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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.

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, […]

Dear Michael, I want to thank you again for all your support for the Nurses for Edna team who worked in Somaliland this fall.  Your support of this project has been invaluable and we at One Nurse At A Time can’t thank you enough. In August 2013, Wanda Chestnut, Kim Law and Kerra Plesko, three […]

Our grandchildren Dylan, 10, and Mia, 7, were inspired at the recent Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times gala to do something special for each of the 600 children who will be attending the 2014 summer sessions.  They are working together to make a bracelet (below) for each of them, which they will personally deliver […]

Did you know that according to World Health Organization “water scarcity affects one in three people on every continent of the globe. The situation is getting worse as needs for water rise along with population growth, urbanization and increases in household and industrial uses.” At Barco’s Nightingales Foundation we are committed to bringing new solar […]

Did you know that according to water.org: More than 3.4 million people die each year from water, sanitation, and hygiene-related causes.   Nearly all deaths, 99 percent, occur in the developing world. Lack of access to clean water and sanitation kills children at a rate equivalent of a jumbo jet crashing every four hours. 780 million […]