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 …
Continue reading Announcing: Caring Lessons Blog Tour Starts 3/12
"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 …
Many thanks to Elizabeth Triezenberg, MSN, RN, CNL at Trinity Health for the following endorsement of Caring Lessons that arrived today. And thanks to the entire group of nurses at Trinity Health who have purchased and read Caring Lessons. I appreciate the support of each one of you and wish you every success on your …
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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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Permanent rubber duckies.That was my fear for the 1000 copies of Caring Lessons when, upon their arrival, my husband and I stored them in our bathrooms. Alas, the duckies were not to be. With gratitude to many of you—family, friends, and new friends, I can give an “annual report” that, together, we have sold over …
"Our goal was to make this unit a healing environment," the RN said. She was leading our pre-opening tour of the inpatient psychiatric unit at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Healing. Her word caught my attention. She maybe didn’t know how healing it was just to hear her say they wanted their new milieu to …
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Hey, I'm coming back to GR for a book signing of Caring Lessons: A Nursing Professor's Journey of Faith and Self, this Saturday from 2 to 4pm at Literary Life Bookstore, 758 Wealthy St. SE. Phone: 616-458-8418. Read about Literary Life and their description of the event here. Significant trivia: Wealthy Street breathes nostalgia. Forty-nine …
“Just got home. Two hours late! A nightmare of a night shift. Admissions, post-ops, and then a code. And who came to help? A new intern who didn’t know beans. Heading to the beach now to sleep in peace.” I’m exaggerating a bit (I hope), but posts almost like this have crept into our social …
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