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May 12, 20211 min read

Why Nursing: Angella Ruley DNP, CRNA, NP-C

Angella obtained a degree in business before deciding she needed more meaning in her life. She decided to follow in her mother's...

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May 11, 20211 min read

Why Nursing: Erik Carter, PhD, MS, APRN, CNS, CCRN-A, PHN

Erik's family never talked about advanced education, but as colleagues continually suggested the next goal and then the next goal after...

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May 10, 20211 min read

Why Nursing: Janet Ofori-Darko MSN, RN, CHSE

Janet went back to school for her MSN and fell in love with the sim lab. She's been teaching simulation ever since! What's your "Why"?...

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May 7, 20211 min read

Why Nursing: Leslie Peterson MSN, BSN, RN

Leslie started on the path to nursing while in high school and never looked back! Now she's an educator for McLaren Hospital. What's your...

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May 6, 20211 min read

Why Nursing: Ericka Brunson Gillespie DNP, RN, AGACNP-BC

Ericka realized she wanted to be a nurse after helping her friends recover from a serious car accident. That was almost 25 years ago!...

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May 5, 20211 min read

Why Nursing: Yau Gofan DNP, APRN, AGNP-C, CCRN

Yau started on the path to nursing as a child! What's your "Why"? The "Why Nursing" series celebrates nurses' "why" and inspires others...

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May 4, 20211 min read

Why Nursing: Terri Brinston RN, MA, CLNC

While Terri's father was in hospice, he gave her a piece of wisdom that set her on the path to nursing. Now she tries to encourage...

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May 3, 20211 min read

Why Nursing: Gerry Infante BSN, RN

Gerry chose nursing after finding computer programming too isolating. What's your "Why"? The "Why Nursing" series celebrates nurses'...

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Apr 30, 20211 min read

Why Nursing: Jonnie Hamilton DNP, PNP-BC, NE-BC

Jonnie realized she wanted to be a nurse after working the night shift in a pediatrics unit. What's your "Why"? The "Why Nursing" series...

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Mar 29, 20211 min read

Why Nursing: Linda DiClemente, DNP, BA, RN

A strong desire to make a difference helped Linda DiClemente, DNP, BA, RN, realize she wanted to go back to school to become a nurse....

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Sep 23, 20141 min read

Arm-Wrestling Alligators

Marianne Luginbuhl, BSN Critical Care Staff Nurse, Sparrow Health System Marianne has been in nursing for over twenty years, working...

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Sep 23, 20141 min read

What it Takes to Inspire Nurse Leadership

Kathleen Van Wagoner, MSN, RN Nursing Education Specialist, Henry Ford Health System Kathleen’s career in nursing leadership started as a...

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Sep 23, 20141 min read

Everyone Brings a Gift to Nursing

Marlene Crenshaw, RN Long Term Care Marlene went into nursing not only because of her love for science and problem solving, but also her...

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Jul 27, 20141 min read

Leading the Operating Room Team

Steven Witkowski, MSA, RN Surgical Services Steve entered his nursing career through the US Military where he started as a medic, saying...

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Jul 27, 20141 min read

Path Toward Nursing Faculty

Nancy George, PhD, RN Adult Nurse Practitioner, Professor of Nursing Before serving as a science teacher in Peace Corps, Nancy...

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Jul 27, 20141 min read

Nursing's Role In Communication

Sue Putman, BSN, MEd Nurse Consultant Switching from a business to a nursing program as an undergraduate was a strategic move for Sue....

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May 7, 20141 min read

A Clinician and Researcher

Michelle Wallace, RN, BSN, OCN, CCRP Nurse Clinician, Radiation Oncology Michelle is a Nurse Clinician in Radiation Oncology where she...

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May 5, 20141 min read

More Than Physical Health

Stephanie Painter, MSN, RN Director, School Health Advocacy Program As the Director of the School Health Advocacy Program in Grand...

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May 5, 20141 min read

From Fine Art to Nursing

Vera Cigan, DHA, MSN, RN Oakwood Learning Center Vera started her professional life as fine arts major in college and went on to become a...

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May 5, 20141 min read

From the Philippines to Saudi Arabia to Royal Oak

Beryl Guevara, BSN, RN, CMSRN Medical-Surgical Nursing “The role of the nurse changes as the demand for increased skills and policy...

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