Pamela Terwilleger, BSN, RN, CPAN, CAPA, a Registered Nurse with Northside Hospital
Get to know Registered Nurse, Pamela Terwilleger, who serves patients in Marietta, Georgia.
Pamela is a registered nurse at Northside Hospital in Marietta, Georgia. Northside is so much more than just a hospital. It’s an extensive network of state-of-the-art facilities staffed with skilled, caring professionals who are dedicated to the health and wellness of the communities they serve. Northside Hospital is committed to the health and wellness of their community. As such, they dedicate themselves to being a center of excellence in providing high-quality health care. They pledge compassionate support, personal guidance, and uncompromising standards to patients in their journeys toward the health of the body and mind.
After earning her nursing degree from Pittsford Vocational School, Pamela went on to obtain her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Winston-Salem State University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Attributing her success to her experience, hard work, and great opportunities, she is a Certified Post Anesthesia Nurse (CPAN) and a Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse (CAPN). “Obtaining that CAPA certification validated my expertise in perianesthesia. I became more confident. I am very proud to have been among the first certified perianesthesia nurses at our hospital. I have since moved and now work as an educator. I went on to become dually certified and have become a certification champion. I help others to achieve their career goals by becoming certified” said Pamela.
In order to stay up to date in her field, she remains a member of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses, the American Nurses Association, and the Georgia Nurses Association.
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 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, and assisting with patient rehabilitation and follow-up.
“My advice is to make a plan that works for you. Be realistic, study hard, and do not give up. Be proud of your specialty and become certified. Show coworkers and colleagues, you are an expert in your field. Be the example of high quality, evidence-based, patient-centered care on your unit. Your patients will benefit and appreciate it and it is personally and professionally worth it” as stated by Pamela.
Learn More About Pamela Terwilleger:
Through her online profile, https://todaysnurse.org/network/index.php?do=/4144645/info/
