Widely recognized as America’s first professionally trained nurse, Linda Richards was born on July 27, 1841 in West Potsdam, New York. Caring for her dying mother, and then her fiancé, who was gravely wounded during the Civil War, sparked an interest in nursing, even though she had studied teaching for a year. She first worked […]
Daily Archives: February 28, 2013
Florence Nightingale
Widely recognized as a pioneer in the field of nursing and in adding much-needed respectability to the profession, Florence Nightingale was born on May 12, 1820 in Florence, which at the time was a part of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. At a time in history when women of wealth were not expected to worry […]
CE Opportunity: Telephone Triage
Alaska Federal Health Care Partnership presents Telephone Triage, April 17th in Anchorage and April 18th in Fairbanks.
Check out our CE Opportunities for more information and to register for this great event.
Real Nurse Photos
Since we announced the Real Nurse Photo Contest last month, we’ve received some amazing photos we would like to share with you. You can find them all on display at Real Nurse Photos. We’ve got pictures of nurses on duty, and nurses doing the leisure activities they love – everything from running half-marathons to digging for gold! We’ve got some beautiful photographs from travel nursing jobs all over the world, too. Visit Real Nurse Photos to see all the photos… Continue reading