Immediate Release RETIRED RALEIGH GERONTOLOGICAL NURSE PRACTITIONER’S IMPORTANT MEMOIR OFFERS LESSONS FOR TODAY Retired nurse practitioner and Raleigh resident Marianna Crane’s memoir, Stories from the Tenth-Floor Clinic: A Nurse Practitioner Remembers, has earned kudos for its depiction of the early days of gerontological nursing. Windy City Reviews called the book “important” and Kirkus Reviews praised…… Continue reading Announcing Publication Day: Stories from the Tenth-Floor Clinic
Category: Nursing Stories
Countdown to Publication Date: One Week
I have three readings scheduled at local books stores in the next few weeks. I will send out an e-vite tomorrow. It’s both a stressful and exciting time. I have to remind myself to “have fun.” The latest review of my book: Chicago Writers Association, Windy City Reviews: Stories From The Tenth Floor Clinic. Marianna…… Continue reading Countdown to Publication Date: One Week
Countdown to Publication Date: Two Weeks
My book has been printed in advance of the November 6thpublication date. Twenty were shipped to Page 158 Books in Wake Forest, North Carolina. This past Saturday the bookstore hosted an Author Speed Dating Dinner as part of the first Wake Forest Lit Fest. Proceeds from the event will support distribution of children’s books to…… Continue reading Countdown to Publication Date: Two Weeks
COUNTDOWN TO PUBLICATION DATE: THREE WEEKS
This past week I promoted my book. Monday, after a class I attended on public speaking, I collared a woman who had also attended the lecture as she exited the ladies room. “How will you use the information?” I asked. She told me she had planned to start a class for widows on ways to…… Continue reading COUNTDOWN TO PUBLICATION DATE: THREE WEEKS
Countdown to Publication Date: Four Weeks
My book: Stories from the Tenth-Floor Clinic: A Nurse Practitioner Remembers is due to be published on November 6, Election Day. Now isn’t that a bummer? In spite of the competition for attention, I plan to get an announcement out a couple of days before via Blog, Facebook and Twitter. Maybe folks will enjoy a…… Continue reading Countdown to Publication Date: Four Weeks
MAGGOT MAGIC – HOW MAGGOTS SAVED A LEG
Lynn Dow posted this on her Blog: Stories from My Life as a Nurse. From time to time I plan to publish a post about an older nurse and his/her experiences that will add a richer appreciation of the evolution of our current practice. I hope you enjoy Lynn’s story. Mr. T. came from…… Continue reading MAGGOT MAGIC – HOW MAGGOTS SAVED A LEG
Kirkus Review
My book, Stories from the Tenth-Floor Clinic, received a positive Kirkus Review. A good review a best seller does not make. I have been busy, along with my publicist, lining up ways to promote the book. I find none of this easy. In retrospect, writing the book may have been the easy part. “In this…… Continue reading Kirkus Review
The Physician Supports the Nurse
I am following a physician’s blog: Suneel Dhand. Reading his post for the first time, I had a gut feeling I would like this guy. I think he represents a new and steadily growing wave of physicians who are becoming more aware of the effects that good communication has on patient outcomes and improvement in…… Continue reading The Physician Supports the Nurse
A Day in the Emergency Room for a Nurse Who Loves Her Job
Reblogged from Off the Charts, August 16, 2018 by Tarra Midgette, RN, is a nurse in an emergency department in North Carolina. I love this post and wanted to share it with you because Tarra Midgette so poignantly describes her inner thoughts and feelings as she goes about her not routine day in an ED. No…… Continue reading A Day in the Emergency Room for a Nurse Who Loves Her Job
New Love in Old Age
I wanted to post an upbeat aspect of aging after my last one focused on death. While we can’t deny that the ultimate conclusion of aging is death, there are many diversions along the aging journey that turn out to be a surprise and delight. I, for example, would never have predicted that after I…… Continue reading New Love in Old Age
Getting Older: Charting the Uncharted 