Tag: Nursing
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Nursing during the US Civil War: A movement toward the professionalization of nursing
Karen Egenes Chicago, Illinois, United States Scene in a Civil War hospital ward A Civil War nurse cares for sick and wounded soldiers of the Union Army In April 1861, there was no organized medical corps or field hospital services. In addition, there was no provision for military nurses. At the time, there were…
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A cultural immersion from a nursing perspective
Carolyn Smeltzer Recently I had the opportunity to visit Vietnam with a Loyola University-Chicago group. The purpose of the trip, organized for Loyola faculty and supporters, was to immerse ourselves in the culture, the values, the life, and the healthcare system of the Vietnamese people. We observed and learned much on this international immersion…
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The boy with the fedora
Christopher Schayer New Haven, Connecticut, United States Radio City Music Hall in New York City One of the many wonderful things about going to school in New Haven, Connecticut is its proximity to New York City. From the Metro North ride into the opulent Grand Central Station, to window shopping on 5th Avenue, or…
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Oppression in nursing practice
Denise Pasieka Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Oppression is the dehumanization of another and is often viewed as a negative result of power. It occurs when there are efforts to reduce, confine, and discipline people into subordination.1 Oppressive behaviours are noted in nursing practice today but are often not questioned; instead, they are accepted as innate truth…
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A coffee many years later
Drita Puharić, Makarska, Croatia I’m sitting in a small cafe bar waiting for my friend Marija whom I haven’t seen since high school. She left with her husband for Canada after the war. How long had it been since we’d seen each other? It seems like an eternity… I can’t wait to see her.…
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Simple gestures: a nursing student’s journey through the ICU
Elizabeth Cambier Chicago, Illinois, United States For those of us who have chosen to pursue careers in the healthcare field, the lessons we learn in life are what make us true professionals. Like the finishing touches that transform a sketch into a work of art, our lives allow us to read between the lines…
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Letters to Dad
Erin Brady Chicago, Illinois, USA My father died in an electrical accident. He had always been a skilled handyman, and he was beginning a major renovation on our new house. One Saturday afternoon, he was in the attic trying to get the sconces and the ceiling fan in the family room to work at…
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From the grotesque to the sublime: innovations in nursing education
Judith Frei The American Association of Colleges of Nursing 2008 document Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice describes the curricular elements for Baccalaureate Nursing Education.1 The very first essential asserts that a liberal education in the sciences and arts is foundational to professional nursing practice and directs faculty to include in the…
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Portrait of nursing
Lynda Slimmer Chicago, Illinois, United States Sunday Treat by Robert Hayes Using your mind’s eye, imagine a painting that my husband and I bought several years ago in the Smokey Mountains. An old-fashioned, wooden, crank-type ice cream maker rests in the foreground surrounded by heaps of fresh red strawberries and lava-like streams of thick,…
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The spiritual dimension of facilitating advance directives planning: the congregational setting as a vital resource
Kathleen Blanchfield Romeoville, Illinois Introduction As a registered nurse, chaplaincy intern, and faith community nurse, I have been privileged to assist in advance directives planning and implementation in the congregational setting. A blessing of working as a faith community nurse is the ability to engage others in the subject of advance care planning in a…