Hope Personified: My Tour Guide on My Path to Being a Cancer Survivor
August 11th 2019"Cancer is a journey — many use that expression. Well, I do not like this 'journey,' but I adore my tour guide, Ann Puglisi, RN, OCN, an oncology nurse at Kellogg Cancer Center in Evanston, Illinois,” wrote Lori Jaffee.
A Dedicated, Energetic Healer and Pediatric Oncology Nurse
July 21st 2019Rachel Steele, B.S.N., RN, OCN, is an extraordinary healer. As one of the only pediatric nurses in an adult-focused cancer hospital and radiation oncology department, Rachel has intangible ways of connecting with families and children that engender instant comfort in such an overwhelming environment.
Healing Patients with Cancer on Small and Large Scales
July 20th 2019Nominee for CURE®’s 2019 Extraordinary Healer® award, oncology nurse Megan Roy’s insight is valued and trusted by both patients and her team, making care processes smooth no matter whether she worked directly with patients or not.
Pediatric Oncology Nurse Always Thinking of 'Her Kids'
July 15th 2019I am privileged and honored to nominate Miami Cancer Institute (MCI) pediatric oncology nurse Alicia De Pazos, RN, CPHON, for the 2019 CURE® Extraordinary Healer® Award. Alicia has been a pediatric oncology nurse for over 32 years. In that time, she has held many different positions — all in the pediatric oncology setting.
Sharing Her Gifts and Talents: A Breast Cancer Survivor and Registered Nurse
July 4th 2019In this essay, registered nurse Patricia Campbell of Charlene’s Dream in Daytona Beach, Florida, nominates her colleague and fellow registered nurse Eliani Berman for the 2019 CURE® Extraordinary Healer® Award.
Taking Things One Day at a Time
May 18th 2019"Alvin David, B.S.N., RN-BC, wrote this exemplar as part of his promotion to clinical nurse 3. I will let his words do the talking, as they reveal his true essence as a nurse, colleague, preceptor, friend, father, husband and extraordinary healer," wrote Margie McDonald, M.S.N., RN, CBCN of Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth.
A Beautiful Soul: An Oncology Nurse with Love, Compassion and Knowledge
May 11th 2019"People like Jeanette are unique, and special enough for me to make this commute, because she cares, and it has always shown," wrote Teresa Corso in her Extraordinary Healer® award nomination of Jeanette Beerck, RN.
Making Wishes Come True: Fairy Godmothers of the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit
May 5th 2019An extraordinary group of nurses, led by nurse manager Taylor Andrews, B.S., RN, BMTCN, have made it their mission to become fairy godmothers for the patients they care for in the bone marrow transplant unit and to make their wishes come true.
The Embodiment of Caring and Support
April 24th 2019"By supporting her employees, Mary Fran (as she is known to patients and colleagues) encourages and allows us to provide high-quality care that both enhances the patient’s quality of life and maintains standards of practice and patient satisfaction," wrote Shelley Fess, M.S., RN-BC, AOCN, CRNI, VA-BC, Rochester Regional Health Lipson Cancer Institute.