Registered Nurse Leah T. Nayden, BSN, RN, CNOR, Northern Illinois Area
Get to know Registered Nurse Leah T. Nayden, who serves patients within Advocate Aurora Health – Condell Medical Center.
Registered Nurse Leah T. Nayden holds over three decades of experience in her field and currently practices with Advocate Aurora Health – Condell Medical Center. She is currently The Team Leader for Cardiac Surgery. Her duties are as a Circulating Nurse and a Surgical Scrub Nurse in various procedures, specializing in Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.
Advocate Health Care, a faith-based nonprofit, is the largest health system in Illinois and a leader in the medical field that’s dedicated to changing patient expectations by giving them easy access to all that they need to stay well, live well and achieve outstanding treatment outcomes.
In 2011, she participated in Advocate’s Nurse Advocacy Day and went to the State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois where she met with state Legislators and then, Governor Pat Quinn to discuss issues critical related to nursing.
In 2015 she was named Nurse of the Year.
Leah graduated with her nursing diploma from St. Mary of Nazareth School of Nursing in 1986. Furthering her education she graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Aurora University in 2018.
To stay up to date in her field, she remains a professional member of the Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society and the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses.
Leah grew up surrounded by nurses. Both her parents and numerous relatives were nurses. They loved their job and took pride in their profession. She admired their commitment and hard work. They may have been exhausted and may have had some difficult days and nights, but they still took care of their families once they got home. Their dedication was aspiring and they were her role models. She attributes her nursing professional success to her parents. Their self-sacrifice to provide a better life for their children, to put their family first, and to do good was immeasurable.Their successes have lead her to pursue that same commitment, dedication, and passion to do good in all she does in life. Leah is married, has two daughters and two dogs.
Learn More about Leah T. Nayden:
Through her online profile, https://todaysnurse.org/network/index.php?do=/4143236/info/
