Unless you’re a caregiver in one of the hospital’s intensive care units, the terms intubation and extubation might not mean much to you. But as manager of respiratory services, Bonnie Powell, lives and breathes these terms daily as she tracks the hospital’s most medically fragile patients. Intubation is the term for placing a tube (that […]
Georgene Gross reflects on a 53-year nursing career
In 1966 Georgene Gross began her career right out of nursing school (as in 2 days after graduation!) at Akron Children’s as a staff nurse. On May 31, she will retire from her position as operations supervisor at Akron Children’s Hospital Pediatrics Alliance office. With a few detours in between, Georgene says she has come […]
Deb Young looks forward to family time, traveling and relaxing in retirement
For as long as Deb Young, Ask Children’s nurse in Children’s After Hours, can remember, she’s been captivated by babies of all kinds. Her mother recognized her softheartedness, allowing Deb to bring home stray kittens, rescue abandoned baby birds and bunnies and care for the neighbor’s younger children. By the time Deb graduated from high […]
Always an educator, Jane Holloway’s next lesson plan is to focus on retirement
Sometimes, good things happen unexpectedly. Jane Holloway, staff nurse at Montrose Urgent Care, wanted to be an elementary school teacher, but got married and began raising a family instead. On a whim, she filled out a nursing school application. Two weeks later, she began nursing classes. Looking back, Jane considers that impulsive decision one of […]
KeyBank Foundation awards $1 million to Akron Children’s Hospital nursing diversity program
KeyBank Foundation has awarded $1 million over five years to Akron Children’s Hospital’s Assuring Success with a Commitment to Enhance Nurse Diversity (ASCEND) Program. The ASCEND Program works to improve nursing diversity. A recent study from the National County of State Boards of Nursing found that 93% of Registered Nurses are female, and 83% are […]
ASCEND program enhances nurse diversity among new hires
In 2015, Akron Children’s launched a program called ASCEND (Assuring Success with a Commitment to Enhance Nurse Diversity) with the goal of promoting a more diverse nursing workforce at the hospital. The 10-week summer internship, designed for nursing students entering their senior year, provides students professional development opportunities, hands-on nurse-related activities and the potential for […]
