2016-2017 HBCU Careers Magazine

A LEGACY OF NURSING EXCELLENCE.

Duke Nurses are playing an integral role in transforming health care as leaders within our health system and through their involvement in professional organizations. They are supported in attaining advanced skills and professional degrees. And they are valued and respected professional colleagues. Duke Nurses also have all of the advantages of working in a health system that has achieved Magnet® recognition and that takes pride in world-class facilities and innovative technologies. And, they benefit from living and working in an area that embraces and celebrates diversity, and that has an enviable quality of life. Annually, Duke Nursing presents 36 Excellence Awards to outstanding nurses. Nominations come from our patients and their families and friends, as well as from colleagues. At least three of our 2015 winners attended HBCUs. These three winners are featured, below, with brief excerpts from their nominations.

Cordelia Edwards, RN, CNOR, CNIII Operating Room James E. Davis Ambulatory Surgical Center Diploma: Lincoln Hospital School of Nursing

Cheryl Ann Jaglowski-Ho, BSN, RN, CRN, CNIII Radiology Duke Regional Hospital BSN: Winston-Salem State University Cheryl promotes radiology nursing within our department and hospital, as well as locally and nationally. She co-authored a section of the book,“Scope and Standards of Radiology Nursing.” In addition to obtaining her CRN (certification as a radiology nurse), Cheryl has been involved with the national radiology nursing association, ARIN (Association of Radiologic and Imaging Nursing), including serving on the board from 2010-2012. In 2015, she chaired theARINAwards and Scholarship Committee and served as president of the Carolina Chapter of ARIN. In the fall of 2014, Cheryl planned and hosted a local conference that provided continuing education for nurses throughout North and South Carolina.

Alketa Stephens, BSN, RN, CNII Medicine/Oncology – Fourth Floor Duke Raleigh Hospital BSN: Winston-Salem State University

Calm, dignified and professional are just a few of the attributes that describe this veteran operating room nurse. Cordelia is always calm in any situation, which sets the tone for others to respond accordingly. She is an expert on all things pertaining to the OR.And staff, both less experienced and seasoned, seek her out not just for her knowledge, but because she is non-threatening, enjoys sharing and appreciates an individual’s desire to be the best in one’s practice. In 2016, she begins her third term as president of the North Carolina Chapter of theAssociation of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN).

WhenAlketa took over her unit’s Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infection (CLABSI) Team, she focused on reinforcing education, specifically for peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line dressings. She organized a five-minute “show and tell” that she presented at the nurses’ station so that education could take place on the unit. She presented multiple times, including between the hours of midnight and 4 a.m. This reinforced education helped the unit achieve 23 months without a CLABSI and changed the culture of the unit. Alketa has also been the driving force for developing a hospitalwide CLABSI Team, and four of the six units achieved eight months or more without a CLABSI.

Nurses at every point in their careers can become a part of nursing excellence at Duke Health. For more information about opportunities for a lifetime, contact a Duke Nursing recruiter today (dukenursing.org or 888-358-2383).

U.S. News &World Report Duke University Hospital (#1), Duke Regional Hospital (#8) and Duke Raleigh Hospital (#12) are proud to have been selected as top hospitals in North Carolina by U.S. News &World Report (2015).

Duke Raleigh Hospital and selected units of Duke Regional Hospital and Duke University Hospital have been recognized by the NCNA with Hallmarks of Healthy Workplaces.

Duke University Health System is very proud to have achieved Magnet recognition (2014).