News Release

Clinton announces the selection of two of their nurses as
“100 Great Iowa Nurses for 2005”

It is with pride that Mercy Medical Center – Clinton announces the selection of two (2) of their nurses as “100 Great Iowa Nurses for 2005”. The nurses are: Becky Gluesing, RN, BSN and Kamalini Kumar, RN, MA, PhD(c). The award recognizes them for making a meaningful and lasting contribution to humanity and the nursing profession. The Great Iowa Nurses are also viewed as mentors to others and exemplify all the principles on which the 100 Great Iowa Nurses Celebration was founded

Becky is the Resource Nurse in Mercy’s Operating Room. She graduated from the University of Iowa with a BSN in 1974; she also holds a CNOR (certified nurse-operating room) since 1983. Becky recently completed the Trinity Health Leadership Academy in 2004 where she researched and developed the Implementation of Reprocessing Service. Becky has worked at the hospital since 1974 with twenty-nine years of that time in the Operating Room; she has been a member of AORN since 1979. Becky is active in the Trinity Lutheran Church; she has been a member of the American Cancer Society Relay for Life where she’s headed the Luminary Ceremony for the past 7 years.

Kamalini has more than 35 years of teaching experience. She taught nursing in India, Canada and the United States. For the past 15 years, she has presented papers at national and international conferences dealing with spiritual care, death and dying, cultural diversity and human relationship issues. She is currently on the educational staff of Mercy Medical Center and is involved in team, leadership and staff development. She is a current member of the Transcultural Nursing Society. Kamilini is also an active community leader. She’s been the past president of Clinton YWCA, active in the Foundation for Educational Excellence, The Crisis Pregnancy Center, American Cancer Society and the regional chapter of the Iowa Society of Health Educators. Her past involvements include membership on the Board of Trustees of Mount St. Clare College and the Clinton Symphony Orchestra.

Becky and Kamalini will be honored, in the company of family, friends and colleagues on May 10th at the Des Moines Marriot Downtown.