Fauquier Health celebrates Certified Nurses Day on March 19th

Fauquier Health is celebrating Certified Nurses Day, March 19^th, by honoring their board-certified nurses. We would like to recognize the following nurses for their quality patient care, professionalism, leadership, and commitment to Fauquier Health:

• Ashley Alexander Jenkins, CNOR
• Connie Ballenger, CRRN
• Carrie Banks, NIC
• Shawna Cochran, CNOR
• Imelda Empeno, CMSRN
• Monica Freidline, CNM
• Brianne Gripper, RNC-EFM
• Myra Griffin, PCCN
• Christen Grimes, RNC-OB
• Kim Haney, CCRP
• Angela Hill, CCRN
• Cynthia Hobbs-Witmer, CPHRM, CPPS
• Kathleen McClelland, CNM
• Jennifer McEachin, PCCN
• Nancy Merriken, CCRN
• MJ Moran, ACMA
• Stephanie Nicholson, PCCN
• Richard Pinson, CEN, CCRN
• Nicole Polster, CEN, FNP
• Delia Pomeroy, WOC
• Jessica Randall, PCCN
• Gwyneth Rankin, CEN
• Tina Scott, CCRN
• Serdar Serttas, CEN
• Natalie Thompson, CEN
• Brandi Trottman, CEN
• Karen Webb, NEA-BC, NHDP-BC
• Ashley Wharton, CEN

As Fauquier Health values champion patient care and making a difference, board certifications play a vital role in the assurance of our high standards in care for patients as well as their loved ones. Over the years, nursing has become increasingly complex along with any medical profession. Certifications and licensure show a mastery of skills needed for different specialties, but they also ensure the continual commitment to learn, refine, and enhance such skills.

At Fauquier Health, we encourage all nurses to obtain board certifications. Patients are also encouraged to inquire about whether there are certified nurses on staff when they visit the hospital or their provider. There are a wide array of different nursing certification specialties, including medical-surgical, pain management, cardiac vascular, case management, critical care, and many others. Additionally, many nursing certification bodies exist to serve a full range of specialized nursing care offered by contemporary healthcare systems which should be accredited by the Accreditation Board for Specialty Nursing Certification (ABSNC) or the National Organization for Competence Assurance (NOCA).

Please join Fauquier Health and the nation’s national nursing certification organizations in honoring those hardworking, dedicated nurses for their professionalism and great work!