We Are IH: Compassionate LPN feels called to be end of life doula

July 20, 2023
Catherine at the start of a nightshift at the telemetry/cardiac unit

Name: Catherine Turcotte (she/her/hers)
Job Title: Licensed practical nurse (LPN)
Years of Service: 6
Worksite:  Penticton Regional Hospital
Community:  Penticton
Ancestral Territory: Syilx
Favourite Quote / Advice to live by: Don't let anyone steal your sunshine! Take it one day at a time.

Licensed practical nurse Catherine Turcotte is a positive person who has a go-with-the-flow personality. She was born in Holland, and lived in Germany for a brief time. As a child, Catherine’s military family was posted to Canada, and for most of her childhood she was raised in Edmonton, Alberta.

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