43RN20's writings

Position/Title: Retired Registered Nurse & retired CEO of a Medical Staffing Company. Now, an advocate for nurses & a published writer.

Writing Background: Writer of Nursing Articles published in newsletters & on the nursing website www.allnurses.com. Contributing author to the Anthology called Nursing Stories - Ordinary Journey Extraordinary People published by Pedus C. Eweama through Xlibris Publishers. Have developed a new website & a new blog for writers, www.wannabwriters.com & www.wannabwriters.blogspot.com. Author of the book Win Some Lose Some - The Mother Lode published by Tate Publishing & Enterprises; release date July 6, 2010.

Education/Degree(s):Associate degree in Nursing.

Family: Eight children, lots of grandchildren (widowed in 1984)
Provide companionship and nursing cares to my 97 year old widowed father.

Hobbies: Reading, Writing, Listening to music, Playing musical instruments, developing family genealogy. Have a passion for history & enjoy traveling.

Clubs/Activities/Volunteer Work History:
On the Board of Directors for : NFC Health Care, Inc. , Lifeline Crisis Pregnancy Center, Northeast WI District Nurses Assoc., Nurses Foundation of WI, WI Nurses Association , Bay Area Workforce Development Board.
Advisory Board for: Maidcor, LLC.
History of Memberships: Management Women, Inc., American Nurses Assoc., Wi Nurses Assoc., National Federation of Independent Businesses, National Assoc. of Personnel Services, Green Bay Chamber of Commerce.
Committee Member: Oconto County Quality of Life Project

Special Achievements (Personal/Professional):
1.) Married, had a family, and became a grandparent. Along the way, I achieved my childhood vision of becoming a registered nurse.
2.) After working in acute care nursing for six years, I ventured into the business world by opening a Medical Staffing Agency.
3.) I have the satisfaction of knowing that thirteen of my children & grandchildren contribute to their communities by working in the health care system.
4.) As an Equal Opportunity Employer, I had the privilege of employing and working with quality employees from the general population and from a variety of minority groups.
5 ) Through the Staffing Co, Nurses were often returned to the workforce who would otherwise have left.
6.) Through the Staffing Co, Health Care Providers were better able to keep their commitment of safe quality care to their patients.