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MONTHLY FEATURE
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On the Front Lines
of
Care
Local Nurses Share
Their Passions, Challenges,
and Why They Do It
ferent types of settings, often during the most distressing moments of those patients’ lives. It’s chal-
Nurses, in many ways, are the backbone of the healthcare system, caring for patients in dozens of dif-
lenging work for sure — but also gratifying work, as the six individuals profiled on the following pages
can attest. For our annual salute to nurses, BusinessWest sat down with three veteran nurses and
three just entering the field about why they got into nursing, what motivates them, especially during
hard days, and what the impact of their work means to them.
Joseph and Vincent
Bartolucci
Identical Twins
Double Down
on the Passion
They Bring to
Nursing
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Yirancis
Rivera
She Serves as
an Inspiration
— in Any
Language
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Kim Larrier
Fascinated
by the Mind,
She Forged a
Path in Psych
Nursing
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Dave
DesLauriers
This Veteran
Nurse Seeks
a ‘Bridge’ into
Emergency
Management
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Kara
Lombardi
As Assistant
Nurse Manager,
Her Role Is to
Be a Support
Person
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