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Nursing Book ClubBad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John CarryrouWhen a revolutionary medical innovation proves too good to be true...also a little too good to be true. Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou (Alfred A. Knopf, 2018). Christine Contillo, RN, BSN, PHN,...
Florence Nightingale sits on a couch smiling in multiple layers of clothingProfiles In NursingFlorence Nightingale (1820–1910), Mathematician and Social ReformerThe founder of modern nursing spoke six languages, designed hospitals, and chastised the English government for their colonial rule of India...blind and bedridden, she left a legacy of work not yet rivaled. ELIZABETH HANINK, RN, BSN, PHN, is a Working Nurse staff writer with extensive hospital and community-based nursing experience....
Mildred Dalton wearing a military uniform and hat, sits smiling towards the cameraProfiles In NursingMildred Dalton Manning (1914-2013), WWII POW and the “Last Angel”She joined the Army to see the world...her life, she maintained that she’d been lucky. “I came out so much better than many of my friends,” she said. According to author Elizabeth Norman, RN, Ph.D., BSN, Dalton...
Three nurses in military uniforms stand around a sign that states "Nurses Quarters"FeatureAngels in Hell: The Nurse POWs of Bataan and CorregidorThe surrender of U.S. forces in the Philippines was only the beginning of the ordeal for these brave nurses...frequent challenge, as was dysentery. Commanding Officers The nurses’ commanding officers were Capt. Maude Davison, RN, an Army nurse of long standing, and 2nd Lt. Josephine Nesbit, RN, who assumed...
Mother Angela in a habit sits stoically looking at the cameraProfiles In NursingMother Mary of St. Angela (1824-1887), Civil War Hospital AdministratorMother Angela stepped up to care for Union soldiers during the Civil War...higher aims … It is difficult for those who have not known her to realize the extent of her labors.” ELIZABETH HANINK, RN, BSN, PHN, is a Working Nurse staff...

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The Columbia building in Los Angeles - an old beige building with columnsProfiles In NursingMary Marvin Wayland (?-1946), Pioneer of Evidence-Based Nursing PracticeStandards of care once depended on where a nurse worked...a nurse, and teaching the patient to get well and keep well.” ELIZABETH HANINK, RN, BSN, PHN, is a Working Nurse staff writer with extensive hospital and community-based nursing experience....
Different polaroid photos sit on top of each other depicting nurses in different uniforms, shows, and capsFeatureNursing Uniforms Through HistoryToday’s scrubs are a long way from the starched gowns and white caps of earlier eras...then, you could recognize nurses by something other than their ID badges. ELIZABETH HANINK, RN, BSN, PHN, is a Working Nurse staff writer with extensive hospital and community-based nursing experience....
The Medical-Surgical Nursing textbook cover on the left, and a photo of Lillian Bruner smiling on the rightProfiles In NursingLillian Brunner (1918-2016), Author of the “Brunner Bible” TextbookNursing students remember their Brunner Bible...of their successful career in nursing. Students were always my prime interest.” ELIZABETH HANINK, RN, BSN, PHN, is a Working Nurse staff writer with extensive hospital and community-based nursing experience....
Groups of people in a concentration camp are behind barbed wire fencing and wearing striped uniformsProfiles In NursingMaria Stromberger (1898–1957) – Austrian Nurse Who Risked Her Life to Aid Auschwitz PrisonersShe risked her life to ease suffering, then after the war testified against the Nazi guards...Benedict, CRNA, DSN, FAAN, published an article about her in the February 2006 issue of Nursing History Review. ELIZABETH HANINK, RN, BSN, PHN, is a Working Nurse staff writer with...
Illustration of the Centaur hospital ship sinking with people swimming around it. On the right, there is a photo of Ellen Savage in a dress and cap smilingProfiles In NursingEllen Savage (1912-1985), Australian Nurse Who Rallied a Nation at WarShe survived the sinking of a hospital ship during WW2...protect the remains of Savage’s comrades, who went down with their ship. ELIZABETH HANINK, RN, BSN, PHN, is a Working Nurse staff writer with extensive hospital and community-based nursing experience....