Join the Purdue Global School of Nursing in Celebrating Nurses Week 2025
It’s always important to honor our nurses — to thank them for the work they do and the passion with which they do it.
The School of Nursing at Purdue Global is proud to continue our support for the American Nurses Association’s (ANA) annual celebration of nurses. We hope you will join us for Purdue Global’s 2025 Nurses Week Celebration on Monday, May 12.
This year’s ANA theme — The Power of Nurses™ — honors the unparalleled impact of nurses and their positive contributions in communities across the nation. Nurses act as patient advocates, educators, and direct caregivers, influencing patient outcomes and shaping health care policies that ensure all Americans have access to high-quality, affordable health care coverage.
Throughout the year, we encourage our nursing students and alumni to look for opportunities to promote nursing excellence, leadership, and innovation.
Nurses Week Celebration
Monday, May 12, 2025 at 3:00 pm ET
Welcome
Andrea Gibson, DNP, BA, RN, CPHQ, Interim Dean and Vice President of the Purdue Global School of Nursing
ROSE Awards
The "ROSE Award" (Recognition of Service Excellence) recognizes Purdue Global School of Nursing staff who go above and beyond in providing exceptional service and exemplify outstanding performance.
Guest Speaker
“Education, Advocacy, and Fellowship: A Nurse Journey”
As a nurse, you hold incredible power — the power to heal, to advocate, and to transform lives. Once you become a nurse, many doors open to you, but it’s up to you to decide how to walk through them. Dr. Michelle Johann, 2023 Purdue Global DNP graduate, shares how education, advocacy, and connection with fellow nurses have shaped her career and patient outcomes. Even the smallest change in care can be life-changing for patients — so ask yourself, how will you use your knowledge and power to make a difference?
PRESENTED BY:
Michelle H. Johann, DNP, RN, PHN, WTA, CPAN
Purdue Global DNP Alum ‘23
Clinical Practice Education Specialist for PeriAnesthesia Services
Michelle Johann, a nurse for over 24 years, is a Clinical Practice Education Specialist at a comprehensive cancer center in the San Gabriel Valley of Southern California. Her current certifications include Public Health Nurse, Wound Treatment Associate, and Certified PeriAnesthesia Nurse. She is passionate about improving patient care outcomes by delivering exemplary projects fortified in performance improvement, evidence-based practice (EBP) initiatives, and research. Michelle has presented two posters at the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Congress and one at the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN) and was a guest speaker at the ASPAN National Conference on Aromatherapy in 2023.
She has dedicated her nursing career to oncology and improving the care of our oncology patients and each other. She is the Clinical Practice Education Specialist for the PeriAnesthesia team. The patient care areas that she supports include Preoperative, Phase II, Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), Extended Recovery, PreAnesthesia Testing Clinic (PATC), and Diagnostic Radiology.
She believes in professional growth in all aspects of life and encourages continued education to support the nursing profession. She co-developed the PACU 101 program for staff members and currently has an average of over 90% retention. Her last PACU cohort ended in 2024, in which therapeutic music therapy to mitigate postoperative pain is their current EBP project. Michelle is a lifelong learner and enjoys collaborating with her colleagues to develop new and innovative ways to improve patient care that yields high-quality outcomes.
DAISY Awards
The DAISY Award® is a special honor given to extraordinary nurses for the compassionate contributions they make every day going above and beyond expectations in science and sensitivity. During our Nurses Week Celebration, five Purdue Global students will receive the prestigious The DAISY Award® for Extraordinary Nursing Students and five faculty will be honored with The DAISY Award® for Extraordinary Nurse Educator. For additional details, see terms and conditions.
Special Feature: Interview with Author Cory Geffre
Throughout his decades of health care leadership and operations experience, Cory Geffre has developed several proven frameworks and methodologies that have improved operations. The Purdue Global School of Nursing recently sat down with Cory to discuss his recently released book, Lead Your People, which offers actionable insights for leaders at all levels.
