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Mary Sloper (78) talks to Shawn Sorbom (28) about going to boarding school at age 5 in Imperial Valley, Californiia, her Croatian mother, and her career as a nurse.

Gracie discusses her interest in trauma nursing.

Today, we interviewed Aundrea Brown age 38 who had been a registered nurse for 17 years. Today, we discussed how was it for her being a nurse during Covid while have 2 young children the ages of 6 and 4.

I talked with my Grandma today about her present and past life. She told me many things that I didn’t know before.

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...

This is a happy interview between two best friends who are growing up, getting married, and starting families.

Stories from Jennifer Abramczyk’s work family at Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital

On January 14, 2018 I interview my mother Sarah Moorman about her experiences and her childhood. She talks about the influential characters in her life and how they shaped her as a person. Later in the interview, she talks about...

Friends and nursing colleagues Joanne (74) and Anne (71) discuss Joanne’s experience as a mid-life Peace Corps volunteer in Guatemala, which led to a far-reaching career as a nurse consultant working with the World Health Organization, UNICEF, USAID, and Ministries...

I interviewed Jacqueline Porter for my First Year Seminar class at Marshall University. Our FYS class has been focusing on critical thinking and how thoughtfully developed and artfully asked questions can lead to enriching and enlightening stories. Frank Sesno's book...

2017 WKU Rural Health Scholars Interview with Dr. Susan Jones

At Hillside Center nursing facility in Wilmington, DE, resident Robert Flowers details his experience with the hardships of the pandemic as a resident in a nursing home, how it compares to his other major life events, and his disregard for...

NUR411 Healthy Aging Interview

My sister's early interest in health care & her position in a large family led her to nursing school but her career & life path since required an adventurous spirit and self-propelled advanced education

A new nurse shares her experience of starting her career during a global pandemic.

Working with Jennifer Abramczyk at Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital

Continuation of HI 6

Discussing what it was like growing up in a strict religious household during a time where segregation was still prominent and women were just getting their voices heard. As well as becoming a nurse for 40+ years and accidentally getting...

Arriving in Saugerties as a single parent with 3 kids in the 70's, Joan Reinmuth found herself in unknown territory with 2 acres of land and a house with no insulation. Supported by a community, she developed the philosophy of...

Colleagues Pam Simon [no age given] and Alison Clayton [no age given] talk about their work with the Stanford Adolescent Young Adult Cancer Program.

On December 14, 2018, Carol Cornelious spoke of her life. She told how wars affected her personally as well as how she met her husband Bob. She also shared about her nursing career and stories of her time in the...

My name is Samantha Gresham, I am 23 years old. I conducted an interview of my coworker & friend, Brittany Aldridge on her line of work, nursing. This interview includes her feelings and steps that brought her to where she...

Continuation of July 4th 2020 interview

Mary Absolon, R.N., M.S.N. Visionary Nurse Leader and Mentor Dedicated health policy registered nurse executive with accomplishment advancing quality and equity for Minnesotans through excellence in regulatory systems  Established Mary Absolon Health Policy Research for Nursing Endowed Fund, St....

Rita Schneider (93) was interviewed by Jane Ashe(72) about her life as a nurse and mother