27th annual Nightingale Awards honors area nurses

The University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Nursing honored hundreds of area nurses, giving special recognition to six individuals and a team, at the 27th annual Florence Nightingale Awards for Excellence in Nursing on Thursday, May 9 at the Hyatt Regency Cincinnati.

The seven awardees—selected by the UC College of Nursing Board of Advisors—each received $1,000 and a commemorative award.

This year’s event was sponsored by Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and UC Health.

The 2019 Nightingale Award winners are:

        • Jared Ashley – TriHealth Good Samaritan Hospital

        • Judi Brungs – St. Elizabeth Health Care

        • Marlene Feagan – St. Elizabeth Health Care

        • Dawn Harden – UC Health

        • Laura Olexa – Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

        • Margaret Schroeder – Robert A. Taft High School

        • Interact for Health/Growing Well Primary Care Providers (Team Award)