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My mum talks about her job and life as a teenager.

Penny Vaughan, a founding leader of AACN, and Connie Barden, AACN chief clinical officer and AACN past president, have been influential in the leadership and evolution of the critical care nursing industry in the United States. In this conversation, Penny...

Husband and wife, Paul Moses (69) and Maureen Moses (69), reflect on their life together. They discuss how they first met, Maureen's work as a nurse, and the challenges and triumphs they experienced in having children.

A mother informs her daughter about the path she took to pursue her career.

Ellie Bryan (21) talks to her friend Jeanne Boutang Croud (59) about her upbringing in Minneapolis and her racial identity - her mother is white, her father is biracial. Ellie is usually assumed to be white by people.

Robin shared about her life journey with living her life as a vocation and the influence her mother had on her life. She was a pillar of strength. Her mom modeled a life of generous giving to help some of...

Gisele talks about being a nurse educator during the COVID-19 pandemic as it hit Lubbock, TX and educating new nurses.

BIOGRAPHY: Mary Wotzka Lagaard entered her nursing career through the “back door” of psychology. She received a Bachelor of Science degree from St. Benedict’s College in central MN, but eventually received a nursing degree from the University of Iowa in...

I interview my grandma

Meredith talks with her colleague, Liz, about her journey to her nursing career, starting in a veterinary clinic, the Army, and finally Cal State Fullerton. She and Liz talk about working in Home Health and the challenges, and joys of...

Dr. Linda Hadden is certified as both a pediatric and adult care nurse practitioner. She received a master’s of science in Nursing and post-master’s Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Certification at St. Kate’s , and a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) at...

My oldest brother and I sat down and discussed school and nursing.

Chatting with my Grandma about her life as a nurse in Oxford “in the dark ages” and meeting my Granddad.

Tanya Martin-Lopzez, is Pueblo of Pojoaque from northern New Mexico. She works for the Family and Child Education (FACE) home visiting program and serves families of the Oneida Tribe Indians of Wisconsin. The Family and Child Education (FACE) program was...

Mother and daughter Nanette and Natasha Logan attended the same nursing college but experienced very different paths to careers in nursing. Listen to their candid conversation about the hardships they overcame to become successful nurses.

Jack Interviews his Grandmom about her life when she was a child

An interview with a nurse leader discussing her experience with meaning and joy in her nursing leadership practice .

Her childhood how she met her husband how she grew up with Portuguese friends and how her life changed after she got married, she became a truck driver

Sisters Cassandra Toscano (44) and Erin Krommenhoek (32), discuss their grandmother's experience being kidnapped from her family and placed in a Catholic Indian Reservation School and the generational trauma it caused.

Matthew Dolin (17) talks with his mother, Lori Dolin (50) about her childhood, her view on technology, and her Dad.

My mother, Joyce Hollobaugh, discusses how her life experiences competing in volleyball and softball and her career in respiratory therapy has made her the person she is today. As she discusses her experiences, my mother describes all the important life...

Jerry Brown (82) interviewed his wife, Shirley Brown (74) about being in the nursing field since 1965.

Ma-Ma shared how her life was during the 50’s and 60’s. She asked shared the views of the Catholic Church on schooling, sex, and dances.

Julia and I talk about her college experiences and what they mean to her.

My Dad talks about growing up in Wyoming and in the San Fernando Valley, when it was still ranches and orchards. He talks about his older family members, his friends, and his memory of the day his wife Susi was...