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Sandra Griffiths, RN,
Receives VA National Award of Excellence in Nursing
 Sandra
Griffiths, R.N., received the Secretary of Veterans Affairs Award for Excellence
in Nursing at a ceremony in Washington D.C., on May 7th 2002, for her
contribution to VA health care. Anthony
J. Principi, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, presented Ms. Griffiths with
this national award to recognize her achievements in nursing care.
Ms. Griffiths has worked as a
staff nurse in the Dialysis Unit at the VA Pittsburgh, University Drive
Division, for the past fifteen years. With
her dialysis expertise, Ms. Griffiths provides the renal patient with optimal
nursing care, accurately assessing each patient, and developing care plans to
reflect all aspects of patient care. In
addition, Ms. Griffiths continually volunteers to assume additional duties,
including hemodialysis preceptor, renal transplant coordinator, and preceptor
for the dialysis water treatment system.
Ms. Griffiths is also active in
the community, providing health care teaching to veterans at community health
fairs and giving hemodialysis tours to college and high school students. As transplant coordinator for hemodialysis patients, she has acted as a
liaison between the VAPHS and transplant centers to facilitate evaluations for
these patients. Since the VAPHS has
recently been approved as a renal transplant center, she now coordinates these
evaluations through the VAPHS Transplant Program.
Ms. Griffiths is a major contributor to the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System and she
demonstrates excellence in clinical, educational, and leadership skills on a
daily basis.
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