As 2021 nears its end and we prepare for pinning and graduation ceremonies, our Nurse of the Week is a classic American story about starting from nothing, working hard (and smart), and refusing to give up the pursuit of your […]
Jennifer Grubb, our Nurse of the Week, is a military veteran who is now deploying her hard-earned experience to help others as a nurse. The PA native started her career in 2003 at the age of 20, when she served
Our Nurse of the Week, Phyllis Garr, BSN, RN, a pre-op holding nurse at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital’s Department of Nursing is yet another standout DAISY Award recipient. She was nominated by a fellow nurse-turned-patient – who remarked, “I
San Antonio, Texas NP Joseph Vine must be a descendant of the Unsinkable Molly Brown. After a brutal bout with Covid-19 left him in a medically induced coma for two months last year, our Nurse of the Week proceeded to
As angels have been known as messengers and guides from time immemorial, it is not necessarily hyperbole for patients and families to refer to hospice liaison nurse – and Nurse of the Week – Ligaya “Joy” Villanueva Bercasio, BSN-RN as
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In honor of Nurse Practitioner Week 2021, we are featuring the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)‘s tribute to four influential NP leaders as our Nurses of the Week! During these unprecedented times, NPs have served as vital leaders in
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RN Tammy Brown – our Nurse of the Week – is a good person to have around on an accident scene. Being “good in a crisis” is an essential component of the nursing skill set, but the stress and stakes
The pandemic was in full swing as ICU nurse Ashlee Schwartz entered her tenth year as a nurse at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas, but while critical care nurses may feel like they’re running on fumes these days, their
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Our Nurse of the Week, Clinical Nurse Specialist Lois M. Stallings-Welden, DNP, began her career as a nurse’s aide and at age 70, her pursuit of nursing excellence is still inspiring younger generations. This month, the nurse-leader, researcher, and educator
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Nurse of the Week Mary Starks, BS., RN, CNOR, NP-S – now at the Rochester School of Nursing (URSON) studying for her dual DNP/Family NP master’s and doctorate – is a classic “Type N” personality. That “N” of course, stands
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