Yanka Campbell is a clinical instructor in the MSN (Entry into Nursing) Program at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, and has taught in three integrated clinical management courses -- Common, Chronic, and Complex Health Alternations -- over the past two years.
In addition to teaching pre-licensure clinical at JHSON, Yanka is an oncology nurse at the University of Maryland Medical Center Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, and a student in our Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program. Her DNP project focuses on improving clinical outcomes for cancer patients experiencing breathlessness through standardize assessment and management. Yanka is currently a member of Sigma Theta Tau International (Nu Beta Chapter), Oncology Nursing Society, and the National League for Nursing. She received a BS in Accounting from Strayer University and an MS in Nursing (CNL program) from the University of Maryland Baltimore.
 Excerpts from what Yanka 's nominators said about her:
Yanka Campbell embodies what it means to be kind and compassionate. Yanka doesn't do this job for the recognition, she does it because she has a passion to teach and to help others. I have never met someone who is a DAISY Nurse as much as Yanka.
Yanka is a very enthusiastic and caring teacher. She has inspired me to be a better nurse in so many ways- including being mindful of caring for myself, advocating for our patients, and working as a team with other healthcare professionals.