From the Desk of the Chief Nurse
Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN
Chief Nurse, Wolters Kluwer, Health Learning, Research & Practice
May is the month we celebrate Florence Nightingale’s birthday and the nursing profession. What was once a week-long recognition has grown over the past few years to an entire month. I give thanks every day for having the opportunity to be a nurse. From the time I was a child, playing nurse with my dolls, I knew what I wanted to be. I wanted to care for people, and I wanted to teach others how to become a nurse. Even during the pandemic with death all around me, I knew I was doing what I was meant to do. My story is not unique; it is the same story I hear time and time again; nurses are called to do what we do. Keep reading.