Nurse of the Week: Raleigh County Schools Director Deborah Kaplan Recognized for Nursing Excellence
Our Nurse of the Week is Deborah Kaplan, the director of nursing and health services for Raleigh County Schools. Kaplan was recognized by the Highmark Foundation for “Advancing Excellence in School Nursing.” The foundation awarded Kaplan the School Nursing Practice...
Nurse of the Week: Portland Nurse Frank Tyler Travels to Africa Following Devastating Cyclone
Our Nurse of the Week is Frank Tyler, a Portland nurse and public health expert who traveled to Africa following Cyclone Idai, which swept through Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe at the end of March. Tyler is a health adviser for Portland-based nonprofit, Medical...
Nurse of the Week: Senior Nursing Student Paige Niepoetter Strives to Become Life-Changing Cancer Researcher
Our Nurse of the Week is Paige Niepoetter, a senior nursing student at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) who aspires to become a life-changing cancer researcher. Her drive and academic experiences during her undergraduate years have positioned her to...
Nurse of the Week: DNP Graduating Senior Ayana Red Focuses Research on Oral Healthcare in Geriatric Patients
Our Nurse of the Week is Ayana Red, a graduating senior of the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) College of Nursing’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program who is focusing her research efforts on oral healthcare for geriatric patients. Red noticed that the...
Nurse of the Week: University of Texas at Austin Senior Nursing Student Kelsey Mumford Wants to Help Texas Become a Healthier State
Our Nurse of the Week is Kelsey Mumford, a senior nursing student at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin who wants to help Texas become a healthier state. Growing up in the Austin area, Mumford experienced the impact that a top-tier research university can have on...
Nurse of the Week: Pediatric Nurse Lyndsee Wunn Inspired to Help Provide for Foster Children
Our Nurse of the Week is Lyndsee Wunn, a pediatric nurse at Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel who was inspired to help provide for foster children after seeing so many children alone in the hospital. Wunn has been a pediatric nurse for 15 years and she...
Nurse of the Week: Alison Pike Donates Hair to Fellow Nurse After Chemotherapy Treatment
Our Nurse of the Week is Alison Pike who donated her hair to a fellow nurse who had lost hers after chemotherapy treatment. Pike, and the nurse who she donated her hair to, Gra Doherty, are both nurses at Wolfson Children’s Hospital. Doherty’s hair started falling out...
Nurses of the Week: Mother-Daughter Duo Marian and Suzanne Phelps Work to Build Up Red Cross Blood Donations
Our Nurses of the Week are Marian and Suzanne Phelps, a mother-daughter duo who are both registered nurses, who are working with students to organize blood drives in Porter County, near the Chicago metropolitan area. They were inspired by Jan Dick, Marian’s husband...
Nurse of the Week: Mark Casanova Set to Become First Latino Male Nursing Graduate at IU-Bloomington
Our Nurse of the Week is Mark Casanova, a senior in the Indiana University (IU) Bloomington School of Nursing, who is set to become the school’s first Latino male nursing graduate. He is set to graduate this May and hopes his story will help inspire other people of...
Nurse of the Week: National Academy of Medicine Names NYU Nursing Professor Allison Squires Distinguished Nurse Scholar-in-Residence
Our Nurse of the Week is Allison Squires, a professor in the NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing, who has been selected as the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Distinguished Nurse Scholar-in-Residence for the Future of Nursing 2020-2030 Study. The Distinguished Nurse...
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