{"id":25126,"date":"2014-06-03T14:31:33","date_gmt":"2014-06-04T00:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=25126"},"modified":"2020-04-15T15:47:11","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T01:47:11","slug":"hawaii-state-center-for-nursing-names-executive-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2014\/06\/03\/hawaii-state-center-for-nursing-names-executive-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> State Center for Nursing names executive director"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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Wendy Yamamoto Suetsugu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Wendy Yamamoto Suetsugu<\/strong> has been named executive director of the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> State Center for Nursing<\/a> at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Mānoa’s School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene<\/a>. She is an experienced nurse and attorney.<\/p>\n

Suetsugu was previously the director of clinical operations in the Department of OB\/GYN and Women’s Health at University Clinical Education Research Associates<\/a>. She served as a clinical instructor of nursing at UH<\/abbr> Mānoa and has held the positions of a labor and delivery nurse and operating room nurse at Kapiʻolani<\/span> Medical Center for Women and Children<\/a>, and a nursing home surveyor in the state of Washington. Suetsugu also practiced law at Robbins and Associates, handling medical malpractice cases.<\/p>\n

Her diverse experience as a nurse and an attorney positions her to provide leadership to the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> State Center for Nursing and to help move forward the progress of healthcare transformation in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>.<\/p>\n

“This is a very exciting time to join the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> State Center for Nursing, as Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> has one of the most progressive environments for nurses,” said Suetsugu. “A nurse’s first and foremost duty is to be a patient advocate and a provider of safe, quality healthcare. Nurses also provide support, whether it is clinical, physical and\/or emotional through their nursing knowledge and compassion for their patients. We have approximately 20,000 licensed nurses in our state and I look forward to supporting Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>’s nurses.”<\/p>\n

The Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> State Center for Nursing collects and disseminates nursing workforce data in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>, supports recruitment and retention of nurses and conducts research on best practices and quality care outcomes.<\/p>\n

—A UH<\/abbr> Mānoa news release<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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