Local nurse passing the clipboard to a new generation after 40-year career [Video]

A 40-year nursing journey of hard work and compassion is wrapping up for Ellen Fehrenbach.

After graduating from nursing school in 1984, she knew she was on the right career path, doing what she was meant to do.

Fehrenbach says she felt a passion for nursing right away. With a specific interest in cardiac nursing, she would spend the bulk of her career healing hearts.

Over the years, she reflects on the evolution of the profession.

“There’s always change. Going from bedside clipboards, paper charting, calling doctors in the middle of the night on their home line—no cell phones,” Fehrenbach said.

She notes that electronic health records didn’t start until the 1990s, calling it the biggest transition of her career, especially after not growing up with computers.

Watch: Local nurse passing the torch to the next generation:

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