ILLUMINATING EXCELLENCE
Stipends
Friends of Nursing (FON) supports four stipend programs.
FON Winner Education Stipends
Nurses selected to receive Excellence Awards also receive a $1,000 education stipend. Over the past year, recent winners have used their stipends for varied purposes, including: tuition for academic advancement; technology to support professional development; dues for professional organizations; specialty certification review courses and fees for exams/renewals; and conference registration and expenses.
Formal Nursing Education Stipends
During 2022-2023, FON launched a new program of Stipends for Formal Nursing Education, which is supported by income generated from the investment of grants from The Daniel S. Blalock, Jr. Charitable Foundation. This academic year, FON awarded 12 stipends to Licensed Practical Nurses and Health Care Assistants who are enrolled in a Registered Nurse degree program. The focus of the program will remain the same for 2023-2024. The plan is to expand the program over time to include Duke Nurses who are enrolled in RN-to-BSN programs, and then to those who are seeking advanced nursing degrees.
Specialty Certification Stipends
FON Stipends for Specialty Certification are available to DUHS Oncology Nurses and to Nurses who work in Emergency Services at Duke University Hospital.
Stipends that reimburse Oncology Nurse Certification Corporation exams and renewals are funded by the Betsy Keaton Fonvielle Gant Cancer Nursing Education Endowment Fund. Since July 1, 2022, 32 Oncology Nurses have received Gant Stipends.
A donor provided funds to support the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN) stipends. Since July 1, 2022, 16 nurses have received BCEN stipends.
Presentation Stipends
FON provides stipends to nurses whose abstracts have been accepted for presentation at professional conferences. In FY2023, this stipend program supported conference attendance for 47 Duke Nurses:
Nancy Austin, BSN, RN, BMTCN
Association of Safe Patient Handling Professionals: 2023 National SPHM Education Event
Glendale, AZ
Scanning for Safety: Using QR Codes to Increase the Use of Mechanical Lifts
Scanning for Safety: Using QR Codes to Increase the Use of Mechanical Lifts
Jacklyn Balliot, BSN, RN, OCN
Teen Cancer America, Canteen & Teenage Cancer Trust: 5th Global Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Congress
Long Beach, CA
The Duke Teen and Young Adult Oncology (TYAO) Program: A Comprehensive, Navigation–Based Program for Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA) with Cancer
Ramona Basnight, DNP, RN, NEA–BC
North Carolina Organization of Nurse Leaders: 2023 Annual Conference
Greensboro, NC
Finding Gold: Using Untapped Resources to Address Quality
Kelly Brown, BSN, RN, CCRN, MLS, ASCP
American Association of Critical–Care Nurses: National Teaching Institute 2023
Philadelphia, PA
Evaluating EARLY Mobility in Patients With Temporary FemorAL Venous Dialysis CatheterS (EARLY–WALCS)
Euniqua Bullock, MSN, RN–BC, CEN
North Carolina Organization of Nurse Leaders: 2023 Annual Conference
Greensboro, NC
Kick It Up a Notch: Implementation of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team Concept to Improve Team Performance
Christine Conrad, RN, CNRN, CCRN
American Association of Critical–Care Nurses: National Teaching Institute 2023
Philadelphia, PA
Apheresis in the Critical Care Patient: What Is It & Why Your Patient Needs It
Angela Cozart, MSN, RN–BC
American Organization for Nursing Leadership: 2023 Conference
Anaheim, CA
Flowsheet Redesign to Optimize Workflow and Decrease Documentation Burden
Kerri Dalton, DNP, RN, AOCNS
Oncology Nursing Society: Congress 2023
San Antonio, TX
Difficult IntraVenous Access: Implementing a Venous Evaluation Team to Prevent Patient Harm
Oncology Nursing Society: Congress 2023
San Antonio, TX
Difficult IntraVenous Access: Implementing a Venous Evaluation Team to Prevent Patient Harm
Frank DeMarco, MSN, RN, NEA–BC
Emergency Nurses Association: Emergency Nursing 2022 (Annual Conference)
Denver, CO
Taming the Medical Emergency Response Process in a Large Sprawling Medical Center
Liset Denis, MHA, BSN, RN, CNML
Emergency Nurses Association: Emergency Nursing 2022 (Annual Conference)
Denver, CO
Addressing the Emergency Nurse Shortage by Building a Bridge
Catie Dunn, BSN, RN, CCRN
American Association of Critical–Care Nurses: National Teaching Institute 2023
Philadelphia, PA
Implementation of a Behavioral Response Team: A Proactive Approach for Safety and De–escalation
Mary Evans, BSN, RN
American Association of Critical–Care Nurses: National Teaching Institute 2023
Philadelphia, PA
Apheresis in the Critical Care Patient: What Is It & Why Your Patient Needs It
Katia Ferguson, MSN, RN, CEN, NEA–BC
North Carolina Organization of Nurse Leaders: 2023 Annual Conference
Greensboro, N.C.
Preventing Patient Elopement in the Emergency Department
Lauren Fieldman, MPH, BSN, RN, CCTC
NATCO (The Organization for Donation and Transplant Professionals): 47th Annual Meeting
Kansas City, MO
Using Education to Improve Surgery and Recovery Outcomes for Our Living LIVER Donors: Implementing ERAS
Jennifer Frith, DNP, RN, OCN, NE–BC
Oncology Nursing Society: Congress 2023
San Antonio, TX
Febrile Neutropenia: Improving Care through an Oncology Acute Care Clinic
Margaret Harding, MSN, AGPCNP–BC, RNFA, CPAN
American Association of Nurse Practitioners: 2023 National Conference
New Orleans, LA
The Lived Experience of Patients with Prosthetic Joint Infections
Meg Helsley, MSN, RN, AOCNS
Oncology Nursing Society: Congress 2023
San Antonio, TX
Paving the Way for Improvement: A Nurse–Led Multidisciplinary Initiative for Improving Head and Neck Cancer Care
Oncology Nursing Society: Congress 2023
San Antonio, TX
Paving the Way for Improvement: A Nurse–Led Multidisciplinary Initiative for Improving Head and Neck Cancer Care
John Hillson, BSN, BS, RN, OCN
Oncology Nursing Society: Congress 2023
San Antonio, TX
Hot Topics in Radiation Oncology
Asynchronous Online Journal Club to Address Education Deficits and Covid–19 Social Distancing Restrictions
Mary Hogan, BSN, RN, CMSRN, CNE
NICHE (Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders): 2023 Conference
New Orleans, LA
Dementia Care Basics: Distinguishing Disruptive Behaviors of People Living with Dementia from Work Place Violence Events
Cynthia Keener, MSN, RN, NPD–BC
South Eastern Nurse Educator Symposium: 16th Annual SENSES
Asheville, NC
Healthcare Worker Burnout: Improving Well–Being and Practicing Resiliency
Kelly Kester, DNP, RN, CCRN, NE–BC
American Association of Critical–Care Nurses: National Teaching Institute 2023
Philadelphia, PA
Achieving Appropriate Staffing: A Guide for Beginners
Sara Kowalewski, RN, CCRN
American Association of Critical–Care Nurses: National Teaching Institute 2023
Philadelphia, PA (Virtual)
Supporting New Graduate RNs in a COVID ICU – Patient Care Coordinator (PCC) in the Duke MICU
Marci Leifson, MSN, APRN, AGCNS–BC
North Carolina Organization of Nurse Leaders: 2023 Annual Conference
Greensboro, NC
Mitigating Workplace Incivility in the Outpatient Setting: A Multi–Session Workshop Approach
Mary Lindsay, DNP, RN, NEA–BC, CCRN–K
American Organization for Nursing Leadership: 2023 Conferences
Anaheim, CA
Flowsheet Redesign to Optimize Workflow and Decrease Documentation Burden
American Organization for Nursing Leadership: 2023 Conferences
Anaheim, CA
Flowsheet Redesign to Optimize Workflow and Decrease Documentation Burden
Shauna MacNeil, BSN, RN, CCTC
International Transplant Nurses Society: Annual Meeting
Rosemont, IL
Multi–Organ Transplant: One Center’s Evaluation Process When a Patient Needs a Kidney Transplant in Addition to Other Organs
Maria Maga, BSN, RN, VA–BC
North Carolina Organization of Nurse Leaders: 2023 Annual Conference
Greensboro, NC
The Impact of PICC Line Placement in Outpatient Infectious Disease Clinic
Becky McKenzie, DNP, MBA, RN
Association of periOperative Registered Nurses: Global Surgical Conference & Expo (2023)
San Antonio, TX
Reducing Pre–op Length of Stay (LOS) to Increase Hospital Surgical Capacity: An Innovative Strategy to Effectively Increase Access to Surgical Care
Vicki Narron, RN, CCRN
American Association of Critical–Care Nurses: National Teaching Institute 2023
Philadelphia, PA (Virtual)
Supporting New Graduate RNs in a COVID ICU – Patient Care Coordinator (PCC) in the Duke MICU
Yolanda Neal, DNP, RN, NEA–BC
Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools: 19th Annual National Conference
Las Vegas, NV
Courageous Conversations
Nancia Odom, MMCi, MSN, RN–BC
American Nurses Credentialing Center: National Magnet Conference 2022
Philadelphia, PA
Reducing Documentation Burden with Interoperability and Geolocation
Philip Parker, BSN, RN, CCRN, CNML
American Association of Critical–Care Nurses: National Teaching Institute 2023
Philadelphia, PA
Leading with Science
Heather Pena, MSN, RN, CCRN–CSC, CPPS
American Association of Critical–Care Nurses: National Teaching Institute 2023
Philadelphia, PA
Leading with Science
Mary Pierce, BSN, RN, CCRN
North Carolina Nurses Association: 2023 Annual Convention
Raleigh, NC
Bundle Care Approaches in Preventing C–Collar Related Pressure Injuries in Trauma Patients
Caricia Rodriguez, BSN, RN
Oncology Nursing Society: Congress 2023
San Antonio, TX
Coordination of Care in Inpatient Oncology
T. Caleb Rutan, MSN, APRN, ACCNS–AG, CEN
Emergency Nurses Association: Emergency Nursing 2022 (Annual Conference)
Denver, CO
ICU in the ER: OMG. When the ICU Doesn’t Just Happen in the ICU
Emergency Nurses Association: Emergency Nursing 2022 (Annual Conference)
Denver, CO
ICU in the ER: OMG. When the ICU Doesn’t Just Happen in the ICU
Jessica Seabrooks, BSN, RN, CCRN
American Association of Critical–Care Nurses: National Teaching Institute 2023
Philadelphia, PA
Creating and Sustaining Healthy Work Environments: A Beginner’s Guide
Angela Smith, MS, BSN, RN, Gero–BC
NICHE (Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders): 2023 Conference
New Orleans, LA
Dementia Care Basics: Distinguishing Disruptive Behaviors of People Living with Dementia from Work Place Violence Events
Robert Stern, BSN, RN, CCRN
American Association of Critical–Care Nurses: National Teaching Institute 2023
Philadelphia, PA
Leveraging Technology to Standardize Significant Event Debriefing
Jason Stokes, BSN, RN, CCRN
American Association of Critical–Care Nurses: National Teaching Institute 2023
Philadelphia, PA
Creating and Sustaining Healthy Work Environments: A Beginner’s Guide
Dustin Tart, BSN, RN, CCRN–CMC, CNML
American Association of Critical–Care Nurses: National Teaching Institute 2023
Philadelphia, PA
Implementation of a Behavioral Response Team: A Proactive Approach for Safety and De–escalation
April Thigpen, MSN, RN, CMSRN, OCN
Oncology Nursing Society: Congress 2023
San Antonio, TX
Introducing RN Coordinators to Non–Transplant Heme Malignancy Care
Tonda Thomas, RN, CCRN, CSC
American Association of Critical–Care Nurses: National Teaching Institute 2023
Philadelphia, PA
Delirium Prevention: A Bundled Approach
Sarah Tucker, BSN, RN
NICHE (Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders): 2023 Conference
New Orleans, LA
Academic Practice Partnership to Strengthen Nursing Care of Older Adults
Mutya Valente, BSN, RN, PCCN
American Association of Critical–Care Nurses: National Teaching Institute 2023
Philadelphia, PA
Back to Basics: Reduction of CLABSI in CT Surgery Stepdown Unit
Philadelphia, PA
Back to Basics: Reduction of CLABSI in CT Surgery Stepdown Unit
Tracie Watson, BSN, RN, OCN
American Society for Apheresis: 2023 Annual Meeting
Minneapolis, MN
Incorporation of Perfusion Service into the Apheresis Service to Perform Intraoperative Plasma Exchange
Renee Welch, BSN, RN, BMTCN
Transplantation & Cellular Therapy Meetings of ASTCT and CIBMTR: 2023 Tandem Meetings
Orlando, FL
Development and Use of Quick Reference Guides When Reviewing HLA Typing of Allogeneic Donors/Cord Blood Units and Donor–Specific Antigens
Lauren Zulueta, BSN, RN, CCRN
American Association of Critical–Care Nurses: National Teaching Institute 2023
Philadelphia, PA
Results of a Patient–Family Assessment of Satisfaction in the Intensive Care Unit
