NORWAY – Stephens Memorial Hospital Registered Nurse Jody Proctor has successfully passed the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s medical surgical certification exam.

The exam is offered to nurses who work in a medical surgical area in acute care settings. They are required to understand the physiological indicators associated with their patients’ illnesses and also the social, emotional and behavioral factors that impact the patient and their health. Criteria for sitting for the exam include being a licensed registered nurse with a minimum of two years’ experience, having worked a minimum of 2,000 hours. The RN must also complete 30 hours of continuing education in the three years prior to the exam.

Proctor has been on the Med/Surg floor at Stephens Memorial Hospital for seven years. She completed her education at the Central Maine Medical Center School of Nursing. She spent the past six months studying for her exam as well as continuing her education toward her bachelor of science in nursing. She acts as a preceptor to incoming nurses helping to train them and answer questions. She is also on the cancer committee at the hospital.

Proctor lives in Norway.