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YOU ARE MAKING the earth a better
place in more ways than one!
en’s health, producing important
data on how diet and lifestyle
ease, diabetes, breast cancer and
many other conditions.
MD, chair of the department of
nutrition at the Harvard School
an effort to eliminate PVC tubing in her unit after
of Public Health and one of the
Ann Carruth, RN, a professor in the College of Nurs-
expansion of the study in 1989,
why investigators chose nurses
the health of women and children living on farms, then helped develop interventions to
as their subjects.”In part because
reduce their exposure to environmental hazards such as pesticides and fertilizers.
of their diligence in collecting
Lisa Hartmeyer, RN, a staff nurse at the University of California-San Francisco Medi-
and recording accurate informa-
cal Center, formed a “green group” to explore ways her hospital could better handle
tion,” says Willett. “We believed
waste products.
that nurses understand the
and would be willing to stick
of others at The Luminary Project website (theluminaryproject.org). “It’s a place where
with a long-term study. This
nurses can read about how other nurses are making a difference, get inspired and rep-
has certainly proven to be true.
licate those efforts in their own workplace or community,” says Anna Gilmore Hall, RN,
Of course, I was a bit biased in
executive director of Practice Greenhealth in Reston, Va., and one of the creators of the
all of this—my wife is an RN.”
site. “Healthcare is one of the larger resources in this country and it’s important to be
Researchers are now recruiting—
aware of the environmental footprint we make in the communities we serve.”
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nursing students setting up farmers’ markets. The Luminary Project is seeking more sto-
of the study. To see if you’re
ries about environmentally conscious nursing. If you have one to tell, log onto their site.
eligible, go to nhs3.org.
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A H E L P I N G H A N D AT H O G W A R T S
IT’S NOT EVERY NURSE who
can treat a leg broken by the
Whomping Willow, patch up
a skull smashed in a game
of Quidditch, re-enliven children petrified by the Basilisk,
shrink curse-enlarged teeth or
administer a dose of Skele-Gro
to regrow a shattered arm. But
Madam Poppy Pomfrey isn’t just
any nurse. She’s the resident
medical expert at Hogwarts
School of Witchcraft and
Wizardry—home, of course, to
Harry Potter and the rest of the
cast of characters imagined by
J. K. Rowling. There’s no need
for an MD at Hogwarts, given
that Rowling’s delightful incarnation knows her way around a polyjuice potion and essences of rue.
Like all good nurses she’s fiercely protective of her patients, yet she’s
also stern and no-nonsense (“Oh, it’s you, is it? I suppose you’ve been
doing something dangerous again?” she says to Harry Potter).
Now, after a hiatus in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1,
Nurse Pomfrey—played splendidly by actress Gemma Jones—will be
back this summer in the last installment, Harry Potter and the Deathly
Hallows: Part 2. It wouldn’t be a fitting farewell without her.
Broadcast News
IN 2008, JIM DEMARIA, RN, vice president of Renal Care
Registered Nursing Services in Nanuet, N.Y., had an
idea: Why not sponsor a radio show for nurses? The only
trouble was that very few such shows existed, and they
didn’t draw much of a following. So he created his own.
It’s called The Nurses Station, and host DeMaria has been
logging about two podcast shows a month ever since.
“We’re open to anything nurses are interested in,
whether for themselves or their patients,” says DeMaria.
The topics run the gamut, from the professional (wound
care and pain management) to the personal (yoga and dealing with stress)
to the political (healthcare reform and unions). “We’ve had a nurse humorist
on the show and an actress who survived breast cancer. They’re natural
conversations—we don’t script them,” says DeMaria. Some conversations
go more smoothly than others. “Once we had a guy whose cure for everything in the world was spitting—that was a short show.” To subscribe to the
podcast, go to nursesstation.wordpress.com. You can also access The Nurses
Station shows on iTunes.
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What’s on Nurses’ Nightstands?
THE ELEGANCE OF THE
HEDGEHOG by Muriel Barbery
A delightful novel about two
kindred spirits—one a crusty
concierge, the other an adolescent
bent on committing suicide—who
discover the moments of beauty
that life has to offer.
Teri Kiss, RN, clinical education
specialist and ICU nurse, Fairbanks
Memorial Hospital, Alaska
BE EXCELLENT AT ANYTHING
by Tony Schwartz
This book validates a lot of what I
think is wrong with the workplace. We try to cram too much
stuff into our days (and nights),
don’t take time to live in the here
and now, and don’t get near
enough sleep.
Mary Parker, RN, manager of the
Troop Medical Clinic, Camp Arifjan,
Kuwait
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THE REMBRANDT AFFAIR
by Daniel Silva
It’s another novel in the Gabriel
Allon series and melds art, history
and a murder mystery set in
present-day Europe.
Alicia Sable-Hunt, RN, an oncology
nurse and owner of Sable’s Foods,
makers of a nutrition bar for cancer
patients, Fairhope, Ala.
LIVE OR DIE: A STROKE OF
GOOD LUCK by Richard L. Burns
Burns suffered a stroke when he
was only 38 years old. Through
determination and hard work, he
was able to regain much of his
former self. I love his candor and
way of making readers feel like
we’re old friends.
Carolyn McDowell, RN, director of
patient care services, Choice Home
Health Care, Monterey, Calif.
ARE YOU THERE, VODKA?
IT’S ME, CHELSEA
by Chelsea Handler
This is a collection of insanely
funny and ridiculous stories.
Some are so funny I find myself
laughing out loud. It’s nice to
have a break from the seriousness
that surrounds our jobs as nurses.
Michaela Barry, RN, cardiology/
telemetry unit nurse, Southeast
Alabama Medical Center,
Dothan, Ala.
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Sure, bright fingernail polish is
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[scrubs chic]
Please Make Me Over!
There’s nothing wrong with Jackie and Zoey wearing the same old scrubs day in and
day out, season after season, but isn’t a bit of a style boost in order? Scrubs fashion editors found
just the pieces to take these nurses from so-so to sensational.
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ZOEY
needs to grow
up! Her childish
behavior is grating
big time on Jackie’s
nerves. That baggy
scrubs top with
little-girl bunnies
undermines her
professional potential and makes her
look heavier than
she is. It’s time Zoey
trade it in for this
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black background.
Black clogs with a
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a long, lean leg line.
Their super support
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toes—sure to please
Jackie to no end.
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Blooming
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likes to show off her
shape, which we
think is a good thing,
but geez, doesn’t
she have anything
in her closet besides
basic baby blue?
We’re sure she’ll
love these new
scrubs, which are
in keeping with her
preference for blue
hues. The top is still
form-fitting, with
a flattering scoop
neck, and the floral
print is so much
more sophisticated
than her old solids.
As for the comfy
white shoes: With
everything on her
plate, Jackie needs
all the cushion and
support she can get.
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KATE
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BUENO
TRAUMA
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NURSE
DEEJAY
HUMANITARIAN
NEWLYWED
DAUGHTER
GRANDDAUGHTER
SISTER
AUNT
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MOTHER
WIFE
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play
Nurses are known
for accomplishing more in
a day than most mortals
do in a week. Here, secrets
from three multitalented,
multitasking RNs—a
triathlete, a volunteer and
a deejay—on how they
make being superhuman
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hero, go to inspiredcomfort.com. Winners and prize packages in five categories (RNs, Advanced Practice
Nurses, LVNs/LPNs, Student Nurses and Other Healthcare Professionals).
seem so simple.
KIERSTEN
HENRY
CARDIAC NURSE
PRACTITIONER
TRIATHLETE
MOTHER
WIFE
SISTER
FRIEND
By R E N E E S C H E T T L E R
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ICU nurse and triathlete
[on duty/off duty]
Kiersten Henry
sets her own pace.
THREE YEARS AGO, Kiersten Henry decided to start practicing what
she preached. A cardiac nurse practitioner and member of the
cardiac vascular team at Montgomery General Hospital in Olney,
Md., Henry coached her patients on how to ease into exercise, starting slowly with something they liked. Having let her own workout
routine lapse, Henry resumed running three days a week. Within
a month, the former high school athlete had picked up the pace
and started to train for a marathon. Not long after, she shifted to a
triathlon. “I’m very goal-focused,” explains Henry, 34, who has now
competed in numerous races, including a Half Ironman. She likens
training to nursing in more ways than one. “You come into your shift
every day knowing your goals. Training for a competition is very
similar.” And as with each day on the floor, every workout requires
an ability to constantly adjust expectations and goals according to
KIERSTEN HENRY , above,
monitors a patient during a
cardiac stress test.
Twice a week her days begin
earlier than usual with
6 a.m. treks to the local
swimming pool, below and
right, to sneak in 72 laps
before sending the kids off
to school. Other days she
trains on the treadmill at the
hospital gym after her shift.
She’s usually ready to crawl
into bed by 9:30 p.m., but she
finds the training worth it,
mentally as well as physically.
“It’s a relief to clear your head
and kind of focus on yourself
for a little bit.”
reality, something the nurse and mom learned long ago. Similarly,
she says, “While there are days on duty that don’t go how you want,
there are workouts and races like that, too. The best you can do is
tough it out and know that the next day will be better.”
RATHER THAN ALLOW training
to cut into family time, Henry
makes a point of trying to
merge the two, above. On
the days when her husband,
a firefighter, is working
and can’t be at home with
their children, she takes her
training inside so she doesn’t
have to spend time away
from Sydney, 8, and Dylan, 4.
“I can get on my bike and do
a two-hour ride while they
play or I can do crunches
while my daughter is doing
her spelling homework,” says
Henry. When her husband
is off duty, Henry’s training
often becomes a family affair.
“He doesn’t quite understand
my triathlon thing, but he’s
very supportive. He is always
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at the races with the kids to
cheer me on or he’ll watch
the kids so I can train.” Her
mother and sister are also
willing babysitters, while her
fellow triathletes provide
support of a different sort.
“Everyone really looks out
for one another, which has
also been my experience
with nurses,” she says. Henry
also makes time for a oncea-month book club with
girlfriends, just to unwind.
“It’s our therapy session!”
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S A N I T Y  S AV I N G S T R AT E G I E S
Always have a goal in mind.
Start small.
Plan ahead by making a schedule.
When the schedule doesn’t work,
figure something else out.
Get at least seven hours of sleep.
Make sure to keep go-to food in
the fridge and freezer.
Take a moment to laugh each day
with family and friends.
Find ways to multitask.
Ask for help.
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Barbara Warner is dedicated
[on duty/off duty]
to doing good for others.
BARBARA WARNER WISHES her vacuuming got done more often. But the director of community
health services for the Community Prevention Partnership of Berks County, Pa., has learned
to let some little things go so she can remain focused on what really matters. She explains: “I
tell myself that when I’m gone, what will have really made a difference is the turkey dinner
I delivered to a family on Thanksgiving and the hour I spent on Christmas in the ER with the
victim of domestic violence.”
Warner, 51, devotes herself full-time to guiding and supporting home health nurses
tending to low-income families for National Family Partnership. As a neonatal nurse, she
BARBARA WARNER, above, in
between home healthcare visits
to underprivileged families.
Below: Warner helps a teen mom
read to her seven-month-old son
from a bilingual storybook.
Much of Warner’s work over the
years has been helping parents
fulfill their roles as caretakers
and educators.
witnessed high-risk infants repeatedly released to high-risk social situations and decided
WARNER GENERALLY arrives at
clients’ homes bearing all manner
of necessities, above.
After playing Santa last year to
the Cruz-Rosa children, right, the
former neonatal nurse comforts
the family’s three-week-old
infant. Warner and her team of
home health nurses pay careful
attention to each family’s unique
situation and come through
with whatever is lacking,
whether clothes, toothbrushes
or assistance filling out job
applications.
to seek an MSN plus additional training so she could not only educate parents, but also
be an advocate for them. In her spare time, she supervises an Early Head Start program,
orchestrates several clothing and toy drives each year, serves on numerous agency boards,
volunteers to cook an occasional meal at the local homeless shelter, is active in her church
and enlists her husband’s help picking up furniture donations on the weekends. “My parents always made family and service to others a priority. My mom has been such a good
role model in helping me know what’s really important,” says Warner, who remarkably also
relaxes in the company of family—five generations live locally—several times a week. “It’s
hard to keep a balance, and there are definitely days when I feel like I’m going crazy,” says
Warner. “Yet when I go home and I have food in the fridge and heat in my house and a husband who loves me, I say to myself, ‘Oh, quit your whining.’”
OFF HOURS FOR WARNER are
often spent outdoors, right,
grooming her miniature horse,
Scruffy. She and her husband
live on about three acres just
outside of Reading, Pa.
He’s incredibly supportive of
her, often encouraging
her to take the night off from
making dinner.
On the weekends she cooks
for her grandparents and
bakes with her mother, Martha
DeTurk, and her granddaughter,
Tessa, far right. On occasion
she’ll indulge in her “more
sedentary pleasures” of knitting
or reading. “That’s my time.
It’s very relaxing for me.”
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S A N I T Y  S AV I N G S T R AT E G I E S
Find what you love and do it.
Let the little things go.
Expand your skills.
Prioritize helping others.
Always make time for yourself.
Cook and bake in large batches—
there’s always someone who can
use a homemade meal.
Be grateful.
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Kate Yeadaker Bueno connects
[on duty/off duty]
with others through
music and nursing.
ONCE A WEEK, after her shift as a trauma operating room nurse at Jackson Memo-
rial Hospital in Miami, Fla., Kate Yeadaker Bueno slips out of her scrubs and into a
dress and heels, swapping a long day as an RN for a late night as a deejay. “I love
people and I love science, so nursing seemed the obvious choice in college,” says
Bueno, 32, who truly believes her calling is to be a nurse. Yet her passions don’t
stop there. Since childhood her heart has belonged to music. Her grandparents
were jazz musicians, her father played the conga drums and her mother was a conWHEN NOT PULLING long shifts
in the trauma operating room
or deejaying late into the night,
Kate Yeadaker Bueno relaxes with
her husband, Ariel Bueno, and
their dog, Sachi, above.
“MY HUSBAND KNOWS what it
takes to be a nurse and a deejay,
and he really supports me in both
of my lives,” says Bueno, who
was married in February. He’s there
to help when she sets up for her
musical gigs and hauls all
the heavy equipment, and he makes
her breakfast and lunch on days
she works at the hospital.
“Life has been a lot easier since
this angel came along,” says Bueno,
who now has energy to spare when
tending to patients or blending
music, right.
noisseur of everything from opera to the blues. “It was always my dream to become a deejay,”
says Bueno. “So after nursing school, I thought, ‘Why not?’”
Nursing and deejaying? The two are completely in sync. “What’s required of me in both professions is to look out for others,” she says. “Whether I’m working in the hospital or at a party,
my role is to make others feel good.” This corresponds to the compassion central to the Buddhist philosophy she embraces. Her stage name, DeeJay Dharma, emphasizes the Sanskrit term
“dharma,” which means “the way” or “the path.” “Music is universal. Everyone can relate to it.
My whole life, music has been my way of connecting with others.”
To find the time to pursue her many passions, Bueno has had to learn
her limitations. She now deejays no more than one night a week, and
S A N I T Y  S AV I N G S T R AT E G I E S
only when she has the next day off at the hospital. This ensures she’s
rested and clear-headed for her five shifts in the OR. Until she met her
Get enough sleep.
Know your limitations.
Prioritize—both the big “life”
things as well as daily duties.
Be determined. When you want
something, go all-out for it.
Make time for the people you love.
If you’re going to get married,
make sure your guy is supportive.
Find your peace. (For me, it’s yoga,
reading and being in nature.)
husband, Ariel, life was about nursing, deejaying and hanging out with
her family, who live nearby. Now, though, she sees the beauty in—and
need for—making time for herself and Ariel. The newlyweds love to
watch foreign films and bike on the beach. “It can be hard sometimes,”
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SURGEONS IN THE OR know Bueno
moonlights as a deejay so they
often make musical requests, which
she responds to with a stash of
playlists, above. Although their
preferences vary from rock to
classical to jazz, she keeps things
suitably mellow, mindful of the
kinds of vibes that calm patients
as well as physicians.
Yet, as nurses know, sometimes
there’s nothing as therapeutic
as touch. “I think there’s
something to be said about that
human connection,” says Bueno,
comforting a patient suffering from
severe postoperative pain in the
recovery room, right.
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she says, “but when I want to get something done, I get it done.” O
HUMAN RIGHTS ARE yet
another passion for Bueno, who
sometimes turns her gigs into
fundraisers for causes such as
disaster relief in Haiti, above,
or violence in Darfur.
Her desire to help those less
fortunate than herself is rooted
in the same sense of compassion
that fuels her desire to ease
patients’ pain or entice revelers
to cast aside their cares and
dance through the night, right.
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[tribute]
DOCTORS
NURSES
They may not
express it all the time,
but MDs
applaud nurses.
By D A R Y N E L L E R
THERE ARE CERTAINLY TIMES when doctors don’t seem to value—or even acknowledge—nurses.
But do they really feel that way? Turns out, many doctors’ esteem for nurses knows no bounds.
Stephanie Trifoglio, MD, is one such admirer. “They got me from book learning to actual practice
early in my career,” she says. The internist/geriatrician in Greenbelt, Md. is one of countless
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MDs who’s learned a great deal about what it really means to be a doctor from nurses.
It was 2 a.m. and the ICU doctors had gone home, leaving
are all normal, but something seems weird.’” Trifoglio
mostly residents—Trifoglio among them—to prowl the
didn’t know much about medicine in those days, but she
floor. A nurse approached Trifoglio and said she was con-
knew enough to have another second-year resident set his
cerned about a 17-year-old trauma patient on a ventilator.
sandwich aside and take a chest X-ray. A barely visible line
“‘This guy’s chest looks funny,’ she said. ‘His vital signs
showed that the lung was on the verge of collapse. The
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residents and nurse ran to the patient’s bedside, and without
strong bonds.” He remembers when a 7-year-old boy had a
devastation in Haiti in her
from nurses is the most up to
a moment’s hesitation the nurse punctured the patient with
mechanical heart removed and was given a transplant. “The
book Walking in Broken Shoes:
date and accurate we have,” says
a needle and filled his lung, averting disaster. “Twenty-five
nurses volunteered to come in during the middle of the
A Nurse’s Account of Haiti and
years later, I still remember her,” says Trifoglio. “If she had
night,” says Weinstein. “There must have been 10 or 12 of
the Earthquake.)
not been paying attention, we would have made the diagno-
them waiting for the results of the surgery, just as if he were
sis on the postmortem X-ray.”
their own family member.”
In the annals of medicine, doctors often get painted as
There are many ways that
nurses go the extra mile. Ben-
C. David Geier, Jr., MD, finds the nurses he works with
jamin Ticho, MD, a pediatric
In the annals of
medicine, doctors often get
painted as heroes,
but they know nurses
really save the day.
Curtis. Why would they be left
out of the discussion?
Any time Richard H. Savel,
MD, medical co-director of the
surgical intensive care unit
heroes, but they know that it’s often nurses who save the
to be exceptionally skillful, knowing everything backwards
ophthalmologist at The Eye
day. Whether due to keen observational skills, experience or
and forwards. In fact, Geier considers them to be “indis-
Specialists Center in Oak Lawn,
just an innate sense, RNs are frequently able to make diag-
pensable,” but not for the reasons you may expect. “We
Ill., and a clinical associate
noses that doctors fail to catch. Several years ago, J. Randall
laugh a lot. The nurses make the operating room an enjoy-
professor at the University of
Curtis, MD, a professor of medicine in the pulmonary and
able place to work,” says Geier, director of the Medical
Illinois at Chicago Eye & Ear
Medicine in New York City, has
critical care division at the University of Washington Medical
University of South Carolina Sports Medicine and an assis-
Infirmary, points to Debra
an idea for improving things in
Center, had an AIDS patient in the ICU with acute hypoxic
tant professor of orthopedic surgery. “The good outcomes
Skopec, the retinopathy of
the ICU, he first consults with
respiratory failure and bilateral opacities on his chest
we get have nothing to do with our facilities or equipment;
prematurity nursing coordina-
X-ray. “We were treating him for pneumocystis as well as
they have to do with the fact that the nurses and doctors
tor at Advocate Christ Medical Center/Hope
and inspires others to do the same. “I teach younger physi-
bacterial and fungal pneumonia, but he wasn’t doing well
have fun, an atmosphere created by our nurses, working
Children’s Hospital. “Recently we had a 25-week-gestation,
cians that if you make a decision and a nurse doesn’t agree
and we were completely puzzled by his clinical picture,”
toward a common goal.”
high-risk preemie whose teenage mother had difficulty
with it, it’s important to find out why,” says Savel.
remembers Curtis. “His bedside nurse came up to me after
rounds and said, ‘You know, the color of his blood looks odd
to me and his pO2 doesn’t match his O2 saturation. I think
you should make sure he doesn’t have methemoglobinemia
from the dapsone.’” The problem hadn’t occurred to the
team of doctors, but the nurse knew it and was exactly right.
There’s something else nurses do that
doctors admire: relate to patients and
their families on a deep emotional level.
at Montefiore Medical Center
and an associate professor of
clinical medicine and neurology
at the Albert Einstein College of
nurses. He values their expertise
bringing her infant in for critical eye exams,” says Ticho.
Most nurses are dedicated to their jobs.
Yet for some, well, let’s just say there
are those for whom “dedicated” is an
understatement. Leslie Cordes, MD, sings the praises
“Nurse Skopec arranged transportation to the hospital’s out-
patients for years.” Ticho also admires how Skopec has
Some doctors even admit that nurses
have taught them not only how to do
their job better, but how to be better
people. “I had done well in medical school, and in the
of Susan Walsh, an ambulatory cardiology nurse at
been a great mentor to younger colleagues and students.
beginning of my residency, that success, unfortunately, went
Children’s Hospital Boston, who consistently goes above
“She has consistently demonstrated the best nursing quali-
to my head,” says Hesham A. Hassaballa, MD, a pulmonary
and beyond the call of duty and who happened to be
ties in all respects. I couldn’t do my job without her!”
and critical care physician in the Chicago area. “I had, as
in Haiti when the earthquake hit. According to Cordes,
patient clinic and got the doctor to come over from surgery.
Her determination to get the job done right has prevented
problems, in this case lifelong visual loss, for umpteen
you would say, a ‘high opinion’ of my abilities. I thought I
Over and over again, they
a pediatrician on the
facilitate healing through
executive committee of
If doctors value nurses so much, why
don’t they show it? Some doctors are definitely
the intimate connections
the American Academy of
making an effort, not just by expressing gratitude but also
will never forget how one nurse took him to task for not
they build at the bedside.
Pediatrics’ Illinois chapter,
by making sure that nurses’ voices are heard. Gary S. Berger,
cleaning up after a procedure. Another nurse once said
Samuel Weinstein, MD, a
Walsh stepped up and
MD, medical director of the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal
something nice to him and he failed to respond. “That was a
pediatric heart transplant
capably led a team with
Center, N.C., is one. “I try to make it clear to the nurses in
compliment!” she admonished. “The nurses also showed me
surgeon and director of
very few resources to
my office that they can come to me at any time with their
that they are part of the team rather than my servants,” says
pediatric heart surgery at
save countless disaster
thoughts,” says Berger, who honors the nurses at the center
Hassaballa. “I am forever grateful to them.”
The Children’s Hospital
victims. “As leader of the
with flowers and lunch on occasion, and makes a point of
at Montefiore in the
team, Nurse Walsh took
making his appreciation known every time anyone does
relations is mutual respect. When that exists, everybody ben-
Bronx, N.Y., depends on
the medical knowledge
something above and beyond what’s expected of them.
efits—especially, and most importantly, the patients. “We’re
nurses to help families
she had and did what she
through frightening heart
had to do at a time of
ICU service at the University of Washington Medical Center,
says Trifoglio. “Especially these days, when there is so much
transplants and recovery.
intense trauma. She also
a teaching hospital where Curtis works. It used to be that
work to be done and hospitals are understaffed, the whole
“If a patient has to be
took the time to learn
residents would give a presentation on each patient dur-
system needs support. Doctors and nurses, we’re all in the
readmitted to the hospital,
about the people of Haiti
ing rounds. No more. Now they give an overview and then
trenches together.” O
the families are always
and their culture. I very
the bedside nurses deliver stats on the patient as well as
happiest to see the nurses,”
much admire her.” (Walsh
updates on the family. Only after the nurses weigh in do the
DARYN ELLER is a writer based in Venice, Calif., who has
says Weinstein. “They form
shares her account of the
residents offer an assessment and a plan. “The data we hear
written for Parents, Prevention and Ladies’ Home Journal.
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Nurses have also been given a chance to contribute at the
was ‘the bomb.’ In one month in the ICU, the nurses cured
me and I’ve been a better doctor because of it.” Hassaballa
Hassaballa learned that the key to good doctor-nurse
all on the side of the patients; it’s not us against them,”
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[looking good]
Beauty
BOOSTERS
A little pampering can go a
long way toward lifting your spirits.
So when the going gets tough at work,
the tough get glowing!
T
By H I L L A R Y Q U I N N
HERE’S NO QUESTION that a medical workplace is serious busi-
ness, and that styles that fly in an office—look-at-me lips and
nails; long, loose hair; dangling earrings—have no place in a hospital. Yet a little bit of beautifying can give you inner poise as well
as outer polish. “I truly think that when my patients see me walk
DUANE OSBORN/SOMOS IMAGES/CORBIS
Stress can get the
best of you, but
some basic beauty
smarts can soothe
your skin—and
your nerves—even
on 12-hour shifts.
the room with an air of confidence, looking well-groomed,
into their
i
they’re immediately
at ease and have the sense that they’re being
cared fo
for by someone who has it all together. It even increases
their confidence in my abilities as a nurse,” says Theresa Fleskes,
a medical review nurse in Highlands Ranch, Colo. “We have to
treat ourselves with respect, and if that means taking the time to
do our hair before a shift, then we need to do it!” Coming right up,
simple fixes that’ll boost your mood as well as your looks.
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A Simple Skincare
Routine
The result? A smoother facial
T I P : It’s very important to
A Solid Foundation
surface that reflects light
wear a moisturizer with an
Many nurses go for just
It can be depressing to catch
and gives your skin a natural
SPF if you’re using retinoids
enough coverage to give
a glimpse of yourself at 2
radiance that’s flattering
as any exposure to the sun—
them a flawless, natural look
a.m. with tired, sallow skin—
under the harsh glare in a
even just to and from work—
and a fresh face that’s still
but there’s no need to break
hospital. Simply apply a
can cause sensitivity.
going strong 10 hours into
the bank by stockpiling a
pea-size dot of prescription
battery of skincare lotions
retinoid (or a milder over-
Clever Concealing
that lets my skin breathe and
and potions, says Miami
the-counter formulation like
The first place long shifts
makes me feel like I’m not
Beach-based dermatologist
RoC Retinol Correxion Deep
and late nights show up is
wearing any at all,” says
Leslie Baumann. She advises
Wrinkle Night Cream, $22)
under your eyes, which is
Amy Walsh, an ambulatory
using one simple retinoid
at night, then follow up reli-
why a good concealer should
cardiology nurse at
cream. “It speeds up cell
giously every morning with
be at the top of your beauty
Children’s Hospital Boston.
division, which causes dead
your favorite SPF-packed
arsenal. Realize, though, that
The classic go-to product—
cells to flake off and the
moisturizer (try Purpose
the trick to getting perfect
traditional foundation—isn’t
remaining healthy skin cells
Dual Treatment Moisture
coverage is restraint! Rather
a nurse’s best choice. “It
to become more compact.”
Lotion with SPF 15, $9).
than hiding dark circles and
melts off your face even-
spots and then applying
tually,” explains Barose.
a layer of foundation, Los
Fortunately, there are other
Angeles-based makeup art-
options to get the job done:
When applying powder blusher, most women start on the
cheeks and brush or blend upwards toward temples. News
flash: Best to reverse your steps. “If you begin at the hairline
and work forward, you’ll end up with just the right amount of
color on the apples of your cheeks,” says Nancy Glass, makeup
and trend expert for Clinique. “The other direction results
in an overly rosy, unnatural look; plus, you’ll use too much
product.” A good pick: Clinique Quick Blush ($22.50) in Hurry
Honey—a subtle, universally flattering shade. The all-in-one
tube swivels up to reveal a full brush, preloaded with color. a long shift. “I like makeup
M O R E WAYS TO G E T T H AT G LO W
BeneFit Cosmetics
BeneTint, $28,
does double duty
for cheeks and
lips. Maybelline
New York Dream
Mousse Blush,
$8, is so light it’s
streak-proof.
PRIMED FOR MAKEUP
reversing the order. “If you
Primer is invisible skin prep,
use just a little bit of your
usually in the form of a
foundation on lids, lash line
clear gel, that results in a
and under your eyes—where
smooth surface that allows
most women have redness—
makeup to go on flawlessly,
you’ll end up using less con-
hiding pores in the process.
cealer and dodging an overly
One affordable option: Rev-
quickly touch up visible
Be a Little Cheeky
that top the charts:
the wrong color. The shade-
lon Beyond Natural Smooth-
spots, applying it over your
“It’s hard to make anything
OMaybelline New York
sensing technology starts
ing Primer ($12).
tinted moisturizer with a
last through a 12-hour shift
Dream Mousse Blush ($8):
white, then turns to right.
thick concealer or applying
M U LT I TA S K I N G M O I S T U R -
damp sponge.
when you’re running around
This little pot of whipped
it with a heavy hand, which
I Z E R S These three-in-one
HIGH-DEFINITION MAKEUP
and sweating,” says San Fran-
color goes on so lightly, it’s
Lip Service
can lend a cakey look that
products (sunscreen, mois-
Thanks to TV reporters, who
cisco emergency room nurse
virtually mistake-proof.
The fastest way to perk up
actually accentuates lines
turizer and subtle wash of
need to hide pores, wrinkles
Lindsey Gravelle. Although
OTarte Natural Cheek Stain
your looks—lip color—can
and dryness, NYC makeup
color) are natural timesavers.
and lines that become
powder blusher is fast and
($30): This simple gel-in-a-
easily be tucked into the
pro Nick Barose depends on
“They don’t read as some-
visible on high-definition
easy, Barose warns that it can
tube gives you that just-
pocket of your scrubs.
a liquid, brush-on concealer
thing super-weighty on your
screens, these newest HD
become noticeably blotchy if
pinched-your-cheeks look.
“Hospitals tend to be dry, so
with light-reflective pigment.
skin…and they solve several
formulations are brilliant at
you perspire. The good news:
OBeneFit Cosmetics Bene-
nurses get dehydrated—and
He reaches for Neutrogena’s
problems at once,” says
giving skin a diffused, un-
Even if you’re not feeling
Tint ($28): This rose-colored,
that means lips get dry, too,”
Healthy Skin Brightening Eye
Freedman, who recommends
traceable, silk-like texture.
rosy, you can walk the walk
waterproof, liquid cheek
explains Walsh, who’s always
The easiest to apply, such
by relying on a mousse, gel,
stain (apply it with an accom-
got a tube of lip color on her
as Make Up For Ever HD
liquid-tint or cream cheek
panying brush) can stand in
to prevent cracking and give
Microfinish Powder ($15),
color that adds an uplifting
as a sheer lip color.
her an instant pick-me-up.
are colorless; you simply
flush to skin under fluores-
OAlmay Smart Shade Blush
Something as simple as Vase-
sweep a small amount over
cent hospital lights…and
($9): This high-tech blusher-
line Lip Therapy Petroleum
your face with a large, fluffy
stays put for hours on end.
in-a-tube does the work for
Jelly in Cherry (less than $2)
powder brush.
Here are four products
you so you don’t choose
can do the trick; it’s moistur-
T I P : Instead of trelying on
Perfector ($12) or Physi-
Neutrogena Healthy Skin
cians Formula Mineral Wear
Enhancer Tinted Moistur-
Talc-Free Mineral Cream
izer ($11). If you need a tiny
Concealer ($7). “The light
bit more coverage, keep a
reflects off the dark circles,
compact foundation on hand
so you don’t have to apply a
(like M•A•C Studio Fix Powder
ton,” he explains.
Plus Foundation, $26) to
WILLIAM KING/STONE/GETTY IMAGES
ist Brett Freedman advises
made-up look.”
A little bit of retinoid
cream, like RoC Retinol
Correxion Deep Wrinkle
Night Cream, $22,
will go a long way to
smooth and soothe
skin battered by dry air
and harsh lights.
Brushing Up on Blush
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izing and easy to apply even
out being too nude or too
Lip Color ($22; best shade:
Bushkill, Pa., skip mascara
defines my eyes without my
Nailing It!
when you’re not standing in
brown; otherwise it ends up
Patina).
and liner altogether, and
having to wear any other
Nurses know better than
front of a mirror.
looking like you’re wearing
OTarte LipSurgence Natural
focus instead on profes-
makeup.” Tinting, offered at
anyone that washing your
concealer on your lips,” he
Lip Tint ($24; best shade:
sional brow services and
salons across the country,
hands constantly makes it
that glitzy red lips have no
says. Instead, think baby lips
Peaceful).
soft eye shadow. “There’s
costs about $30 and lasts for
tough to keep polish look-
place in a hospital setting,
as in “natural,” with just a
always a chance I may cry
approximately four weeks. If
ing…well…polished, not to
but beautifully enhanced
hint of pink or peachy tones.
All Eyes on You
with my patients and I have
regular salon visits aren’t in
mention chip-free. What’s
yet subtle lips are an instant
Shop these three products
The eyes may be the win-
no time for touch-ups,” she
your budget, you can easily
more, explains Walsh, “in
feel-good strategy. When
for a hint of color that mois-
dows to the soul, but when
says. Adds Los Angeles-
groom your brows on your
most settings, we’re forbid-
selecting your shade, choose
turizes and stays put:
you’re working with patients,
based NICU nurse Susie
own and keep them looking
den to have acrylic nails for
carefully, Barose advises.
OL’Oréal Paris Infallible
that window necessitates
Egami, “When I have my
precise and professional
infection-control purposes.”
“Natural isn’t supposed to
Never Fail Lipcolour ($12;
minimal dressing. Time-
eyebrows shaped and my
from sunup to sundown.
So how do you achieve
look like a sandbox. You
best shade: Azalea).
pressed pros, like hospice
brows and lashes tinted, it
Glass recommends this long-
nails that you’re happy to
want a little bit of color with-
OStila Long Wear Liquid
nurse Kelly Warshofsky from
really frames my face and
lasting technique that adds
show to patients? Skip
mere seconds to your beauty
polish altogether and apply
routine: Use a creamy pencil
cuticle oil; it does a good
to fill in sparse areas, then
job of combating dryness
apply brow powder over all
from overzealous hand
so that your color stays put
washing, and the subtle
all day long.
sheen gives nails a neat,
For lips that
look—and stay—
luscious through
a long shift: Tarte
LipSurgence
Natural Lip Tint,
$24, in Peaceful.
Try a highdefinition powder
to hide lines and
wrinkles. A flurry
of Make Up For
Ever HD Microfinish
Powder, $15, can
erase years from
your face.
manicured appearance. A
When your
‘do falls flat,
add height to hair
with Pantene Pro-V
Fine Hair Style
Root Lifter Spray
Gel, $4.
Made-up lips
that are purely
professional? Go
for L’Oréal Paris
Infallible Never Fail
Lipcolour, $12,
in Azalea.
Hot Product
Alert!
Christi Harris Precision
Brow Planing System makes
plucking, tweezing and
waxing obsolete. This kit
combines brow powder,
cream and a defining
highlighter with three
brushes and a unique “planer”
that allows you to shape
your own arches in minutes.
Check out the online video
for easy instructions ($40;
christiharrisbrows.com).
Tuck a tiny tube of
Vaseline Lip Therapy
Petroleum Jelly, less
than $2, into your
scrubs pocket to
keep cracking at bay.
Quick Wake-Up Trick
nice budget-conscious one
Do you drag yourself out of
to try: Sally Hansen Vitamin
bed for work but feel like
E Moisturizing Nail &
your looks are still sleeping?
Cuticle Oil ($6).
Here’s the go-to three-step
GIANNI DILIBERTO/STOCK IMAGE/GETTY IMAGES
It goes without saying
Keep cuticles moist
for a neat-nail look.
Scrubs loves Sally
Hansen Vitamin E
Moisturizing Nail &
Cuticle Oil, $6.
Or consider Creative
T R A D E A P L A I N P O NY F O R A
G I V E S H O R T H A I R T E X T U R E.
G R E AT P O NY. To add some
A cropped ’do is easy, but
strategy that Barose uses on
Nail Design (CND) “Shel-
sass to a classic, go-to style,
it doesn’t always hold up
actresses who have worked
lac” Manicure, a brand-
separate one tiny strip of
through a long, hard day
all day, then have to walk
new in-salon service that
hair that frames your face,
(or night). You can step it
the red carpet that night.
paints on like polish, but is
braid it and pull it back into
up a notch by spraying a
(Which, incidentally, is
finished under a UV light so
the rest of your ponytail.
small amount of lightweight
not all that different from
nails stay mirror-shiny and
A D D A H E A D B A N D TO YO U R
volumizer into your hair,
nurses who work the 8 a.m.
completely chip-free for two
U S UA L U P D O. Knots and
working upwards from the
to 8 p.m. shift.) “Eyes show
full weeks (no fills, sand-
buns are undeniably func-
roots to maximize volume.
fatigue first,” he explains.
ing, drying time or soaking
tional, keeping hair off your
A good one to try: Pantene
“You may not feel awake,
needed). Shellac, which
face and out of the way
Pro-V Fine Hair Style Root
but you’ll look awake and
costs about $35, comes in
of patients. But pair them
Lifter Spray Gel ($4). O
your mood will instantly
more than a dozen shades—
with a headband and you’re
improve.”
including a natural French
rocking something a little
HILLARY QUINN is a lifestyle
S T E P 1: Dab a little moistur-
Pink called Romantique.
sleeker for a change.
writer and blogger whose
T RY A D I F F E R E N T E L A S T I C .
work has been published in
S T E P 2: Blot the excess;
Instant Hair Makeovers
Elevate the tired scrunchie
many national magazines,
touch a bit of concealer to
Here, some quickie ideas
or rubber band with some-
including Cosmopolitan,
dark spots only.
from Robert Ramos, co-
thing that looks like your
Good Housekeeping, Self and
izer around your eyes.
S T E P 3: Pump up the lashes
owner of Estilo Salon in Los
very own hair. Find the
Redbook. You can read
with an eyelash curler and a
Angeles and on-set stylist to
perfect faux-hair match
some more of her work at
coat of lengthening mascara.
actress Jessica Alba:
from Tonytail ($6).
hillarythebargainhunter.com.
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[first person]
Why the
Professor
Became
a Nurse
WHEN SHE LEFT THE HALLOWED HALLS OF AC ADEMIA
F O R T H E H E C T I C H A L L S O F T H E H O S P I TA L ,
T H I S R N F I N A L LY F O U N D H E R T R U E C A L L I N G .
I
By T H E R E S A B R O W N , R N
Illustrations by E M I L I A N O P O N Z I
n 2000, I put aside my PhD in English and my three years of
teaching at Tufts University to go back to school to become a
nurse. It’s a choice that intrigues people, but also makes them
wonder about me, as in, am I crazy? Nurses especially rarely
believe the explanation I give: that I had my kids and wanted
something different, a job that was less about books and more
about human beings.
PHOTO CREDIT
Although second-degree nursing students all over the coun-
01
try are making similar choices for similar reasons, the specifics of my choice have their own story. To really explain, I have
to go back to the very beginning. To the town where I grew up
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in southern Missouri, a place of green lawns, terribly
the evening in alcoholic oblivion. Off and on she talked about
alleviate sadness, that being emo-
hot summers and Southwest Missouri State University
wanting to kill herself, and at her worst moment set her own
tionally generous is never wrong and
(now called Missouri State University), where my dad was a
hair on fire. I didn’t see it happen, but hearing about it, and
that I’m more physically resilient
philosophy professor.
knowing that her son, my half-brother, witnessed it, with her
than I knew. When I became preg-
saying, “Look, Mommy’s a firecracker,” was bad enough.
nant again 2½ years later with twins,
The main university quadrangle held three pseudo-Renaissance-style buildings, including the columned white marble
In retrospect, it’s not surprising that I ran away to my books
Miranda and Sophia, I had to apply
hall where my father, who also has a PhD, had an office and
and ideas, and that my first choice of a career was academia.
those principles aggressively just to
taught his classes. Visiting my dad on campus was magical,
But being a professor is a job, not a promise of a perfect life,
get through my days.
especially in the middle of summer. We did not have central
a distinction I only understood once I became a professor my-
Born four weeks early, the twins
air-conditioning at home, so entering the cool, quiet halls was
self. The reality of department politics, arguing with students
were healthy but tiny, and Conrad,
a welcome respite from the sweltering heat outside. An old-
over grades and having a meager salary since I was categorized
used to being the only kid in the
fashioned soda machine on the first floor dispensed Dixie-
as a “lecturer” all sunk in over time. However, my decision to
house, would say, “I want the sisters
cup-size portions of pop, mixed by twin streams of syrup and
leave university teaching came slowly, with a fair amount of
to go back in mommy’s belly.” The
carbonated water. I loved watching it work.
angst. Not only was I virtually abandoning the PhD I’d worked
first years of the twins’ babyhood,
My dad’s office had a wall of books and a huge unabridged
so hard to get, but I also had to end my love affair with the
while Conrad was a toddler, live in
dictionary with color pictures of the flags of the world and all
halls of higher learning. After three years at Tufts, I realized I
my memory as a blur of laundry,
the major breeds of dogs. I found both fascinating in the way
had worked hard for many years to obtain a job that was born
breastfeeding, diapers and deep ex-
that kids do. Students would come to discuss various issues,
of my own childhood needs, but did not actually exist.
haustion. My husband, Arthur Ko-
and their admiration and respect for my dad were obvious. I
didn’t understand the talk, but wanted to.
What’s surprising, even today, is how different nursing is
sowsky, who’s a professor of phys-
from teaching, and how happy I am with it, even though other
ics, had been my graduate school
It seemed like a perfect place, and I was looking for just
people see my being a nurse as a very odd choice for a sec-
boyfriend at the University of Chi-
this sort of refuge, because my own life was not nearly so
ond career. So different from the quiet, hallowed halls of a uni-
cago, and wanted to be an involved
idyllic. My dad had a drinking problem, and my parents were
versity, the halls of a hospital resonate with beeps, bells and
father, but was also working to get
poorly matched. They divorced when I was nine, meaning
whistles that nurses slowly learn to distinguish: The IV pump
tenure at Rutgers University.
that my older brother and I shuttled back and forth between
alarms differently from the pulse ox machine, which sounds
They were the hardest years of my
two households. When I was a sophomore in high school, my
different from the heart monitor. Also, unlike university pro-
life, yet I also felt the most useful,
fessors, hospital staff rarely have time
the most satisfied, the most wonder-
to be thoughtful; sometimes it even feels
fully human I ever have. From that paradox I learned the most
in people’s lives in a very real, down-to-earth way. In the same
like there’s no opportunity to think at
important lesson: Real life may be challenging, may tax you
way a baby’s smile can make sleepless nights and dirty dia-
all. Conversation in the hospital is also
beyond belief, but it isn’t by nature scary. Once I understood
pers worth it, so the chance to help someone who really needs
seldom civilized, and can be downright
that, I was ready to embrace a different career—nursing.
help, even if they don’t know it or may not ever be able to
“This is a dirty job,” a nurse told me.
It’s far removed from the protected
life of books and ideas I wanted as
a professor, but that realness is what
I like most about nursing.
nasty. Oddly enough, I usually love it.
In truth, the “Why would a professor become a nurse?”
acknowledge it, is deeply gratifying.
There are times, too, when I don’t
question needs to be turned on its head. The true puzzle is not
“This is a dirty job,” another nurse recently told me. In
love the noise and chaos, when I just
why I quit being a professor and turned to nursing, but why I
addition to poop and pee and vomit and blood, patients can
want to yell out “Quiet!”—but even at
became a professor at all when nursing now feels like the job
be downright ornery or hopelessly confused, and the system
those times, I never, ever wish I were
I was meant to do.
itself often seems designed to drive nurses crazy. All of that
Some nurses may see this as sentimental claptrap, another
is far removed from the protected life of books and ideas I
My transition toward nursing be-
annoying elaboration of the “nurse as angel/mother” stereo-
wanted to achieve as a professor, but that realness is what
gan when I had my son, Conrad. He was
type. What about missing lunch; not sitting down all day; nev-
I like most about nursing. As a nurse, my work is about as un-
born in August 1996, and I was teaching
er getting enough institutional respect; having more and more
protected as possible, and I find it rich beyond belief. O
mother moved away to pursue a better job and, wanting to fin-
writing at Tufts during his first year. Having a baby, changing
responsibilities dumped on us every time we turn around; and
ish high school where I’d started it, I moved in with my father
diapers, planning paper-grading around nap time and often
coping with trauma, death, crazy families and difficult bosses
THERESA BROWN, RN, is an oncology nurse in Pittsburgh, Pa.;
and stepmother.
feeling so tired I wanted to cry felt like a head-on collision with
who never seem to understand what we’re up against every
the author of Critical Care: A New Nurse Faces Death, Life
nonacademic reality. But it was a happier, more nourishing
day on the floor? Where’s the joy in that?
and Everything in Between (now in paperback); and a
Home life at my dad’s house was frightening. My stepmother, now deceased, was, like my father, a heavy drinker,
back at a university. Never.
version of real life, and of family, than I knew growing up.
I share those frustrations and acknowledge they can be dif-
regular contributor to the New York Times blog “Well.” You
and had a serious psych history. At the end of the workday,
From Conrad I learned principles that I now understand
ficult to live with. Yet I return, shift after shift, because even
can find more about her, as well as more of her writing,
she and my dad often put away a fifth of Jim Beam and spent
as integral to being a good nurse: that a hug and a smile can
with all the hurdles, I always find joy in making a difference
at theresabrownrn.com.
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m
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ade
m
o
H AND
Tricolor Salad with White Beans and Parmesan
This trio of lettuces is an irresistible balance of peppery, robust tastes, crisp and tender
textures and beautiful colors. The balsamic vinegar adds just the right
sweet acidity to bring it all together, and white beans and cheese make it a complete,
satisfying meal. It’s a whole lot of goodness for very little effort.
MAKES 4 SERVINGS
GOOD TO GO
( from a pro )
5 cups lightly packed arugula
(about 5 ounces)
1 head radicchio, cored and
sliced
2 Belgian endives, bottom
1/2 inch removed, sliced
1 15-ounce can white beans
(such as cannellini;
preferably low-sodium),
drained and rinsed
1/2 cup shaved Parmesan
cheese (about 2 ounces)
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons balsamic
vinegar
1/4 teaspoon salt
W H E T H E R Y O U R L U N C H B R E A K I S AT 1 P. M . O R 1 A . M . ,
A P R O P E R M E A L T O P O W E R Y O U T H R O U G H Y O U R S H I F T I S A M U S T.
T H E S E Q U I C K A N D E A S Y I D E A S C R E AT E D B Y T H E
F O O D N E T W O R K S TA R A N D B E S T  S E L L I N G C O O K B O O K A U T H O R
P R O V E T H AT, Y E S , Y O U C A N T A K E I T W I T H Y O U .
By E L L I E K R I E G E R
In a large bowl, toss together
the arugula, radicchio, endive,
I HEAR A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY, “I wish
I could make a healthy breakfast or lunch
or dinner, but I just don’t have the time.”
You have to make the time—and you can! It’s
really simple. Each recipe on these pages is an
1.
CO O K O N C E , E AT T W I C E
When I cook dinner, I almost
always make extra for the next
2.
absolutely delicious, make-ahead, nutritionally balanced, fully travel-tested meal,
guaranteed to help you forget about boring
turkey sandwiches or soggy salads. Here, lots of
tips and recipes to help you get out the door faster.
S N AC K S M A R T
Snacks you pack yourself save
you from playing vending
3.
beans and Parmesan. In a small
bowl, whisk together the oil,
vinegar and salt.
To serve, place 3 cups of the
salad in a large bowl or reseal-
BUST OUT OF ALL
YO U R R U T S
able container. Place 1½ table-
We all have our go-tos—foods
small resealable container. Toss
spoons of the dressing into a
machine roulette or not eating at all
that we rely on day after day that don’t
salad with the dressing right
additional fillet and flake it on top of a
when things get hectic. I love muffins,
require much thought. This can save a
before eating.
salad. If I’m grilling chicken or boiling
so I wrap them individually in wax paper
lot of time. It can also get really boring.
eggs, I’ll cook twice as much as I need
and freeze them. I just grab one on my
There are countless small things that
Tip: Although most lettuces
and use the extra for sandwiches, salads
way to work, and by the time I’m ready
you can do that barely require any effort
wilt within minutes of being
or an on-the-go protein boost. Yes, doing
for it, the muffin has thawed. I also rely
to make your meal a lot more intriguing.
dressed, sturdier lettuces such
things in advance means you still have
on those little snack-size resealable bag-
Try just one new thing a week, whether
as arugula, radicchio and endive
to take the time to do it. But it ends up
gies to fill with raisins and almonds. The
it’s a new recipe or a new ingredient. Slip
remain crisp for up to several
freeing time later when you’re crazy
bags aren’t just handy; they help with
some fresh herbs, such as mint or basil,
hours, which means all is not
busy because you’ll have what you need
portion control so I don’t get carried
onto a turkey sandwich. Dice some dif-
lost when you’re called away in
at your fingertips. This will take at least
away. And I always keep individual yo-
ferent colored bell peppers and celery,
the middle of your meal.
a little stress out of your life.
gurts, which offer sustained energy, on
toss them with balsamic vinegar and oil,
Calories per serving: 350
hand. This minimizes stress because I
and you have a chopped salad. Remem-
know that no matter what happens, I can
ber, anything goes.
always just grab something on the run.
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LARRY BUSACCA
day. If I’m searing salmon, I’ll make an
Excellent source of: Calcium,
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Greek Salad Pitas with Feta Spread and Turkey
Here, all the mouthwatering Greek salad essentials are stuffed into portable pita pockets.
Be sure to include the fresh mint—it really lights up the sandwich.
As a bonus, the lemony feta spread doubles as a dip that’s fantastic with cool,
crisp veggies, like cucumber, celery or red bell pepper.
MAKES 4 SERVINGS
FOR THE SPREAD:
3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
(4 ounces)
3 tablespoons nonfat plain yogurt
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon finely grated
lemon zest
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
FOR THE SANDWICH:
4 whole-wheat pita breads
4 large pieces romaine lettuce
1 English cucumber, sliced into
half moons
1/4 cup lightly packed fresh mint leaves
3/4 pound thinly sliced roasted
turkey breast
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For the spread: In a bowl, mash the
feta and yogurt with a fork. Stir in the
lemon juice, oregano, lemon zest and
pepper. (The spread will keep for up to
five days in an airtight container in the
refrigerator.)
For the sandwich: Cut a pita in half to
form two pockets. Line each pocket
with half a lettuce leaf. Spread 2
heaping tablespoons of feta spread
into each pocket. Fill each pocket with
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about 6 cucumber slices, 4 or 5 mint
leaves, and 2 or 3 slices of turkey.
Wrap in foil.
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Or if I’m using a baguette for a
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Calories per serving: 360
Excellent source of: Calcium,
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Pasta Salad with Salmon, Peas and Herbs
Imagine a decadently rich, creamy pasta salad that’s actually good for you.
Well, here you have it. The secret is in the dressing, which has a base of tangy thickened yogurt
that’s the ideal foil for the rich salmon. Sweet peas stud the dish with beautiful color,
and dill and scallion make it fragrant and flavorful.
MAKES 4 SERVINGS
2/3 cup plain Greek-style nonfat
yogurt
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
1 teaspoon minced fresh dill or
2 teaspoons dried
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 14-ounce can wild red salmon,
drained, skinned, boned and cut
into chunks
1 10-ounce package frozen peas,
defrosted
1/2 pound bowtie or corkscrew
pasta, cooked and cooled
2 scallions (white and green parts),
minced (about 1/4 cup)
8 cups chopped red-leaf lettuce
Combine the yogurt, lemon juice,
mayonnaise, lemon zest, dill, salt and
pepper in a bowl. Add the salmon,
peas, pasta and scallions, and toss to
incorporate. (The pasta salad will keep
up to two days in an airtight container
in the refrigerator.) To serve, mound 2
cups of the lettuce into to-go containers
and scoop about 1¾ cups of the pasta
salad on top.
Tip: Greek-style yogurt is simply
yogurt that’s strained. It’s ultra-thick
and creamy, and perfect as a base for
dressings, dips and spreads. You can
find it in markets nationwide, although
it’s simple to make at home. Just put
plain, nonfat yogurt in a strainer lined
with a paper towel. Set the strainer over
a bowl and refrigerate for at least 30
minutes and up to four hours.
Calories per serving: 490
Excellent source of: Fiber, iron,
protein, vitamin C.
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Mocha Java Smoothie
This decadent smoothie does double duty:
It’s your coffee fix and a filling breakfast, all in one glass. You can also
rely on it for a mid-shift boost. What a way to rev up!
MAKES 1 SERVING
11/2 teaspoons sugar
1 rounded teaspoon instant
espresso (or 1 shot of espresso )
1 teaspoon unsweetened natural
cocoa powder
2 tablespoons boiling water
1 cup nonfat milk
1 ripe banana, peeled, cut into
chunks, frozen
1/2 cup ice
In a small bowl, stir together the
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sugar, instant espresso and cocoa
powder. Add the boiling water
and stir until dissolved. (If using
regular espresso, stir the sugar
and cocoa into the coffee until
dissolved.) Combine the coffee
mixture in a blender with the milk,
banana and ice, and blend on high
until smooth.
Tip: To ensure your a.m. routine
goes smoothly, put all of the
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Calories per serving: 210
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is perfect for keeping soup, chili, even casseroles warm.
O N T H E S I D E A salad typically gets soggy if it sits after being
dressed, so pack dressing separately and pour it on the salad
right before eating. However, it’s fine to add lettuce to your
sandwich before you leave home. This actually protects bread
from absorbing moisture. Slip some lettuce on both sides of
your filling and you’ll never wind up with a soggy sandwich.
to work, ask yourself: Where’s the protein? The whole-grain? The
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A N R N ’ S C R E AT I V E O U T L E T B R I N G S C L A R I T Y A S W E L L A S C A L M .
AFTER BEING TOLD by her high school art teacher that she’d “never be an artist,” Lynda McLeod opted
for the sciences. She was content working in the ICU at the Toronto General Hospital and the Hospital
Made from an advanced
for Sick Children, also in Toronto. “But art started chasing me,” says McLeod, who decided to make
time for painting and photography between parenting and nursing. “All the things I struggled with during the workweek
melted away because I could express myself in my art.” McLeod also created artbynurses.com, an online gallery, to
encourage colleagues to find time to similarly unwind via self-expression. Now, as a nursing educator at Camosun College
in Victoria, BC, McLeod still grounds herself through art, weaving together her instincts for both creativity and caretaking
fabric that combines the
softness and breathability
of cotton with a sleek, flaw-
in a required class for first-year nursing students: how to read patients’ emotions through their facial expressions.
less activewear look.
Top right: Lynda
McLeod.
Right: “Annie’s View,”
remembering her
mother-in-law.
Below: “The Tree,”
prompted by knowing
that with age
comes wisdom.
McLeod uses
everyday activities
as metaphors for
nursing. Left: “Just
Behind You,” the
artist’s take on
quietly supporting
patients by standing
behind them and
seeing the world
as they do. Right:
“Stepping Up and
Stepping Out,”
students climbing
over and around
outdated nursing
stereotypes.
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