Nurse of the Week: Labor and Delivery Nurse Sharon Fickley Delivers Three of Her Own Grandchildren in 36 Hours
Our Nurse of the Week is Sharon Fickley, a Labor and Delivery nurse at Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital who recently delivered three of her own grandchildren over the course of 36 hours. Fickley has been delivering babies for over 25 years, but delivering her own...
Nurse of the Week: UT College of Nursing Alumna Sara Croley Gives College’s Largest Ever Donation to ‘Invest In the Future of Nursing’
Our Nurse of the Week is Sara Croley, a University of Tennessee (UT) College of Nursing alumna who recently gave a $7.5 million donation to the university, making it the largest donation in the college’s history. Croley hopes her donation will go toward ‘investing in...
Nurse of the Week: ICU Nurse Mady Howard Credits Career with Helping Her Train for American Ninja Warrior
Our Nurse of the Week is Mady Howard, an intensive care unit (ICU) nurse at Intermountain Healthcare’s Dixie Regional Medical Center in St. George, Utah, who says the unpredictable nature of working in the ICU helped her train to be on ‘American Ninja Warrior.’ Howard...
Nurse of the Week: ICU Nurse Cami Loritz Donates Part of Liver, Saving 8-Year-Old Boy’s Life
Our Nurse of the Week is Cami Loritz, an intensive care unit (ICU) nurse from Wisconsin who donated part of her liver for a transplant that saved an 8-year-old boy’s life. Loritz is an ICU nurse at Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. The boy’s mother, Ruth...
Nurse of the Week: First-Generation Community Health Worker Maria Elena Valdez Prepares for Nursing Career
Our Nurse of the Week is Maria Elena Valdez, a first-generation community health worker who is preparing to graduate from nursing school at the end of this year and embark on her career as a nurse. Valdez was born in Eagle Pass, Texas to seasonal immigrant workers...
Nurse of the Week: Seattle Nurse Karin Huster Says Battling Ebola Outbreaks in Africa Is “The Best Job in the World”
Our Nurse of the Week is Karin Huster, a Seattle-based nurse and field coordinator for Doctors Without Borders. Huster spends six to 12 weeks at a time away from home, helping the world’s most vulnerable populations. Most recently she was in the Democratic Republic of...
Nurse of the Week: Registered Nurse Czarino Cecilio Treats Cancer Patients at Weill Cornell Medicine’s Multiple Myeloma Center
Our Nurse of the Week is Czarina Cecilio, a 33-year-old registered nurse (RN) at Weill Cornell Medicine’s Multiple Myeloma Center in New York City. Multiple myeloma (MM) is a type of bone marrow cancer and in addition to performing her nursing duties, Cecilio is also...
Nurse of the Week: NYU Nursing Director Named Alzheimer’s Ambassador to New York Senator Chuck Schumer
Our Nurse of the Week is Jennifer Pettis, the associate director of the long-term care program at NICHE (Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders) in the New York University (NYU) College of Nursing. Pettis was recently named an Alzheimer’s...
Nurse of the Week: Critical Care Nurse Kayla Miller Performs CPR on Victims of Dayton, Ohio Shooting
Our Nurse of the Week is Kayla Miller, a critical care nurse from Dayton, Ohio who performed CPR on victims of the shooting that occurred early on the morning of August 4. Miller was fleeing the Ned Peppers Bar after hearing gunfire ringing out when she spotted...
Nurse of the Week: UAB Nursing Professor Martha Dawson Elected as President of National Black Nurses Association
Our Nurse of the Week is Martha Dawson, DNP, an assistant professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Nursing who has been elected to serve as president of the National Black Nurses Association (NBNA), Inc. Dawson will serve a two-year term as...
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