National Nurses Week: Recognizing nursing excellence at OHSU

By Kristyna Wentz-Graff May 09, 2017 Portland, Ore.

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2017 National Nurses Week

As part of the National Nurses Week events, research and and quality improvement measures by nurses at OHSU are highlighted in a poster contest. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

2017 National Nurses Week

As part of the National Nurses Week events, research and and quality improvement measures by nurses at OHSU are highlighted in a poster contest. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

2017 National Nurses Week

OHSU Healthcare's Interim Chief Medical Officer Michael Bonazzola, M.D. (center right) and OHSU Healthcare’s Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer Dana Bjarnason, Ph.D., R.N., N.E.-B.C. (right) visit with a nursing staff at OHSU, May 8, 2017. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

2017 National Nurses Week

OHSU's 2017 Nurse of the Year winners (left to right) Megan Borg, B.S.N., R.N.; Annie Stange, B.S.N., R.N.; Kelli Newcom, B.S.N., R.N.; Eleonor Guardipee, M.A.; Mercedes Wilson, B.S.N., M.A., R.N., C.E.N., S.A.N.E.-A.; Dana Bjarnason, Ph.D., R.N., N.E.-B.C.; Cynthia Perez, M.S.N., R.N., C.N.S., C.C.R.N.; Sean Freiss, B.S.N., R.N.; Debbie Burger, M.S.N., R.N.; Shannon Grey, B.S.N., R.N., C.C.R.N.; Bri Hanley, B.S.N., R.N., R.N.C.-N.I.C.; Staci Colovos, M.S.N., N.P., A.C.N.P.-B.C. Not pictured is Jennifer Johnson, B.S.N., R.N., R.N.C.-N.I.C. (OHSU/Jordan Sleeth)

2017 National Nurses Week

OHSU Healthcare’s Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer Dana Bjarnason, Ph.D., R.N., N.E.-B.C. (left) hand delivers bags of popcorn to nurses throughout the hospital on May 8, 2017, a small token of the hospital's gratitude in observation of National Nurses Week at OHSU. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)