Edith Shain was kissed by a U.S. sailor in Times Square on VJ Day August 14, 1945, and the picture has been an iconic image of patriotism and nurses ever since. The sailor was never identified. Famed photographer Alfred Eisenstadt snapped the picture for LIFE Magazine as part of the celebration of the end of World War II. Shain was a registered nurse at the time of the photograph. She passed away last week on June 20, 2010, in Los Angeles. She was 91. Read more about her life at her official family website. photo: from Wikepedia
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Quotes to Entertain and Inspire
Nursingschools.net recently published a list of 100 Entertaining and Inspiring Quotes for Nurses to “help inspire you or make you laugh and make your day a little brighter.” Enjoy!
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Happy Father’s Day!
Wishing all the dads a very Happy Father’s Day! It takes a special person to become a nurse and many more men are joining the ranks of some of the finest nurses! Thanks and have a special day!
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HawthoRNe Available on DVD
On June 15, 2010, Sony Pictures will release the first season of HawthoRNe starring Jada Pinkett Smith on DVD. The TNT popular drama features Christina Hawthorne RN (Pinkett Smith) a recently-widowed nursing director in her struggles with her teenage daughter, bureaucratic hospital administrators, egotistical doctors and burned out nurses. The series also stars: * Jada Pinkett-Smith * Joanna Cassidy * Michael Vartan * Christina Moore * David Julian Hirsh * Suleka Mathew * Hannah Hodson To celebrate the release, Sony Pictures has offered special bundled DVD deals (including the HawthoRNe DVD) to hospitals and nursing websites for their lending library as a promotion. …
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Let’s Hear About Success Stories
It’s graduation season and let’s take a moment to congratulate all the new nurses!!!! Good luck with your boards and your new careers. But for far too many new nurses, the age old story of graduating college and having difficulty finding a job is becoming a common thread. And yet we’re still saying there’s a shortage of nurses!!! But where are the jobs?? Unfortunately the downturn in the economy found many of us putting off retirement and even returning to work for financial stability. And as many of us know, especially many old timers like myself… hospital administrators cut nursing jobs first and expect the remaining staff to pick up…