So, last time, I promised more posts about our river tour along the Danube, Main, and Rhine rivers. Well, internet remained sketchy, so I wasn't able to. More about the trip later, though. Now, back in my regular retired life in Chicago, I am pleased to present this review of a book written by nurse, …
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Why Caring Lessons Goes to Printers Row Lit Fest
"Pardon me," said the well-dressed older man. "But could you tell me when this festival got so big? Last time I was here, there were only a few tents. And today," he paused, his smile wide, "this is huge, and so many people." So began a conversation with a visitor from the East Coast last …
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Nurses Week, May 6-12, 2015 -The American Nurse Project: Interviews
According to the American Nurses Association, the US needs 1.1 million registered nurses over the next eight years. If you are, or know anyone who is, interested in nursing, but don't feel you know enough about it to make a career choice or switch, the interviews of nurses conducted by The American Nurse Project are …
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Trinity Christian College Starts Nursing Alumni Association
I’m so happy about the newly launched Trinity Alumni Nursing Association (TANA). And here's my (long) story why. Take a seat and sip some tea… It's no secret that I've often said I feel like I had three kids—a son, a daughter, and Trinity's nursing program. Like having kids, helping start Trinity's nursing program was …
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Caring Lessons / Prairie Lights / Iowa City / 2014
Thanks to Jan Weissmiller, poet and co-owner of Prairie Lights, Caring Lessons: A Nursing Professor's Journey of Faith and Self will soon be shelved in this much-loved independent bookstore in Iowa City. When I attend the Iowa Summer Writing Festival, as I did last week, I hang out at Prairie Lights between classes and evenings. You'd …
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Caring Lessons / Printers Row Lit Fest / Chicago 2014
Hey, everybody! Drop by this Saturday between 10 and 2 to see that Caring Lessons and I have finally made it to the Printers Row Lit Fest. Special pricing for the Fest will be $10.00 (normally $13.99). We'll be located at the book tent labeled Y, as in Yes. Ever since Caring Lessons came out almost …
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Caring Lessons: First Drafts–Finding a Friend to Go Through School with Me
The one thing I liked about Marianna from the start is that she looked like fun. Unlike drab me. I was wanting to make a friend to go through the RN completion program with me. Spotting Marianna in the center of the room on the first day of a prerequisite Marriage and the Family class, …
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Caring Lessons: First Drafts–Nursing Care of a Baby with Hydrocephalus in the 50s
“Just grab the head and don’t let go,” the nurse barked at me. “And the rest of the body will come along. “ I hesitated, frightened. “Just grab it, will you?” The nurse barked louder. “I can assure you it won’t fall off.” It was the summer of 1959. I was seventeen years old and …
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Tea-inspired Decluttering Party Naturally Leads to “Caring Lessons”
I think it was the tea. For several days last week, I methodically decluttered my closets and drawers in one bedroom, one kitchen, one living room, one dining room, one study, one hallway, and three bathrooms. My husband even noticed. “Whatever you’re on, let me know, so next time the house needs to be cleaned, …
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Caring Lessons Celebrates Third Anniversary
Fun things first. In honor of this third anniversary, I'm giving away one copy of Caring Lessons: A Nursing Professor's Journey of Faith and Self. All you have to do to qualify for a drawing is make a comment on this post. On Wednesday, September 25, I will randomly select one winner, contact that winner …
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