Sister Theophane Wurzer, FSE, RN, MSN
Lowell, Michigan
Specialties: Obstetrics and Neonatal,
Infant Massage,
Maternal-Child Nursing Instructor


Sister JoAnn Seraffino, FSE, LPN
Lowell, Michigan
Kent Community Hospital Long Term Care
Specialty: Geriatric Nursing

Salute Our Nurses During National Nurses Week

May 8, 2002

During National Nurses Week, the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist acknowledge the mission to holistic health care carried out by our nurses. Their faithful, caring service is an inspiration to many and a witness to the life-giving approach of Franciscan spirituality within the Catholic tradition of nursing.

Meet our nurses:


Sister Jilda Marie Chabot, FSE, RN, BSN
Meriden, Connecticut
Primary Care Nurse, Franciscan Home Care
Specialty: Wound Care


Sister Judith Gebelein, FSE, RN, BSN
Lowell, Michigan
Head Nurse, St. Mary Hospital, Grand Rapids
Specialty: Orthopedic Nursing


Sister Miriam Seiferman, FSE, MSN, APRN
Meriden, Connecticut
Clinical Specialist, Franciscan Life Center
Specialty: Psychiatric Nursing


Sister Janet Marie Bagniewski, FSE, RN, BSN
Pocatello, Idaho
Certificated Nursing Assistant Instructor, Idaho State University
CNA Consultant, Hillcrest Haven
Specialty: Instruction in "Relational Caring"