Julie Lee Hudson, a Registered Nurse with UK HealthCare
Get to know Registered Nurse Julie Lee Hudson, who serves patients in Lexington, Kentucky.
Julie is a registered nurse specializing in perioperative nursing and hospital administration. She is the Assistant Hospital Operations Executive of Perioperative Services with UK HealthCare in Lexington, Kentucky.
Since 2013, she has been providing perioperative leadership for UKHealthCare’s three sites of surgical/procedural services. She seeks to embody an evidence-based practice of leadership; impacting patient care, health policy, and clinical operations.
Academically, Julie graduated with her Associate’s Degree in Nursing from Lincoln Trail College. From there, she went on to earn her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Southwestern College, her Master of Science in Nursing degree from the University of Illinois Chicago, and her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from the University of Kentucky.
To stay up to date with the latest advancements in her field, she remains an active member of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses.
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 in 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, coordinating care and advice to the families of their patients. Other RN job functions include leadership, research, performing diagnostic tests and analyzing results, operating medical equipment, administering medications, recording patients’ symptoms and medical histories, and assisting with patient rehabilitation and follow-up.
On a more personal note, Julie attributes her success to her ability to connect to everyone, patients, housekeepers or neurosurgeons. She loves being a perioperative nurse because of the use of technology and the role as a patient advocate. Her advice to anyone just starting would be to obtain and maintain your CNOR and continuing education as this keeps you connected to the front lines and what is happening.
Learn More About Julie Lee Hudson:
Through her online profile, https://todaysnurse.org/network/index.php?do=/4149128/info/
