- Hi, my name is Lori Banning,
and I'll be working with you in PRNU113 lab this semester.
Since I'm new to the UVM system,
I would like to tell you a little bit about myself.
I graduated from St. Joseph's College in Maine
with my Bachelor of Science degree in nursing.
And my first job was working in a step-down unit
for about a year.
From that position I went into working
in the intensive care units for about the next 20 years.
After taking care of
very sick medical and surgical ICU patients,
I decided I wanted a change in nursing.
So I had the honor to care for patients in the community,
doing community health nursing, hospice care,
and I did forensic nursing working
with the sexual assault nurse examiner program
in Massachusetts for about 10 years.
And I also did continuing care nursing
in the hospital setting, getting patients ready to go home,
ready for discharge to home.
After receiving my Master's Degree in nursing,
I taught at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
and at the Brockton Hospital School of Nursing.
From there, and before we moved to Vermont in 2021,
I had the honor of taking care of patients with cancer
and administering their chemotherapy and immunotherapy
and working alongside hematologists and oncologists.
I look forward to working with you
as you start your preparation and caring for patients.
So please feel free to reach out to me
if you need any assistance in learning this semester's
foundational clinical skills.
Hope you had a great winter vacation and I'll see you soon.