{"id":45060,"date":"2013-11-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-22T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2013\/11\/22\/unmc-nursing-staff-faculty-students-honored-by-march-of-dimes\/"},"modified":"2022-08-29T14:40:15","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T19:40:15","slug":"unmc-nursing-staff-faculty-students-honored-by-march-of-dimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2013\/11\/22\/unmc-nursing-staff-faculty-students-honored-by-march-of-dimes\/","title":{"rendered":"UNMC nursing staff, faculty, students honored by March of Dimes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p>UNMC nurses were among those honored as The Nebraska Chapter of the March of Dimes and Methodist Hospital System presented Excellence in Nursing awards to Nebraska and southwest  Iowa  nurses  for  their  dedication  to  the  nursing  profession  and  quality  patient outcomes. <\/p>\n<p>Nurses were nominated for 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