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Three Neurosurgery Nurse Practitioners Win State Award
Three nurse practitioners from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston have received the 2006 Texas Award for Excellence for Nurse Practitioners from the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. In no other state did the academy give more than one award.
Winners of the Texas Award for Excellence for Nurse Practitioners are, from left, Laura Griffin, Monique Lambert and Jamie Zoellner. Photo by Janet Johnson
The winners are Laura Griffin, Monique Lambert and Jamie Zoellner. All three are instructors in neurosurgery in the Division of Neurotrauma Intensive Care at the UT Medical School at Houston. They were nominated for the award by physicians in the Neurotrauma Intensive Care Unit, where they are involved with direct patient care.
In addition, Lambert is a graduate of the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) program at the UT School of Nursing at Houston and an instructor in acute and continuing care at the nursing school. Zoellner is also an adjunct faculty member at the School of Nursing and lectures in the ACNP program.
The award will be presented in June at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) in Gaylord, Texas. Each will receive a plaque, complimentary meeting registration and a year’s membership in the AANP.
The AANP award recognizes nurse practitioners who are demonstrating excellent health care delivery within their professional practice. Each winner:
- Demonstrates excellence as a nurse practitioner and serves as a role model for other nurse practitioners and the nursing profession in general.
- Has made a significant contribution to the improvement of care for individuals, families or communities.
- Is creative in his or her approach to nursing care, through effective communications and quality of care.
- Has had a positive effect on clients and on nurse colleagues.
- Utilizes current research to enhance quality of care in practice or patient education.