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Primary Nursing

Primary nursing is the foundation on which patient care at GIVF is based. Each one of our doctors is teamed with one nurse who works seamlessly with the doctor on each and every patient from the first time the patient comes to the GIVF clinic and throughout treatment. In this way, as with any team, the doctor and nurse establish a very efficient relationship whereby they complement one another in the delivery of patient care. This relationship between the physician and the primary nurse ensure that the GIVF medical team has a total picture of the specific needs of each patient and that there is continuity of care.

This strong ethic of teamwork does not end with the GIVF medical team. In a sense this close bond, in essence, brings each patient into the partnership with the doctor and nurse on their treatment and specific needs. The patient benefits because throughout their treatment there are familiar faces and a medical team that truly gets to know the patient as an individual. This continuity of care is of great benefit to the patient because at any time there is one person they can call with any questions or requirements. And the person that they call is someone they know and trust.

Behind the scenes the primary nurse works with the complete range of GIVF professionals who support the primary team from other nurses to the lab staff and even the professionals who deal with the business issues related to treatment. The primary nurse is intensely involved on the full range of treatment from reviewing lab results and medications to making sure that the patient is comfortable and at ease. Enhancing the patient experience, from success rate to those intangibles that stand behind every step in the process is what GIVF is all about. Primary nursing is the centerpiece in achieving that goal.

Primary Nurses

Tracy Badawi, R.N., B.S.N. graduated Cum Laude from The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1993. Since then she has worked in Orthopedics, General Medical/Surgical, GYN/Oncology, Case Management, Labor and Delivery, and for the past 8 years in the field of Fertility at GIVF. The main focus of her career has been in Women’s Health. She serves as Dr. Hearns-Stokes Primary Nurse and enjoys working very closely with our patients. She has been with GIVF since 1998.

Lauren Haring, B.S., A.S.N., R.N. Prior to her nursing career she graduated with honors from the University of Florida and was instrumental in training and software development in Florida. Having a keen interest in women’s health, Mrs. Haring decided to return to school to become a registered nurse and redirect her career accordingly. Mrs. Haring began her career at GIVF in 2004 after graduating from nursing school. Since joining GIVF, Lauren has become an integral part of the nursing team and enjoys working very closely with Dr. Lincoln as his primary nurse. Mrs. Haring is very dedicated to her career and looks forward to balancing that with her new baby due fall 2006.

Marsha Rogers, R.N., B.S.N. graduated from the University of Virginia with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and has worked in a variety of areas in nursing including medical, surgical as a clinician, post partum and newborn nursery, and as an instructor for Home Health Aides. For 17 years she volunteered in NJ as co-facilitator for HOPE, a support group for grieving parents. Since coming to GIVF in June 2001, she has found great satisfaction in assisting those who are struggling with infertility.

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