by Thelma Roach-Serry, BSN, RN, NE-BC

“Her Passion is Caring for Others…”

Linda Lewis, LPN, WTA has been a nurse for over 35 years.  She graduated from the Richmond Technical Center, Richmond, Virginia in 1985 as a licensed practical nurse excited and ready to care for others. She started her nursing career at Richmond Memorial Hospital  on a medical-surgical inpatient unit. After obtaining a solid foundation in nursing, she was hired as a charge nurse at Libbie Convalescent Center and Chippenham Manor.

Ms. Lewis identified an opportunity to provide home health care visiting patients in their homes throughout the Richmond Metropolitan area. Later she worked as an anesthesia aide at the Richmond Eye and Ear Hospital until she became a contract nurse working for Sheltering Arms Rehabilitation.

While working for a local agency, she was selected  to serve on a special team to initiate a preventative healthcare patient education program at the Richmond Veterans Affairs Medical Center (RVAMC).  While working in this capacity, she developed a desire to work with Veterans full time.  She applied and was selected for a position in the hemodialysis unit where she worked for approximately two years. Later she sought a position in primary care and later in specialty care.  For the past nine years, Linda has worked in surgical specialty clinics (SSC) where she developed a profound passion for providing care to surgical and vascular patients who require specialized wound care treatments.  Many providers started seeking her advice for the treatment of various wounds. Because of her interest and knowledge in wound care, Linda  was advised to pursue certification as a Wound Treatment Associate. Linda did just that and became one of the first certified Wound Treatment Associates (WTA) at RVAMC.  

When asked why she became a nurse, Linda replied, “I became a nurse because I loved watching my mother care for the older people in the  community.  Her caring actions inspired me to go to school to get my degree in nursing.  I will continue her legacy by caring for the people in my community which will have an everlasting positive impact.  I love taking care of people, the way I would want or like to be taken care of.” Linda is the chair of the SSC Professional Practice and Customer Service Committee and loves being a member of NOVA and the Riverside Baptist Church Nurses Corps.

Ms. Lewis is married to Curvan Lewis, a Vietnam Veteran.  She is the mother of 6 children, a grandmother and great grandmother.  Besides caring for others, her passions also include gardening and cooking a fine dinner, which she learned from her father who was a World War II Veteran.

One of her favorite quotes is “Kindness can transform someone’s dark moment with a blaze of light. You’ll never know how much your caring matters. Make a difference for another today.” by Amy Leigh Mercree, Author

Thanks Linda for your compassionate care of others.