Harris Leaves Baptist Health After 41 Years of Service


Harris Leaves Baptist Health After 41 Years of Service
Shirlene Harris, director of the Baptist Health Schools of Nursing and Allied Health recently retired after 41 years of service to Baptist Health. Harris was instrumental in implementing a computerized data base of nursing licensor and disciplinary information, she helped develop the scope of practice and decision making and delegation model, established a Web site for public access to nursing regulation information, established legislation that requires criminal background checks for licensor, developed a legal and ethical issues course available over the Internet, coordinated a drug screening monitoring program, and implemented a continuing competency program in order for nurses to renew their license.