Mary Beth Majors Interview

Description

Mary Beth Major MS, APRN, AGNP-C
Economic necessity was the impetus for enrolling in nursing classes at Minneapolis Community and Technical College. Caring for medically complex patients experiencing health care inequities led me to St. Catherine University College for Adults RN-BSN Bachelor’s Completion program. St Kate’s focus on Social Justice and Academic Excellence were foundational in my decision to pursue a master’s degree in nursing in the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner program. As a nurse I have had to opportunity to work in Homecare, inpatient Med/Surg/Dialysis, Neuro/Med/Surg ICU and dementia care. In my current role in Palliative care, I am invited into a person’s home as they near the end of their life. I am entrusted with their life stories and delve into what’s next. I listen with my heart.

My wife Sue and I enjoy “getting nature in our eyes” and biking around Minneapolis together. My adult children are making their way in the world. I am Pro-Queer and Pro-Choice! I volunteer with Pro-Choice Minnesota at tabling events State Capitol protests and as a Clinic Escort.

Here is a link to a nursing theory that Mary Beth holds dear: From: https://nursology.net/nurse-theories/theory-of-emancipatory-compassion-for-nursing/

Participants

• Mary Lagaard
  
• Mary Beth Majors
  

Interview By

• St. Kate's StoryCorps Project II