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LISTEN: Front Line Nurse Trains School Nurses To Work COVID-19 Test Site

Connecticut Public Radio | By Diane Orson
Published April 23, 2020 at 7:19 AM EDT
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Nancy LaMonica, nurse director of surgical services at Bristol Health, in her office at Bristol Hospital on April 15, 2020.
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Nurses collect samples at the COVID-19 drive-thru testing at Bristol Hospital on April 15.
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Nurses collect samples at the COVID-19 drive-thru testing at Bristol Hospital on April 15.
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When Connecticut schools closed in mid-March to slow the spread of the coronavirus, most school nurses thought they'd be out of work for a while. But when COVID-19 drive-thru testing began in the Bristol-Burlington region, school nurses from the local health district stepped up to help staff the specimen collection station.

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They’re led by Nancy LaMonica, a nurse and the director of surgical services at Bristol Health.
Connecticut Public Radio's Diane Orson caught up with LaMonica while she was on a break at the drive-thru test site.

Hear the interview below:

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Diane Orson
Diane Orson is a special correspondent with Connecticut Public. She is a longtime reporter and contributor to National Public Radio. Her stories have been heard on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Here and Now; and The World from PRX. She spent seven years as CT Public Radio's local host for Morning Edition.
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