Oldest working nurse in the country retires at age 96.
Florence "SeeSee" Rigney says that after more than 70 years of working as a nurse, "you never stop learning."A woman said to be the oldest working nurse in the country has retired from a Tacoma, Washington, hospital at the age of 96, according to NBC affiliateFlorence"SeeSee" Rigney served more than 70 years as a nurse at the MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital.
"I don’t like to sit around — I’ve always got to have something to do. That’s my nature,” Rigney told the local affiliate. “I don’t know exactly what made me want to become a nurse, but it was something that I always wanted to do. I love to interact with patients and give them the help that I can." "Some of her colleagues joked that they had to sprint to keep up with her,” Laureen Driscoll, president of MultiCare Tacoma General and Allenmore hospitals, told KING-TV. “She’s continued to be a dedicated nurse and an incredible resource to her colleagues and community. It’s humbling to stop and think about the thousands and thousands of lives she’s cared for."
Still, as the years have brought plenty of change, it seems she has been able to"keep up" by maintaining an open mind.
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