12-01-05

The Urology Center of the South is pleased to announce that Lisa Joyce, R.N., Shari Starnes, R.N., and Melody Weston, R.N. have recently earned Certified Urology Registered Nurse (CURN) designations and have become board certified by passing a comprehensive examination assessing a broad scope of knowledge in the field of urologic health.

The Certification Board for Urologic Nurses and Associates (CBUNA) has granted this certification to approximately 400 individuals nationally. Nurses Joyce, Starnes and Weston are the first and only registered nurses in the Memphis area to earn the CURN designation.

Individuals, families and communities seeking urologic health care expect and deserve a standard of excellence. Certification is a process by which a non-governmental agency or association validates- based on pre-determined standards of practice- that an individual registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, licensed vocational nurse, technician, physicianís assistant, clinical nurse specialist or nurse practitioner meets the qualifications and knowledge for practice in a defined function or clinical area specified by that profession for specialty practice.

Established in 1972, CBUNA is a corporation for the purpose of encouraging the study of urology and promoting competence in the delivery of urologic care by urologic health professionals.

The Urology Center of the South commends Lisa Joyce, R.N., Shari Starnes, R.N., and Melody Weston, R.N. for their dedication and for elevating the standards of urologic nursing practice.