Nurse of the Week: Lindsey Moore Westenhofer Inspired to Become Nursing Director of the US Space and Rocket Center
Our Nurse of the Week is Lindsey Westenhofer, the Director of Nursing for the US Space and Rocket Center (USSRC), a career path she chose after shadowing her mom at a young age while her mother was a nursing student. Westenhofer tells UAH.edu, “My mother began her...
Nurse of the Week: Air Force Veteran Casey Botelho Stays True to Dream of Serving as a Nurse
Our Nurse of the Week is Casey Botelho, an Air Force Veteran and first-generation college graduate who stayed true to her dream of becoming a nurse and then decided to give back by serving fellow veterans at the VA. Botelho currently works as a medical/surgical...
Nurse of the Week: New Mexico Nurse Misty Eskridge Proves It’s Never Too Late to Follow Your Dreams
Our Nurse of the Week is Misty Eskridge, a 47-year-old resident of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, who graduated with her nursing degree from Central New Mexico Community College this past fall. She has been on a path to a nursing career since 1992 but after extenuating...
Nurses of the Week: New Mexico State University Nurse Researchers to Help Border Residents Thanks to Grant
Our Nurses of the Week are the researchers from the New Mexico State University (NMSU) School of Nursing who are helping border residents thanks to a grant from the New Mexico Department of Health’s Office of Border Health. The grant is going to fund a project that...
Nurse of the Week: Christina Van Der Weide Wins Halo’s Most Interesting Nurse in the World Contest
Our Nurse of the Week is Christina Van Der Weide, a nurse at Mercy Health St. Mary's in Grand Rapids, Michigan, who won Halo's Most Interesting Nurse in the World contest. Weide was chosen from five finalists across the US and, as the winner, will enjoy a $5,000...
Nurses of the Week: University of Alabama at Birmingham to Help Establish Primary Care RN Workforce
Our Nurses of the Week are the nurses from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Nursing who received a $2.8 million grant which will help to establish a primary care registered nurse (RN) workforce. The grant will help to improve health outcomes in...
Nurses of the Week: St. Louis Mercy Hospital Nurses Donate Lottery Winnings to Colleagues in Need
Our Nurses of the Week are a group of 126 neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nurses at Mercy Children’s Hospital St. Louis in Missouri who pooled their money to buy a lottery ticket. Their story went viral last week when they won $10,000 and...
Nurses of the Week: UCLA Nursing Professors Christine Samuel-Nakamura and Mary Rezk-Hanna Pursue Work Inspired by Their Heritage
Our Nurses of the Week are UCLA School of Nursing professors Christine Samuel-Nakamura and Mary Rezk-Hanna who have both received grants from the UCLA Academic Senate Council on Research to conduct research projects inspired by their heritage. After earning their...
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...
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