David Bonner

Rush supports these efforts by providing monthly education, by providing mentoring, and by creating a culture where evidence-based practice and critical-thinking is the rule, not the exception," said David Bonner, director of nursing for Rush Foundation Hospital.

"Today people are taking a lot of herbal medicines and they may have several doctors that are prescribing medications for them," said David Bonner, director of nurses for Rush Foundation Hospital."It's very important when they come in to the hospital or the emergency department that they bring every medicine that they are taking with them."

Bonner says just bringing a list of your medicines is not good enough.
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We want people to know we're doing all we can to make sure their issues are addressed," said Bonner.

He said patients may be asked to give their name and date of birth when medications are administered to make sure it's the right person.And the extra care will carry over to when a patient is discharged from the hospital.

"You should receive a list of medicines that you are to take that were added while you're in the hospital as well as what you should be taking, what you came in the hospital with," Bonner said.

"We want these young folks to know that they don't have to leave Meridian to get a good job," said Rush director of nursing, David Bonner."They can get a good education right here locally and come to work at a facility like ours.A host of different jobs and different careers."

Bonner said over 500 students visited career care.He said there's a need for lab and medical technology professionals, in addition to doctors and nurses.

JUST IN CASE - David Bonner, right, director of the Emergency Room at Rush Foundation Hospital, demonstrates to fellow employee Barry Pettit some of the equipment that could be used to help victims exposed to chemical hazards.

And thanks to registered nurse Vickie Riddle and to David Bonner, who is director of nurses, and to Cindy Massey, nurse manager of Fourth Floor South at Rush Foundation Hospital.

It's expected by the year 2012 there will be a shortage of a million nurses nationwide," said David Bonner, director of nurses at Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian.

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At the same time, baby boomers are getting older and are more likely to need nursing care.

Bonner said the Meridian area is blessed to have excellent schools of nursing, but they, too, are affected by the nursing shortage.

"They're facing now a shortage of faculty because of the shortage in the hospitals," said Bonner."Most of the nurses that are working are working regular jobs and are not going back to school to get the upgraded education that's required to teach."

Because of this ongoing need, Rush Hospital is hosting a nursing fair Wednesday from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Rush Hospital cafeteria on the third floor of the ambulatory building at 1314 19th Avenue.It's aimed at all nursing professionals, nursing students, and people considering the health care field.

"We just have a lot of opportunities to offer and we want to get the word out to them," Bonner said

We have speech therapists and physical therapists," said David Bonner, director of nurses.

And, you know, if someone's hurt, they need to know what to do immediately to make the best outcome and how to get help on the way," said David Bonner, director of emergency services at Rush Hospital.

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Bonner said a simple class like this will do a lot by just making children aware of the help that is out there, when you know who and where to call.