Background
Arrington, Douglas R. was born on October 20, 1954 in Jerome, Idaho, United States. Son of Donald C. and V. Cleone (Baird) Arrington.
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Douglas R. Arrington
Edit ProfileAlcohol/substance abuse services professional
Education
Associate of Arts, College Southern Idaho, 1978; Bachelor of science in nursing, U. Utah, 1982; MSN, Vanderbilt University, 1988; postgraduate, Belmont U., Nashville, 1992.
Career
Head nurse pediatrics, King Fahad General Hospital, Al Baha, Saudi Arabia, 1982;
nursing supervisor, Williamson Medical Center, Franklin, Tennessee, 1982-1983;
family nurse practitioner, Tennessee Department Health and Environment, Nashville, 1983-1987;
nurse coordinator, Vanderbilt Institute for Treatment of Addiction, Nashville, 1987-1991;
administrative director Baptist Drug and Alcohol Recovery Center,, Baptist Hospital, Inc., Nashhville, 1991-1992;
nursing supervisor, Santa Kosa Northurst Hospital, since 1993. Adjunct instructor Vanderbilt University School Nursing, Nashville, since 1988. Member of advisory committee Drug Free Tennessee, 1988-1992.
Clinical instructor University Texas School Nursing, Austin.
Achievements
Membership
Member ANA (convention delegate 1987-1989), Tennessee Nurses Foundation (state treasurer 1986-1988, advocate peer assistance program 1986-1991), Tennessee Nurses Association (finance committee 1985-1991, convention delegate 1983, 85, 86, treasurer 1986-1988), National Consortium Chemical Dependency Nurses, National Nurses Society on Addiction, Sigma Theta Tau. M C.
