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got together to share the evening’s entertainment. Two of them work together, the others work throughout the community, and all enjoy a strong friendship. “We went to nursing school together,” explained Holly Huffman, RN, who works at Methodist Hospital’s Senate Street Surgery Center. “We try to get together when we can, although it’s hard with different schedules.” Huffman’s companions — Sara Welty,
RN, IU Hospital; Jessica Emery, RN, Wishard Hospital; Jenalee Doughty, RN, Community East; Morgan Federer, RN, Methodist Hospital; and Brooklein Royer, RN, who works with Huffman — are shining examples of Indianapolis nurses’ friendships without borders. Another RN, Stacy Hilgemeier, night
supervisor at Wishard, invited a friend who’s in nursing school. “We were excited,” Hilgemeier said. “As
soon as I found out about it, I’m calling around, ‘Bingo, we got a bingo night!’”
Spoonful of sugar | The seriousness of a potential nursing shortage wasn’t lost on attendees.
Methodist Hospital nurses Holly Huffman (left) and Brooklyn Royer were among the 250 nurses taking part in bingo night.
“We’re supporting nursing (and)
scholarships for nursing,” said Marilyn Cox, RN, MSN, vice president and chief nursing officer at Riley Hospital for Children, describing the event’s ultimate goal of raising money for INWDC. “With the impending budget cuts Obama has in mind, it’s critical we raise money for scholarships to support nursing. About 50 to 60 percent of our nurses, within the next five years, are going to be at an age for retirement. And so it is
critical that we keep the pipeline going with younger nurses who are coming into the nursing profession.” Despite the gravity of the issue, the event
carried a festive atmosphere of camaraderie and generosity. Many guests purchased additional bingo cards, bid on silent auction items and purchased lottery-like scratch-off tickets. Everyone cheered whenever a voice shouted, “Bingo!” ●
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