Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Nursing Spectrum and NurseWeek

(Shame you are not as good at Life )

South nassau rn latest news
Alison Gelfand, South Nassau RN and Recruiter, Nominated for Spectrum and NurseWeek 2008 Nurse of Excellence

Each year Nursing Spectrum looks for nurses who make us all proud to be their colleagues and who inspire us by their dedication, perseverance, and drive. They look for nurses who push the boundaries and move our horizons to places previously unknown.

This year Nursing Spectrum and NurseWeek will sponsor Nursing Excellence Awards in regions across the U.S. Every region will have winners in each of six categories. The regional winners will then be eligible as finalists for national awards. In November after all the regional events are completed a national Nurse of the Year in each of the six categories will be named.

Our very own Alison Gelfand, RN & Recruiter, has been nominated for 2008 Nurse of Excellence (Spectrum)-Category "Mentorship". We are so proud!

Many, many nominations are submitted each year from all over the greater New York area, including the five boroughs, Long Island, and Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Orange and Rockland counties, and the northern half of New Jersey. This year Spectrum received more nominations than ever before and Alison's nomination was an oustanding one amongst many. In addition Alison was among the first, if not the first ever recruitment professional to become a Finalist.

She is now one of 30 NY/NJ Finalists, and one of just five in the MENTORING category, and in that capacity she is eligible to become a NY/NJ Regional Winner in her category.

Six Regional Winners out of our 30 Finalists, one in each category, will be announced at Spectrum's June Nursing Excellence GALA, and will then move on to the National contest which will include six Regional Winners, one in each category, from each nationwide division. Ultimately, six National Winners, one in each category, will be selected from that group and announced in the Fall.

As a NY/NJ Finalist, Alison is one of a very elite number of nurses who have received a great professional nursing honor!

Well done, Alison.
Good at your job - shit as a Human Being.