Nursing
How to Avoid Pressure Injuries
Being confined to a bed or chair can lead to what are commonly known as pressure wounds or bed sores. A group of nurses implemented a program so that their patients would no longer suffer from them.
Three Dartmouth Health Nurses Recognized Among NH’s Best at Excellence in Nursing Awards
Honorees are employed at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Dartmouth Cancer Center and Cheshire Medical Center
Associated Press: DHMC nurse saved by colleagues during cardiac arrest—while training to treat cardiac arrest patients
Andy Hoang, RN, began her nursing career at DHMC this spring
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center hosts wilderness first aid training for nurses, EMTs
Activities included applying splints and tourniquets, treating animal bites and lightning strikes, drowning and avalanche awareness, responding to ski accidents, and making a hypothermia wrap.
DHMC hires Tracy A. Galvin, MSN, RN, as next chief nursing officer
Following a national search, Dartmouth Health’s Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) announces that Tracy A. Galvin, MSN, RN, will be its next chief nursing officer.