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Healthcare Journal of Baton Rouge
| July / August 2008 Issue | healthcarejournalbr.com
Kristy simmons, rn, Cnor
Woman's hospital
“Kristy Simmons, RN, CNOR, graduated from Our Lady of the
Lake College School of Nursing in 1981. She has worked as a sur-
gical nurse for the past 27 years, with the last 23 years at Woman's
Hospital. She has been certified in perioperative nursing for 17
years and has been an active member of the Association of
Perioperative Nurses (AORN) for the past 20 years, serving as
treasurer, board member, committee chair, and currently president
elect of the Baton Rouge chapter # 1904. Kristy believes that as a
professional nurse you should be actively involved in your nursing
organizations in order to help make a difference for the future of
nursing and for those individuals who are considering nursing as a
profession.
1992:
7.2 percent of incarcerated Americans
determined to be mentally ill.
1994:
DSM-IV published. Risperidone
approved for schizophrenia treatment.