As the towers fell, I stood stunned at the reports.

10/4/01
I sold my house, my car, and in May of this year, I said goodbye to my friends and family in Birmingham, Alabama. I never imagined how my world would open up…how rewarding nursing could be, nor did I imagine the experiences that this year would bring. Coming to New York University to study Nursing, would have been impossible without scholarships and student loans. More...

The Experience at Ground Zero Has Made Me a Better Nurse

10/4/01
I have been working at Hospital for Joint Diseases in New York since 1992 as an O.R. Secretary. I had the opportunity to work closely with the nurses and the doctors in the O.R. I was very impressed with the care the nurses were giving the patients. I then realized that nursing was the right path for me. More...

Associate Professor and Students Set Up Mobile Emergency Treatment Unit

10/4/01
On the morning of September 11, I saw the crystal clear blue sky over Manhattan become blackened with clouds and smoke as both towers of the World Trade Center tried in vain to remain standing. I knew instantly that it was not going to be the clinical orientation to medical surgical nursing for my students I had planned. I was to teach by example a different lesson that day. More...

Nurse, Nursing Students Who Treated WTC Victims Join Members of Congress In Discussing Need for Passage of Nurse Reinvestment Act