Witham takes second in academic bowl

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Front row, from left: Tracy Hatfield, Kristen Holladay, Back row, from left: Andrew Bowman, Libby Cowling, Laura MacDonald, Ashley Nelson. (Submitted photo)
Front row, from left: Tracy Hatfield, Kristen Holladay, Back row, from left: Andrew Bowman, Libby Cowling, Laura MacDonald, Ashley Nelson. (Submitted photo)

The Witham Team of Witham Hospitals took second place at the 2014 Indiana Emergency Nurses Association Certified Emergency Nurse Academic Bowl. The competition was held at the St. Francis Education Center Nov. 5.

The event included a competition ranging from challenging questions on skills to complex disease identification that emergency nurses face on a daily basis. The teams compete in 25-minute timed challenges. At the end of the challenges the winners of each round and the team with the highest number of points advance to the final round. The Witham team beat out teams from St. Francis, Eskenazi, IU Methodist, IU West, and IU Ball Memorial.

“Emergency nurses have to possess a wide range of skills and knowledge to rapidly assess and treat patients,” said Sarah Abel, director of Emergency Services, Occupational Medicine and Convenient Care at Witham. “Our teamwork for this competition reflects our department and how we advocate on behalf of the patient every day. This skills competition was a fun opportunity to showcase excellence in the emergency room.”

Witham team members were Tracy Hatfield, Kristen Holladay, Laura MacDonald, Ashley Nelson.  Libby Cowling was the alternate team member and Andrew Bowman was their “Lifeline” participant.

“I am extremely proud of the Witham team and their commitment to advancing their knowledge base to improve the care they give to their patients,” Abel said.


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