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Decision Critical, Inc. Announces 2010 Nursing Student Excellence Scholarship Recipient


Nursing Student Receives $1,200 Scholarship

Decision Critical, Inc. Announces 2010 Nursing Student Excellence Scholarship Recipient

AUSTIN, Texas, April 15, 2010  - Decision Critical, Inc. (Decision Critical) announced today that Annette Babu, nursing student at Palm Beach Atlantic University School of Nursing, West Palm Beach, Florida, is this year’s recipient of the Decision Critical Nursing Student Excellence Scholarship.

A committee composed of faculty and students, appointed by the Foundation of the National Student Nurses Association (NSNA), chose Ms. Babu. Kenneth W. Dion, RN, MSN, MBA, President and CEO of Decision Critical, presented the scholarship at the NSNA 58th Annual Convention Opening Session and Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, April 7, 2010, in Orlando, Florida.

“Decision Critical is proud to be able to continue to offer this scholarship to deserving future nurses like Annette,” said Mr. Dion. “Supporting education has long been, and will continue to be, a critical part of Decision Critical’s mission.”

The Decision Critical Nursing Student Excellence Scholarship program awards one student annually. Recipients are chosen based on academic performance, community involvement, and nursing student activity. Decision Critical has been the sponsor of this scholarship since 2005.

“I am honored to have been selected for this scholarship,” said Babu. “Thanks to the support of patrons like Decision Critical, nursing students like me are able to pursue their dreams of becoming a successful nurse of the future. The Decision Critical Nursing Student Excellence Scholarship motivates me to work even harder academically and clinically.”

About Decision Critical, Inc.
Decision Critical, Inc. specializes in providing a web-enabled competency management system. The cornerstone of the Decision Critical value proposition is the 360° Competency Management model. Our web-based learning management system, competency checklists, professional portfolio, and professional evaluation solution drive this comprehensive model. These solutions are extremely valuable to a wide variety of constituencies within healthcare organizations including, but not limited to, Nursing, Education, Human Resources, Compliance, Performance Improvement and Quality Assurance and are designed to help healthcare organizations improve patient outcomes, drive training and education, and ensure staff competency and compliance. For more information, go to www.decisioncritical.com.

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