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Donna Watson wants to make a difference By Matt Skoufalos After 33 years in perioperative practice, Donna Watson, RN, MSN, CNOR, FNP, is living proof that a career in nursing is more than the sum of its parts. Watson entered the field straight out of high school...

by Matthew N. Skoufalos All her life, Colleen Berry has had a passion for art and aesthetics. A Florida native, Berry got her start in nursing at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla. She spent a couple years in orthopedics and neurosurgery before returning to school...

Charge Nurse Delivers in Crisis Situations by Matt Skoufalos “The OR functions on crisis management…anything that comes through the door, we’ve got to be prepared. It’s constant decision-making. You have to be able to make very quick decisions and turn around and have...

  A Passion for Caring: Nurse shares lessons on communication,technology and trust by Matt Skoufalos Even after 40-plus years, Joyce P. Miller, DNP, RN, couldn’t see herself in any other profession than nursing. “I have always wanted to be a nurse,” she said,...

    by Matt Skoufalos “Rain in Atlanta is not good for traffic,” said Steven Wagner, Chief Development Officer for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA). Which explains, somewhat, how fewer than three inches of snow could have been responsible for...

by Matt Skoufalos On days when the weather cooperates, the Redfern family likes to take in seasonal activities in New England — hiking in the spring, visiting the beach in the summer, diving in leaf piles in the fall and building snowmen in the winter. Pediatric nurse...