Is There Room for Me?

Is There Room for Me?

By Rosie Pung, RN, MSN, BSN, CCM “Is there room for me?” is a question that can come to mind before beginning something new, for example joining a professional organization, attending a conference, or running for a board position. Think back to your beginning, perhaps...
It All Started with Sleeping in the Car

It All Started with Sleeping in the Car

By Deborah Taschner, MSN, RN, CMGT-BC It all started with sleeping in the car. No, we weren’t homeless. We were in the middle of moving overseas. My brand-new military husband had failed (see “poor planning skills”) to get a hotel room for us. Our apartment was...
I Wonder What Florence Is Thinking

I Wonder What Florence Is Thinking

By Lisa Parker-Williams, DNP, MBA, RN, CCM "The first possibility of rural cleanliness lies in water supply." – Florence Nightingale Such a powerful statement was made well over one hundred years ago by our mother of nursing, Florence Nightingale. However, recent...
We Make a Difference

We Make a Difference

By Sonia Valdez, DNP, RN, ACNP, GANP, PHN, CVRN-BC, FAAN Nurses sometimes choose their careers based on a passion or because they believe that nursing is their mission in life. A career that is passion-driven helps you stay focused on the love you have for what you...
Why Nursing?

Why Nursing?

By Sandra Zawalski, MSN Ed, RN, CRRN, CCM, ABDA, MSCC It was the ‘70s, and if someone would have told me I would be a nurse, I would have laughed at them. My idols were Woodward and Bernstein! A career in investigative journalism was my future. But it was the ‘70s,...