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My PMH Nurse Luminary was my instructor in graduate school

My PMH Nurse Luminary was my instructor in graduate school
John Parker, MS, RN

This one’s for the PMH nurse educators! In this installment of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Luminaries, APNA member John Parker, MS, RN shares how his professor in graduate school 30 years ago made a lasting impact on him and his career.

My PMH Nurse Luminary is…
Diane Hamilton

My PMH Nurse Luminary demonstrates wisdom and/or vision in…
Diane was my instructor in grad school and started me thinking and I never stopped. She was a psych nurse who inspired me to pursue my 46 years of psych nursing

My PMH Nurse Luminary embodies the spirit of psychiatric-mental health nursing because…
Dr. Hamilton embodies the spirit of psychiatric nursing because she was open to everything!

The PMH nurses who would most benefit from my PMH Nurse Luminary’s wisdom are…
All levels of psychiatric nurses would benefit because she taught nursing history and we need to remember our roots.

Final Thoughts…
In my 46 years of psychiatric-mental health nursing, this person inspired me more than any other. She was my instructor 30 years ago!

 

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