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

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, NavigationBased Program for Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA) with Cancer

Ramona Basnight, DNP, RN, NEABC

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 CriticalCare Nurses: National Teaching Institute 2023

Philadelphia, PA

Evaluating EARLY Mobility in Patients With Temporary FemorAL Venous Dialysis CatheterS (EARLYWALCS)

Euniqua Bullock, MSN, RNBC, 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 CriticalCare Nurses: National Teaching Institute 2023

Philadelphia, PA

Apheresis in the Critical Care Patient: What Is It & Why Your Patient Needs It

Angela Cozart, MSN, RNBC

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

Frank DeMarco, MSN, RN, NEABC

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 CriticalCare Nurses: National Teaching Institute 2023

Philadelphia, PA

Implementation of a Behavioral Response Team: A Proactive Approach for Safety and Deescalation

Mary Evans, BSN, RN

American Association of CriticalCare 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, NEABC
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, NEBC

Oncology Nursing Society: Congress 2023

San Antonio, TX

Febrile Neutropenia: Improving Care through an Oncology Acute Care Clinic

Margaret Harding, MSN, AGPCNPBC, 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 NurseLed 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 Covid19 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, NPDBC

South Eastern Nurse Educator Symposium: 16th Annual SENSES

Asheville, NC

Healthcare Worker Burnout: Improving WellBeing and Practicing Resiliency

Kelly Kester, DNP, RN, CCRN, NEBC

American Association of CriticalCare Nurses: National Teaching Institute 2023

Philadelphia, PA

Achieving Appropriate Staffing: A Guide for Beginners

Sara Kowalewski, RN, CCRN

American Association of CriticalCare 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, AGCNSBC

North Carolina Organization of Nurse Leaders: 2023 Annual Conference

Greensboro, NC

Mitigating Workplace Incivility in the Outpatient Setting: A MultiSession Workshop Approach
 
Mary Lindsay, DNP, RN, NEABC, CCRNK
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
MultiOrgan Transplant: One Center’s Evaluation Process When a Patient Needs a Kidney Transplant in Addition to Other Organs

Maria Maga, BSN, RN, VABC

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 Preop 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 CriticalCare 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, NEABC

Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools: 19th Annual National Conference

Las Vegas, NV

Courageous Conversations

Nancia Odom, MMCi, MSN, RNBC

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 CriticalCare Nurses: National Teaching Institute 2023

Philadelphia, PA

Leading with Science

Heather Pena, MSN, RN, CCRNCSC, CPPS

American Association of CriticalCare 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 CCollar 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, ACCNSAG, 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

Jessica Seabrooks, BSN, RN, CCRN

American Association of CriticalCare Nurses: National Teaching Institute 2023

Philadelphia, PA

Creating and Sustaining Healthy Work Environments: A Beginner’s Guide

Angela Smith, MS, BSN, RN, GeroBC

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 CriticalCare Nurses: National Teaching Institute 2023

Philadelphia, PA

Leveraging Technology to Standardize Significant Event Debriefing

Jason Stokes, BSN, RN, CCRN

American Association of CriticalCare Nurses: National Teaching Institute 2023

Philadelphia, PA

Creating and Sustaining Healthy Work Environments: A Beginner’s Guide

Dustin Tart, BSN, RN, CCRNCMC, CNML

American Association of CriticalCare Nurses: National Teaching Institute 2023

Philadelphia, PA

Implementation of a Behavioral Response Team: A Proactive Approach for Safety and Deescalation

April Thigpen, MSN, RN, CMSRN, OCN

Oncology Nursing Society: Congress 2023

San Antonio, TX

Introducing RN Coordinators to NonTransplant Heme Malignancy Care

Tonda Thomas, RN, CCRN, CSC

American Association of CriticalCare 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 CriticalCare Nurses: National Teaching Institute 2023
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 DonorSpecific Antigens

Lauren Zulueta, BSN, RN, CCRN

American Association of CriticalCare Nurses: National Teaching Institute 2023

Philadelphia, PA

Results of a PatientFamily Assessment of Satisfaction in the Intensive Care Unit
 
 

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Friends of Nursing Gala 2021

Friends of Nursing Gala 2021

Friends of Nursing Gala 2021