March 21, 2019
Mercy Hospital Jefferson celebrated Certified Nurses Day, March 19, with a breakfast hosted by the Nursing Professional Development Governance Council to honor our board-certified nurses, including 16 nurses who earned certification in the past year.
Mercy encourages national board certification for all its nurses. There are many nursing certification specialties such as medical-surgical, pediatric, pain management, operating room, oncology, hospice, case management, emergency nursing, critical care and many others.

The following nurses are being recognized for their professionalism, leadership, and commitment to excellence in patient care:
- Lisa Axley, RN, WTA
- Tisa Ayers, MSN, RN, CCRN
- Dana Baldwin, RN, CHWS
- Rebecca Barker, RN, BSHS, CCRN
- Michelle Barton, BSN, RNC-EFM
- Lisa Basham, BSN, RNFA, CNOR, CBN
- Hunter Belfield, BSN, RN, CCRN
- Megan Bell, MSN-APRN, WHNP-BC, C-EFM
- Kelly Bishop, BSN, RN, CCRN
- Dawnette Black RN, HCS-D, COS-C
- Stacy Blankenship, MSN, RN, CENP, NEA-BC
- Randy Bohnert, BSN, RN, CCRN
- Donna Boyer, MSN, RN, BC
- Kelly Branscum, MSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, FNP-BC
- Rachelle Brown, BSN, RNC-EFM
- Sarah Buechting, MSN, APRN, AGPCNP, CHPN
- Laura Cage, RN, C-EFM
- Marcia Carr, RN, WCC
- April Cayou, RN, SANE
- Janelle Chamberlin, BSN, RN, CNN
- Debby Custodio, RN, CCRN
- Amanda Darling, MSN, MBA, RNC
- Angie DeLeal, RN, CCRN
- Nancy Dennis, BSN, RNC-EFM
- DJ Dill, RNFA, CNOR
- Jessica Dutton, RN, TNS
- Samantha Evens, BSN, RN, CCRN
- Ami Faerber, BSN, RN, CCRN-K, CDE
- Linda Ferrara, BSN, RN, CBIC
- Sarah Foster, RNFA, BSN, CNOR
- Jane Grass, BSN, RNC-EFM
- Heather Harster, BSN, RNC-EFM
- Christine Hays, BSN, IBCLC
- Lisa Heath, BSN, RN, ACM
- Kathy Hesketh, BSN, RN, CBIC
- Jennifer Holt, BSN, RN, SANE
- Amy Horrell, BSN, RNC-EFM
- Judy Huffman, MSN, RN, CCRN-K
- Heather Jewell, BSN, RNC-EFM
- Chris Klittich, RN, CBN
- Dianna Kornhardt, APRN, MSN, ANP-C
- Mary Leonard, BSN, RNFA, MBSCR
- Pamela Lopez, RN, OCN
- Sondra Magee RN, CEN, TNS
- Elena May, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
- Tara Messer, BSN, RN, PCCN
- Victoria Moore, BSN, RNFA, CNOR
- Susan Moser, APRN, MSN, FNP-C
- Audrey Moyer-Harris, BSN, RN, CWCN, MBA
- Anne Oldani, RN, CWCA
- Teresa Pasley, BSN, RN, CMSRN
- Stephanie Patek, BSN, RN, CCDS
- Barbara Perkins, RN, BPS, CPHQ, CCDS
- Sharon Picou, RN, SANE
- Amanda Pinson, RN, SANE
- Susan Priest, BSN, RN, CPSO
- Kim Reed, BSN, RNC-EFM
- Michele Richards, BSN, RNFA, CNOR
- Betty Sansoucie, BSN, RN, SANE
- Amy Schwent BSN, RNC-MNN, C-EFM, CCE
- Jessica Sisson, RN, C-EFM
- Sherry Smith, BSN, RNC-EFM
- Amy Stark MBA, BSN, RN, CNOR
- Patty Street, BSN, RN, CCDS
- Sam Temperato, MSN, RN, CBN
- Tom Tevlin, RNC
- Brandie Tieken, BSN, RN, C-NPT, CMTE
- Suzanne Turner, BSN, RN, CCRN
- Amanda Usery RN, HCS-D
- Barbara Vancil, DNP, RN, CCRN-K
- Christy Warner, BSN, RN, SANE
- Melissa Weick, RN, C-NPT
- Chastity Williams, MSN, RN, CCRN
- Kelly Withington, BSN, RN, CEN
- Tiffany Yates, BSN, RNC-EFM
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