Remember not so long ago when you'd go to a bookstore and hear readings by authors? Now another form of getting to know the author is available: the book blog tour. Caring Lessons was out awhile before I stumbled on information about WOW-Women on Writing on the SheWrites site for women writers. WOW was highly …
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"Are you a nurse?" asked the woman sitting across from me at Caribou Coffee this afternoon. "Yes, why do you ask?" "I was snooping into your article there on Healthy People 2000." Indeed, I had an article I'd published years ago in the Journal of Gerontological Nursing laid out on the table. My article on …
I think I caught the infection I mentioned on my 11/29 blog post on this same topic. If so, that would be a good thing. Infections are normally unpleasant. They can be contagious. They can keep you home from work. But the infection that I hope I caught is a contagion that many of us …
With the IV drip rate post of the other day, it's been fun going down the memory lane of nursing with you. As I'm working at my desk this morning, taking a breather before getting frosted in Chicago's cold, I decided it was time for an audio post update from Caring Lessons. Take a minute …
It’s an overcast chilly day in Chicago, just the kind of day for a good joke. And I got one this morning from a former nursing student at Trinity Christian College, now a seasoned grad. She’d had a “crazy” day yesterday. Here’s why: Our primary IV tubing is on back order. This means we can't use …
Tomorrow, between 3 and 4pm Chicago time, I will be a guest on the Laura Dion-James Show at wrmn1410.com. Tune in online! The topic will, of course, be about my nursing memoir, Caring Lessons: A Nursing Professor's Journey of Faith and Self. Laura is a dynamic motivational coach, author, and speaker. Read more about her …
In my recent post about attending the Illinois Library Association's annual conference, I mentioned that the public's perception of nurses is often formed from the media's portrayal of us. If you have a few minutes, watch this unique video of a nurse educating her companion about what nurses do by correcting his stereotypical misconceptions. Thanks …
Last week I said here that I loved books, libraries, and new experiences. Now, after having spent my day at the Illinois Library Association’s annual conference, add to that list: librarians. I’ve always valued librarians, especially when I was getting my master’s degree and we had to order and pay for our literature searches. Then, …
On Saturday, October 8, 2011, the Department of Nursing at Trinity Christian College held a dedication ceremony for their new nursing simulation lab. Dr. Cynthia Sander, for whom the lab is named, participated in the ribbon cutting ceremony. Dr. Sander chaired the nursing program from 1993 to 2005. All that time, she worked tirelessly to …
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1962—the year Marilyn Monroe died, Johnny Carson started on the Tonight Show, and Alan Shephard became the first American in space, manning a fifteen-minute flight. The year stamps were four cents, gas, twenty-eight cents, and the federal debt, $302.9 billion. And, most importantly for the moment, the year forty-three of us graduated from a three-year …
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