Nurse of the Week: Oncology Nurse Jenni Chang Serves Those Who Served Our Country
Our Nurse of the Week is Jenni Chang, an oncology nurse who was honored by her patient Patrick Lewis for the care she showed him after being diagnosed with cancer. Lewis is a US veteran who served as a sergeant in the Marine Corps for three years. Being diagnosed with...
Nurses of the Week: University of Alabama in Huntsville Graduates Surya Upreti and Prem Shrestha Pay It Forward
Our Nurses of the Week are Surya Upreti and Prem Shrestha, best friends from Nepal and recent graduates of the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) College of Nursing. These two nurses are choosing to give back and pay it forward by continuing to work in the UAH...
Nurse of the Week: West Virginia Nurse Angie Gray Fights Opioid Epidemic
Our Nurse of the Week is Angie Gray, a nurse from West Virginia who is working to fight the opioid epidemic through her harm reduction clinic. Gray started the first harm reduction program in her county in April 2017, with a syringe and needle exchange, inspired by...
Nurse of the Week: ER Nurse Debbie Bowerman Becomes Advocate for Her Profession After Treating Victims of Las Vegas Shooting
Our Nurse of the Week is Debbie Bowerman, an ER nurse who was working at Sunrise Hospital the night of the Route 91 Harvest Festival mass shooting in Las Vegas last fall. Following that traumatic experience, Bowerman developed a habit of always scanning public spaces...
Nurses of the Week: University of Alabama at Birmingham Nursing Students Give Back at Adult Health Care Center
Our Nurses of the Week are a group of nursing students from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Nursing who volunteer weekly at the Wylam Adult Day Health Care Center in Birmingham, AL. UAB nursing students have been visiting the adult day health...
Nurse of the Week: Oncology Nurse Kaitlyn Whitewater Gives Back What She Receives
Our Nurse of the Week is Kaitlyn Whitewater, an oncology nurse at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, OK. However, Whitewater isn’t just an oncology nurse. She’s also a cancer survivor who connects with her patients and gives them hope in a way that many of her fellow...
Nurse of the Week: Chicago Nurse Krista Ryan Saves Man’s Life at the Gym
Our Nurse of the Week is Krista Ryan, a nurse in the heart attack unit at Advocate Christ Medical Center, who was working out at her local gym when she saw a man fall off his treadmill. She has been credited with saving the man’s life, who says he is grateful to be...
Nurse of the Week: Oncology Nurse Jessica Leja Wants to Give Her Never-Worn Wedding Dress to a Cancer Patient or Survivor
Our Nurse of the Week is Jessica Leja, an oncology nurse at DuPage Medical Group in Illinois, who wants to give her never-worn wedding dress to a cancer patient or survivor. Leja believes in finding silver linings in the worst of circumstances, so now that her own...
Nurse of the Week: Johns Hopkins Nursing Professor Sarah Szanton Recognized for Social Justice Work
Our Nurse of the Week is Sarah L. Szanton, PhD, ANP, FAAN, professor in the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing (JHSON) who was recently named the inaugural Endowed Professor in Health Equity and Social Justice. As part of the partnership, Szanton will step into a...
Nurses of the Week: University at Buffalo Nursing Students Treat 800 Patients on Trip to Haiti
Our Nurses of the Week are the nursing students of the University at Buffalo (UB) who spent a week in Haiti treating over 800 patients. Ten nursing students were assisted on the mission trip by a group of UB faculty and several Western New York physicians,...
