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This nurse is the president of the education committee in the emergency room. The er has a staff of over 250 nurses and this nurse has been the president for several years. During this time she has not only provided inservice education to our department but shares all of our learning boards thoughout the other floors. Two years ago the education committee under the direction of this nurse took over the yearly competencies. She goes to great pains to organize these competencies and provide times for them to be given that are convienent for all staff on all three shifts. She also applies for and gets all of the continuing education hours for all inservices, learning boards as well as for our competencies. Additionally, this nurse who is also an instructor at wright state university is a mentor for all staff. She is a great resource for the newer nurses who already may feel comfortable with her as a clinical instructor. Finally she is the er representative for the neuro/tpa commitee bringing back all of the information that the emerency room staff need to best care for these patients. In addition to her many years of er experience she is a great patient advocate as well as an advocate for their families.
Janette is a long time employee of the hospital and is involved in many educational roles. Not only is she a nursing instructor at wright state, she also serves as chair of our education committee. She does an excellent job in both those roles and is a valuable resource for the department.