Responsible in the hospital’s nursing staff and pharmacy

Patrice I. Jones has been named vice president of Patient Care Services at DCH Regional Medical Center. As vice president, Jones is responsible for the hospital’s nursing staff, pharmacy, respiratory services and food and nutritional services. She replaces Eula Das, who has retired after holding the position since 1996.
Jones comes to DCH from UAB Hospital [...]

RNs work to promote general health by educating the public on warning signs and symptoms of disease

Registered nurses (RNs), regardless of specialty or work setting, treat patients, educate patients and the public about various medical conditions, and provide advice and emotional support to patients’ family members. RNs record patients’ medical histories and symptoms, help perform diagnostic tests and analyze results, operate medical machinery, administer treatment and medications, and help with patient [...]

Karen Poisker vice president of patient care services and a registered nurse with more than three decades of service at PRMC.

As part of Peninsula Regional Medical Center’s $100 million expansion project, the new Layfield Tower is the largest structure being built or renovated at 168,000 square feet.
Today, PRMC officially dedicates the new patient care facility, named in honor of former president Virginia B. Layfield, a Salisbury resident who provided nursing and executive leadership at the [...]

I loved neuroscience nursing, and I didn’t want to leave it

My path to nursing was long and circuitous. I graduated from nursing school as a registered nurse when I was 36 years old. Since becoming a nurse, I have worked in skilled care, behavioral health, med-surg, neuroscience and ICU step-down. I currently work in an orthopedic spine surgeon’s clinic as a nurse clinician.
I experienced my [...]