Irene is a registered nurse and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Rush University in Chicago. Irene had been working on a federally funded nurse retention grant at the University of Illinois, and most recently has been focusing on nurse recruitment strategies for the federal government.
She has been collecting well worn nursing shoes and the stories behind them in response to this country’s impending nursing shortage. (The numbers vary but the most current estimate is that the projected RN shortage will be 260,000 by the year 2025.)
This book is one way for the public to recognize the diversity within the profession -- through nurses’ stories and their shoes. It's also a way to give voice to the millions of nurses who are providing compassionate care in the face of unprecedented challenges to today’s health care system.
Recently published a book of interviews with nurses called, Heroic Acts in Humble Shoes: America's Nurses Tell Their Stories. Each story opens with a picture of the featured nurse's shoes. The book is like Chicken Soup for the Soul meets SiCKO. Publisher: SLACK, Inc, 2009.
Contact me at: istem@aol.com |