Regional Chief Nursing Officer Diann Johnston, right, and Magnet Program Director Lauren Fleming, left, gather with Sharmine Brassington, Administrative Director of Emergency Services at Monmouth Medical Center, who hold the Organization of Nurse Leaders New Jersey Excellence in Advanced Practice Nursing Leadership Award she received on December 3.
Middletown resident named award winner in QuickFire Challenge
Middletown resident named award winner in QuickFire Challenge
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A Monmouth Medical Center (MMC) pediatric nurse from Middletown has been named an awardee of the Johnson & Johnson Nurses Innovate QuickFire Challenge in COVID-19 Patient Care.
Kathleen Malouf, who works in Pediatric Medical Stay for MMC’s Unterberg Children’s Hospital in Long Branch, is the inventor of the IsoPouch, a simple, disposable, transparent pouch that adheres to an isolation gown.
The IsoPouch can help health workers quickly and easily gather supplies and preserve personal protective equipment (PPE), according to a press release.
Malouf joins Jennifer Stinson, a nurse scientist from the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada, to be recognized among hundreds of applicants worldwide for innovative ideas aiming to improve COVID-19 patient care, according to the press release.