The National Magnet Nurse of the Year® Award
ANCC's National Magnet Nurse of the Year awards recognize the outstanding contributions of clinical nurses for innovation,
consultation, leadership, and professional risk taking. Awards are presented in each of the five Magnet® Model components:
- Transformational Leadership
- Structural Empowerment
- Exemplary Professional Practice
- New Knowledge, Innovations & Improvements
- Empirical Outcomes
2015 National Magnet Nurse of the Year Award Winners
The 2015 award winners were recognized at the ANCC National Magnet Conference® in Atlanta on October 8, 2015.
Left to right: Dr. Michael L. Evans, President, ANCC; Award winners June K. Amling, Christina M. Tussey, Cathy C. Cartwright,
Toni M. Standley, and Dr. Michelle L. Witkop; Dr. Donna Havens,Chair, Commission on Magnet Recognition; and
Linda C. Lewis, former Chief ANCC Officer/Executive Vice President.
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Transformational Leadership Winner
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Michelle L. Witkop, DNP, FNP-BC
Munson Medical Center, Traverse City, Michigan
Dr. Witkop transformed the way care is provided to patients with bleeding disorders by conducting groundbreaking research for better pain management in hemophilia patients. She conducted research with adult hemophilia participants in a tristate regional survey and then progressed to several national surveys. The results were published in the highly acclaimed World Journal of Hemophilia, were presented nationally and internationally, and have been cited by authors and presenters around the world. As the lead clinician in the only bleeding disorder center in the United States that is medically managed by nurse practitioners, she provides primary care and education to patients and their families on how best to live with hemophilia. |
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Structural Empowerment Winner
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Toni M. Standley, MS, RN, ANP-BC
Porter Adventist Hospital, Denver, Colorado
Standley brought forward evidence identifying at-risk populations and then acted on her vision by developing Colorado's first Cardiac Early Detection Program. Her ideas for unique cardiology interventions resulted in implementation of Colorado's first outpatient TIA clinic and cardiac short-stay emergency department, where patient outcomes have outperformed national statistics. She has advanced professional nursing practice through development of inpatient and outpatient evidence-based protocols and related competencies. Her work resulted in her organization becoming the first Colorado hospital to achieve full "triple certification" in heart failure, in atrial fibrillation and as a chest pain center. The models of care she developed have become templates for service enhancement throughout Colorado and the United States.
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Exemplary Professional Practice Winner
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Cathy C. Cartwright, MSN, RN-BC, PCNS
Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas City, Missouri
Cartwright has served as a clinical nurse specialist in neurosurgery for nearly 20 years. She is co-editor of the internationally known textbook titled "Nursing Care of the Pediatric Neurosurgery Patient." With a keen eye for identifying educational opportunities, she developed a mock herniation tool that is used to help health care providers learn to respond in emergency brain herniation events. The tool was published in the Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, and was recognized by the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses with the Christina Steward-Amidei Writing Excellence Award. Her expertise, research and innovative approaches to care have been published in numerous professional publications and presented at national and international conferences.
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New Knowledge, Innovations, & Improvements Winner
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Christina M. Tussey, MSN, CNS, RNC-OB, RNC-MNN
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona
Tussey's contribution to new knowledge is exemplified by her nurse-led randomized controlled trial examining the use of a novel-shaped birthing ball to accelerate the labor process. The study findings demonstrated that labor is enhanced by optimally positioning the fetus to increase the pelvic diameter and allowing more room for fetal descent. Women using this ball had a shorter labor period during the first and second stages of labor. Her nursing research was published in the Journal of Perinatal Education, presented at conferences, and broadcast on national and international news networks. She is also a key member of her organization's Placenta Accreta Program, a first of its kind in Arizona to address this potentially life-threatening condition of pregnancy.
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Empirical Outcomes Winner
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June K. Amling, MSN, RN, CNS, CWON, CCRN
Children's National Health System, Washington, D.C.
Amling transformed wound care delivery by establishing her organization's first multidisciplinary team aimed at pressure ulcer reduction. She led the team's participation in the Child Health Corporation of America's Pediatric Pressure Ulcer Collaborative, demonstrating outstanding sustainable improvement. Today, with over 40 direct care nurses, she leads the team in monthly formal education, assessment training using inter-rater reliability, housewide prevalence studies and product evaluations. She established the Wound Clinic, where advanced practice nurses provide continuity of care for hundreds of patients annually. As a nationally recognized pediatric wound care expert, she contributes to evidence-based pediatric guidelines through the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel and the Society for Advanced Wound Care.
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| The award winners’ presentations at the 2015 ANCC National Magnet Conference. |
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