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friends, colleagues, and UTB-TSC Nursing Students!
STUDENTS--
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the courses I am teaching, links to where you can find careplan forms
and other helpful information, and links to helpful nursing/health care
sites. Can't find the information you need? Want to talk
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My
Professional Background
This is a picture of
my grandmother, Marie McCormack, taken for her graduation from
Meadville City
Hospital School of Nursing, Meadville, Pennsylvania, in 1928.
My
professional journey: I was born in upstate New York, and grew
up in the tri-state area of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. I
come from a family of nurses: my grandmother, mother, and my husband
are nurses! I received my bachelor's degree in Nursing in 1974
from Trenton State College (now The College of New Jersey), in Trenton,
New Jersey, and a Master's Degree in Nursing from the University of
Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in 1998. I have worked
as a nurse all over the southern United States, from San Antonio, TX,
to Gallup, NM, Tampa, FL, Alexandria, LA, and El Centro, CA. My
area of specialization is adult critical care. My particular interests
include cardiovascular disorders, pain management, medication safety,
and end-of-life issues. I began teaching in an associate degree
nursing program at Imperial Valley College in CA. in 1991, and it was
love at first lecture! I have been fortunate to be associated
with the University of Texas at Brownsville/Texas Southmost College
since 1995. Every day I learn something from my students, and
I hope they can say the same about me!
My
Hobbies and Interests
Everyone
who knows me knows I'm a Bahá’í. For those of you
who don't know what that is, it's the newest of the independent world
religions.
To
learn more about the Bahá’í Faith, attend Bahá’í
meetings or events, or to request a home visit by a Bahá’í,
visit the Harlingen, Texas Bahá'í
Community website, or call 1-800-22UNITE.
Counted cross stitch is
my favorite hobby. Watch here for the best stitching links I've found.
Stitching
and Craft Sites: 
| 1-2-3
Stitch!: counted cross stitch supplies,
patterns, threads. |
| Charles
Craft: well-known makers of stitchable fabrics, linens, and
accessories. Free patterns available. |
| Coats
and Clark: Anchor thread, needlework supplies, free stuff. |
| Counted
Cross Stitch, Needlework and Stitchery Page: you name
it, there's a link for it here. |
| Cross
Stitch by Jeanette Crews: really great designs, pattern
books. |
| DMC
Homepage: DMC threads, free patterns. |
| Graph
Paper: free, printable graph paper |
| Herrschner's:
crafting supplies, patterns, books, kits. |
| Leisure
Arts: crafting supplies, patterns, books. |
| Mary
Maxim: all types of needlework and craft supplies. |
| Sewandso.co.uk:
lots and lots of needlecraft goodies, particularly notions that
are hard to find in the U.S. They ship fast! |
| Sudberry
House: makers of fine wood accessories for needlework. Online
catalog, free patterns, newsletter. |
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The
Top Free Cross Stitching Sites: links for sites that offer
at least 4 free patterns! Some sites offer fine art and specialty
patterns. |
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The Cross Stitch
Gallery: beautiful works of art, including my favorite
fantasy artist, Leanne Seed |
| The
Stitchery: famous needlework catalog, thread, supplies. |
| The
Stitcher's Closet: another great
cross-stitch store. |
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I am also an avid sci-fi
and fantasy fan. Some of my favorite authors: CJ
Cherryh, CS Friedman, Marion
Zimmer Bradley, Andre Norton,
Lois McMaster Bujold- just to
name a few! My favorite genres: Babylon
5, Star Wars, and Farscape.
Watch here for links to some of the best sci-fi sites on the Web.
Sci-Fi
and Fantasy Sites:
Caution! The sections below
are Under Construction. Some links are broken. Check back soon.
What's Here for Students
FAQ's for Students:
click here for my office hours, office location, contact information.
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1108: Dosage Calculations for Nursing. Course materials are located
on BlackBoard website:
http://myutbtsc.blackboard.com. Access is available
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RNSG 2341: Advanced
Concepts of Clinical Decision-Making. Course materials
are located on BlackBoard website:
http://myutbtsc.blackboard.com. Access is available
to registered students only. Course materials will not
be available here due to copyright restrictions and security
issues. See FAQ's for Students for more info.
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view .pdf files, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader. Click
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My
Favorite Nursing and Healthcare Links
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Books
& Journals |
Health
Information |
Student
Resources |
Professional
Organizations |
| Amazon
Books |
American
Diabetes Association |
ABG
Tutorial:
practice
with arterial blood gas analysis |
American
Association for History of Nursing (AAHN): preservation
of history of nurses and nursing as a profession |
| Barnes
and Noble Booksellers |
American
Heart Association |
APA
Style Resources - links to on-line help with APA writing style.
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End-of-Life
Nursing Education Consortium Project |
| Medscape
- on-line peer-reviewed professional medical journal articles. |
American
Lung Association |
APA
Style Software - Reference Point Software makes APA templates
for wordprocessors. |
National
League for Nursing (NLN): nursing education
issues |
| Medscape:
Nursing - on-line peer-reviewed professial journal articles
with nursing focus. |
Dermatology
Images |
Auscultation
Assistant: good site for heart and lung sounds. |
National
Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (NOADN): for ADN educators
and students |
| Nurse
Week's News Page - on-line newspaper: articles, medical news,
CE's, job listings. |
Mayo
Clinic Health Info - for patients and medical professionals.
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Careplans.com-
subscription is $20 annually. |
Nursing
World - (American Nurses Association) Issues,
trends, on-line journal, links. |
| UTB-TSC
Main Library Page - searchable catalog. You must have a library
account to access subscription databases. |
National
Heart, Lung and Blood Institute - info for patients and
professionals |
ECG
Library: step-by-step analysis of normal
and abnormal ECG patterns. |
Texas
Nurses Association - legislation, practice issues |
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NIH
Office of Alternative Medicine |
Medical
Mnemonics: A free, non-profit, online searchable
database of medical mnemonics to help remember the important details. |
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| Elsevier
Health Sciences Nursing: textbooks and student helps |
RX
List - Internet drug index. |
NursingCenter
- books, journals, CE's, free e-mail, supplies |
Boards
of Nursing: a comprehensive list of contact information for
all U.S. Boards sponsored by Allnurses.com |
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RX
Med - prescription drug prescribing info, patient handouts on
common diseases, health resource links and more. |
Nursing
Net - Lots of links, chatrooms, forums, specialty areas, access
to journals. |
National
Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN): authors of the
NCLEX licensing exams. Site includes test plan, sample questions,
and info for on-line exam prep. |
| Lippincott
Connection: textbooks and student helps |
Virtual
Hospital - Patient education info, scholarly papers in specialty
areas, images, journals, links. |
Nursing
Theories - links to every nursing theorist who has an 'internet
presence'. |
Texas
Board of Nurse Examiners - announcements, calendar of meetings,
publications |
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World Health Organization: updates
on international health issues |
The Student
Nurse Resource Page: study help, calculations, humor, links.
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This page last updated on August 13, 2009
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