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EIGHT COMPLETE FIRST RNFA PROGRAM - Laura Starcher Class Member |
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 The first class included (standing, L to R) Laura Starcher, Lisa Johnson, Michelle Underwood, Kathleen Mannion, Phyllis Stollings and Kay Mikeal; and (sitting, L to R) Joseph Mollohan and Douglas Vandall Laura Starcher is the daughter of William and Patricia Starcher of Five Forks, Calhoun County. Laura has lived in Charleston 8 years. She has worked in open-heart recovery 4 1/2 years. She works now in cardiovasculary surgery. Her full title is Laura Starcher RN, BSN, CNOR, RNFA. Eight registered nurses from the operating rooms at CAMC Memorial Hospital have successfully passed the first West Virginia-based registered nurse first assistant program course. Lisa Johnson, Kathleen Mannion, Kay Mikeal, Joseph Mollohan, Laura Starcher, Phyllis Stollings, Michelle Underwood and Douglas Vandal completed the course May 17. Each received a letter and certificate of recognition at a dinner held at the Charleston Marriott, sponsored by the West Virginia chapter of RN First Assistants. The course began Jan. 31. Faculty from Delaware County Community College came to Charleston one weekend each month for classroom instruction, coordinated by Dr. Jane Rothrock. Bing Murphy, RN, surgical services specialist at Memorial, acted as faculty liaison for the program. Prerequisites included a minimum of two years of perioperative experience, certification as an OR nurse, and certification in basic and advanced cardiac life support. As first assistants, these RNs can assist surgeons in the operating room with such tasks as hemostasis and suturing, among other duties in their expanded scope of practice.
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