Nurse of the Week: SUNY Delhi Nursing Student Keara Lawson Treats Crash Victim On Way to Clinical Rotations
Our Nurse of the Week is Keara Lawson, a nursing student at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Delhi who was driving from Delhi to Stamford for her clinical placement when she witnessed an accident and stopped to help the crash victim. The quick-thinking...
Nurses of the Week: George Washington University Nursing Students Provide Medical Care in Uganda
Our Nurses of the Week are eleven nursing students from the George Washington University (GW) School of Nursing who traveled to central Uganda last month to provide medical care and educate local populations about heart health. The nursing students were led by Karen...
Nurse of the Week: Jewish Trauma Nurse Ari Mahler Shows Compassion While Treating Synagogue Shooter
Our Nurse of the Week is Ari Mahler, a trauma nurse in Pittsburgh and a member of the Tree of Life synagogue’s Jewish congregation, who treated suspected synagogue shooter Robert Bowers after he was brought in to be treated for multiple gunshot wounds from police. The...
Nurse of the Week: Frontier Nursing University President Dr. Susan Stone Elected to National Academy of Medicine
Our Nurse of the Week is Dr. Susan Stone, DNSc, CNM, FACNM, FAAN, President of Frontier Nursing University (FNU), who was recently elected to the National Academy of Medicine in recognition of her achievements in impacting accessibility of quality health care for...
Nurse of the Week: NICU Nurse Lexi Brown Born During Blizzard Works First Shift During Hurricane Florence
Our Nurse of the Week is Lexi Brown, a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nurse at New Hanover Regional Medical Center (NHRMC) in Wilmington, NC. After being born as a NICU baby during a blizzard, Brown later worked her first shift as a NICU nurse during Hurricane...
Nurse of the Week: Registered Nurse Leslie Silcox Leads Organized Recovery Efforts to Help Victims of Hurricane Michael
Our Nurse of the Week is Leslie Silcox, a registered nurse from Knoxville, Tennessee, who has been organizing hurricane relief efforts for years in her own spare time. Most recently, she helped pack supplies to send to Florida following the aftermath of Hurricane...
Nurse of the Week: UVA Nursing Professor Clareen Wiencek Drives New Education in Area of Palliative Care
Our Nurse of the Week is Clareen Wiencek, an associate professor of nursing at the University of Virginia (UVA) who is helping drive new education in the area of palliative care. Palliative care provides relief from the symptoms and stress that come with a serious...
Nurse of the Week: Registered Nurse Careen Rodgers Helps Hurricane Florence Survivors
Our Nurse of the Week is Careen Rodgers, a registered nurse employed by the Virginia Department of Health (VDH), who packed her bags and headed south after seeing the extensive havoc that Hurricane Florence wreaked on the Carolinas. Rodgers was one of 22 nurses from...
Nurse of the Week: Nurse Jasmin Flores Inspires Local CPR Training After Reviving Toddler Following Fatal Crash
Our Nurse of the Week is Jasmin Flores, a nurse from Hartford, CT, who was driving on the highway when she came upon an overturned jeep and three passengers who required lifesaving CPR, including a toddler. Flores was one of the only bystanders who knew how to...
Nurse of the Week: Brigit Carter, Associate Dean in the Duke University School of Nursing, Heads Program for Underrepresented Minorities
Our Nurse of the Week is Brigit Carter, Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion in the Duke University School of Nursing, who is leading diversity efforts by heading a program for underrepresented minorities. Carter’s role is focused on making the School of Nursing...
