Inside Duke Medicine
Nurse in N.C. ‘Great 100’
posted September 30th, 2008
Duke Raleigh Hospital’s Yvette Meggs, a post-op nurse in same day surgery since 2001, has received the 2008 Great 100 Nurses in North Carolina award for excellence in nursing.
The Great 100 is a peer organization that recognizes outstanding individuals, promotes the profession and organizes scholarship funds for registered nurses.
A nurse for 24 years, Meggs, RN, CN IV, is a magnet chair for the hospital magnet champions, and is responsible for educating staff on how to apply everyday activities to the magnet program. As a surgical tech/clinical RN ladder adviser, she takes an active role in assisting nurses in finding professional development opportunities.
She also is an active supporter and team captain for Race for the Cure. Meggs also spearheaded the development of the private consultation room in same day surgery, donated by the P.G. Fox Society and named in honor of Powell G. Fox Jr., M.D., chief medical officer emeritus at Duke Raleigh.
“I am humbled and awed to be recognized as one of North Carolina’s Great 100. It is truly one of the most distinguished honors a nurse can receive,” Meggs said.