Magnolia Regional Medical Center graduated four nurses from the Intensive Coronary Care Course on Thursday. Amber Kestler, Alma Turner, Paula Sweet and Jennifer Hawkins each completed the six-week course and received a certificate of completion and recognition pin from Joycelyn Watkins, Chief Nursing Officer.
The course serves as a prerequisite to the Advanced Cardiac Life Support class, and was taught by Kim Ainsworth. During the class the nurses focused of the anatomy and physiology of the heart and treatment of coronary arteries. They gained advanced knowledge in the treatment of heart attacks as well as interpretation of EKG.
Paula Sweet, Alma Turner, Jennifer Hawkins, and Amber Kestler |
Each of the nurses work in the ICU department at Magnolia Regional Medical Center.