Mayo Regional Hospital honors staff during ‘Medical-Surgical Nurses Week’

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Medical-surgical nurses focus every day on caring compassionately for patients and families. The Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) has designated a special week to shift that focus to the nurses themselves. Mayo Regional Hospital participated in a national celebration of medical-surgical nurses during Medical-Surgical Nurses Week, Nov.1-7.

    “Medical Surgical Nurses Week is an ideal time to recognize the work of medical surgical nurses and how they provide expert care for our patients” said Sue McKinley RN med surgical nurse manager.  “Nursing quality indicators reflect on our team effort in providing exceptional care to our patients and I would like to thank our certified nurses aides for being part of that team.”
    Medical-surgical nurses possess specialized skills and knowledge of the entire spectrum of nursing care. They make a difference by building the profession of nursing and the medical-surgical nursing specialty, mentoring and nurturing each other, advocating for patients and families, serving their communities through care and education and improving patient care.
    The special week is also meant to raise awareness of the medical-surgical nursing specialty among other nurses. One of the most diverse nursing specialties practiced today, the medical-surgical nurse cares for adult patients in a broad range of settings, applying their expert knowledge to all body systems and disease processes.
    Mayo Regional Hospital would like to recognize the following medical surgical nurses: one to five years of employment: Tinna Peck, RN, Pam Tower, RN and Sandy Fessenden, RN;
    five to 10 years of employment: Robert Grove, RN, Melissa Harris, RN, Meagan Moody, RN, Alex Johnston, RN, Audra Rayfield,, RN and John Chase RN;
    10-15 years of employment: Clarissa Larry, RN, Brittany Sincyr, RN, Darcy Yeo, RN and Jennifer Noke, RN;
    15-20 years of employment: Stephania Harvey, RN, Priscilla Leger, RN, Jessica Ayotte, RN, Mary Ellen Chadbourne, RN and Chaney Fletcher, RN;                                            
    20-25 years of employment: Sue McKinley, RN, Janet Powers, RN, Hope Cooley, RN, Terri Von Oessen, RN and Mark Vanderhans, RN.