Happy Nurses Week! Our annual celebratory issue of Nurses' Lounge-DFW is available online for a special sneak preview! As you already know, Nurses' Lounge-DFW honors nurses every month as we share their stories and examine the issues that matter most to DFW nurses. This month, though, is extra special.
To start, we look at nursing over the last half century as we talk with nurses whose careers have lasted over 50 years. These inspirational ladies provide wonderful insight into what has changed and what has remained the same since they started nursing in the 1950s. While we were strolling down memory lane, we found some excerpts from a Chicago School of Nursing textbook that are sure to provide you with an amusing and insightful look at nursing education in 1945. You will also enjoy reading about TWU's first graduating class of nurses from 1958, who recently celebrated their 50th anniversary.
As part of the National Nurses Week celebration, we have added an entire section honoring this year's Great 100 winners. Each year, hundreds of nominations are sent to the DFW Great 100 to honor nurses who go above and beyond traditional expectations for their patients, their peers and the nursing profession. Please join us as we celebrate these wonderful and inspiring professionals.
Our career spotlight looks at the challenging world of oncology nursing, featuring eight local nurses who provide heartwarming insight into what it takes to be an oncology nurse.
Finally, our CE article, written by Toni McKenna, the director of the Center for Continuing Nursing Education at The University of Texas at Arlington, provides some simple keys to success in providing patient and family satisfaction.
Each month we strive to make a valuable contribution to the nursing profession, and this month we are especially excited. I hope you get as much enjoyment and find as much inspiration as we have from the nurses that grace this month's issue.