Oncology Nurse Margaret Potter Shaves Head in Support of Cancer Patients
AdventHealth oncology nurse Margaret Potter has shaved her head during Breast Cancer Awareness Month for the past twelve years to support her patients experiencing hair loss, a common side effect of chemotherapy. Potter says hair loss can be particularly emotional for...
Mattoon-based Flight Nurses Honored for Saving Preterm Baby
Mattoon, Illinois-based flight nurses Kelly Hamill and Dakota Shadwell of the Air Evac Lifeteam are receiving nationwide recognition for using the new Bubble CPAP non-invasive ventilation equipment to save the life of a preterm baby born at about six months gestation,...
Leticia Rios, a Neonatal Nurse from NYU Langone Hospital, Receives Top Award for Nursing Excellence
As a single working mom and PhD candidate, Leticia Rios, RN, has balanced many 24/7 challenges, applying lessons learned as a caretaker, clinician, and educator to her mission, helping mothers and babies in underserved communities avoid adverse birth and neonatal...
Mikaela Thepvongsa is a Deaf ICU Nurse Pushing for Inclusivity with Viral, Educational TikTok Videos
Mikaela Thepvongsa, 26, is an ICU nurse in Seattle pushing for inclusivity with educational TikTok videos going viral. Thepvongsa is like most adults her age and enjoys life's usual pleasures like exploring, hanging out with friends, and dating. The big difference is...
Cardiac Nurse Lauren Huyvaert Reunites with Notre Dame Football Fan Whose Life She Saved
Call it divine intervention or being at the right place at the right time, but cardiac nurse Lauren Huyvaert saved the life of a University of Notre Dame football fan last year during a game against UNLV. Recently, the two were reunited. Daily Nurse honors Lauren...
Kimberly McClintick Enhances School Health with Nebraska School Nurse Mentor Program
Kimberly McClintick, MSN, RN, the children’s school health coordinator at Children’s Hospital & Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, embarked on a mission in 2018 to elevate the experience of school nurses across the state. Through surveys and conversations, she...
Delayna Watkins is a Nurse TikToker Making Hot Flashes Sexy
Delayna Watkins knows what it's like to have a hot flash interrupt your life. The Baltimore area nurse remembers being in the middle of a presentation to Maryland hospital executives when she suddenly couldn't think straight and could tell the hot flash was coming....
DNP Jean Andres Assists Doctor with a Special Delivery
When Jean Andres, DNP, RN, arrived at the parking garage at Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, Maryland, she instantly heard the “very distinct scream” delivery room teams recognize. As the hospital’s labor and delivery director, she leaped into...
RN Charmaine Branchaud Helps Boost Immunization Rates in Red Lake Schools
Charmaine Branchaud sees the stories of Red Lake Nation students in the data. Branchaud has been an RN for four and a half decades and began overseeing school clinics across all Red Lake Nation schools in Minnesota in 2021. Her work improving Red Lake School...
Buffalo Nurse Trinetta Alston Helps Survivors of Buffalo Mass Shooting Heal
Buffalo, NY, nurse Trinetta Alston has made it her mission in life to help others, and in the past year, she has opened her heart to help as many Tops supermarket associates as possible. Tops in Buffalo was the site of a mass shooting on May 14, 2022, and days later,...
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