Unit Nurses of the Year were named at Baptist Hospital. Each nurse was chosen by their peers for holding high ethical standards and honoring the caring spirit of the nursing practice. The nurses honored include: Barbara Abdella, Allison Allard, Josie Arce, Maura Arias, Barbara Barberousse, Gabrielle Bauer, Caroline Bourne, Claudia Brito, Georgianna Diaz, Michelle Dilon, Valerie Fidelia, Wendy Forde, Idanerys Fritz, Erika Gonzalez, Sonja Hunt, Karla Jimenez, Rebekah Lopez, Myla Malto, Gloria Mattey, Sharon Miles, Sandra Montalvan, Gus Oliva (LPN), Yvonne Patten, Rosevir Joy Penaflorida, Lourdes Placeres (ARNP), Francisco Ripolli, Carmen Rodriguez, Sarah Salvador, Anna Semwayo, Jolie Turner, Valerie Rita Vance, Mary Warrell, and Howard Zinhagel.
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Florida Required CEs
- Preventing Medical Errors for Nurses — Florida Requirement (60033)
- Domestic Violence Advocacy (60133)
- Florida Update — HIV/AIDS in the New Millennium (CE234-60)
- Infection Control: HIV/AIDS and Other Bloodborne Pathogens (LAB163-60)
- Preventing Medical Errors for Occupational Therapists — Florida Requirement (OT09)


