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The Bariatric Nursing Consortium

The Bariatric Nursing Consortium is a group of nurses from East Carolina University College of Nursing. 

WINNERS OF THE 2007 MAGNET PRIZE

The Bariatric Nursing Consortium, at work in our Magnet Hospital, is the 2007 winner of the Magnet Prize. Awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and sponsored by Cerner Corporation, the award recognized the consortium as an exemplary model for partnership between a Magnet hospital and a school of nursing. It noted "the commitment of these individuals to advocate for safe, ethical care of morbidly obese patients and the mentorship of the founding members has raised their profile to a national level for excellence in patient care and created a new nursing specialty."

Membership:

A. From East Carolina University College of Nursing

Mary Ann Rose, RN, MSN, EdD   (Chair)
Professor of Nursing
President, National Association of Bariatric Nurses, 2004-2006

Gloria Baker, MSN
Doctoral Student

Martha  Engelke, MSN, PhD
Associate Dean for Research
Professor of Nursing

Maura McAuliffe, CRNA, PhD, FAAN
Professor of Nursing
Director of the Nurse Anesthesia Program

Marie Pokorny, MSN, PhD
Professor of Nursing

Sharon Sarvey, RN, MSN, PhD
Assistant Professor of Nursing

Elaine Scott, RN, MSN, PhD
Assistant Professor of Nursing

B. From Pitt County Memorial Hospital

Kathy Dutton, MSN
Vice President for Patient Care Services

Daniel J. Drake, RN, MSN
Peri-operative and Bariatric Clinical Specialist
President, National Association of Bariatric Nurses, 2006 - 2008

Susan Pozzuto, RN, MSN
Administrator, Trauma and Surgical Services

Lorraine Clark-Reed, RN, MSN, CWCN
Clinical Nurse Specialist

Frank Watkins, BSN
Research Specialist
Trauma Department

Wanda Waters, ADN
Nursing Care Analyst
Staffing Information and Support
 

Relevant Literature:

The following papers have been published as a result of the work of the consortium:

1. Drake DJ, Dutton K, McAuliffe M, Engelke M, Rose MA.  2005. Challenges nurses face in caring for morbidly obese patients in the acute care setting. Surgery of Obesity and Related Diseases. 2005; 1:462-466.
    
   Cooper, C., Sarvey, S., Collier, D., Willson, C., Green, I, et al.  For comparison:  Experience with a children's obesity camp. Surgery of Obesity and Related Diseases.  In press
2. Rose, MA, Baker, G., Drake, D, Engelke, M., McAuliffe, M. et al. (2006) Nurse Staffing Requirements for Care of Morbidly Obese Patients in the Acute Care Setting.  Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care.  Vol 1: 2. 115 ? 121
3. Sarvey, S. and Rose, MA. 2005. Teens: Rural, Obese and Poor:  Lessons we learned in Wal-Mart.  Pediatric Nursing. Jan/Feb; 31: 1. 32-34
4. Sarvey, S. 2006. Working with a morbidly obese teenager:  a case study.  Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care.  In press.