Jeanette Simon was recognized at our annual dinner as recipient of MODNA's Expert in Nursing Care award.   Jeanette is a Registered Nurse at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (OSUWMC) Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital.  She is also a member of MODNA, OSUNO, ONA, ANA, AFT/NFN, and AACN. 
   
Jeanette was nominated by co-worker Alana Smith.   In her nomination letter Alana told us this about Jeannette.   "When thinking about the five values of an expert in nursing care, I think of Jeanette.  She shows compassion by treating every patient how she would want her own parents to be treated in a hospital setting.  She truly wants to give quality care and helps to create an atmosphere on our unit where compassionate care is obvious and important.  Sometimes this is just as simple as offering a smile and getting a patient to laugh through a difficult situation.  She is a competent CCU nurse and leads by example.  She is knowledgeable and offers assistance or instruction to coworkers to help maintain a "family" atmosphere on our unit.  Because of her conscience and dedication to excellent nursing care, she serves on multiple committees to support nursing and quality patient outcomes.  She knows that we can always deliver better care than we did yesterday, and works hard throughout the medical center to make a difference in quality patient care, making improvements when we can.  She shows confidence in her practice as a nurse leader on our unit, as a charge nurse, and as a hospital Committee Chair.  And finally, she shows commitment to our patients and profession through her dedication to quality improvement to patient care and nursing development on our unit."