Jefferson Regional in Pine Bluff is proud to announce that two of our nurses are being honored as statewide 2023 Compassionate Nurse award winners.
Terry Cornelius, MSN, RN, CNOR, from the Surgery Department was selected as an Outstanding Nurse Educator, and Teresa Duckworth, RN, of the Jefferson Regional Monticello Medical Clinic was among the winning nominees for the Compassionate Nurse award. A total of 100 nurses are recognized each year by Publishing Concepts, Inc., the nation’s largest publisher of State Board of Nursing Journals. There were 80 finalists for the Compassionate Nurse Award and 20 for the Outstanding Nurse Educator Award. Jefferson Regional had nine nurses who were honored this year, including the two winners. These nurses were nominated by their coworkers for being not only compassionate, but caring and empathetic to their patients.
Other Jefferson Regional nominees were:
2023 Compassionate Nurse
Verlisa Charles, RN – 3CW
Courtnie Decker, RN – 3NE
Veronica LeGrand, RN – House Supervisor
Jacqueline Liggin, LPN – 2NE
Rick Parrson, RN – 3NW
Alexis Starks, RN – 3CW
2023 Outstanding Nurse Educator
Megan Heird, RN – Corporate Education
Terry, Teresa and the other nominees from Jefferson Regional were honored during the 2023 Nursing Expo in Little Rock. They will also be honored at this year’s annual Nurse’s Day luncheon at Jefferson Regional in May.
