We at Fitsi love design almost as much as we love nurses. So who better to interview than Debbie Gregory, a nurse who also holds a degree in interior design! Based on her 30 years of experience as a nurse, healthcare consultant, and interior designer, Debbie is an industry leading advocate for clinical representation to build functional healthcare environments that improve safety, efficiency, and patient outcomes.
Nurses Spotlight: Barbara M. Topf, RN, MA
We interviewed Barbara M. Topf, RN, MA, an early pioneer in the field of infection control. She has co-authored several articles about infection control as well as presented nationally to nurses, physicians, and surgical assistant students on the topic and was an active member of the Association of Practitioners in Infection Control.
Meet John Ekholm, Fitsi’s Director of Product Design
We interviewed John Ekholm, Fitsi Health's Director of Product Design, on designing for medical spaces and how he collaborated with Fitsi Founder, Kathleen Puri, RN to design Fitsi. John holds a B.A. in Biological Science from the University of Chicago as well as a master's degree in Product Design and Development from the Illinois Institute of Technology.
Nurses Spotlight: Nancy Moughrabi, FNP-BC
Fitsi is a product created by a nurse. So to celebrate the work that so many nurses do, we decided to feature them on our blog! For our first in the Nurses Spotlight series, we interviewed Nancy Moughrabi, FNP-BC from Chattanooga, Tennessee. Nancy graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Nursing from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. She worked in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at T.C. Thompson Childrens Hospital for five years before pursing her Masters in Nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner. She started her career as a Nurse Practitioner in 2009 and has worked in a pediatric and family practice settings in the community. She lives with her husband, Nadeem, and two children, Mason and Ellie.
Congratulations To Hand Hygiene Pioneer Elaine Larson - New York Academy of Medicine's Clinical Practice Award Winner
Today, the New York Academy of Medicine is honoring Elaine Larson, the 2014 recipient of the John Stearns Medal for Distinguished Contributions in Clinical Practice. Larson, a pioneer in promoting hand hygiene for infection prevention and control, is also the first nurse to receive this distinguished honor.
Study Reveals Hospital Patients Are Not Washing Their Hands
A recent study published in the online medical journal of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology reported that hospital patients washed their hands only 30% of the time when visiting the bathroom (12,000 bathroom visits were observed in the Toronto based study). When entering or leaving a room the rate of hand washing for patients was a dismal 5%.
Fighting the Superbugs & The Importance of Hand Hygiene
Unique Baby Shower Gift Idea
What Expecting Moms Need in their Hospital Bag
As a new mom, you may have read lists upon lists of what to pack in your hospital bag as you prepare for your due date. Consumed by bringing your newborn back in the perfect layette, you may forget to bring yourself some health and beauty essentials to make your hospital stay a bit more comfortable...
Perfecting Hospital Photos of You and Your New Baby
Nurses Spotlight: Penny Merkel, RN Empowering Couples To Have Positive Birth Experiences
We interviewed Penny Merkel, a registered nurse with 40 years (and over 2,000 couples) of childbirth education experience. She is an accredited Leclaire Hypnobirthing Instructor, a Certified Lamaze Instructor and also a Lamaze Breastfeeding Support Specialist. In addition, Penny is also a Senior Childbirth Instructor at Mount Sinai Roosevelt Hospital in New York City. She is […]