Clinical Advancement Program

The Clinical Advancement Program (CAP) is designed to reward nurses' increasing levels of clinical expertise and commitment to patient care. The implementation and maintenance of such a program enhances the Lourdes Health System's ability to recruit and retain professional nurses who, in turn, contribute to the achievement of quality patient outcomes.

Participating nurses seek to improve through five levels of excellence that are based on minimum years of experience; advanced degrees and specialty certifications; and points attained through certain activities. Those activities include: service as a population-specific resource; educator in special areas (mock codes, fire drills, etc.); committee participation; service as a preceptor, mentor or adjunct faculty; recognition from local or national nursing organization; community service/volunteerism; participator or initiator nursing research; and author of an article published in a journal.

Nursing Award Recipients Announced

Ceremonies were held at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center and Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County honoring nurses who have achieved higher levels of clinical care through this new Lourdes program. Those nurses are:
 
Clinical Nurse II
Danielle Gigantino, 3 East/West
Hadiyah Blakney, 3 East
Mildred Costa, 5 West
Lisa A. Berger, 6 North
Janine Meehan, 6 North
Jacqueline Cazanese, CC1
Trudy Garwood, CC1
Katherine Patrick, CC1
Cheryl Marks, EECP
Deborah Forbes, ICN
Nancy Lee Schmidt, OFHC
Faith J. Bockol, OPCR
Rosemarie Reader, OR
Lorraine Johnson, OR
Darlene Alexander, PASU
Susan Costello, PASU
Jennifer Orr, PCU
Takeisha Reed, PCU
Katie Young, PCU
Christina Laureano, PCU
Brittani Goehringer, PCU
Cynthia Otto, Peds
Heather Ott, Peds
Arlene Foley, Peds
Kim Perez, R.N., Mother Baby
Catherine Hartzell, R.N., Special Care Nursery
Nadia St. Felix, R.N., Special Care Nursery
Vanessa Williams, R.N., Special Care Nursery
Clinical Nurse III
Lisa M. Shaw, 6 North
Debra J. Gillen, 6 North
Marguerite McMichael, CC1
Kathleen Shiveler, CC1
Janine Vallen, CC1
Theresa Pisani, CC1
Linda Truempy, CC1
Rachel L. Ferrer, CC1
Maria Molina, CC1
Kelly Hoyt, ICN
Pamela Britland, ICN
Donna M. Hamlet, ICN
Susan E. Daniel, ICN
Djuana Rivers, ICN
Joyce A. Haag, OPCR
Llane Itaas, OR
Jennifer Tisot, PACU
Alice R. Perkins, PASU
Catherine Hassinger, PASU
Lucille DeAngelis Ettore, PASU
Wanda Martorano, Peds
Cathleen Stanziale, R.N., Special Care

Clinical Nurse IV
Angela Hess, ICN

To learn more about the program review the CAP Program Outline [MS Word, 547K]. To apply, download and complete the remaining documents. Contact information and deadlines are contained within the documents.

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