Outrageously Cool Nurses

By B.A Nurse

Outrageously Cool - Nurses! helps young children learn the wonderful opportunities presented by a career in nursing. Each chapter describes a different type of nursing that engages readers in important and exciting happenings, such as learning about where nursing came from, finding out about nursing in Egypt, coming to know a tiny newborn in a remote area of Alaska, and finding out what military nursing is like. The nurse authors, students in a Nurses as Writers class at George Mason University, have created a book that they hope will interest young children in a nursing career.

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: May 14, 2007
• ISBN: 9780595878574

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Copyright © 2007 by Jeanne M. Sorrell

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This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, names, incidents, organizations, and dialogue in this novel are either the products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

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FOR ALL THE NURSES OF TOMORROW

The School of Nursing

George Mason Universitygratefully acknowledges

Kaiser Permanente®

for its generous funding of this project.

Contents

Contributors

Preface

CHAPTER 1

Where Did Nursing Come From?

CHAPTER 2

Grandma Jennie’s Calling

CHAPTER 3

Shane’s Rocket

CHAPTER 4

Zenas Story

CHAPTER 5

The Challenge of Air Force Nursing

CHAPTER 6

Dr. Amel, Nurse Educator

CHAPTER 7

Don’t Go Barefoot in a Department Store!

CHAPTER 8

Occupational Health Nurse

CHAPTER 9

Pain Management Nursing

CHAPTER 10

Public Health Nursing

CHAPTER 11

Fatma, a Nurse Midwife in Egypt

CHAPTER 12

Cardiac Nursing—Mending Hearts

CHAPTER 13

A Nurse Named Jack

CHAPTER 14

Barb’s Story

Contributors

Karen Awah, RN worked as a contract nurse with the U.S. Army in critical care while she was a BSN nursing student at George Mason University.

Mafudia Bangura, RN worked at Inova Fairfax Hospital in the Cardiac Telemetry unit while working on her baccalaureate degree in nursing at George Mason.

Sue Cooper, RN was a RN-BSN student at George Mason University and worked prn in hospitals in the Fairfax, VA area when she authored her chapter.

Lori G. Edwards, RN worked at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Non-Invasive Cardiology while pursuing her graduate degree in nursing with a focus in heart failure.

Azza Fouad Mohammed EL-Adham, BSN, PhD earned her doctoral degree from George Mason University in 2005 and is now lecturer of Maternity and Gynecologic Nursing and manager of the Unit of Education Quality Assurance and Accreditation at Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.

Carol Filak, MSN, RN spent fifteen years as a neonatal nurse before joining the Student Health Services at George Mason University in 1992, where she is currently Administrative Director. She has begun PhD in Nursing studies with research interests in college age students’ attitudes toward risky behavior and emergency preparedness for nursing staff.

Maureen (Moe) Filak is currently a freshman biology major in the honors program at James Madison University, where she is on the president’s list for high academic performance. Moe has taken art and drawing classes throughout her high school career. She has crafted several posters used by the student government board and helped design floats for the homecoming parade. Maureen was Valedictorian for Centreville high school, captain of the field hockey, lacrosse, and swim teams, and a member of the Spanish, Math, and National honor societies. This book project was very special to Moe because it showcased her great grandmother’s life as a nurse.

Hanan Gabry, PhD received her doctorate at George Mason University and is currently working as a nurse educator in Egypt.

Beth McDonald, MSN, RN earned her graduate degree in Advanced Clinical Nursing at George Mason with a specialty in geriatric nursing. She lives in the Shenandoah Valley and is Health Occupations Director at Massanutten Technical Center in Harrisonburg, VA, where she directs the LPN and CNA programs and shares with her students her passion for advocating for the elderly.

ZamZam Murad, RN, MSN received her graduate degree in Advanced Clinical Nursing at George Mason University and is currently pursuing doctoral study in nursing.

Allison Nisbet, MSN, RN spent 16 years working with children who have different types of cancer, sickle cell disease, and many other different types of chronic illnesses. She presently works with children and people of all ages who have pain at Inova Fairfax Hospital in

Falls Church, Virginia. She lives in Springfield, Virginia with her husband, their two sons, and their Jack Russell Terrier, Ginger.

Judith Rogers, PhD, RN has held both staff and executive administration positions in Women’s Health. She received her doctoral degree