09/26/2026
🎉 A Tremendous Honor for Integrity Nursing! 🎉
Please join us in congratulating our very own Derek Sheets on his selection as Vice President of the Board of Directors for the National Developmental Disabilities Nurses Association (DDNA)!
This is an incredible accomplishment for Derek personally and a meaningful milestone for Integrity Nursing, the state of Delaware, and the individuals and families we are privileged to serve.
For Derek, this opportunity represents recognition of his years of dedication to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, his commitment to nursing, and his belief that every person deserves compassionate, respectful, person-centered healthcare. His journey from working directly with individuals with disabilities to becoming a nurse, building Integrity Nursing, and now serving in a national leadership role is a tremendous accomplishment.
For Integrity Nursing, this honor reinforces our commitment to advancing the role of nurses in the IDD community. It gives Derek an even greater opportunity to bring the experiences and perspectives of Delaware’s individuals, families, nurses, and support professionals to a national organization dedicated to advancing developmental disabilities nursing.
For Delaware, having a nurse from our state serve in a national leadership position is an exciting opportunity to highlight the important work happening here and to bring greater attention to the healthcare needs of Delawareans with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Most importantly, this recognition represents an opportunity to continue advocating for the individuals we support. Their voices, needs, dignity, health, safety, choices, and quality of life are at the center of why we do what we do. We are proud that their experiences will help inform Derek’s work on a national level.
We also want to take a moment to say THANK YOU.
Thank you to everyone who has supported Derek throughout his nursing career and the journey of building Integrity Nursing. Thank you to our incredible team, colleagues, community partners, and everyone who has believed in our mission.
Most importantly, thank you to the individuals and families who trust Derek and Integrity Nursing to be part of their healthcare journey. That trust is something we never take for granted. Every person we serve reminds us why this work matters and why advocacy for better healthcare for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities must continue.
This achievement belongs to more than one person. It represents the collective support of a community that believes individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities deserve excellent healthcare, strong advocacy, dignity, respect, and a voice in their own lives.
Congratulations, Derek!
We are incredibly proud to see you represent Integrity Nursing, Delaware, and the IDD nursing community on a national level.
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