Registered Nurse Kathy Pike, RN Provides Care for the New York Area

Get to know Registered Nurse Kathy Pike.

Kathy is a registered nurse in ED at Claxton Hepburn Medical Center. The nurse in charge (NIC) in the emergency department (ED) is a role implemented to provide a variety of functions aiming for smooth operations and coordination across the department, in close coordination with the emergency physician in charge (EPIC).

Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center is a private, not-for-profit, 115-bed community hospital and regional referral center. Claxton-Hepburn includes 67 acute-care beds, a 10-bed intensive care unit, a 10-bed birthing center, and a 28-bed mental health center. The medical center provides primary care to nearly 40,000 residents of Ogdensburg and surrounding communities and regional services to the 108,000 people of St. Lawrence County.

The main role of a registered nurse is to assist physicians in providing treatment to patients suffering from various medical conditions. They must also stay up-to-date with new tools and technology to help provide the best care to patients and families, and the best support to doctors and other healthcare professionals. Registered nurses must possess excellent communication, emotional intelligence, teamwork, problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.

Learn More about Kathy Pike: 

Through her online profile, https://todaysnurse.org/network/index.php?do=/4148876/info/ 

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