Items Tagged ‘Nursing’
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
March 22, 2016
By In the Loop
Spencer Simpson almost didn’t apply. As she stared at the Summer III posting from Mayo Clinic she’d found online, she wasn’t sure she’d have a chance. “I really thought it was a long shot, but I thought I might as well put myself out there and at least try,” she says in a profile piece […]
Tags: Nursing, Summer III
February 9, 2016
‘Amazing, Compassionate’ Mayo Care Team Inspires Patient to Become a Nurse
By In the Loop
By the time she came to Mayo Clinic’s Rochester campus in 2011, Jonica Lincoln had a case of ulcerative colitis so bad that it was not only affecting her quality of life, but also who she was as a person. “I would put on a brave face and smile and do all of the things that I […]
Tags: Dr. David Larson, Nursing, Rochester Campus, Ulcerative Colitis
February 9, 2016
Talking Shop With Sister Antoine, 102
By In the Loop
Whether recalling the first kidney dialysis procedure at Saint Marys Hospital, talking about teaching nursing students at the bedside, or discussing her thoughts on the key to longevity, Sister Antoine Murphy has a quiet grace that reflects the institution she’s served for 78 years. This month, the good Sister, who turned 102 in January, celebrates her […]
Tags: Nursing, Saint Marys Hospital, Sister Antoine Murphy, Sisters of Saint Francis, volunteers
October 29, 2015
Halloween Special Feature: Channeling the Ghosts of Nursing Past
By In the Loop
Some people read about their heroes. Diane Salentiny Wrobleski becomes hers, channeling famous nurses as a way to educate and inspire others. “I love nursing, and I love history,” says Diane, a nursing education specialist at Mayo Clinic. She’s been combining those passions for more than a decade – dressing up as Florence Nightingale and […]
Tags: Diane Salentiny Wrobleski, Nursing
October 6, 2015
Nursing Externship at Mayo Leads to ‘Unforgettable’ Summer
By In the Loop
Before she applied, Bridget King, a senior nursing student at the University of Arkansas, didn’t think she stood much chance at landing a summer nursing externship at Mayo Clinic’s Rochester campus. But despite knowing she’d be up against a “large number of strong applicants,” King decided to apply, anyway. Fortunately for her, and the patients […]
Tags: Nursing