Aurora Catral: Regional Director, Nursing & Clinical Services A registered nurse for more than 20 years, Aurora Catral worked her way up at the Hudson View Care and Rehabilitation Center, rising to the position of Director of Nursing there before taking on the role of Skyline’s regional nursing director in 2009. Always one to take a “hands-on” approach to healthcare, Ms. Catral is highly trained and specially certified as a wound care expert. Despite having advanced into an executive role, her dedication to the well-being of each individual patient remains the same. Her extensive knowledge and experience with Medicaid, Medicare and HMOs serve Aurora well both as a patient advocate and a highly effective administrator. Her care for the wounded
Lisa Tucci is a Register Nurse that began her education journey as a graduate from North Hastings High School in Bancroft Ontario Canada in 1986. She attended Kenner Colligate in Peterborough Ontario Canada from 1987-1988 and graduated from the Registered Nursing Assistance program, and accepted a RNA position at Peterborough Civic hospital in Peterborough on a medical –surgical floor. While working as an RNA she was accepted and enrolled at Sir Sandford Fleming College of applied Arts and Technology in to a 3 year Nursing Program. Lisa Successfully completed this Program in June of 1991. After passing her boards she accepted a position at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Peterborough on a medical-surgical floor. Lisa worked six months in this field
Rowena received her license to be an LPN in 1975. In 1986, she received her certificate to be a paramedic/EMT. She worked for more than twenty-two years, starting in 1996, as an independent contractor in the health and safety industry teaching CPR/First Aid & AED; initially for the “American Red Cross” for several years; and the majority of her years, she continued to work for “American Heart Association.” In 1998, Rowena became a licensed home daycare provider.
I completed my adult nursing degree. I began my nursing career in 2014 in primary care as a community nurse. I have continuously undertaken courses to improve my skill and knowledge in caring for patients. This has empowered me to deliver holistic evidence based care to patients in the community. I have continued to professionally update my practice and have developed comprehensive portfolio.
I had the pleasure of interviewing Javita Fizer MSN, RN, FNP-BC. She 's currently employed at a federally qualified health center (FQHC). According to J.F. she practiced as a registered nurse (RN) for ten years before becoming an advance practice registered nurse (APRN). She has been a APRN since 2014 and has worked in inpatient and acute care settings. Recently she began working in a primary care setting and made it clear that this is her comfort zone. J.F. has been practicing as a APRN for two years and she places herself as a novice in her role. When asked about the single-most important factor in successfully transitioning from expert staff nurse to beginning level APRN, J.F. mentioned clinical experience and knowing limitations. She
Alicia believes in being up-to-date and continuous education, and therefore, she is active member in American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE), and likes to
For this assignment I was able to interview Regina Bowman RN, BSN. Her current position is that of the Director of Medical Surgical Nursing. Her position places her over top of seven nursing units between two facilities. Regina graduated from the Mercer Medical School of Nursing in 1979 with her diploma in nursing. The Mercer medical school of nursing is still in operation although it has been renamed the Capital Health School of Nursing. Her return to school started after graduation. She enrolled at Mercer County Community College to obtain her Associates. Secondly she attended La Salle University and received her Bachelor’s in Nursing in 2003. Lastly she is currently enrolled at the Thomas Edison State University, and has a
I have worked in every area of the hospital and nursing homes in my nineteen years of clinical practice as a nurse. I have excelled and enjoyed the care that I have provided over the years. I have been a charge nurse wherever I have worked and enjoyed brainstorming and critically thinking through what needed to be done for a patient when they were not doing well. I have prevented many code blues and have been a preceptor to many excellent nurses.
While working as a Certified Nursing Assistant for 10 years, I have been working with
This particular nurse practitioner (NP), Diana Hayes, seems like somebody who has done this job for decades; in reality she obtained her acute care NP (ACNP) degree in 2014, less than 2 years ago and got her advanced practice license in Tennessee the same year. Her current role working as an intensivist NP in the trauma unit at Vanderbilt Medical Center is part of a recently launched program that brought NPs into the care of the sickest patients in the hospital.
I recently became certified as a psychiatric and mental health nurse. I serve on our unit practice council helping to find solutions to unit specific issues. I have also served on the hospital wide nurse’s week committee, and a fall prevention committee.
I, Megan Farrell, am currently a Licensed Practical Nurse at a treatment center that works with prisoners. I accepted a clinical positon here as a graduate, but plan to work in a hospital setting once I have become a Registered Nurse working in the Intensive Care Unit. I quickly worked my way up the latter from the clinic nurse to the Chronic Care nurse and I am quite passionate about further educating my patients and ensuring they understand the importance of treatment compliance. I have spent countless hours educating and giving encouraging guidance to successfully manage chronic conditions.
The decision to work towards becoming a registered nurse requires a personal transition from the role of being an aerospace technician to one of a healthcare professional. As part of this transition, I must learn what defines a nurse, understand what I can contribute to the profession, establish and meet professional goals, and be aware of extraneous factors that affect the healthcare industry.
In the short story “Aurora,” Junot Diaz presents a carefully conceived and poignant relationship marred by violence and drug addiction. The couple involved takes part in seduction, beatings and other forms of abuse to harm the other person. It is not, however, what the characters do to each other that makes this story as remarkable as it is; it is what Diaz suggests about why they do what they do to each other. The text does not, as one might assume, present a conflict between two opposing individuals serving as the antithesis of one another, but instead uses binaries to show how Lucero and Aurora are one in the same. It is their similarities, not their differences, that causes the conflicts of the story, sending them down a path of cyclic pain and misery, the image of an idealized American life all but out of reach for the ill-fated lovers.
The Aurora Borealis also known as Northern Lights, are beautiful colored lights that appear in the skies of Alaska. An aurora, is a natural light reflected in the sky, mostly seen in the high latitude regions where it only gets as high as 23.5 degrees north or south. The colors that are usually seen in the sky are green, yellow, red, blue, purple and pink. These emitted lights are mostly seen during September, October, March, and April. These lights have been controversial since they were first seen, because they are literally a night show, and nobody knew why they were caused but know there are a lot of theories and explanations that can support it. Even though these beautiful lights are breathtaking, there is one danger to them called solar
Ive always wanted a rewarding career that revolved around helping people. I want to pursue a career as a nurse practitioner. I am not sure on what specialty I want. So given a assignment in my Introduction Health Sciences class where I have to shadow a nurse practitioner, it gives me the opportunity to explore a specialty and see what it really is like in their typical work day. An advanced practice registered nurse, by the name of Mary Carlson at Parkland Medical Center was willing to let me shadow her for a day. Carlson graduated with her BSN from Boston College. She then pursued a graduate degree from Boston University. Her official title is, Nurse Practitioner, Emergency Medicine.