RIM Nurse to Receive Prestigious 2011 Nightingale Award

DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan’s (RIM), Kim Ayler, RN,BSN,CRRN, will be honored with the 2011 Nightingale Award in the category of Long-Term Care/Rehabilitation Nursing at the 23rd Annual Nightingale Awards for Nursing® on May 5^th at the San Marino Club in Troy. 

The awards are presented annually by Oakland University’s School of Nursing and its Board of Visitors and recognizes exceptional nurses who are “leading the way” from all over the state of Michigan and Canada.

Ayler has been a staff nurse at RIM since 1986. She completed her BSN from the University of Phoenix and received her Certified Rehabilitation Nurses Certification in 2008.

“Kim is a shining example to her peers, always helping without being asked and mentoring the newer nurses so they can become the best rehabilitation nurses,” says Bridget A. Leonard MSN, RN, MBA, CRRN, Manager Nursing Office, RIM.

Nominees were nominated by their peers, supervisors, friends or patients for their superior service and contributions in one of eight specialty areas. Each winning recipient receives a check for $1,000, a bronze statue of Florence Nightingale and a pin.

For more information, visit www.oakland.edu/nightingale