North Mississippi Medical Center Ambulatory Surgery Center RN continues full-time career at 81: 3 points

With a nursing career spanning 60 years, Tupelo-based North Mississippi Medical Center Ambulatory Surgery Center’s Betty Reedy, RN, is still practicing at 81 years old, according to The Clarion-Ledger.

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Here are three points:

1. Ms. Reedy has been a nurse in Tupelo for almost 25 years.

2. As a full-time nurse, Ms. Reedy enjoys spending time in the preoperative area where she can converse with patients.

3. The nursing field has evolved throughout her career as there was less personnel available to cover a variety of tasks, according to Ms. Reedy. When Ms. Reedy started her career in the 1950s, surgical supplies were mainly made of stainless steel.

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