Carol McTavish, LPN
NOVA Chapter 226
VA Boston Healthcare System
Boston, MA

 Carol McTavish began her nursing career at the VA Boston Healthcare System in October 1992 after graduating from the Lemuel Shattuck School of Nursing in Boston, MA. She admits, “I felt an instant bond with the Veterans.” Carol worked on a medical oncology unit for 8 years. While working there, she was honored to receive the LPN of the Year Award. Carol later worked on the Dialysis Unit from 2001-2012, and obtained the Dialysis Nurse Certification and Dialysis Technician Certification. She currently works in the Preadmission Testing Clinic and has been recognized as the recipient of the Employee of the Month Award and the Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Nursing. Carol has been the Chairperson of the LPN Professional Standards Board for the past 15 years, and enjoys presenting to the new hires during New Employee Orientation.

Carol is an active member of NOVA. She has served as co-chair of the NOVA LPN/LVN Committee and is a member of the NOVA Awards Committee. Carol attended the NOVA Annual Meeting in Miami, Florida in October 2019 and NOVA on the Hill Day in Washington, D.C in March 2020. She is scheduled to present a webinar entitled: “Evolution of the LPN in the VA” on June 24, 2020. This will be her third time presenting a NOVA webinar. Carol shared that, “I am truly honored to come to work to serve the Veterans and to serve as a mentor to the many LPNs that I have met over the years. Working at the VA and being a member of NOVA provides me that opportunity.”