Three DCI Nurses Win FON Excellence Awards
By: Julie Poucher Harbin, Senior Writer, DCI
Three Duke Cancer Institute nurses received Duke Friends of Nursing (FON) Excellence Awards at a ceremony held on May 20. Thirty-eight nurses in total were selected out of more than 200 nominees.
Friends of Nursing is a grateful patient program that was established to:
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Recognize professional excellence in nursing practice, nursing education and nursing research
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Enhance the status of nursing
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Promote nursing as a rewarding career
Since its inception in 1988, FON has sponsored professional development opportunities, such as seminars and Nursing Grand Rounds, funded scholarships for continuing education, financially supported learning and research dissemination, and recognized outstanding nursing practice. FON activities ensure that all Duke University Health System (DUHS) nurses have access to the funding and education required to enhance their roles as healthcare providers, educators, researchers, and administrators. (FON website).
And the winners are ...
Deborah “Hutch” Allen, PhD, RN, CNS, FNP-BC, AOCNP: Nurse Research Mentor Award
Clinical Nurse Scientist
Director of Nursing Research & Evidence-Based Practice
Duke University Health System
Oncology Nurse Practitioner
Cancer Center Symptom Management Clinic
Duke Cancer Center Raleigh
Associate Faculty
Duke Cancer Institute
Clinical Associate Faculty
Duke University School of Nursing
LEARN MORE about Deborah, WATCH a video interview, and READ nomination letter excerpts
Nicole “Nicki” Murray Coates, BSN, RN, OCN: Evelyn Morgan Award for Excellence in Oncology Nursing Practice
Clinical Nurse III
Duke Cancer Center North Durham
Duke Regional Hospital
LEARN MORE about Nicki, WATCH a video interview, and READ nomination letter excerpts
Meagan Salmon, BSN, RN, OCN: Edward & Florence O’Keefe Award for Excellence in Oncology Nursing Practice
Assistant Nurse Manager
Oncology Unit 9300
Duke University Hospital
LEARN MORE about Meagan, WATCH a video interview, and READ nomination letter excerpts
