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Celeste Blair recommends being a certified nurse aide for anybody thinking about a nursing career.

Oklahoma Wesleyan University has been listed among America’s Best Colleges by both Forbes and U.S. News & World Report. Each ranking is based on different criteria and is highly sought among America’s institutions of higher education.

Called To Be A Hospice Nurse Facing the inevitable death of a hospice patient is a journey of compassion, said Roxanna Alexander, a registered nurse case manager with Good Shepherd Hospice, located in Oklahoma City.

"Because it's always changing. It's always exciting and it's a challenge to come here every day to work." Drew Woodrow, RN Deaconess Hospital "Most of it is the adrenaline and the chance to make a difference in somebody's life. A lot of times you get regular normal stuff, but there's those times when you actually make a difference and you see somebody from a full code back to a normal life." Jen Ballantine, RN Deaconess Hospital "I choose emergency nursing because it's fast paced and you have an opportunity to help a variety of cultures and you feel like you make a difference in their lives." Jennifer Cruz, RN Deaconess Hospital "I just love the difference of it and how you don't know what's going to come in the door and just being able to help people. Sometimes you see them coming back and they remember you because of the difference that you've made." Megan Martin, RN Deaconess Hospital

I don't want to get a divorce but I can't continue living like this; how can I get my husband to talk to me?

For her teaching, leadership, and life-long achievement in clinical geriatrics, the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) presented Mathy Mezey, EdD, RN, with the Nascher-Manning Award, May 14 at the Society's Annual Scientific Meeting in Orlando. Dr. Mezey, Professor Emerita, Senior Research Scientist and Director of the Hartford Institute of Geriatric Nursing at New York University's College of Nursing, in New York, is the first nurse to receive the award.

Orthopedic surgeon William Hale, M.D., is the newest member of Mercy’s growing medical team.

All students pre-kindergarten through fifth grade at Stanley Hupfeld Academy at Western Village will receive comprehensive health screenings at the school (1508 NW 106th St.) Wednesday, Sept. 8.