VIP Biography for
Levada M. Covington Ryan, R.N.
 | Levada M. Covington Ryan, R.N. |
| Industry | Healthcare |
| Title | R.N. (Retired) |
| Expertise | Director of school and instructor for nursing assistants, weekend supervisor, experience in hospitals, as a school nurse and D.O.N. in a 204 bed nursing home |
| Type of Organization | Nursing home |
| Major Product | Patient care |
| Area of Distribution | National |
| University/Degree | l year college; Diploma, R.N. Certified, State Board Certified, Mississippi, 1941 and later in Texas |
| Born | December 18, 1918, Richland Parish, Louisiana |
| Affiliations | Eastern Star |
| Hobbies & Sports | Oil painting, gardening |
| Career Accomplishments | She was in the program introduced by Dr. Jonas Salk in 1954 for administering polio vaccine; Along with a doctor and sanitation worker she set up a public health unit in the basement of the Montgomery County Courthouse |
| Work History | Worked as a surgical nurse in South Texas; Floor Nurse at a Houston hospital; School Nurse in Karnes County, Texas, 7 years; Worked in the public health system for Harris County for 10+ years; Director of Nurses for a 204-bed nursing home facility in Houston until she retired in 1981; Came out of retirement in 1990 to become a weekend and relief nurse for Spring Oaks Terrace Nursing Home; Currently teaches classes to prepare nurses' aides to take a state-mandated exam |
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