Bentain-Melanson Honored with Circle of Excellence Award
Maria Bentain-Melanson, MSN, RN, CCRN, CSC, Shapiro 6 West/Cardiac Surgery ICU nurse educator, was honored this spring with the prestigious Circle of Excellence Award.
Presented by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), the award recognizes those who exemplify excellence in the care and outcomes of acutely and critically ill patients and their families.
Bentain-Melanson is one of only 22 people nationwide to receive the award this year. She was honored during the annual National Teaching Institute (NTI) and Critical Care Exposition in Chicago this spring.
Recipients are nominated by colleagues and must promote patient-driven excellence, transform thinking, structures and processes to address challenges and remove barriers to advance patient-driven excellence. With this recognition, Bentain-Melanson will become part of the AACN’s Circle of Excellence Society.