Steinberg scholarship winners cross patient-care campus boundaries

Thursday, February 7, 2002

Vol 8, Issue 3

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By PAUL FREEMAN and CRAIG DEGGINGER

Honors from their peers reverberated throughout the halls of three patient- care campuses last month, as Alison Jones, Robin Burroughs and Lenise Taylor were named this year's recipients of prestigious Steinberg nursing scholarships.

Jones and Burroughs work in the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance unit at Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, while Taylor divides her time between working for University of Washington Academic Medical Center Radiation Oncology and at the Alliance outpatient clinic on the Hutch's Day Campus.

Jones said that when her name was announced, "I could feel my ankles shaking. To be one of three chosen from more than 500 eligible nurses was overwhelming. It's a huge honor. It's wonderful to be recognized for something I love to do."

Since 1995, the scholarships have been given to Hutch nurses by the family of former patient John Steinberg of Kansas City, Mo. With the creation of the Alliance, eligibility was expanded to include nurses who work for the three Alliance partner organizations.

Recipients, nominated by peers, receive a trip to an educational conference of their choice. Members of the evaluation committee do not know the names of nominees, where they work or the age range of their patients.

A nominator for Burroughs wrote: "She goes out of her way for patients and families, is able to identify their needs from initial diagnosis to hospice and end-of-life issues and prepare families for this process. She is a role model for both young and experienced staff members."

A nominator for Jones wrote: "Patients and families seek out Alison for support throughout their care. She is 100 percent in tune with patients."

A nominator for Taylor wrote: "She makes an effort to learn about each patient, not just medically, but also their hobbies and interests, and integrates them into her patient care.

"On Halloween, Lenise encouraged a 3-year-old patient to come dressed in her costume. The girl came dressed as Cinderella and received cranial radiation in full costume. She said she felt like a princess and talked about it for days later."

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