The nurses listed below are chosen by a survey of their professional peers. December through January, the Delaware Nurses Association with Delaware Today conducted a survey on its website. The survey asked nurses across the state who they considered best in various areas of practice. Only Delaware-licensed nurses were able to vote. The top vote-getters are marked here by an asterisk. The survey is conducted, and winners verified, entirely by the Delaware Nurses Association and the editors of Delaware Today, with no help or influence from the advertising or marketing departments or outside agents.
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ACADEMIA
William T. Campbell, EdD, RN
Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, Henson College of Science and Technology, Salisbury University
Kent Gory, MSN, RN, CNE
Coordinator, Practical Nursing Program, Polytech Adult Education
Carolee Polek, RN, Ph.D., AOCNS, BMTCN
Associate Professor, University of Delaware
Kathy Riley-Lawless, Ph.D., RN, PNP-BC
Assistant Professor, University of Delaware
Karen L. Rollo, MSN, RN
Department Chair and Instructional Director, Delaware Technical Community College, Stanton Campus
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Jennifer Saylor, Ph.D., APRN, ACNS-BC
Assistant Professor, University of Delaware
Susan Weaver, MSN, APRN, PCNS-BC, CPN, CPAN
​Perioperative Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE
Elizabeth L. Bowen, RN, BSN, MSN
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Pre-surgical Department, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Shirley Brogley, ACHPN, ANP-BC
Lead Nurse Practitioner, Supportive and Palliative Care, Christiana Care Health System, Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute
Ronald R. Castaldo, PhD, MBA, MS, CRNA, APRN
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Anesthesia Services, PA
John Deutsch, CRNA, MSN
Clinical Coordinator for Obstetrics and Women’s Health, Christiana Care Health System; Adjunct Professor, Drexel University
Tim Eden, DNP, RN, APRN, ANP-BC
​Neurointerventional Surgery Nurse Practitioner, Christiana Care Health System
Maureen Egan, MSN, APRN
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Nemours
DuPont Pediatrics Division of Gastroenterology
Stephanie McDonnaugh-Washam, MSN,FNP-C, ANP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner, Westside Family Healthcare
Heather Panichelli, MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BC, CEN, CPEN
​APRN Clinical Nurse Specialist, Christiana Care Emergency Department
Gregory F. Parr, MSN, APRN, ANP-BC
Nurse Practitioner, Palliative Care, Nanticoke Memorial Hospital
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Karen L. Schreiber, APRN, CNM, MS
Certified Nurse-Midwife, Nanticoke Women’s Health
Susan Weaver, MSN, APRN, PCNS-BC, CPN, CPAN
Perioperative Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
ADVANCING THE PROFESSION
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Shirley Brogley, ACHPN, ANP-BC
Lead Nurse Practitioner, Supportive and Palliative Care, Christiana Care Health System, Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute
Loretta B. Ostroski, MSN, RN
Director of Patient Care Services, Beebe Healthcare
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
Nataleen Bauer, BSN, RN
Behavioral Health Nurse, Beebe Healthcare
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Jennifer S. Graber, EdD, APRN, CS, BC
Assistant Professor, University of Delaware
Aliesha S. Rivera, MSN, RN-BC
Staff Development Specialist, Department of Behavioral Health, Christiana Care Health System
CASE MANAGEMENT
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Aquaya Atwater, RN, BSN
Registered Nurse Case Manager, Christiana Care Health System
Amber Brown, BSN, RN
Quality Improvement Specialist, Nanticoke Health Services
Carlene J. Campbell, MS, RN
Associate Professor, Wor-Wic Community College
Susan Conaty-Buck, DNP, APRN, FNP-C
Assistant Professor, Interim Coordinator NP/DNP Program, Family Nurse Practitioner, University of Delaware
Laura D. Cooper, BSN, RN
Senior Clinical Informaticist, Nanticoke Health Services
Nancy C. Saveikis, RNBS, RN
Case Manager, Nanticoke Memorial Hospital
CORRECTIONAL NURSES
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Diane DiSabatino, MSN, RN, PNP, ANCC, CCHP
Program Manager, APN, Christiana Care Health System
HOSPICE
Ellen Somori Faber, MSN, RN
Admissions/Hospital Relations Coordinator, Beebe Healthcare Home Care Services
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Gregory F. Parr, MSN, APRN, ANP-BC
Nurse Practitioner, Palliative Care, Nanticoke Memorial Hospital
INPATIENT
Amy Balasus, BSN, RN-BC
Patient Care Coordinator, Beebe Healthcare
Melissa L. Brittingham, RN
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Nanticoke Memorial Hospital
Tonia Patrice Brown, RN
Registered Nurse, Surgical Services, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Kathleen DiGuglielmo, BSN, RN, PCCN
Registered Nurse, Christiana Care Health System
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Danielle Gomez, BSN, RN-BC
Intensive Care Unit RN, Christiana Care Health System
Lindsey Hertsenberg, BSN, RN
Registered Nurse, Christiana Care Health System
Sarah Joy, MSN, RN, AGPCNP-BC, PCCN
Registered Nurse III, Christiana Care Health System
Deborah L. Lane, RN, BSN
ICU Charge Nurse, Nanticoke Memorial Hospital
Elise Powell, RN, BSN
ICU RN, Nanticoke Memorial Hospital
Olivia S. Ringer, RN, CCRN
Neuro Critical Care Unit, Christiana Care Health System
Frances D. Smith, RN, BS
Women’s Health Nurse, St. Francis Hospital
Ashley Tull, RN, BSN
Registered Nurse, Nanticoke Memorial Hospital
Amanda E. Williams, BSN, RN-BC
Registered Nurse III, Christiana Care Health System
LEGEND
Eleanor G. Allione, RN, MSM
Retired, Yoh Healthcare
Ruth T. Hudson, RN
Retired, Nanticoke Memorial Hospital
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Jean M. Russell, BSN, RN, CRNI
Retired, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Ruth A. Sneller, RN
Retired, Nanticoke Memorial Hospital
LONG-TERM CARE
Felisha Marcus Alderson, MSN, RN, CRRN
Nurse Manager, Center for Rehabilitation at Wilmington Hospital
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Debby Miller, BSN, BRN, BCPN
Patient Flow Supervisor, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
MENTOR
Vilma M. Davis, MSN, APRN
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
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Heather Haddock, RN, MSN, CCE
Clinical Educator-Maternal Child Health, Nanticoke Memorial Hospital
Lauri Littleton, MSN, RN-BC, NE-BC
Nurse Manager Unit 4C, Interim Nurse Manager Vascular Access Team, Christiana Care Health System
Karen Nestor, MSN, APRN, PCNS, CPN
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Carolee Polek, RN, Ph.D., AOCNS, BMTCN
Associate Professor, University of Delaware
Gail H. Wade, Ph.D., RN
Associate Professor Nursing and Adviser for Preconception Peer Educators, University of Delaware
PUBLIC HEALTH
Vilma M. Davis, MSN, APRN
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
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Jerrianne Kuntz, RN, BC
Specialty Gastroenterology Nurse, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Stephanie McDonnaugh-Washam, MSN, FNP-C, ANP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner, Westside Family Healthcare
Frances A. Russo-Avena, RN, MSN, MSM
School Nurse, Red Clay Consolidated School District, Warner Elementary School
Frances A. Russo-Avena, RN, MSN, MSM RN II
Christiana Care Health System, Perioperative Services
VOLUNTEERISM
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Darian Libby, BSN, RN
Labor and Delivery Nurse, Nanticoke Memorial Hospital
Emmalee Mancuso, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse, Emergency Services, Nanticoke Memorial Hospital
Colin McLaughlin, RN, BSN, RNFA
Orthopedic Specialty Leader, Nanticoke Memorial Hospital
