Fourteen nurses from northern Nevada have been honored as "Nurses of Achievement" by the Nevada Hospital Association.
Honored were: Acute care nursing: Gerilyn Ewing, Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center.
Advance practice nursing: Mary Majusiak, Mark P.
Shumacher,MD.
Community health nursing: Kristen Landis, Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center.
Licensed practical nursing: Sigrid Kilgore,Washoe Medical Center.
Lifetime achievement in nursing: Gloria Castillo,Washoe Medical Center; Ruth Ripsom,Washoe Medical Center.
Long-term care and rehabilitation nursing: Lois Rock,Washoe Medical Center Rehabilitation Hospital.
Mental health nursing: Roberta Andreozzi, State of Nevada.
Nursing education: Tobey Morris, Orvis School of Nursing.
Nursing innovation: Maribeth Kilgore, Washoe Medical Center; Kathleen Steiner, Carson-Tahoe Hospital.
Nursing leadership: Cassandra Smith, Sierra Eye and Tissue Donor Services.
Office/outpatient nursing: Jerri Pear, VA Sierra NV Health Care System.
Patient advocacy: Becky Haase, Washoe Medical Center.
