Background
Odom, Janet Lynn was born on September 21, 1952 in Columbia, Mississippi, United States.
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Janet Lynn Odom
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Bachelor of science in nursing, Mississippi College, 1975; Master of Science in Nursing Svc. Administration, University of Southern Mississippi, 1989.
Career
Staff nurse medical-surgical unit, Marion County General Hospital, Columbia, Mississippi, 1975; staff nurse intensive care nursery, Humana Hospital-Audubon (formerly St. Joseph Infirmary), Louisville, 1975-1977; head nurse intensive care nursery, Humana Hospital-Audubon (formerly St. Joseph Infirmary), Louisville, 1977-1980; staff nurse intensive care nursery, Humana Hospital-Audubon (formerly St. Joseph Infirmary), Louisville, 1982-1983; nurse manager recovery room, Humana Hospital-Audubon (formerly St. Joseph Infirmary), Louisville, 1983-1986; staff nurse newborn nursery, Gulf Coast Community Hospital, Panama City, Florida, 1980-1981; staff nurse intensive care nursery, pediatrics, Forrest General Hospital, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 1986; staff nurse cardiovascular recovery room, Forrest General Hospital, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 1987; staff nurse pre and post-anesthesia care, outpatient surgery facility, Forrest General Hospital, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 1988-1989; clinical director obstetrics-gynecology. post partum, pediatrics, L&D, L&D Post-anesthesia care unit, WBN, ICN, Forrest General Hospital, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 1989-1990; clinical nurse specialist surgical services, Forrest General Hospital, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, since 1990; member nurse practice county, Forrest General Hospital, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, since 1990. National speaker, presenter in field. Consultant Nursing Solutions ASPAN LectureSeries, since 1992.
Achievements
Membership
Committee member United Way Humana Hospital-Audubon, Louisville, 1984, 85. Mem.health care advisory board to Congressman Gene Taylor, 1992-1994. Trustee ASPAN Foundation, 1993-1994, president, since 1995.
Member ANA, Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, American Society of Post Anesthesia Nurses (president 1992-1993, chair membership committee 1989-1990, chair public relations/marketing committee 1990-1991, liaison to American Society Anesthesiologists 1992-1993, national conference committee since 1990, adhoc editor search committee 1992-1993, vice president/present elect 1991-1992, liaison to National Federation for Nursing Specialty Orgns. 1991-1992, administrative representative long range planning committee 1991-1992, representative to ANA task force on standards and guidelines 1991-1992, ad hoc exhibit contract committee 1991-1992, member research committee since 1994), Mississippi Nurses Association (nominating committee 1990-1991, Clinical Nurse Specialist of Year 1993), Kentucky Society of Post Anesthesia Nurses, Mississippi Society of Post Anesthesia Nurses (member committee 1989-1990, national director ASPAN1988-1991), Sigma Theta Tau (Gamma Lambda chapter), Phi Kappa Phi, Miss.Coll. Alumni Association (Hattiesburg area chapter vice president 1988-1989, president 1989-1990).
