Background
Loden, Karen Clark was born on August 23, 1946 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Francis Anthony and Mary (Cupsie) Clark.
Loden, Karen Clark was born on August 23, 1946 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Francis Anthony and Mary (Cupsie) Clark.
Bachelor of science in nursing, Loretto Heights College, Denver, 1968. MNS, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, 1983.
Staff nurse St. Anthony Hospital, Denver, 1968. Charge nurse prince William Hospital, Manassas, Virginia, 1969. Staff nurse, charge nurse Intensive Care Unit-Cardiac Care Unit Memorial General Hospital, Las Cruces, New Mexico, 1970—1971, Intensive Care Unit-Cardiac Care Unit Lee County Hospital, Opelika, Alabama, 1972—1973.
Charge nurse, acting head nurse pediatrics Jackson County Schneck Hospital, Seymour, Indiana, 1974—1975. Head nurse medical-surgical Drs. Memorial Hospital, Baton Rouge, 1975—1977, in-service director, 1977—1979, assistant director nursing service, 1979—1981.
Assistant unit director E. Jefferson General Hospital, Metairie, Louisiana, 1981. Staff nurse Lakeside Hospital, 1982—1983. Assistant director nursing Hotel Dieu Hospital, New Orleans, since 1983.
Clinical preceptor Children's Hospital, 1984—1985. Clinical instructor nursing Our Lady of Holy Cross College, 1986—1988. CPR instructor, trainer American Heart Association.
Member of American Heart Association, American Association Critical Care Nurses, Sigma Theta Tau.
Married Michael Loden, May 1, 1969. 1 child Jonathan.