Nurse Practitioner, Jonathan Llamas, Named Nurse ICON of The Year

The nursing community has voted Jonathan V. Llamas  DNP, RN-BC, PMHNP-BC, PHN Nurse ICON of The Year! 

Jonathan was nominated and voted as both the Nurse Leader of The Year and progressed to the final round of voting, where he was named the Nurse ICON of The Year. 

• Nomination: Jonathan is truly an inspiration not only to me but also to the nursing profession and the communities he serves and has continued to put the needs of his patients before his own. As a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner and Nurse Leader, Jonathan uses his platform to educate, inspire, and advocate the importance of mental health care by stressing the importance of collaboration, mutual trust, and cultural inclusivity with his patients. In addition to being a provider, his leadership roles include being the West Coast University Alumni Chapter President where he helps empower future nurses to realize their full potential and is also an influential activist in not only supporting but also promoting mental health initiatives within nursing and the healthcare sector.

The following nurses and nursing students were named as the winners of their respective categories and also progressed to the final round of voting. 

NURSE.ORG ICON Awards: Category Winners

• Jonathan V. Llamas, Nurse Leader of The Year
• Brandy Pinkerton, Most Inspirational Nurse
• Kathleen Green, Nurse Creator of The Year
• Spencer Jones, Nurse Innovator of The Year
• Kristine, New Nurse Go-Getter
• Alexis Heal, Nursing Student To Watch

What makes the Nurse.org ICON Awards truly special is that all the nurses and nursing students were nominated by the nursing community - peers, classmates, professors, followers, and loved ones! This level of recognition speaks volumes to the amazing work these individuals do day in, and out, for the nursing profession

All nominations are copied and pasted, as submitted.  

Award Categories

• Nurse Leader of The Year: Jonathan V. Llamas

• Most Inspirational Nurse: brandy pinkerton

• Nurse Creator of The Year: Kathleen green

• Nurse Innovator of The Year: spencer jones

•  New Nurse Go-Getter: Kristine 

• Nursing Student To Watch: Alexis heal

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Nurse Leader of The Year

Jonathan V. Llamas @drjonathanvllamas

• Nomination: Jonathan is truly an inspiration not only to me but also to the nursing profession and the communities he serves and has continued to put the needs of his patients before his own. As a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner and Nurse Leader, Jonathan uses his platform to educate, inspire, and advocate the importance of mental health care by stressing the importance of collaboration, mutual trust, and cultural inclusivity with his patients. In addition to being a provider, his leadership roles include being the West Coast University Alumni Chapter President where he helps empower future nurses to realize their full potential and is also an influential activist in not only supporting but also promoting mental health initiatives within nursing and the healthcare sector.

Top 4 Finalists: 

Ronnie Robinette, RN

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• Nomination: She's the best in the business. A nurse who turned recruiter years ago. I have had the pleasure and honor of working with Ronnie over the years. It's great to have her support. 

Al’ice Haskins @nurse_haskins

• Nomination: Nurse Haskins is extremely inspiring and selfless. She’s always representing the nursing profession with pride. She not only talks about being a transformational speaker but she puts in the work - from nurses' galas, mentoring, and scholarship awards, she’s always reaching back and pulling nurses forward. She’s so deserving of this award!

Mark Klimek, Nursing Professor (retired) 

• Nomination: For his contribution to nursing education, he has helped many nursing students across the globe to understand complex nursing concepts, topics, and NCLEX reviews. He deserves to be recognized.

Rebecca Love Linkedin

• Nomination: Rebecca is a powerful voice in the nursing profession. She was the first nurse to deliver a TEDx talk and have it featured on TED.com. She is very influential on Linkedin, where she is a strong voice for nurses. 

Most Inspirational Nurse

Brandy Pinkerton @travelnursementor @travnurse101

• Nomination: Brandy has been such an inspiration to all especially new travel nurses. She truly nurtures new and even veteran travel nurses with her wisdom. She treats everyone she comes in contact with like a friend. She is such a mentor to many!

Top 4 Finalists

Kelsay Irby | LinkedIn

• Nomination: Nurse Kelsay Irby made national headlines for calling 911 due to unsafe staffing in the ER at a Washington State hospital. Her call for help and resourcefulness shone a light on nurse staffing struggles across the country. Kelsay’s first-hand account of that night and the podcast telling her side of the story on the Ask Nurse Alice podcast put a face and emotion to the viral headlines - you could hear in her voice how much that night affected her, but also, how committed she is to her community. Reading her first-hand account and how she would do it again was so powerful. Kelsay Irby inspires me. 

Brandy Pinkerton @travelnursementor @travnurse101

• Nomination: Brandy has been such an inspiration to all especially new travel nurses. She truly nurtures new and even veteran travel nurses with her wisdom. She treats everyone she comes in contact with like a friend. She is such a mentor to many!

Laina Bridges @theenomadnurse

• Nomination: Laina Bridges is a travel Nicu nurse, currently furthering her education & owns a travel group for women. Literally the best and most understanding nurse I’ve ever experienced

• About Laina: Originally from Austin, Tx, Nurse Laina started her nursing career as a second profession. Laina’s platform inspires other nurses and healthcare professionals alike. She prides herself on equality, diversity, and inclusion in the nursing profession. Nurse Laina uses her following to bring joy, laughter, inspiration, and awareness to issues within the nursing community.

Laura Minard RN | Instagram: @successful_nursecoaches 

www.thesuccessfulnursecoaches.com

• Nomination: Laura Minard as the most inspirational nurse. She began a journey approximately six years ago to join in revolutionizing nursing as we know it. She is a super nurse having worked in critical care areas and for a highly coveted high-profile company. She experienced firsthand the problems healthcare is having and the tremendous stress nurses are working under. She stepped out in faith to wield a new path as a nurse and for nurses worldwide. Her journey is inspirational. From bankruptcy to financial freedom; from myths to truths; overcoming obstacles and barriers yet allowing nothing and no one to sway her from her dream and goal of entrepreneurial nurse coach inspiring and impacting thousands of lives including those of her own family. She, along with her business partner, RN Shelby Kurz, created The Successful Nurse Coach business and Facebook group. She helps host a weekly podcast by this name to inspire nurses that want to follow her lead and be the best in their nursing lives and personal lives. She leads by example. For instance, she first participated in the 75Hard program before encouraging others to do it. She enlisted her own coaches to help her before encouraging others to do the same. Her social media is all about speaking Truth, inspiring examples and words, and being available to help others. She will not sugarcoat anything. You want to rise up, she will guide you but be ready to play full out as there will be no hiding. She is willing to be vulnerable with herself, her fears, her triumphs, and her personal life to teach and inspire others that it's ok, we all walk together in this world. We may not all agree but we can encourage and respect one another. Laura inspires me to be the best version of myself with no comparison to others.

Shawal @shawalinscrubs

• Nomination: She posts very inspiring videos as a nurse and I can tell she has a passion for her career, it has inspired me to keep going in nursing school myself

Nurse Creator of The Year

Kathleen Green, BSN, RN @Nursekathleengreen

• Nomination: Kathleen always creates interesting educational posts about healthcare topics. Her content is very engaging!"

Top 4 Finalists

Mike Linares @simplenursing_ 

• Nomination: Mike is the Founder of simplenursing.com and has helped so many nursing students pass nursing school throughout the years.  Mike walked me through pharm with ease. I had a brand new professor who was still getting their feet wet and mike was the perfect supplement to a lecture.

Godslove Eloka | TikTok: nurseloveofficial 

• Nomination: He’s by far the funniest nurse on IG and TikTok. His videos get me through the day/shifts 😄

Daniel Mattox | Instagram: @nomad_in_scrubs | TikTok: @nursenomad

• Nomination: Daniel is a staple on #nursetok for his witty content, cheeky humor, and his relatable work scenarios. 

Miki Rai | Instagram: @mikirai | TikTok: mikiraiofficial

• Nomination: Miki is a force to be reckoned with. She’s hilarious, relatable, and tells it like it is. 

Nurse Innovator of The Year

Spencer Jones

• Nomination: Spencer Jones is a nurse entrepreneur and the inventor of SafeBreak Vascular, a patented breakaway device for IV catheters that reduces IV complications and preserves IV catheters. His second vascular access invention called BVAD is a dual-lumen peripheral IV catheter that provides patients a pain-free blood sampling solution to eliminate painful needlesticks and finger pricks. Spencer is currently the Chief Technology Officer and VP of Sales at Lapovations, a laparoscopic medical device company. 

Top 4 Finalists

Emily Cheng | @everevolvingem

• Nomination: Emily is the most selfless, inspiring, creative, and powerful woman that I know. She not only has connected thousands of travel nurses but empowered them along the way. Through MedVenture app that Emily created, she has managed to create a network that has grown and continued to thrive and connect travelers. I am forever thankful for her and no one deserves this more. 

Georgie Villarreal | @nurse.georgie | @wearehealthcarestrong

www.wearehealthcarestrong.com/

• Nomination: Nurse Georgie and the @wearehealthcarestrong program have been such an inspiration to so many healthcare workers and especially nurses. I have never heard of a fitness and nutrition program specifically for nurses and healthcare workers and it seems like the first of its kind. I know Georgie is working on a course, recipes, and workouts specifically for nurses and their busy schedules. She is constantly finding new ways to innovate and serve the nursing community so that nurses can thrive. For those reasons and more, I believe Nurse Georgie deserves the nurse icon award! Go, Georgie!