Melissa Thompson
February 2025
Melissa
Thompson
,
BSN, RN
Clinical Administration
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Hughes Spalding
Atlanta
,
GA
United States
She is patient and understanding, and she ensures that her staff has the knowledge and tools to care for patients and their families.
This ANM instills a culture whereby her compassion and respect are noticed by those whom she leads. Overseeing the Specialty and Subspecialty clinics is challenging. She handles this day-to-day operation, advocating for improving patient outcomes. She knows her team and supports them, which means a lot. Leading by example, she assists staff in all her clinics without hesitation. She is patient and understanding, and she ensures that her staff has the knowledge and tools to care for patients and their families. This ANM has confidence in her Charge Nurses and Team Lead Nurse whenever she has a meeting or is on vacation in the continuum of care is provided in a safe environment. She encourages her staff in professional growth. She consistently celebrates and recognizes those who have gone above and beyond. Getting their CPN and participating in shared leadership committees. Trust and communication with all, whether it be providers, staff, ancillary, internal, or external departments, is the key that this ANM leads by example. She definitely deserves to receive this prestigious award.