Degrees and Certifications

We are proud of the Loyola nurses who have worked hard to further develop their professional skills by continuing their education,

Congratulations to our nurses who have recently earned professional degrees and certifications.


Recently earned degrees and certifications

  • Debbie Jasovsky PhD, RN received her CNAA, BC certification

  • Colleen Quinn, RN received ECRN certification

  • Jackie Anderson, RN received ECRN certification

  • Tracy Monroe, RN received ECRN certification

  • Heather Prescaro, RN received ECRN certification

  • Elizabeth Mirabella, RN received certification as a Gaestroenterology Registered Nurse.

  • Jackie Nichols, RN received her CEN certification.

  • Lori Chiappetta, RN received her CEN certification.

  • Bridget Gaughan, RN received her CEN certification.

  • Vicki Bacidore, RN received her CEN certification.

  • Laura Parise, RN passed her CCRN.

  • Jill Anderson, RN received CNOR certification.

  • Deborah Marra, RN received CNOR certification.

  • Julia Leeberg, RN received CNOR certification.

  • Wilhelmina Brown, RN received CNOR certification.

  • Therese Borzym, RN received CNOR certification.

  • Suzanne Elizalde, RN received CNOR certification.

  • Sheri Rogers, RN received CNOR certification.

  • Rizalina Bista, RN received CNOR certification.

  • Moises Contawe, RN received CNOR certification.

  • Myrna Inductivo, RN received CNOR certification.

  • Maria Revita, RN received CNOR certification.

  • Loribelle Lorenzo, RN received CNOR certification.

  • Lorinda Frascona, RN received CNOR certification.

  • Girlie Rose Espinosa, RN received CNOR certification.

  • Jose Gener Malinis, RN received CNOR certification.

  • Eileen O'Grady, RN received CNOR certification.

  • Maria Cristina Valero, RN received CNOR certification.

  • Bernardine Loper, RN received CNOR certification.

  • Rosemary Kalchbrenner, RN received In Patient OB certification.

  • Judy McHugh, RN, received her MSN from Loyola University Niehoff School of Nursing.

  • Stacy Hubert, RN, received her MS in Health Services Administration from the University of St. Francis.

  • Kerri Schmaling, RN, passed her CCRN.

  • Stefanie Bluemer, RN, received certification as an oncology nurse.

  • Janice Duffy, RN, received Travel Health certification.

  • Christine Tallian, RN, received national certification as an oncology nurse from the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation of ONS.

  • Vicki Bacidore, RN, MS, credentialed as first nurse practitioner in the emergency department at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, IL.

  • Grace Hooker, RN and Heather Przybyl, RN, both acheived certified Critical Care Registered Nurse status.

  • Ginger Lewis, RN, acheived Certified Urology Registered Nurse Status.

  • Lori Chiappetta, RN, received national certification as a trauma nursing core
    course instuctor.

  • Gemma Jose, RN, BSN, passed PCCN certification.

  • Candy Smith, RN, passed her CCRN.

  • Linda Flemm, RN, MSN, received national advanced oncology certification (AOCN) from the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation of ONS.

  • Margaret Zimowska, RN, received national certification as an oncology nurse from the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation of ONS.

  • Julie Barnstable, RN; Kathy Xenakis, RN and Charlene Wiegand, RN passed their CRRN.