Items Tagged ‘Nursing’
November 14, 2019
Surprise Party for 85-Year-Old Nurse Who Shows No Signs of Slowing Down (or Retiring)
By In the Loop 
Donna Alger has been a nurse for more than 60 years, the last 14 in Mayo Clinic’s Pre-Operative Evaluation Clinic. Her colleagues recently helped her celebrate her 85th birthday.
Tags: Donna Alger, Dr. Richard Gray, Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Nursing
May 30, 2019
Nurse Makes Chicago-Style Hot Dog for Dying Patient
By In the Loop
Brittany Burnham, a nurse at Mayo Clinic Health System – Franciscan Healthcare, knew her patient didn’t have much time left, so she took it upon herself to create a meal he’d been craving.
Tags: DAISY Award, Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse, Nursing
June 12, 2018
Chris Heesch: Nurse Manager by Day, Gourmet Chef by Night
By In the Loop
Shortly after starting his nursing job at Mayo Clinic Health System in Red Wing, Chris Heesch was looking for a creative outlet outside of work. He’s found that, and more, in cooking.
Tags: Chris Heesch, Mayo Clinic Health System in Red Wing, Nursing
May 31, 2018
Heather Bird: From Transplant Patient to Mayo Clinic Transplant Nurse
By In the Loop
Heather Bird had planned to become a teacher. Instead, this summer she’ll start her career as a nurse at Mayo Clinic, where she had a lifesaving liver transplant and was inspired by her care.
Tags: cirrhosis, Heather Bird, liver transplant, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Nursing, porphyria
October 19, 2017
Healthy Habits You Can Sing Along With
By In the Loop
Lauren Iudiciani checks on her patient, making sure the girl and her mother have everything they need. She then brings in a four-legged visitor to say hello, leaves the room and starts singing. For Iudiciani, a nurse at Mayo Clinic’s Arizona campus, it’s just another day at the office. (Well, except for the singing part.)
Tags: Healthy Living, Nursing, Wellness
June 6, 2017
Mother’s Career Move Inspires Daughter to Pursue Nursing
By In the Loop
As a young girl, Taylar Olson watched her mother go through nursing school while raising five kids. Taylar soon found herself following in her mother’s footsteps.
Tags: Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse, Nursing, Patricia Olson, Taylar Olson
March 14, 2017
Nurses Rally to Make Wedding Hopes Come True for Patient
By In the Loop
Fifteen years ago, Barb Wilker decided — pretty much on a whim — to become an ordained minister. “Not because I had some big religious calling, but because I couldn’t believe you could do something like that online,” the registered nurse in Urology at Mayo Clinic’s Rochester campus tells us. “I never had any real […]
Tags: Amy Olofson, Barb Wilker, Nursing
March 14, 2017
Nurses Put Nervous Toddler (and His Mom) at Ease
By In the Loop
Having ear tubes placed is a fairly routine childhood procedure. But as any parent knows, nothing is routine when it’s happening to your child. So when Anitha Prakasam was told her year-old son, Shrish, would need ear tubes, naturally she was nervous. “I imagined it would be miserable,” says Anitha, an IT analyst/programmer at Mayo […]
Tags: Anitha Prakasam, Nursing
February 7, 2017
Mayo Nurse Uses Life as Nomad and Refugee to Inspire Others
By In the Loop
It’s been a long, lonely and sometimes dangerous road to Mayo Clinic for registered nurse Habibo Haji. Born in Somalia, Habibo was just six months old when she was sent by her mother to live with her grandmother in a small, remote village. There, she lived in a simple, primitive hut built by her grandmother […]
Tags: Diversity, Habibo Haji, Nursing
June 9, 2016
Nurse Becomes Patient After Surviving 100-Foot Fall While Hiking
By In the Loop
Amber Kohnhorst loves animals and adventure. The trip she’d planned to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Utah promised both. She’d spend time volunteering at the shelter and do some hiking in nearby Cane Beds, Arizona. But what sounded like a perfect vacation quickly became a nightmare when the 25-year-old Mayo Clinic nurse fell 100 feet […]
Tags: Amber Kohnhorst, Nursing, Rescue