Christina Feist-Heilmeier R.N. once said,“Every nurse is drawn to nursing because of a desire to care, to serve, to help.” Nursing is an extremely noble profession, but most nurses rarely go to the extent of calling themselves a hero. LeAnn Fenton, MSN RN is one of these people. She is the Acute Care Director at Regional Medical Center and has been a nurse for nine-teen years. She has also been recognized by her peers in 2011 as one of Iowa’s 100 Great Nurses (Regional Medical Center). LeAnn is someone who embodies a hero in her everyday life.
LeAnn’s nursing career began by obtaining her bachelor's degree in nursing at Loras College. Her first position was at Guttenberg Hospital where she worked as staff nurse in Med/Surg and the Emergency …show more content…
One obstacle is maintaining patient confidentiality. According to The American Nurses Association, when family and friends of a patient inquire about the state of a patient, the nurse is put in a very delicate situation (Erickson and Millar). “We need prior permission to give out information to family members,” says Keila Monaghan, BSN RN. The rule that prevents access to patient information is called HIPAA. HIPAA stands for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability. This rule is in place to keep patient confidentiality. HIPAA is very stable at keeping a patient’s information private, but the amount of privacy in place for the patients can often put mental strain on nurses. LeAnn says, “I can’t talk to my husband about situations I’m facing, because everything stays confidential. Everything that happens in the hospital stays in the hospital.” This is a very oppressive and publically unknown strain of many nurses. LeAnn has to take on a special kind of mindset to get through the tough times when close family cannot be there for her to lean on. LeAnn’s true dedication for nine-teen years in the mentally challenging profession of nursing truly makes her
LeAnn’s nursing career began by obtaining her bachelor's degree in nursing at Loras College. Her first position was at Guttenberg Hospital where she worked as staff nurse in Med/Surg and the Emergency …show more content…
One obstacle is maintaining patient confidentiality. According to The American Nurses Association, when family and friends of a patient inquire about the state of a patient, the nurse is put in a very delicate situation (Erickson and Millar). “We need prior permission to give out information to family members,” says Keila Monaghan, BSN RN. The rule that prevents access to patient information is called HIPAA. HIPAA stands for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability. This rule is in place to keep patient confidentiality. HIPAA is very stable at keeping a patient’s information private, but the amount of privacy in place for the patients can often put mental strain on nurses. LeAnn says, “I can’t talk to my husband about situations I’m facing, because everything stays confidential. Everything that happens in the hospital stays in the hospital.” This is a very oppressive and publically unknown strain of many nurses. LeAnn has to take on a special kind of mindset to get through the tough times when close family cannot be there for her to lean on. LeAnn’s true dedication for nine-teen years in the mentally challenging profession of nursing truly makes her