Registered Nurse Marcela Ireland, RN Provides Care for the Pennsylvania Area

Get to know Registered Nurse Marcela Ireland, who serves patients within Three Rivers Hospice.

Speciality: Hospice Nurse, Cardiac Step Down, Heart Monitor Transplant

Nursing Degree: Duquesne University

Education: Marcela graduated from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as a registered nurse in 1983. Giving her over three decades of experience in her field.

Current Position: Marcela currently practices within Three Rivers Hospice where she holds an expertise in Hospice Nurse, Cardiac Step Down, and Heart Monitor Transplant. To stay up to date in her field she remains a professional member of the American Nurses Association and the American Holistic Nurses Association.

Registered Nurse: The main role of a registered nurse is to assist physicians in providing treatment to patients suffering from various medical conditions. While their primary responsibilities will involve caring for patients, their specific job duties will vary depending on your employer and specialization. Jonica’s specializations are Orthopedics, Rehabilitation, Medical Surgery, Telemetry, and Cardiovascular, so her job role will be assisting physicians in those specific medical situations. While a majority of registered nurses work at hospitals they are not limited to that setting, they can also work in clinics, schools, assisted living facilities, homes, schools and more. 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.

Personal: Marcela attributes her professional success to a wide variety of experience acquired in small community hospital, her education background and mentors, and her holistic approach to patient and family care. She genuinely cares for patients and their family.

Learn More about Marcela Ireland:

Her online profile, http://inanurse.org/network/index.php?do=/4141984/, she can be reached through the Three Rivers Hospice site http://www.qualitylifeservices.com or contacted at 724.431.0770, and is located in Washington, PA.

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