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Pediatric Critical Care Nursing Children's Hospital, CNIII (Clinical Excellence Award) Maria Lombardi has over a decade of experience in pediatrics and pediatric intensive care nursing. Her certifications include Pediatric Critical Care (Pediatric CCRN), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and Trauma (TNCC). She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau, the International Honor Society of Nursing. Additional memberships include the American Association of Critical Care Nurses and the New York State Nurses Association. Colleagues commend Maria for her outstanding clinical judgment and sensitive patient-focused perspective. "Maria never lets us forget that in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, the patient to be focused on is still only a child." In the midst of performing advanced, very complicated care procedures on desperately ill babies and children, Maria warmly communicates compassion and interest. She comforts children who are often too young or sick to express feeling homesick, frightened or confused. An ardent supporter of education and quality improvement, Maria consistently presents information to improve practice, and further the professional growth of colleagues. Typical of her vision and professionalism, Maria arranged for colleagues to attend a conference devoted exclusively to the development of leadership skills. According to one colleague, "Maria is about being part of the solution, and her excellent solutions never leave anyone behind." As a respected member of the Bereavement Committee, Maria works with family members and staff to facilitate the difficult task of healthy grieving that follows the loss of a child. Referred to as an extraordinarily effective communicator, Maria forges bonds of hope and trust that endure well beyond the Hospital experience. |
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