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Nurses Week, May 6-12, 2015 -The American Nurse Project: Interviews

May 9, 2015

According to the American Nurses Association, the US needs 1.1 million registered nurses over the next eight years. If you …

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An APA Memory – Teachers, Remember That Your Students Remember!

February 25, 2012

Three weeks ago, I posted “Dissertation Revisited“, ending with a plea for help with APA format.  A former student responded …

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Heidi McLaughlin’s New Review of Caring Lessons

August 2, 2011

With many thanks to Heidi McLaughlin, international speaker and author of Sand to Pearls: Making Bold Choices to Enrich Your …

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Apples, friends, and book launches…

November 1, 2010

After yet a few more fun book launching events–a read at the Palos Heights Library and a book table at …

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Proofing the Galley!

June 14, 2010

Being new to the process of publishing, I didn’t know (or didn’t remember) that I’d get the galley to proof. …

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Nursing Shortage — Another Take

May 25, 2010

I’m in to the nursing shortage tonight, partly because I’ve heard some horror stories again about people’s experiences where they …

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Nursing Shortage Update — AACN

May 25, 2010

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing has updated their fact sheet on the nursing shortage, a fact sheet that …

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