CRYSTAL LAKE – Nurses who work in Centegra Health System’s emergency departments in McHenry and Woodstock are committed to continuing education that keeps them prepared to treat any person who needs care. Centegra Health System congratulates its nurses on their recent accomplishments in their work and education. Their dedication is why Centegra remains the region’s leading provider of emergency medical care.
Laura Walczak is the new director of emergency services with Centegra Health System. In this role, Walczak will be instrumental in providing the leadership necessary to position Centegra’s main health system access point, as well as enhance the care continuum with its community partners.
In addition, 15 nurses completed a Trauma Nurse Specialist course, which is an intense five weeks of master-level nursing education.
“To achieve Trauma Nurse Specialist, they develop new ways to think and they learn new tools that are more than just protocols,” said Joan Rembacz, clinical nurse specialist for emergency services with Centegra Health System and course coordinator. “They understand the physiology of why they do what they do. The training teaches nurses to look at trauma patients in a whole new light.”
The nurses who completed the Trauma Nurse Specialist Course are:
Kathy Bolanowski
Diane Csajaghy
Bill Dineen
Chrisdeana Dusik
Lisa Hall
Stacey Little
Tara McBride
Lori McConnell
Carrie Bukovsky
Sara Oetjens
Annie Rohe
Janna Sankey
Jennifer Slominski
Sara Vela
Laura Vertuno
Joyce Kirk and Carrie Bukovsky became Certified Emergency Nurses.
Forty-one nurses completed their Trauma Nurse Core Course:
Jennifer Bayness
Susan Bigham
Otilia Boncu
Maryanna Cablk
Sara Carlson
Jennifer Castro
Allison Dahl
Mary Jane Dino
Chrisdeana Dusik
Wendy Evans
Lindy Fisher
Terry Giese
Jodi Gunther
Jessica Hansen
Diana Henry
Sharon Hopp
Diane Henry
Michael Kaphengst
Deborah King
Veronica Lock
Lindsay Loehner
Stacy Mattingly
Tara McBride
Gretchen McCracken
Magaly Nickles
Jeannine Nosko
Laurie Parisi
Dana Prouty
Janna Sankey
Rasmi Sengraseuth
Kimberly Shaffner
Angela Shetsky
Janet Snoddy
Brook Swanger
Erin Trznadel
Theresa Waldack
Kathy Wooden
Laura Vertuno
Carrie Zbierski
Nicole Zoglauer
Three nurses were certified in the Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course: Nicole Beebe, Janna Sankey and Kim Shaffner.
