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National Nurses Week - Salt Lake City Nurse Recognition

May 11, 2018

BrightStar Care of Salt Lake City Celebrates National Nurses Week - Nurse Recognition

Thank You to Our Salt Lake City Director of Nursing


Nurses aren’t angels, but they may be the closest thing we have in the workplace.
 
For 12 of past 13 years, nurses have topped the Gallup Poll of the most trustworthy professionals. Patients and their families know why.

While doctors diagnose illnesses and prescribe medication, surgery or other treatment, it’s often nurses who explain medical procedures, help manage symptoms, respond to emergencies, listen to family concerns, allay patient fears, soothe worries and find ways to make difficult situations bearable.

A nurse’s mission is not only to save lives, but to promote and preserve quality of life.

We are very grateful to have an exceptionally compassionate Director of Nursing at BrightStar Care of Salt Lake City and want to recognize her during National Nurses Week for all her contribution and commitment to providing our clients with a higher standard of care.

Meet Deborah Parker, RN, Nurse Manager 

Deborah was born and raised on the Eastern Shore of Maryland by the shores of the Chesapeake Bay.  After graduating from Towson University in nursing she lived in Korea for 8 years, Hawaii for 14 years and has been in Utah since the summer of 2012. After graduating she worked for two years in med-surg positions and since then has worked with patients in the community in a variety of positions including: home health nurse, geriatric case manager, service coordinator, transitional case manager and manager of service coordination for a Hawaii insurance company.  Most recently she worked as a transitional case manager for Altius serving their Medicare members in Utah and Texas. Debbie is married and has five grown children ranging in age from 18-29.  In her spare time she enjoys long walks and hikes, her two pets: Alec the cat and Pax the dog, traveling to national parks and "beaching" it whenever the opportunity presents itself.  CLICK HERE TO SEE FULL BIO
 
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