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August 1, 2006

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Dear Colleagues:Nurse Readers Share Input Roadside Rescue: Nurse Saves Man’s Life Nurses Pilot Pressure Ulcer Prevalence Survey Enhancing Nursing Care and Knowledge New Posts in CDIC BWH Well Represented at AACN NTI Expo The Very Best Staff Taylor Inspires Recent Nursing Graduates Starfish Winners Make Patients a Priority Nicoletti Retires from BWH Nurses Conduct Free Vascular Screenings Cialfi Elected President of Society of GI Nurses and Associates Nurses Recognized for 25, 30 and 35 Years Service PCAs, Medical Assistants Honored Recent Journal Articles by BWH Nurses Single, Toll-free Number Serves Prospective DF/BWCC Patients BWH Clinical Systems Audit begins in September Patient Safety Update A Prescription for Patient Safety Paving the Way in Women’s Health OR’s Filipino Nurses Share Traditional Food and Express Thanks Bell Center for Breast Imaging Opens Next Week BWH Launches Internal Communications Audit Correction Letters of Thanks Calendar Nurse Volunteers BWH and JCAHO Are You Ready?

OR’s Filipino Nurses Share Traditional Food and Express Thanks

The OR celebrated Filipino Independence Day June 12 in style. Marifaith Pahang, RN, Imelda Besid, Jonathan Torremoro, RN, Jacqueline Johnson, Minerva Preza Bareng, Marilou Gaudette, Simon Navarro and Ruby Villaluz are among the Filipino nurses who work in the OR, and they shared with co-workers traditional Filipino cuisine and stories about their country.

“We wanted to introduce our culture to co-workers, but mostly we organized the luncheon to thank everyone in the OR for their friendship and for making us feel connected,” Bareng said.

The luncheon included lumpia, fresh or fried spring rolls, pansit, a Filipino noodle dish, putos, kaldereta, beef stew with special sauce, and leche flan, puto and pichi-pichi for dessert, all of which are common dishes served in the Philippines. While OR doctors, nurses and staff enjoyed the delicious food, the nurses also taught them about the national Filipino language and regional dialects, and showed them photographs of scenic areas in the Philippines.