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We hope you enjoy this three minute documentary video, which shows in words and images the desperate need for clean water in Haiti.  We are continually blessed to be able to help build solar wells that provide access to fresh, life-saving water for thousands of women, children and families in Haitian communities. To watch the […]

We thought you’d enjoy this letter from Susie Pharney, one of the nurses who received a scholarship from Barco’s Nightingales Foundation through our work with One Nurse At A Time. “Thank you to One Nurse At A Time and Barco’s Nightingales Foundation for helping support me on my medical mission to Kenya. Here is the […]

With the New Year we are often drawn to make resolutions to improve our lives in areas from health, finances, and relationships to self worth. One resolution to consider this year, especially as a nurse, is volunteering.

A nurse is an integral part of the healthcare profession. There are a number of institutions all over the world which offer different courses in nursing. Nursing is not just an admirable profession and good way to earn a living, it is a profession that demands skills, hard work, and devotion.

This story was written by the daughter of one of our long-time Barco Uniform employees, Alma Ahumada. She is one of the bravest young women we know and we are delighted to say, after a fierce battle she has been cancer free for five years.

Barco’s Nightingales Foundation partners with a number of nonprofits, like ReSurge International, in an effort to improve lives around the world.

We have been blessed to work with and come to know some amazing people this year.

Congratulations to nurses in the United States! In the most recent Gallup Poll on Honesty and Ethics in Professions, results of which were released on Monday, December 16, 2013, nurses are again rated at the top of the list! 82% of American adults rate the honesty and ethical standards of nurses as either “high” or “very high.”

One third of nurses in the United States devote part of their “off” time as nurse volunteers.  This is truly an amazing example of dedication and passion for helping others.  There are many places to volunteer, both locally and abroad,  like One Nurse At A Time (ONAAT), an organization we are proud to support.  ER […]

As a nurse, you know there is always plenty of work to do.  Today, there are over three million registered nurses in the United States, it is the largest health care profession in the country (U.S. Census Bureau, 2012).  It is also perhaps, one of the more stressful careers in the country, and as such, […]