Two Advocate Trinity Hospital nurses recently were honored as the recipients of the 2015 National Black Nurses Day Award sponsored by the Chicago chapter of the National Black Nurses Association. Chikira Hale, RN, MSN and Crystal Price, RN, BSN, work at Advocate Trinity, 2320 E. 93rd St. on the southeast side of Chicago.
Starting her career as an Emergency Room nurse, Price eventually stepped into the clinical informatics department four years ago. She took project lead on GI Lab Department Paperless project where she converted the department from paper to 100 percent electronic nursing documentation by training staff nurses. She also was project lead on Medication Administration Bar Code Project while also training Emergency Department physicians, anesthesiologists and surgeons on various technology-based programs.
Hale expanded her clinical skill set by acquiring a certificate as certified Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner. During the SANE exam, she interviews the victims of sexual crimes, putting them at ease while carefully obtaining the necessary clinical evidence required by law enforcement. She also ensures they have resources upon discharge. Hale has trained more than 50 future SANE nurses in the Chicagoland area. She is a forensic nurse at Advocate Trinity.
“Nurses are essential to the design and execution of all the essential elements of Advocate Trinity from safety and quality initiatives to the strategic planning which keeps our ministry viable,” said Dr. James Keller, vice president of medical management at Advocate Trinity Hospital. “It is only through our great nurses that health in our communities will improve.”
The Chicago Chapter National Black Nurses' Association evolved out of a desire by six Black nurses to establish an organization where nurses had an atmosphere of comradeship and sisterhood.
About Trinity Hospital
Providing healthcare on the Southeast Side of Chicago for over 115 years, Advocate Trinity Hospital is a 193-bed not-for-profit health care facility. Part of Advocate Health Care, Trinity offers a full range of inpatient and outpatient services as well as a variety of community outreach programs. For more information on Trinity, please visit www.advocatehealth.com/trinity.
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