I spent an awesome weekend in DC attending the Indie Book Awards and sightseeing with family. The weather was near perfect. Friday June 21, 2019 I attended the INDIE Book Awards with my husband. My book “Stories From the Tenth-Floor Clinic” won Finalist in General Non-Fiction category. Finally, I met Brooke Warner and Lauren…… Continue reading Indie Book Awards, Washington DC
Author: Marianna Crane
After a long career in nursing--I was one of the first certified gerontological nurse practitioners--I am now a writer. My writings center around patients I have had over the years that continue to haunt my memory unless I record their stories. In addition, I write about growing older, confronting ageism, creativity and food.
My memoir, "Stories from the Tenth Floor Clinic: A Nurse Practitioner Remembers" is available where ever books are sold.
We Agers Are Experts On Our Own Aging Experience
Originally posted on Engaging With Aging:
With that expertise come responsibilities Many of the people who study old people, theorize and write about us, take care of us, or relate to us are not “old’ themselves. They experience old age second handedly. Earlier in my life as a nurse I often had older patients. As…
Pope Francis Recognizes Nurses’ “Healing Power of Listening and Touch”
This story reblogged from nurse.org. NEWS March 6, 2018 Pope Francis Calls Nurses, “Experts In Humanity” – Thanks Nurse Who Saved His Life Angelina Walker Share Now By Angelina Gibson VATICAN CITY, Mar 3, 2018 – “I thank her and I want you to know her name: Sister Cornelia Caraglio,” said Pope Francis as he…… Continue reading Pope Francis Recognizes Nurses’ “Healing Power of Listening and Touch”
Book tour in Chicago
Saturday, June 1, 2019 I am scheduling this post to publish on Wednesday, June 5, 2019. That day, I will be in Chicago talking about my book to the Advanced Practice Nurses at Rush University. I have three other venues scheduled before I head home on Monday. In between events, I will spend time with…… Continue reading Book tour in Chicago
How PTSD is hurting nursing
I came upon this post on KevinMD.com, written by a nurse. I am pleased that a physician has provided a vehicle for nurses to tell their stories and, in this case, share the heavy toll that working in a hospital setting can have on nurses. How PTSD is hurting nursing ANNE NAULTY, RN | POLICY | MAY 22, 2019…… Continue reading How PTSD is hurting nursing
The Eric Hoffer Award
I am pleased to announce that Stories from the Tenth-Floor Clinic: A Nurse Practitioner Remembers is a 2019 Eric Hoffer Award Finalist.
Nurses Week–Here We Go Again
Here we go again. It’s Nurses Week and we are still battling a misguided perception of nurses. This isn’t just a week to celebrate nurses for all that we do to keep patients well and safe, not only in hospital settings but on the world stage, and to remind ourselves that for 52 weeks a…… Continue reading Nurses Week–Here We Go Again
A Long Overdue Thank You
I had finally decided to clean out my office closet. I started with the stuffed cardboard file box. The first thing I reached for was a frayed manila envelope. The stack of typed pages spilled out onto the floor. After I read the first two sheets—an early attempt at documenting my nursing life—I knew I…… Continue reading A Long Overdue Thank You
Barriers to Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
In the April 2019 AARP Bulletin there is an article discussing the restrictive laws in North Carolina that control Advanced Practice Registered Nurses.* North Carolina is where I now live. While I no longer practice as a nurse practitioner, I’m always on the lookout for the latest restrictions or advances in APRN practice. And I…… Continue reading Barriers to Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
Spring Break
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