Film:The American Nurse Healing America May7th premiere ="Bedside Nursing Rock Stars"

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Specializes in Vents, Telemetry, Home Care, Home infusion.

My staff presented me with the book The American Nurse as I am transitioning roles. Found Carolyn Jones has finely crafted a film premiering in May 2014:

The American Nurse, a powerful documentary by Carolyn Jones, will premiere May 7 and 8 at the American Film Institute's AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring, Maryland. The film will be released nationwide following this event, which corresponds with National Nurses Week.

Specializes in Peds, Med-Surg, Disaster Nsg, Parish Nsg.

I got that book for Christmas.

Specializes in Vents, Telemetry, Home Care, Home infusion.

Anyone else from AN attending the movie premiere on May 7th? Hope to see you there!

Specializes in SICU, trauma, neuro.

It's not playing anywhere near me. I'll have to wait for Netflix or the DVD I guess

Specializes in Vents, Telemetry, Home Care, Home infusion.

My friend Elaine and I traveled the 100 miles to Sliver Springs Maryland on May 7th, 2014 to attend the movie premiere of the American Nurse film. 100 Bedside RN's were featured in the book The American Nurse with five chosen to be featured in the film. Along with the author and film maker Carolyn Jones, these five RN's appeared for a question and answer period along with brief chat with them while signing my book!

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The film eloquently chronicles 5 areas of bedside practice: Labor and Delivery, Geriatrics Long Term Care, Home Health and Hospice Care, a Prison Hospice unit and San Diego's VA Home and Community Based Care-Caregiver Support Program emphasizing the profession of nursing and impact nurses have every day on patient care.

The film has been released May 8th nationwide at Digiplex cinemas, check here for listing: The American Nurse Project: Screenings. It will be released for download after June 1st.

From May 8th through May 31st, any nurse that watches the film will be able to get free CE credits thanks to Nurse.com: The American Nurse | WEB231 > Content

Check out: A nurse's review of 'The American Nurse'

Click on the nurses pictures at American Nurse interviews to hear part of their stories.

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SR STEPHEN BLOESL RN, Villa Loretto Nursing Home + ALF, Mt. Calvary, WI

How To Heal Foster Care Children and Palliative Care Residents with Farm Animals

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BRIAN McMILLION, MSN, MBA-HCM, RN , VA San Diego Medical Center

San Diego, CA Military Nursing

Treating Young Soliders from Iraq and Afghanistan

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NAOMI CROSS, RN The Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore, MD

Labor and Delivery

Looking for Cues on How To Grieve

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JASON SHORT, BSN, RN Appalachian Hospice Care Pikeville, KY

Rural Home Health in Appalachia

Going Where Ambulances Cannot – Hospice in Rural Appalachia

Jason and I chatted briefly regarding his desire to establish an RN run Community Center -gave him the name of National Nursing Centers Consortium

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TONIA FAUST RN, CCNM, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola, LA

Prison Hospice Program

Hospice Training and Care with Maximum Security Inmates

You do not want to miss this movie!

Proceeds from the American Nurse Project benefit a scholarship fund for nurse education administered by the American Nurses Foundation.

Desire to thank a nurse for excellence in nursing care after watching these interviews/movie? You can leave a message at allnurses new THANK A NURSE site.

Specializes in Vents, Telemetry, Home Care, Home infusion.

Movie is now available for rent or purchase:

The American Nurse | NEHST

Thanks Karen - two friends of mine worked on this from the very beginning and I got the book from one of them.

I encourage folks to get the book or see the movie.

Specializes in Vents, Telemetry, Home Care, Home infusion.

Thanks Spidey for your support... Book is AWSOME, just what one needs to pull out after horrid shift or when getting burnt out to reignite the nursing passion.

Specializes in Pediatrics, Emergency, Trauma.
Thanks Karen - two friends of mine worked on this from the very beginning and I got the book from one of them.

I encourage folks to get the book or see the movie.

Link for the book?

Specializes in Pediatrics, Emergency, Trauma.
Specializes in NICU, Peds, Med-Surg.

I'm looking forward to seeing this!

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