Diane M. Gora, RN, BS, IBCLC, Registered Nurse & Lactation Consultant Nurse with Community Healthcare System

Get to know Registered Nurse & Lactation Consultant Nurse, Diane M. Gora, who serves patients in Crown Point, Indiana.

Diane is a registered nurse & lactation consultant nurse who is affiliated with Community Healthcare System in Crown Point, Indiana. Community Healthcare System includes Community Hospital, St. Catherine Hospital, and St. Mary Medical Center – all of which are working together to support and empower individuals to take an active role in their own health. Combining advanced technology with the latest diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, forefront research, and a network of highly qualified physicians, nurses and allied health professionals, the health system provides exceptional care for the mind, body, and spirit. 

In 1977, Diane earned her nursing degree from Purdue University. She then attended St. Joseph’s College and earned her bachelor’s degree in 1996.

A registered nurse (RN) is a nurse who has graduated from a nursing program and met the requirements outlined by a country, state, province or similar licensing body to obtain a nursing license. RNs fulfill a variety of job duties. In addition to their primary role of treating and caring for patients, their responsibilities also include educating patients and the public about a variety of medical conditions, as well as providing emotional support and advice to the families of their patients. Other RN job functions include performing diagnostic tests and analyzing results, operating medical equipment, administering medications, recording patients’ symptoms and medical histories, as well as assisting with patient rehabilitation and follow-up. 

A lactation consultant nurse is a nurse who specializes in the clinical management of lactation and breastfeeding. Lactation consultants are specialists in training mothers how to breastfeed their babies. They can work in many different settings like postpartum hospital units, freestanding birth centers, pediatric offices, and public health clinics.  

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