Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine

On-line edition of the magazine of the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
and the Johns Hopkins Nurses' Alumni Association

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Winter 2005
Vol. 3 | No. 1

On the cover: Members of the first Alumnae Association, formed with 38 members in 1892.

Photo courtesy Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives. Photo of the Anne M. Pinkard Building by Will Kirk.

Letters from the Front
Compiled by Ming Tai
Since the Spanish-American War, Johns Hopkins nurses have traveled to the frontlines of battleto provide care to soldiers and other victims of war. A sampling of their letters home.

Looking Back: Looking Forward
By Greg Rienzi
Find out just how far nursing education at Johns Hopkins has come since the school’s founding, when dust was public enemy No. 1 and “cocoa cordials” were a part of every good nurse’s arsenal.

Uniform Measures
Adapted from the exhibit
"A Century of Changing Fashions”
Despite changes like rising hemlines and the advent of easy-care fabrics, the school’s nursing uniform has fostered a vital “esprit de corps” among Johns Hopkins nurses of every generation.

Milestones Timeline
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SAVE THE DATE
Who Will Care for Us?
Who Will Receive Care?
An Expert-to-Expert Town Hall
on Health Care Disparities
May 3, 2005 4 to 6 pm
School of Nursing Alumni Auditorium

Hill's Side

Vigilando
News and notes from the
Johns Hopkins Nurses'
Alumni Association

Homecoming 2004
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Annual Meeting Minutes
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Staff
Sue De Pasquale, Consulting Editor
Ming Tai, Managing Editor
Jacquelin Gray, Vigilando Editorial Assistant
Kelly Brooks-Staub, SON Communications
Lynn Schultz-Writsel, Director of Communications
Kathryn Vitarelli, Art Director

Advisory Board
Kelly Brooks-Staub
JoAnn Coleman
Maria D’Antonio ’05
Sue De Pasquale
J. Darius Greene
Leslie Kemp
Mary O’Rourke
Chris Reed ’05
Melinda Rose
Robert Rosseter
Lynn Schultz-Writsel
Ming Tai
Kathryn Vitarelli
Sue Wright, RN ’62

Mission
Johns Hopkins Nursing is a publication of the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing and the Johns Hopkins Nurses' Alumni Association. The magazine highlights the activity of alumni, faculty, and students from the School of Nursing. The magazine will track Johns Hopkins nurses and tell the story of their endeavors in the areas of education, practice, and scholarship, including research and national leadership.