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JUPITER MEDICAL CENTER BROWARD HEALTH SERVICES,
BROWARD HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER
Carol Milliken, DNP, RN, CEN, CPEN, CCRN

Carol Milliken has held the role of Clinical Education Department
Manager at Jupiter Medical Center for the past two years. Carol Mariamma J. Pyngolil, MSN,
recently completed her doctoral degree in nursing practice and is ARNP, PMHCNS- BC
nationally certified in emergency nursing, pediatric emergency nurs-
ing and critical care. She serves as the president of Palm Beach Mariamma J. Pyngolil, MSN, ARNP,
County's Emergency Nurses Association and is an active member of PMHCNS- BC, is Clinical nurse spe-
the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses and Sigma Theta cialist for Behavioral Health Services
Tau International honor society of nursing. Her passion for education at Broward Health Medical Center
is evident in her service as an instructor of advanced cardiac life sup- and serves as co-chair of Research and
port, pediatric advanced cardiac life support, basic life support, Evidence based practice council.
interosseous access, and trauma nurse core courses on her days away In her role as Clinical Nurse
from work. Carol states, “the best part about being an educator is Specialist, Pyngolil provides clinical
being able to provide the nursing team with the tools they need to grow, be successful and provide leadership and education for
excellent evidence-based care to our community.” Behavioral health in bringing evi-
dence based practices to Behavioral
Karen Reese, RNC Health Services and clinical consulta-
tions for Behavioral Health issues in
Karen Reese has been a nurse with Jupiter Medical Center for a year acute care.
and a half, and she has already made a huge impact on the communi- Pyngolil obtained her BSN from her native country of India and
ty. Karen graduated from nursing school in 1990 and is a labor and later attended the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing
delivery nurse like her mother before her. She has a passion for ensur- where she earned her Master’s degree in Psychiatric Mental Health
ing that mothers have the best possible experience when delivering Nursing and is certified as Adult Psychiatric Mental Health
their babies. Labor is a momentous life experience and Karen wants Clinical Nurse Specialist through ANCC.
mothers to say, “my nurse made a difference in my experience.” At She was recently recognized by the American Psychiatric
Jupiter Medical Center, Karen has felt supported in her mission to put Nurses Association (APNA) as one of only 32 nurses trained as a
patient care first and the business of medicine second. Karen reflects, facilitator for APNA Competency Based Training for Suicide pre-
“The moment you place that new life into that exhausted woman’s vention and is also a facilitator for APNA’s Recovery to Practice, a
arms, you know in your heart the true impact you have made in their training for Acute care Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses. She is
life.“ also active in community initiatives involving mental health pro-
motion and illness prevention.

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