Background
O'Connell, Paulette S. was born on June 26, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Christopher J. and Mary R. (Rogers) O'C.
O'Connell, Paulette S. was born on June 26, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Christopher J. and Mary R. (Rogers) O'C.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, St. Xavier University, 1958. Master of Science in Nursing, University Michigan, 1974.
Staff, head nurse, Mercy Medical Center, Chicago, 1958-1960;
surgical supervisor, instructor, Mercy Hospital, Janeville, Wisconsin, 1960-1961;
obstetrical supervisor, Mercy Hospital, Marshelltown, Iowa., 1962-1963;
coronary and intensive care supervisor, Mercy Medical Center, Chicago, 1963-1972;
endocrine clinical nurse specialist, Mercy Medical Center, Chicago, 1974-1984;
nurse, educator, Diabetic Treatment Centers of America, Nashville, Tennessee, 1985-1990;
instructor, Community Care Systems, 1987-1988;
director nursing, Misericordia Home, Chicago, 1990-1993;
director health services, Misericordia Home, Chicago, since 1994. Member Sisters of Mercy, Chicago, since 1951. Delegate Iowa Nurses Association, 1962-1990,Illinois Nurses Association.
President, vice president Illinois Diabetic Advisory Board, Springfield, 1978-1990. President Council of Developmentally Handicapped, Chicago, 1984-1991. Make-up supervisor Music Theater of Chicago, 1971-1984.
Advisor Three Oaks Nursing Home, Evanston, 1982-1983. Member Illinois Nurses Association (delegate 1962, secretary council clinical nurse specialist since 1974), State Diabetic Advisory Board (vice president 1993, president 1994), Diabetic Educators Chicago (vice president, president), Affailiate American Association Diabetes Educators, Sigma Tau Alpha.