology Nursing Society Chemotherapy Biotherapy Administration course, web administrator for a special interest group on neutropenia within the Oncology Nursing Society, and serving as a peer reviewer for the Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing. She is also an active member of the Oncology Nursing Society, Infusion Nurses Society, and National Nurses Staff Development Organization. Moreover, here at the Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center at UMMC, she co-led a complete revision of the process we use to assure the cancer center nurses are competent to administer chemotherapy through utilization of technological simulation.
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