Meet...Carol
Name: Dorothy Carol Hipple.
Department:
Hollings Cancer Center.
How long at MUSC: 4 1/2 years, but I also worked at MUSC from 1990-1994.
City you were born: Roanoke, Va.
Family: My husband, “Hunk,” a chief petty officer in the Navy, and son Mantz, 5.
Favorite TV show: I am afraid to say I am a CSI fan.
Ingredient you must have in your refrigerator: Cheese and eggs.
Pet peeve: People who complain about another's shortcomings or problem behavior yet not discuss it with the person in question. A person cannot correct or improve if he/she doesn't know the problem exists.
Where did you get your nursing degree: Roanoke Memorial School of Professional Nursing in Roanoke, Va.
What inspired you to go into nursing: A great need to help others and make a difference. I had major surgery at the age of 16, and the nurses made a great impression on me. Only after I decided to become a nurse did I discover that nursing was quite a heritage in my family.
Biggest challenge: Trying to get my patients the medications and services they need without throwing them into profound debt.
Words of advice: “You
will make mistakes in life...learn from them and move on.” My father said
this when I left home for nursing school, and it has been the best advice
I ever received.
Friday, May 7, 2004
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