Meet Judy Vire: The Nurse Practitioner Bridging the Healthcare Gap in Rural Texas Communities
Nurse practitioner Judy Vire has dedicated her life to establishing care for patients in rural parts of Central Texas. Her clinic, Kocurek & James, is one of a few providers offering medical care to communities desperate for easier access. Vire has a master’s...
From Patient to Nurse: The Inspiring Journey of Gibby Ryan
Gabrielle "Gibby" Ryan, RN, BSN, CCRN, has worked as a staff nurse in the Cardiac Care Unit at Children's Nebraska Criss Heart Center for nearly five years. As a lifelong patient of the center herself, Ryan brings a unique perspective to her work every day, with a...
Caring for Critical Hearts: Meet Sarah Cazenave, Cardiac ICU Nurse
Sarah Cazenave is a BSN, RN, and CCRN who works in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Children’s Hospital New Orleans (CHNOLA). She takes care of the most critical cardiac patients at the hospital. Her cousin, Brooks, was born with only half of a functioning...
Heroic Nurses, Ariana Stemple and Cori Holloway, Save Friend’s Life with CPR in Colorado
Robyn Morgan, Ariana Stemple, and Cori Holloway became friends working together at St. Joseph Hospital in Denver, Colorado. These friends are bonded for life after a shopping trip at Murdoch's in Grand Junction this past September. Morgan, leader of medical imaging at...
Valentina Obreja Left Romania with Luggage and a Dream. Now She’s an Award-winning Nurse
Valentina Obreja has dedicated her career to improving care for ICU patients at UCLA Health. “Never give up” are three words that have defined much of Obreja’s adult life. It’s what she told herself when she and her husband left Romania in 2006 with little more than...
Iowa Hospice Nurse Tiffany McArdle Walks Through Blizzard to Reach Patient
Communities across the midwest feel the impact of recent snowfall and below-zero temperatures, but that weather didn’t stop Iowa hospice nurse Tiffany McArdle. McArdle, a hospice nurse for St. Croix Hospice, says that in her seven years of working as a hospice nurse,...
Nurses at the John Theurer Cancer Center Recognized by the Oncology Nursing Society
Oncology nurses at the John Theurer Cancer Center (JTCC) in Hackensack, NJ, are making a difference in the lives of cancer patients. Margaret Hopkins, RN, is one of those nurses, and she feels blessed every day to be a part of such a fantastic team. As a cancer...
The Lawrence Sisters Purse Dream of Becoming Nurses Together
The Lawrence sisters defied the odds, pursuing their goal of becoming nurses together after a decade of homelessness. All six Lawrence siblings, Alecsandria, Danielle, Dominique, Gabriella, Lauren, and Nathalia, believe that what they experienced inspired their...
Meet Joe Schmuecker, the U of I Nurse Who Answers His Patients’ Letters to Santa
During the most challenging time of year for patients and their families in the University of Iowa Hospital’s Pediatric Emergency Department, ED nurse Joe Schmuecker, RN, has gone above and beyond to spread a little holiday cheer over the last five years. Every...
Christina Flint-Lowe Serves Veterans, Shares Native American Culture
Christina Flint-Lowe, a nurse practitioner at Bay Pines VA, works continuously to ensure Veterans and their loved ones know they are safe at the VA. “What I value about working at VA is that we approach challenges with our Veterans’ care at the forefront. When I...
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