Nurse of the Week: Bethany Baker Becomes First Deaf Nursing Student to Be Admitted to UNF Nursing
Our Nurse of the Week is Bethany Baker, the first deaf nursing student to be admitted to the University of North Florida’s (UNF) School of Nursing. Baker comes from a family of nurses, and although every person on her mom’s side of the family is deaf in one ear, she...
Nurse of the Week: Linda Davis Retires from 35-Year Career as a Cardiac Registered Nurse
Our Nurse of the Week is Linda Davis, 57, who recently retired from her 35-year career as a registered nurse in a cardiac rehab program. Over the course of her career, Davis touched a lot of hearts, sometimes literally. She spent 25 of her 35 years as a registered...
Nurse of the Week: University of Arkansas Nursing Graduate Wendy Hart Helps Support Heart Failure Patients
Our Nurse of the Week is Wendy Hart, a recent Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) graduate in the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing at the University of Arkansas (U of A), who used a $500 grant to purchase equipment for patients with heart failure issues. Hart received the...
Nurse of the Week: Emergency Room Nurse Roseanna Fulton Demonstrates Importance of Community Through Donating Blood
Our Nurse of the Week is Roseanna Fulton, an emergency room nurse at Ascension Seton Hays in Hays County, Texas, who has demonstrated the importance of community through giving blood. When Fulton started nursing school, she thought she would eventually work in a labor...
Nurse of the Week: UAB Nursing Professor Maria Shirey, PhD, Named AONE Nurse Researcher of the Year
Our Nurse of the Week is Maria Shirey, PhD, a professor and associate dean for Clinical and Global Partnerships at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Nursing who was recently named the American Organization of Nurse Executives Foundation (AONE)...
Nurse of the Week: Nurse Fabiola Molero Hitchhikes to Help Venezuelan Girl Suffering From Severe Malnutrition
Our Nurse of the Week is Fabiola Molero, a nurse with a Roman Catholic aid group called Caritas, who saw a viral photo of a young malnourished girl and decided to hitchhike to deliver aid. Molero immediately packed a bag with a scale and a 15-day supply of nutritional...
Nurse of the Week: Frank Baez Shares Journey from Janitor to Nursing School Graduate at NYU
Our Nurse of the Week is Frank Baez, who recently shared his journey from working as a janitor at New York University (NYU) to graduating from the university’s nursing program over ten years later. Baez moved to New York from the Dominican Republic at 15 years old...
Nurse of the Week: After Losing Two Sons to Rare Disease, Kathy Wales Leaves Air Force to Become A Nurse
Our Nurse of the Week is Kathy Wales, a recent nursing school graduate who decided to leave the Air Force to become a nurse after losing both of her sons to a rare disease. Wales’ took a different path to nursing than most. She is a 15-year Air Force veteran who...
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...
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