Nurse

A debate has been going on in my head the last couple days about whether or not to write this article, but I finally decided to do it.  First and foremost, let me make it clear to you I am not writing this article for you to take pity on me for my past week. On the contrary, you see, without this past week, I would not appreciate all the good days I have in life.  Since I mentioned to you that I had my cancer treatment last week, I am going to give you a rundown of the way I spent my week after Wednesday.

STANFORD - The need for healthcare at the Lincoln County Jail is on the rise, but contracting with a third-party healthcare provider is helping get the job done while keeping costs under control, Jail David Gooch announced Sept. 11. Gooch told Lincoln County magistrates the average cost of healthcare for Lincoln County and state prisoners during the 2011-2012 fiscal year was $3.83 per day per prisoner. The total cost of healthcare for prisoners during the year was about $110,965, which is less than 82 percent of the $135,878 that had been budgeted, Gooch said.

Eight nurses from Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center and four nurses from Ephraim McDowell Fort Logan Hospital were honored at a “Nursing Excellence” banquet May 10. The nurses were nominated by their peers, who submitted a written nomination explaining how each associate exemplified selected criteria. Those nurses honored from Ephraim McDowell were Lisa Hart, R.N., who works in the behavioral health unit; Julia Corey, R.N. and Diana Swain, R.N., who both work in the critical care unit; Erin Raikes, R.N., who works in the cardiac catheterization lab; Melissa Brown, R.N., who works in recovery; Claudia Jones, R.N. and Lisa Buis, R.N., who both work in telemetry; and Connie Caudill, R.N., who works in the medical/surgical unit.  The nurses honored from Fort Logan were Jai Ramlochan, R.N. and Gina Masters, R.N., who both work in the medical/surgical Unit and Abe Walton, R.N. and Maggie Hale, R.N., who both work in the birthing spa. “Our nurses who were recognized are very deserving of this recognition,” says Vicki A. Darnell president and CEO, Ephraim McDowell Health.  “They each provide excellent patient care and truly make a difference in the lives of our patients and their families.” National Nurses Week was May 6 - 12; it ended with Florence Nightingale's birthday May 12. 

The Institute of Medicine and the Kentucky Nurses Association are pushing for the “Entry into Practice” nurse to be a BSN (bachelor of science in nursing). This module also is supported by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. Many larger hospitals already have implemented this strategy and started eliminating the undergraduate nurses from the facilities beginning with the licensed practical nurses (LPNs). Registered nurses will feel the burden equally in these areas as the LPNs, since we are undergraduate nurses.

Cheryl Bolling, director of education and resources at Commonwealth Cancer Center, has been appointed as an official trainer for the Oncology Nursing Society Cancer Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Course, a comprehensive review for nurses who administer chemotherapy.  The ONS cancer chemotherapy and biotherapy course is an in-depth program that provides registered nurses with the information they need to safely administer chemotherapy.  ...

Suzannah Marie Pasley and Joshua Shay Gibson Mullins will be married Saturday, Aug. 4, at the home of the bride's parents in Clark County. The bride-elect is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Pasley of Winchester, and Mullins is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Warner of Clark county. A 2009 graduate of Eastern Kentucky University, the bride-elect is a registered nurse at Windsor Care Center. Mullins is employed by Nestle.

Each year, National Nurses Week focuses attention on the diverse ways America's 3.1 million nurses work to save lives and to improve the health of millions of individuals.  This year, the American Nurses Association  has selected “Nurses: Advocating, Leading, Caring” as the theme.  The ANA supports and encourages National Nurses Week recognition programs through the state and district nurses associations, other specialty nursing organizations,...

March 8, 1987 Twelve members of the Cardinal Chapter of the National Honor Society represented George Rogers Clark High School at the Kentucky Association of National Honor Societies Convention in Frankfort recently. Students attending were Dana Skinner, Terri Crowe, Chari Beth Rose, Kathy Atchison, Junan Calmes, Melody Farris, Diana Pelfrey, Toby Gibbs, Barry McNees, Scott VanSickle, Laura Berryman, Chad Powell and Jean Kamperman, chapter advisor. Mrs. Earnest Paul Richards, a registered nurse at the Clark County Hospital, was guest speaker recently at a meeting of the Alpha Upsilon Chapter of the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa Inc. at Bud's Beef 'N More.

Goode in Frankfort  Main Street Perryville Executive Director Vicki Goode attended the 2012 Kentucky Main Street Conference in Frankfort last week, where Main Street Perryville and its EDP Partner the Heart of Danville were both named “designated” Main Street programs by the Kentucky Main Street Association and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. According to Goode, the conference covered how to best implement and reinforce the need for the 4-point approach to Main Street Programs.

Diane Grillon, who moved from Hazard to Winchester four years ago, became a Friendly Visitor at Fountain Circle Health and Rehabilitation Center as a way to make new friends. She says today that she has found much more than that. The Certified Ombudsman and Friendly Visitors state program trains volunteers to go into nursing homes to visit residents and investigate concerns, regularly visit long-term care facilities, monitor conditions and provide a “voice for those unable to speak for themselves,” according to a 2010 Cabinet for Health and Family Services news release.