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Rosetta White, LPN, a staff nurse in the maternity unit at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC, has received a 2009 Inspired Comfort Award from Cherokee Uniforms in the practical/vocational nurse category.
She's just one of six winners nationwide.
According to Cherokee officials, the awards recognize nurses and other non-physician healthcare professionals who demonstrate exceptional service, sacrifice and innovation, and have a positive impact on others' lives.
"Rosetta White demonstrates each and every day how profound she is at what she does," said Wendell Mobley, director of charitable and scholarship programs at Cherokee.
A nurse of 39 years, White has a reputation for working tirelessly to meet the clinical and personal needs of mothers and newborns on her floor. She has even gone to patients' homes to deliver items left behind after being discharged, knowing they did not have transportation to return to the hospital.
White also serves as a volunteer to coordinate the hospital's annual blood drive and fundraises at the hospital as well as in the community for the Arts and Science Center of Charlotte and the Children's Miracle Network. She was nominated by her nurse manager, Linda Thornton.
"This nurse goes above all expectations in everything she does," Thornton wrote in her nomination. "She should be the poster child for our organization."
As a grand-prize winner in her category, White received an all-expense-paid Caribbean cruise for two, a wardrobe of Cherokee uniforms and footwear worth more than $1,000, a trophy and a gold-plated commemorative pin, according to officials.
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