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Supporting the future of Sacramento nursing

Mentoring is a hallmark of professional practice and transformational leadership that inspires, empowers, and develops leaders at all levels of nursing. Several nurse leaders supported the future of nursing by serving as a mentor to nurses new to their practice.

Mentors

Kevin Camaya, MSN, RN
Assistant Nurse Manager, 1 West

Esperanza Chavez, MSA, BSN, RN
CNE, Nursing Administration

Blossom Inuewi DNP, RN, ACNS-BC
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nursing Professional Development Department

Linzy Davenport DNP, RN, CENP
Chief Operating Officer, Sacramento Medical Center

Almaz Haile MSN, RN, CNS, CCNS
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nursing Professional Development Department

Mentees

Erica Berryhill, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse, ED

Ammie Cajucom, BSN, RN
Nurse Manager, 4th Floor

George Tutu, MSN, RN
Director, Nursing Professional Development Department

Jennice Singh, MSN, RN, CNOR
Assistant Nurse Manager, OR

Racquel Agamata, MSN, RN, PCCN
Nursing Professional Development Specialist, Nursing Professional Development Department

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Supporting the future of Redwood City nursing

Mentoring is a hallmark of professional practice and transformational leadership that inspires, empowers, and develops leaders at all levels of nursing. Several nurse leaders supported the future of nursing by serving as a mentor to nurses new to their practice.

Mentors

Yvette Acosta-Coleman, MSN/HCA, RN
Nursing Operations Director, Patient Care Services

Sherri Twardzik, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CCRN, EBP-C
Magnet Program Director, Patient Care Services

Mentees

Maricela Fragoso, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse III, ICU

Veronica Jeong, MSN, RN
Nurse Manager, ASU

Mark Lee, BSN, RN
Nurse Manager, Med/Surg/Telemetry

Amanda Mann, MSN, RN, MBA, CMSRN
Assistant Nurse Manager, Med/Surg/Telemetry

Ashley Morris, MSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM
Nurse Manager, Maternal Child Health

Amanda Sayaseng, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse IV, Labor & Delivery

Britney Scanlon, RN, IBCLC
Staff Nurse IV, Special Care Nursery

Sherri Twardzik, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CCRN, EBP-C
Magnet Program Director

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Supporting the future of Oakland nursing

Mentoring is a hallmark of professional practice and transformational leadership that inspires, empowers, and develops leaders at all levels of nursing. Several nurse leaders supported the future of nursing by serving as a mentor to nurses new to their practice.

Mentors

Pavna C. Sloan, DNP, MSN, RN, RNC-OB, NEA-BC
Chief Nurse Executive – East Bay

Anjal Pong, DNP, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, CNOR
RN Magnet Program Director

Stephen Kupiec, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CCRN
Associate Chief Nurse Executive

Tanya Scott, DNP, MHR, RN, NEA-BC, CPHIMS
Nursing Operations Director

Sheila Helga-Escobar, MSN, RN, CNL
Nurse Manager, 10N

Mentees

Min Kim, BSN, RN
Interim Nurse Manager, 8N

Jenibel Bolina, MSN, RN
Assistant Nurse Manager, 10N

Sean Lewandowski DNP, ACNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner III
Interventional Cardiac Service

Sheron Blair, RN
Assistant Nurse Manager, 6N

Bryant Burgess, RN
SN II, 10S

Jacqueline Weese, BSN, RN, CCRN, CPN
Nurse Manager, PICU & Transport

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Oakland nurses soar to new heights in their practice

Kaiser Permanente nurses demonstrated their commitment to creating and sustaining a culture of excellence by advancing their professional practice through earning advanced degrees, moving to the next level of the clinical ladder, obtaining national board certification, and graduating from the nurse residency program.

Nursing degrees earned

Regina Ham, MSN, BSN, RN, NP
Staff Nurse II, PICU

Jeniffer Naycalo DNP, MSN, RN, CNS, CCRN
Director, Nursing Professional Development East Bay
Director, Oakland Recuperative Skills, Stat & Wound Care

Gena Mathers, MSN, BSN, RN
Assistant Nurse Manager, ICU

Board certifications

Ann M. Aarons, BSN, RN, GERO-BC
NPD

Samantha M. Amen, DNP, RN, CCRN, NEA-BC
Clinical Adult Nursing Director

Yumi Arceneaux, BSN, RN, RNC-MNN
Assistant Nurse Manager, Maternity

Michelle De Guzman Carey, BSN, RN, CPHON
Staff Nurse IV, Pediatrics

Anjal Y. Pong, DNP, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, CNOR
Magnet Program Director

Katie Purdy, MSN, BSN, RN, CPHON, CPNP-PC
Staff Nurse IV, Pediatrics

Laura Bermudez Ramos, BSN, RN, CPHON
Staff Nurse IV, Pediatrics

Nurse Residency graduates

Cohort 7

Latrice Johnson, BSN, RN
10S

Abby Lam, BSN, RN
10N

Jeremae Ebalang, BSN, RN
10N

Vindette Leonardo , RN
10N

Megha Sharma, RN
7N

Jenny Phung, BSN, RN
6N

Victoria Boateng, MSN, RN
9N

Jessica Mui, BSN, RN
8N

Kimberly Nguyen, BSN, RN
6N

Natsnet Keleta, BSN, RN
6N

Akiko Yuda, RN
10S

Ashley Gee, BSN, RN
9N

Cohort 8

Deepa Nugent, MSN, RN
6N

Shirley Varela, MSN, RN
9S

Ji Ahn Kim, BSN, RN
9S

Meena Neelakandan, BSN, RN
9N

Gleanna Marie Agustin, BSN, RN
9N

Jacob Magsalin, BSN, RN
10N

Seunghee Cindy Yatsko, RN
10N

Chelsea Schoenung, RN
8N

Mamta Gill, BSN, RN
8N

Jocelyn Diaz, BSN, RN
6N

<b>Cohort 9</b>

Gina Johnson, RN
6N

Qahera Saeed, BSN, RN
6N

Austin Chan, BSN, RN
7N

Rashmi Thajali, BSN, RN
7N

Eden Gavce, RN
8N

Kelsi Green, BSN, RN
8N

Thomas Giron, RN
9N

Raksha Oli, BSN, RN
9N

Sara Quintero, RN
9S

Muminat Tiamiyu, BSN, RN
9S

Fernando Moratinos, BSN, RN
10N

Career Ladder advancements

Stephen Kupiec, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CCRN
Interim Associate Chief Nurse Executive

Shanelle R. House, DNP, MSN-CNL, NE-BC
Interim Clinical Service Director, Maternal Child Health

Gena Mathers, RN
Assistant Nurse Manager, ICU

Min Kim, BSN, RN
Interim 8 North Manager

Ehime Agbonkonkon, RN
Assistant Nurse Manager, 10 North

Clinical Nurse 4

Shafreena Ali, BSN, RN
NICU

Ziomara Aviles, RN
Emergency-Clinic Nurse

Mary Baker, BSN, RN, CEN
Gastroenterology-Endoscopy

James Barroso, BSN, RN
Emergency-Clinic Nurse

Jennifer Cadelina, RN
Oncology/Infusion

Cory Collins, MSN, BSN, RN
ER

Giselle Cortes, RN
Maternal Child Health

Eboni Cunningham, MSN, BSN, RN, CCRN, CNL
ICU

Mayuri Desai, BSN, RN, CPAN
Oakland Hospital – Recovery

Lizbeth Estrada, MSN, RN, AMC-BC
Head and Nck-Maxlofcl-

Janice Fong, RN
Intensive Care Unit- 1

Mary Gamido, BSN, RN
Med-Surg Unit 1

Rosa Garcia, RN
Emergency Dept

Beth Havens, BSN, RN, CEFM
Labor & Delivery

Gretchen Jewell, BSN, RN
Intensive Care Unit- 1

Rachel Johnson, RN
Emergency Dept

Jewell Jordan, BSN, RN
Labor & Delivery

Cheryl Joseph, RN
Oncology

Christina Keys-Dawkins, BSN, RN
Acute Care-Obstetrics Unit-1

Rebecca Morales, BSN, RN
NICU

Denise Nakatani, RN
General Surgery-Unit C

Saena Park, BSN, RN, CLC
Breastfeedng/Lactation

Tiffany Pesigan, BSN, RN
Emergency Dept

Loverna Quilatan, RN
OR

Adrienne Rogers, BSN, RN
Med-Tele Unit 1

Catherine Ruehle, BSN, RN
NICU

Muneyong Van Luen, RN
Radiology Interventional

Clinical Nurse 3

Ali Aimaq, BSN, RN
Med Tele Unit 3 10 North

Mary Aquino, BSN, RN
NICU

Myraleene Aranzamendez, BSN, RN
PICU Transport

Thomas Baldwin, RN
ICU

Genevieve Bautista, BSN, RN
Med/Tele Unit 2

Meggin Benkert, RN
Ambulatory Infusion Center

Tiffany Brinston, BSN, RN
Emergency Dept

Joy Calim, BSN, RN
Med Tele Unit 4 6 North

Tuni Cesena, MSN, BSN, RN
Oakland Hospital – Recovery

Irina Chase, RN
MbrEduc-Breastfeeding-Lac

Tiffany Chuhall, BSN, RN
Pediatrics

Kimberly Cruz, BSN, RN
Intensive Care Unit 1

Carly Dahl, BSN, RN
Labor & Delivery

Gwendolyn Ekeh, RN
Med – Surg 11 West

Nelson Fitzimmons, BSN, RN
Emergency-Clinic Nurse

Anna Garayalde, BSN, RN
Labor & Delivery

Mediatrix Garcia, BSN, RN, CPN, IBCLC, NTMC, NTMC, RNC-NIC
NICU

Heather Gibson, BSN, RN
ASU

Rebekah Green, BSN, RN
Emergency Dept

Brenna Griswold, MSN, BSN, RN, CPNP-PC
Neo-Natal ICU Unit -1

Emilio Guia, BSN, RN
ICU

Grania Heagney, RN
Pediatric

Merlene Hermosa, BSN, RN
Intensive Care Unit- 1

Marilyn Holley, BSN, RN , CCRNP
PICU

Jessica Hovatter, MSN, BSN, RN, CLE, FNP-BC
NICU

Karen James, MSN, RN
Pediatrics

Erin Johnson, BSN, RN
Emergency- Mgnt

Melody Kitong, BSN, RN
OR

Rojana Krailassiri, BSN, RN, CNOR
OR

Margaret Kuria, RN
UR-Discharge Planning

Namgyal Lama, RN
NICU

Hilda Lamera, BSN, RN
Med Tele Unit 2 -7 North

Yesenia Landaverde Arvizu, RN
Labor & Delivery

Edward Lei, BSN, RN , CNOR
OR

Kiele Liu, RN, SCRN
Med/Tele Unit 4

Lauren Lopez, BSN, RN
Gastroenterology-Endoscopy

Natalie Luque, BSN, RN, CCRN
Intensive Care Unit- 1

Antoinette Magana, BSN, RN
Admitting

Robert Maningat, RN
OR

Eda Mastrapasqua, RN, CMSRN
Med/Tele Unit 4

Gena Mathers, BSN, RN
Intensive Care Unit 1

Melissa McClurg, RN
NICU

Danh Nguyen, RN
ICU Pediatrics

William O’sullivan, BSN, RN
Med-Surg Unit 2

Juliet Ogunade, RN
Neo-Natal ICU Unit -1

Kelly Pender, BSN, RN,
Neo-Natal ICU Unit -1

Junhan Peng, BSN, RN
Med/Tele Unit 4

Nathalie Quan, BSN, RN
Oakland Hospital – Recovery

Jenny Quiachon, BSN, RN
Adult Oncology

Sharon Reid, MSN, RN
UR-Discharge Planning

Jennie Reyes, RN
Urology

Khadeeja Salimi, RN
Adult Primary Care-Unit A

Andrew Santiago, BSN, RN
Med-Tele Unit 2

Rebecca Sauder, BSN, RN
Labor Delivery

Alexandra Scott, RN
Emergency Clinic

Manwinder Sidhu, BSN, RN
Resource Management

Amanda Sills, RN
NICU

Lara Sloan, BSN, RN, C-EFM, C-ONQS, RNC-OB
Labor & Delivery

Angela Smith, BSN, RN
Labor & Delivery

Jihae Song, RN
UR-Discharge Planning

Erin Sposeto, RN
Labor & Delivery

Jenny Subido, BSN, RN
Med-Tele Unit 4

Whitney Thompson, BSN, RN
Emergency-Clinic Nurse

Nadja Tolosa, BSN, RN
UR-Discharge Planning

Nenet Tosoc, BSN, RN
Med/Tele Unit 1

Jaime Westfall, BSN, RN, CEN, CPEN
Emergency-Clinic Nurse

Carrie Williams, RN
Med Tele Unit – 6 North

Eddaclaire Wong, BSN, RN
Acute Care Obstetrics

Daniel Silvia, RN
Med Tele Unit 3 -10 North

San Rafael hosts inaugural Magnet Fair

The inaugural San Rafael Magnet Fair was held in May during Nurses Week. Members of the professional governance councils collaborated to select a theme, identify topics that would highlight council work from core councils to unit councils, best practices, poster presentations, how to get certified, and advancing degree opportunities. The event also included learning opportunities such as interactive care experience patient/nurse simulations, and fun games such that highlight NICHE, delirium initiatives, senior surgical care program, mindfulness practices, and fall prevention. 

Interventional services care experience

Caritas nurse, Giovanna Aiello, BSN, RN, Ipictured above) a member of the Interventional Services unit council, identified an opportunity to collect the voice of the patient.  Giovanna and the unit council members wanted to collect anonymous feedback from patients to gain insight into patient’s satisfaction with the care provided while in interventional services. 

A brief paper questionnaire was created and distributed at the time of discharge.  The volume of returned questionnaires was low, so a change was made to include the questionnaire in the patient’s kp.org email, which has significantly increased feedback that was overall extremely positive and a few opportunities for improvement that the team will work on in 2025. 

Nurses join Marin-Sonoma Alzheimer’s Walk 

In November, Denise Laws, DNP, RN, Chief Nurse Executive, Kimberly Sommerhaug, MSN, RN, NP-C, Briana Deguara, MSN, RN, and Dr. Canio supported the Alzheimer’s Walk. The team hosted an educational booth sharing knowledge about  age friendly care and Senior Surgical Care Program in San Rafael.   

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Sidewalk CPR event trains community members to assist in an emergency

San Rafael emergency department staff volunteered during the Sidewalk CPR event in August.  This community outreach event provided free training to the community at several locations across Marin. 

Community members learned to assist during a cardiac arrest, overdose, or severe bleeding.  Training included hands only CPR, AED, Stop the Bleed, and Narcan.  Our San Rafael team taught hands only CPR and had a table with educational materials and teaching about how to use Narcan.  

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Mobility is medicine 

An interdisciplinary team of clinical nurses, patient care technicians, nurse leaders, HBS, PT, and quality partnered to improve mobility across inpatient units at the San Rafael Medical Center.  The mobility workgroup merged with the Falls Committee, and the team was able to improve mobility and exceed the mobility goal of 75%.  

The clinical nurse team: Tim Jackson, BSN, RN; Virginia Breslo, BSN, RN, Shirley Hasson, BSN, RN, Vivi Chang, BSN, RN; Ashley Thompson-Brundidge, MSN, RN; Arleen Velasco, BSN, RN; and Sarah Villareal, MSN, RN created materials and educated colleagues on CLOF, documentation requirements, inclusion and exclusion criteria, and championed the work as rounders.      

Rapid improvement event for emergency department to inpatient units

An interdisciplinary team worked together to evaluate current workflows for patients from the emergency department that need admission to an inpatient unit.  Clinical nurses helped lead this work and partnered with Rick Stransky, area portfolio leader to identify opportunities within the current state and re-design the processes to improve efficiency, communication, and help get our patients to the right level of care at the right time.   

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