From saving lives off the job, achieving career milestones and more, here are 22 nurses who made headlines this year:
1. Sandra Lindsay, RN, a critical care nurse and intensive care unit director at New York City-based Long Island Jewish Medical Center, had her scrubs placed in the Smithsonian Museum of American History after becoming the first American to receive Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine Dec. 14, 2020.
2. On Feb. 28,...
PORTSMOUTH - The COVID-19 pandemic has stretched hospitals and medical staff to the limits, but two special women at Portsmouth Regional Hospital say they have never considered doing anything else - even now.
A spokesperson for the Portsmouth hospital said Chief Nursing Officer Michelle Dodd, RN, and Associate Chief Nursing Officer Megan Gray, RN, are nurse leaders of like mind and heart. And, when it comes to nursing during a...
Valerio Pizzoferrato has dealt with countless healthcare issues, one of the largest being the recent COVID-19 pandemic
A trauma nurse is a leader, so it's important to develop top-notch management and leadership skills”
— Valerio Pizzoferrato
FORT LEE, NJ, USA, May 28, 2021 / EINPresswire.com / -- Valerio Pizzoferrato has been a Healthcare Informatics Trauma Nurse since 2012. He has dealt with...
Gov. Chris Sununu is facing many challenges, with a surging pandemic and its economic devastation at the top of the list.
The arduous process of choosing hundreds of appointees to staff state agencies to manage these crises is on-going. As president of the New Hampshire Association of Nurse Anesthesiology I would entreat Gov. Sununu to consider appointing nurses to move our state forward and help keep our residents safe.
This year has...
Nurse leaders Joanne Disch and Mary Beth Kingston share insights about how to overcome challenges and continue to push nurse leadership forward as a valuable voice in the healthcare industry.
Nurse leaders are no strangers to overcoming challenges. Drawing from their experiences, Joanne Disch, PhD, RN, FAAN, board chair for Advocate Aurora Health; and Mary Beth Kingston, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, executive vice president and...