Nurses honored for their outstanding contributions to excellence in patient care
CAMDEN -- Burlington County resident Jeanette A. "Nettie" Trotman, RN, BSN, was named Nurse of the Year during the 2016 Nursing Excellence Awards hosted by The Cooper Foundation and Cooper University Health Care.
Trotman, who lives in Riverton, is the nurse coordinator for Cooper's Audubon Urgent Care Center. She received the Cooper Nurse of the Year Award and the Women's Board of Cooper University Health Care Award for Excellence in Ambulatory Nursing.
The 2016 Nursing Excellence Awards honored 21 nurses for their outstanding contributions to excellence in patient care. Award winners were nominated by their colleagues for their commitment to upholding the Cooper mission "to serve, to heal, to educate."
More than 250 guests attended the awards dinner, which was held at the Crowne Plaza in Cherry Hill.
The Nursing Excellence Awards recognize exceptional professional nurses and advanced practice nurses, in the ambulatory care and inpatient setting at any Cooper University Health Care location, as well as members of the collaborative care teams that support nursing.
The 2016 Nursing Excellence Awards winners follows.
Devyn Berry, RN-BC, of Bridgeton - Staff Nurse, Pavilion 6, Selma and Martin Hirsch Award for Excellence in Medical Surgical Nursing
Jacqueline Bockarie, RN, BSN, of Sicklerville - Staff Nurse, Special Tests Unit, Barbara and Jack Tarditi Award for Excellence in Nursing Mentorship
Lisa B. Butler, BSN, MSN, APN, of Philadelphia - Lead Advanced Practice Nurse, Emergency Department/Urgent Care Centers, Moorestown Auxiliary Award for Excellence in Advanced Practice Nursing
Kathrina M. Chapman, RN, CCRN, MICN, of Cherry Hill - Staff Nurse, Trauma Surgical Care Unit, Award for Excellence in Trauma Nursing
Shannon M. Clapper, RN, of Haddon Township - Staff Nurse, Pavilion 9, Cooper Heart Institute & The Heart House Award for Excellence in Cardiovascular Nursing
Wendy Colindrez, EMT, of Camden - Technician, Emergency Department, Barbara and Jack Tarditi Award for Excellence in Service (Non-Nursing)
Sean A. Deiter, RN, BSN, of Philadelphia - Staff Nurse, Pavilion 9, Shaina Horton Memorial Award for Excellence in Service
Tasha Herbert, RN BSN, of Pennsauken - Staff Nurse, Labor and Delivery, Charlotte Tobiason Memorial Award for Excellence in Obstetrical Nursing
Adrian Hernandez, RN, BSN, RNC-NIC, of Collingswood - Staff Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, John Henry Kronenberger Memorial Award for Excellence in Neonatal Nursing
Kasey L. Massa, MSW, LSW, of Moorestown - Social Worker, Pediatrics/Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Women's Board of Cooper Hospital Allied Health Professional Excellence Award
Jennifer Nazarethian, RN, BSN, of Medford - Staff Nurse, Pavilion 7, Ruth Parry/Moorestown Auxiliary Award for Excellence in Geriatric Nursing
Charlotte Nussbaum, MD, MPH, of Philadelphia - Attending Physician, Hospitalist, Excellence in Nursing-Physician Partnership Award
Alice C. O'Brien, RN, OCN, HP (ASCP), of Cherry Hill - Nurse Navigator, MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper Rose Smith & Sue Zamitis Memorial Award for Excellence in Oncology Nursing
Jonelle "Jodi" O'Shea, RN, MSN, of Blackwood - Research Coordinator, Vascular Surgery Research, Barbara and Jack Tarditi Award for Excellence in Nursing Research
Patricia K. "Patti" Passarelli, RN, of Medford Lakes - Staff Nurse, Digestive Health Institute Carol G. Tracey Compassion Award
Giacinta Roupas, CRNA, MSN, of Deptford - Chief Nurse Anesthetist, Anesthesia, Philip and Carole Norcross Award for Nurse Leadership
Janine M. Rousseau, RN, BSN, CPN, of Westmont - Staff Nurse, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Dr. Ronald Bernardin Memorial Award for Excellence in Pediatric Nursing
Michelle L. Shannon, RN, BSN, CCRN, CMC, of Albion - Staff Nurse, Coronary Care Unit, William and Eileen Archer Award for Excellence in Critical Care Nursing
Mary Alice Smith, RN, CNOR, of Deptford - Staff Nurse, Operating Room, Philip and Carole Norcross Award for Excellence in Perioperative Nursing
Megan M. Staerk, RN-BC, BSN, of Delran - Staff Nurse, Emergency Department, Lynn Nelson Award for Excellence in Emergency Nursing
Jeanette A. "Netti" Trotman, RN, BSN, of Riverton - Urgent Care Nurse Coordinator, Emergency Department/Urgent Care Centers, Women's Board of Cooper University Health Care Award for Excellence in Ambulatory Nursing, Nurse of the Year
Cooper University Health Care is one of the largest health systems in Southern New Jersey with over 100 outpatient offices and its flagship, Cooper University Hospital located in Camden.
This item submitted by Cooper Health Care Foundation.