Background
Lenz, Lois Martin Elser was born on October 26, 1932 in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Abram Paul and Sarah Catherine (Etter) Martin.
psychiatric and mental health nurse
Lenz, Lois Martin Elser was born on October 26, 1932 in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Abram Paul and Sarah Catherine (Etter) Martin.
Diploma, Washington County Hospital School of Nursing, 1953. Bachelor in Psychology, University Baltimore, 1980. Postgraduate, Salisbury State University, 1986.
Various health positions, 1953-1968. Community health nurse Washington County Health Department, Hagerstown, Maryland, 1968-1970. Community health nurse supervisor Howard County Health Department, Ellicott City, 1970-1973.
Community mental health nurse Anne Arundel County Health Department, Annapolis, 1973-1977. Community mental health nurse supervisor Walter P. Carter Center, Baltimore, 1977-1980. Staff nurse psychiatric in-patient mental health unit Greater Laurel (Maryland)-Beltsville Hospital, 1980-1981.
Psychiatric nurse team leader day hospital United States Public Health Hospital, Baltimore, 1981-1982. Head nurse Springfield Hospital Center, Sykesville, 1982-1983, backup to nursing division chief, 1983-1984. Nursing division chief Eastern Shore Hospital Center, Cambridge, 1984-1987.
Nursing supervisor Great Oaks Center, Silver Spring, 1987. Community mental health nurse day treatment program Prince George's County Health Department, Cheverly, 1987-1988, community mental health nurse outpatient clinic, 1988-1993. Agency nurse Sheppard Pratt Hospital, 1993—1994.
Agency charge nurse Psychiatric Research Center, 1993—2003. Agency nurse Sheppard Pratt Hospital, 1998—2001. Certified nursing assistant instructor Howard Community College, 2001.
PRN staff psychiatric unit Howard County General Hospital, 2001—2003. Retired, 2003.
Married Theodore Edwin Elser, September 24, 1953 (divorced March 1978). Children: Linda Sue, Jeanne Lynn, Theodore Junior. Married Edward P. Lenz, Senior, July 21, 2002.