In recognition of May as National Nurses Month, Horizon House will be introducing you to a few of our Agency’s outstanding nurses who use their extensive skills to help keep our participants healthy, safe and thriving.
Today, we’d like you to meet Susan, a Registered Nurse at Robbins Bower, a crisis residential program that is part of our Behavioral Health Services division in Lehigh County.
Can you describe what a nurse at Robbins Bower is responsible for and what your daily activities include? “Everything differs on any given day. That’s part of the beauty of the job, right? It’s a little bit of everything. Participants and staff come to me with any medical questions. I make sure medications are available and accurate.
“We’re a short-term location with our participants spending usually up to 10 days with us. When a participant comes in, I do a full health assessment within the first 24 hours. We go over medications and » Continue Reading.