ARN Southeast Texas Chapter

Debra (Dee Jae) Lore, BSN, RN

Current Employment:	San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Position:	Rehabilitation Nurse Manager
Description of Responsibilities:
As Manager of the Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit, Dee Jae’s responsibilities include overall daily operations management of a 28 bed rehabilitation unit. She is responsible for approximately 40 Full Time Equivalents, including RNs, LVNs, and Nurse Technicians. The Average Daily Census is 20 and Average Length of Stay is 10 days.
ARN Member Since:	May 2004
SETX Chapter ARN Member since:	May 2004
SETX Chapter ARN Involvement:	Coordinator of the March SETX ARN monthly meeting, hosted by San Jacinto Methodist Hospital (SJMH).
Why did you decide to join SETX ARN?
Dee Jae writes, “I joined to become more involved with health care professionals in the same field. My professional goals not only include sitting for the CRRN exam in July of this year, but to become more actively involved in my professional organization, ARN.
Awards Received:
Within the SJMH system, the Rehabilitation Unit has been awarded “most improved” inpatient satisfaction in both the first and second quarters of this year.
Community Involvement:	Walkathon for a Healthy Heart-participant
Exceptional Accomplishment:
“I was recognized by my peers as an “exceptional new nurse manager” and voted “most likely to succeed.”
Hobbies, Special Interests:
“I love to take dancing lessons and practice to relieve stress. Gardening is also a most delightful way of relaxing.”
Previous Experience:
“In 2000, I embarked into rehabilitation nursing at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital (now called clear Lake Rehabilitation Hospital) as the 7-3 charge nurse. I was involved in Employee Health, Infection Control, and new employee orientation. I loved the concept of rehabilitation nursing. I am now Nurse Manager of our Rehabilitation Unit here at SJMH and the enjoyment is still with me.”
What does Rehabilitation Nursing mean to you?  Far More Rewarding than Words can Express
“My greatest professional fulfillment is in recently witnessing an individual with a right CVA with left hemiparesis, who has experienced a life-changing event, come to the unit and improve enough to go home. To see this person, who was resistant to come to Rehabilitation because of the impossibilities of seeing improvement, and then see such a positive change, not only physically but also mentally and psychologically, is far more rewarding than words can express.”
Anything else that you would like to share?
I appreciate the opportunity to work in the healthcare industry and participate in my local ARN Association. I look forward to my involvement in the organization this coming year. I am honored to be a part of ARN, the bigger picture of rehabilitation nursing.

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