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Sister Bernadette Farrell

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  • Birth Name: Mary Rita
  • Current Name: Bernadette
  • Religious Name: Mary Bernadette
  • Last Name: Farrell
  • Mother's Name: Agnes (Foley) Farrell
  • Father's Name: John Francis (Frank) Farrell
  • Hometown: Mitchell, SD
  • Entry Date: September 8, 1940
  • Current Status: Deceased
  • Death Date: January 12, 2015

Education:

College:

1944 - Presentation School of Nursing, Aberdeen, SD - Nursing Certificate
1951 - College of St. Teresa, Winona, MN - Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing
1970 - University Medical Center, Jackson, MS - Certificate of Nurse Midwifery

Biography:

Sister Bernadette was an OB nurse for many years and then taught OB nursing at the Presentation Schools of Nursing. She also worked as a nurse midwife in the southern states and Mexico.

1944-1945 - (Avera) St. Luke’s Hospital, Aberdeen, SD - OB Staff-Night Supervisor
1945-1946 - St. Joseph Hospital (Avera Queen of Peace), Mitchell, SD - Medical/Surgical Supervisor
1946-1948 - (Avera) St. Luke’s Hospital, Aberdeen, SD - Medical/Surgical Supervisor
1948-1951 - Presentation School of Nursing, Sioux Falls, SD - Director School of Nursing
Presentation School of Nursing, Mitchell, SD - Education Director
Presentation School of Nursing, Miles City, MT - Director School of Nursing
1961-1963 - Presentation School of Nursing, Sioux Falls, SD - Nursing Service & OB Instructor
1963-1968 - (Avera) McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD - Head Nurse OB
1968-1969 - University of South Dakota School of Nursing, Vermillion, SD - Clinical Instructor of OB
1970-1976 - University Medical Center, Jackson, MS - Staff Nurse-Midwife
1976-1979 - Bamberg, SC - Nurse-Midwifery Staff
Orangeburg, SC - Director Midwifery Program
1979-1980 - Highland City, FL - Midwife
1980-1981 - El Paso, TX - Midwife
1981-1983 - Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico - Missionary
1983-1984 - Santa Fe De Los Alto, Mexico - Missionary
1984-1985 - Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico - Missionary
1985-1986 - Unwed Home, LaMesa, CA - House Mother
1986-1987 - Barrett House, Albuquerque, NM - Volunteer
1987-1988 - LeMesa, CA - Respite Care
1988-1989 - LeMesa, CA - CPE
1989-1996 - New Orleans, LA - Part-time and prayer
1996-1998 - LeMesa, CA - Family Health Care
1998-1999 - Loyola University, New Orleans, LA - Prayer and part time service
1999-Present – Presentation Convent, Aberdeen, SD - Full-time Prayer Ministry

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