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BROWARD HEALTH NORTH
Freddly Menard, RN
Freddly Menard, RN, was hired by Broward Health
North’s inpatient rehab unit as a newly graduated regis-
tered nurse on January 23rd, 2017. It was soon obvious
during her orientation process that she was an exceptional
nurse and a caring human being. Her bedside manner is
phenomenal and she not only provides excellent patient
care, but she also ensures that the patient’s family members
and visitors feel welcome and included on the unit.
Freddly’s professional growth has been swift as she
eagerly expanded her role by being cross-trained as an
effective and detailed pre-admission nurse. She was then
trained as a charge nurse and is both efficient and commit-
ted to quality patient care. Freddly is fondly called the
“organizer” as she is known to single-handedly organize events on the unit when needs began her nursing career as a registered nurse in the Women’s Health/Oncology Unit at
arise, such as baby showers, Doctors’ Day events and birthdays. She is a true joy to have Hahnemann University Hospital. During her career, she has served as a unit manager
on the unit and an asset to Broward Health North.
Brent Campbell, RN, BSN
For the past 15 years, Brent Campbell, RN, BSN, has
been devoted to the orthopaedic, neurosurgical and trau-
ma units at Broward Health North. During this time, Brent
has functioned not only as a bedside nurse, but also as a
charge nurse and customer service lead in his department.
When it comes to patient care, he strives to produce a com-
fortable and stress-free environment while always provid-
ing exceptional care. It is his compassion and extraordi-
nary clinical skills that sets him apart. For Brent, being a
nurse is not a job, it’s a way of life, and one he thoroughly
enjoys.
BROWARD HEALTH IMPERIAL POINT
Paulette Sepe, MSN
Paulette Sepe, MSN, is a clinical specialist for med-surg
areas and a wound care nurse and overall clinical educator
at Broward Health Imperial Point (BHIP). After obtaining
her master’s degree in nursing as a clinical leader, she
joined the BHIP team in April 2014. Paulette has worked to
develop training to help BHIP move forward with quality
initiatives and evidence-based practices. She is also the
coordinator of the hospital’s NICHE (Nurses Improving
Care for Healthsystem Elders) program.
Karen Maus, RN
Karen Maus, RN, has worked at Broward Health Imperial
Point for more than 25 years in various capacities. For the
past several years, she has been a leader in the stress lab and
developed the vascular access team responsible for PICC
insertions and IV access throughout the hospital. She is
part of a three-person department responsible for assisting
with bronchoscopies, cardioversions and TEEs. She is
board-certified in vascular access and educates staff nurses
throughout the hospital in vascular access care.
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BROWARD HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER
Michelle Henry, BSN, RN
Michelle Henry, BSN, RN, is a rapid response/code blue
nurse at Broward Health Medical Center. In her role,
Henry responds, treats and provides advice in medical
emergencies throughout Broward Health Medical Center.
The Rapid Response Team works closely with physicians,
nurse practitioners, respiratory therapists and primary
nurses on floors to evaluate patients who potentially
require additional interventions to prevent deterioration.
They also educate and support staff nurses, including
intensive care, emergency and medical floors. Previously,
Michelle worked on the neurology intensive care and
telemetry units at Florida Medical Center.
Michelle obtained her BSN from Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA, where she
and director of nursing. She is BLS, ACLS and stroke-certified, as well as a Certified
Alzheimer’s Disease educator.
Adrienne Patino, BSN, RN
Adrienne Patino, BSN, RN, has been a registered nurse
on the Pediatric Hematology Oncology Unit at Salah
Foundation Children’s Hospital at Broward Health Medical
Center since 2010. She began her career at Salah
Foundation Children’s Hospital as a charge nurse, clinical
coach and certified Spanish interpreter. In 2016, Adrienne
was promoted to assistant nurse manager.
Adrienne received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing
from Nova Southeastern University and is a past recipient
of the Nurse Excellence Award, recognition given to nurs-
es for their contribution to patient care.
Adrienne has served as co-chair of Pediatric Hematology Oncology Unit Council, as
a member Pain Committee and as Team Captain for Light the Night where she provided
oversight for to the team for all fundraising events in support of the Leukemia
Lymphoma Society.
Adrienne describes being a pediatric hematology oncology nurse as “her passion” and
feels honored when making a difference in a patient’s life.
BROWARD HEALTH CORAL SPRINGS
Allison Vandever, BSN, RN, CEN
Allison Vandever, BSN, RN, CEN, is the regional manag-
er for the Emergency Department (for both adults and
pediatrics) at Broward Health Coral Springs. She also man-
ages the hospital’s “Teddy Bear Clinic”, where nurses edu-
cate children in the community and reduce their fears
about medicine through medical play. She is a visionary in
recognizing the community’s needs and has no problem
rolling up her sleeves and helping to get the job get done.
Sandra Porter-Daley, RN
Sandra Porter-Daley, RN, is the newly appointed regional
manager of perioperative services at Broward Health Coral
Springs. She coordinates staffing to meet the needs of the
community, and also works as a scrub nurse and/or circu-
lator. Sandra juggles multiple jobs, all with a positive atti-
tude. She gets in early and stays late to ensure patient and
doctor needs are met so safety and quality are exceeded.
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