Patient Focus: Creighton University Medical Center Recognizes Nursing Staff in Honor of National Nurses Week 

  

Creighton University Medical Center recognized nursing staff during National Nurses Week with activities throughout the week including blessing of the hands, massages and dessert. National Nurses Week celebrates our nurses who provide patient care each and every day.  

  

Rose Tselentis, was honored as Nurse of the Year during the annual Nurses Week celebration at Creighton University Medical Center. Her nominator said, "Rose is a mentor, teacher and all around resource person for PACU. Rose has mentored numerous nursing students and medical students during her tenure at CUMC." 

  

Tselentis has been a nurse for over 40 years. She currently serves as PACU/Recovery Unit Based Council chair, is a member of the Evidence Based Council for the hospital-shared governance, and is active in the Nebraska Association of Post Anesthesia Nurses and The American Society for Post Anesthesia Nurses.  

  

The following nurses were also recognized during National Nurses Week as Nurse of the Unit: 

  

David Bebee, ICU 

Mari Boulas, NICU 

Hannah Brewer, 5500 

Holly Daly, Emergency Department 

Susan Davis, Education 

Dawn Deines, Labor and Delivery 

Jennifer Foster, 5200 

Maggie Heggen, Telemetry/Stepdown 4600 

Lyndsey Ladao, 4500 

Kylie Lang, 5400 

Courtney McKinley, 4300 

Andrea Mills, 4200 

Lisa Ourada, Choices  

Pam Phillips, GI/Esophageal 

Rose Tselentis, PACU/Recovery 

Dana Thomsen, CCU 4100 

Nicole Trevett, NICU 

Christine Wright, Operating Room