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Each year we take time in November, around the time the United States celebrates Thanksgiving, to reflect on the blessings we have received and to thank all those who support us in our endeavors.  It is especially poignant this month with all that has occurred over the past few weeks around the world, to reflect […]

Nothing can be more devastating to a parent than to hear the word “cancer” associated with their child. And nothing can begin to compensate for the anguish childhood cancer inflicts on the entire family. But as we have shared in the past, there is a haven – a place of safety for these young patients, […]

We are delighted to share this information from Gary Caveness, Executive Director of The Lighthouse Foundation of Corinth, Inc. We work closely with this amazing organization to bring much needed resources to the people of Haiti. The Lighthouse Foundation is a non-profit 501C(3) organization founded in 1994 that offers hope and help to at-risk children […]

Yesterday, we honored the men and women who have served in the Armed Forces who fight to protect our lives and freedom, as well as the lives and freedom of our children and grandchildren. In the line of duty, many who serve suffer from medical problems, ranging from serious injuries to emotional problems. These brave […]

Barco’s Nightingales Foundation honored ReSurge International’s volunteer nurse Elise Reay-Ellers with our Excellence in Nursing Award at the ReSurge Transformations Gala in October.  Since 2005, Elise has served as a nurse on nine ReSurge trips, including their first trip to Itigi, Tanzania in September of this year. In May, she was deployed to Kathmandu to […]

Duke University’s magazine wrote a story in 2013 that is as true now as it was then. It focused on nursing as a second career. Many of us have dreamed of becoming a nurse only to find ourselves in different careers or on different paths. With the ongoing shortage of nurses, we’d like to reiterate […]

On April 25, 6-year-old Nisha was sitting with her three older sisters and baby brother around an open fire at home in Tarukhat, a village in Gorkha district. Her pregnant mother was in the hospital hours away from giving birth to another baby boy. Her father was away, working in Saudi Arabia. Suddenly the earth […]

We regularly salute nurses, nurse volunteers and the courageous heart each of them brings to their vocation. Today, we take a look at volunteer nurses who make up the backbone of the American Red Cross. Officially, the Red Cross Nursing Service was established by Jane Delano in 1909. Yet since its inception, nurses have always […]

We hear much about the challenges of nursing – the long hours, the lack of respect for the profession, the thankless days and nights, and the emotional toll, to name a few. It makes us wonder why nurses choose this profession and more importantly, why they embrace it for years and years.  In our Nurses […]

A Wikipedia search produces a list of more than 160 fictional nurses – from the battle-axe Nurse Ratched to the invisible/non-existent nurses of House, to those who are portrayed in terms of their sexuality such as Nurse Betty. Most of these portrayals are inaccurate and reinforce negative stereotypes. Even today, many people still don’t fully […]