I ran into an acquaintance today who is finishing the second year of U of Chicago's Basic Program of Liberal Education for Adults. I'm one who encouraged her to go. Due to my pain issues, I had to drop out after the third year of the four-year program. With a life-long interest in learning, I …
In the beginning…
How did Caring Lessons start? And how did the writing progress? Since I'm a compulsive note taker, I've kept everything, and I mean everything--drafts, decisions, musings--in thick, five-subject, spiral notebooks. I can even tell you where I was sitting when I wrote the notes/drafts and what I was drinking--often nonfat, decaf mochas (as if you'd …
Nursing Shortage
Every author hopes her book will be appreciated, maybe even be inspiring. My hope with Caring Lessons is that it may even save a life. A recent NPR broadcast reports: "Over the next decade, 80 million baby boomers will be reaching retirement. They will all need a lot more medical care." With a national shortage …
Caring Lessons: A Nursing Professor’s Journey of Faith and Self
My book, Caring Lessons: A Nursing Professor’s Journey of Faith and Self, is already available for pre-orders on Amazon, and is scheduled for release in October 2010. Imagine not wanting to be a nurse, teacher, or teacher of psychiatric nursing only to find yourself doing all three--and loving it! In Caring Lessons, I share my …
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