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Sherry Kwater is the chief nursing officer for Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Penn. She is also a member of the Barco’s Nightingales Foundation Nurses Advisory Council. Sherry was appointed as chief nursing officer in January 2012, having joined the staff of the medical center in August of 2010. Sherry has […]

As an advocate for nurses, we are thrilled to see the collaborative healthcare trend permeate more and more medical facilities.   True collaborative healthcare occurs when there is joint communication and decision-making among all members of a healthcare team, concerning the care and treatment protocols for a patient. This process requires effective decision-making, appropriate staffing, […]

In 1893, Mrs. Lystra E. Gretter  chaired a committee at the Farrand Training School for Nurses, in Detroit, Michigan, composed a pledge that would serve to guide not only her nurses, but nurses around the world, and still does today. This pledge, known as the Florence Nightingale Pledge, aligns with the work  we do and […]

Inspiration comes from many places including the thoughts and works of others. We wanted to share a few of the thoughts that inspire us and the work we do. We hope they inspire you as well. ~Michael and Frida Donner

Volunteer nurses are the mainstay of many community health programs at home and abroad.  The first step towards volunteering is determining how you wish to volunteer: •    By direct personal contact with people in need; •    By working behind the scenes to gather and distribute resources to meet a need; •    Through advocacy for an […]

Beyond their skill in medicine and managing hundreds of critical tasks effectively and efficiently, nurses have a special characteristic that really exemplifies the heart of the profession: empathy. The dictionary definition of empathy is the ability to understand and feel another’s pain; the intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes […]

Barco’s Nightingales Foundation continues to support and promote the profession of nursing and to encourage nursing students in their endeavors. With the growing nursing shortage, it’s gratifying to see so many students pursue advanced degrees and training in the filed of nursing. Many of nursing students, like Jodi and others profiled from the University of […]

Barco’s Nightingales Foundation is guided by an Advisory Board and Nurse Advisory Board comprised of a diverse and accomplished group of professional nurses who exemplify the courageous and dedicated heart of nursing.  We are honored and blessed to have their input, and proud to introduce you to their work through our blog. MarySue Heilemann Dr. […]

Looking forward to 2016 and beyond, we feel that it’s important to first look back and examine all we have accomplished so far with the support of our Community of Compassion.  Our mission is to elevate and promote nursing while honoring the spirit of the profession by focusing on helping children. For the past several […]

The mission of the Barco’s Nightingales Foundation is to support the vitality and courageous heart of nursing, while also dedicating ourselves to honoring the spirit of those women and men who choose nursing. We continue our commitment as an advocate for nurses by encouraging the media to change and fight the “stereotypes” of nurses and […]