10/15/2026
Meet 2026-2027 NEF Scholar Lynnae Elliotte MSN, RN
Lynnae is the year’s recipient of the Margaret L. McClure Scholarship from NEF. She is currently pursuing her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) at the University of Phoenix, where her scholarly project focuses on implementing a perioperative prewarming protocol to improve intraoperative normothermia in spinal fusion surgeries.
Her nursing journey began in high school, where she served as a candy striper and later worked in dietary services delivering patient trays. She loved interacting with patients and soon joined a Medical Explorers club, which offered hospital visits and educational sessions, including a memorable visit to a cadaver lab, which sparked her fascination with the human body. That experience solidified her calling to become a nurse.
Over the course of her distinguished career, Lynnae has served in nearly every major nursing role, including home health aide, patient care technician, staff nurse, charge nurse, preceptor, clinical nurse coordinator, educator, nurse manager, and director of nursing. Her clinical specialties span medical surgical, telemetry, cardiac care, critical care, and post anesthesia nursing, reflecting a broad and deep foundation of expertise.
She currently serves as the Director of Nursing, Professional Practice Programs – Magnet Program at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, where she leads the organization’s Magnet recognition and redesignation efforts, advances professional practice standards, coordinates nursing recognition events, and supports structures that elevate nursing excellence across the enterprise.
Learn more about Lynnae at:https://n-e-f.org/scholars/winners/2026-2027-lynnae-elliotte
