Arkansas City Community Matters November 2020

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Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor

NOVEMBER 2020

Year of the Nurse

The World Health Organization designated 2020 as the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife in honor of the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth. Nurses and midwives play a vital role in our society. They are the people who devote their lives to caring for our children, mothers, fathers, and elderly in our community. No matter the day or circumstance, nurses are there to make a difference. “Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor has many great nurses. Each and every one of them are dedicated and resilient, ensuring everyone has the care they need,” stated Sarah Griggs, executive director. Meet our nurses. Find out why they became nurses and what is their “why.” Chris Armstrong, RN Nurse since 1985 Why I became a nurse: “My great aunt was a nurse, and that’s all I have ever wanted to be. I started working (volunteering) as a candy striper at William Newton Hospital when I was 14. Then I Chris Armstrong, RN became a nurse aide at age 16. After graduating from Winfield High School, I went to Fort Hays State University for my bachelor’s degree. I have never wished that I had done anything differently.” My why: “The scope of my job position changed during the height of the COVID pandemic. The MDS coordinator/case manager duties are typically very busy and require significant multi-tasking. But, when things slowed down due to empty beds, fewer appointments and an altered meeting schedule, that gave me time to give more attention to my duties. This included keeping things better updated, making more in depth reports and schedules and changing the way some things are done to make them more efficient.” YOTN - continued on page 3

Salute to our veterans Veterans Day originated in 1919 and occurs on November 11 every year in the United States in honor of the “eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month” of 1918 that signaled the end of World War I, known as Armistice Day. The United States has a rich history of honoring all of those who have served our country in war or peace, those who came home and those who did not. The military men and women who serve and protect the United States, or have in the past, come from all walks of life; they are parents, children, grandparents, friends, neighbors and coworkers, and are an important part of our community. With our hearts filled with gratitude and eyes filled with tears, we thank all the brave men and women who sacrificed so much, so that we could have a better life and a country to call home. Thank you so much especially to these veterans who call Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor home. VETERANS - continued on page 2

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