Nurses of achievement

Fourteen nurses from northern Nevada have been honored as "Nurses of Achievement" by the Nevada Hospital Association.

Honored were: Acute care nursing: Gerilyn Ewing, Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center.

Advance practice nursing: Mary Majusiak, Mark P.

Shumacher,MD.

Community health nursing: Kristen Landis, Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center.

Licensed practical nursing: Sigrid Kilgore,Washoe Medical Center.

Lifetime achievement in nursing: Gloria Castillo,Washoe Medical Center; Ruth Ripsom,Washoe Medical Center.

Long-term care and rehabilitation nursing: Lois Rock,Washoe Medical Center Rehabilitation Hospital.

Mental health nursing: Roberta Andreozzi, State of Nevada.

Nursing education: Tobey Morris, Orvis School of Nursing.

Nursing innovation: Maribeth Kilgore, Washoe Medical Center; Kathleen Steiner, Carson-Tahoe Hospital.

Nursing leadership: Cassandra Smith, Sierra Eye and Tissue Donor Services.

Office/outpatient nursing: Jerri Pear, VA Sierra NV Health Care System.

Patient advocacy: Becky Haase, Washoe Medical Center.