Background
Piggott, Lorena Elizabeth was born on August 12, 1960 in Albuquerque. Daughter of Kenneth Scott and Minerva Elizabeth Piggott.
Piggott, Lorena Elizabeth was born on August 12, 1960 in Albuquerque. Daughter of Kenneth Scott and Minerva Elizabeth Piggott.
Bachelor of science in nursing with honors, U. New Mexico, 1982; Master of Science in Health Education with honors, U. New Mexico, 1988.
Assistant heart transplant coordinator, Presbyterian Hospital, Albuquerque, 1987-1988;
cardiovascular technologist/team leader Cardiovascular Laboratory, Presbyterian Hospital, Albuquerque, 1986-1988;
permanent charge nurse/preceptor coronary care unit, Presbyterian Hospital, Albuquerque, 1988;
staff nurse operating room, Presbyterian Hospital, Albuquerque, 1988-1989;
staff/charge nurse coronary care unit, Presbyterian Hospital, Albuquerque, 1991-1992;
assistant nurse manager, St. Joseph Medical Center, Albuquerque, 1989-1990;
critical care educator, St. Joseph Medical Center, Albuquerque, 1990-1991;
cardiac nurse resource coronary care unit, St. Joseph Medical Center, Albuquerque, 1991;
critical care educator, New Age Nursing Education Network, Albuquerque, since 1990;
critical care clinical educator, Presbyterian Healthcare Superior vena cava syndrome, Albuquerque, since 1992;
quality management coordinator, Presbyterian Hospital, Albuquerque, since 1992. Guest speaker various organizations. CPR instructor, multimedia first aid instr.ARC, 1977-1987.
Member heart transplant nursing development task force Presbyterian Hospital, 1986-1987, coronary care unit problem solving committee, 1986-1987, coronary care unit task force, since 1991. Educational chairperson Project HeartStart, Presbyterian Heart Institute, 1987. Member cardiac planning committee St. Joseph Medical Center, 1989-1991.
Member quality management committee cardiology clinical services. Chairperson JCAHO critical care task force, Intensive Care Unit committee, nursing county, alternate, Public Health Services Institutional Review Board, Oximetry Task Force.
Volunteer Project Heart Start, 1985, 86, 87, 89, 90, Presbyterian Heart Fair, 1987, 89, 90. Member American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, National Cardiovascular Technology Association, Mountain Plains Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Edition and Training, Sigma Theta Tau.