An Award Winning Publication THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE KENTUCKY NURSES ASSOCIATION Volume 60 • No. 3 Circulation 72,000 to All Registered Nurses, LPNs and Student Nurses in Kentucky July, August, September 2012 Frontier Nursing University Kentucky Nurses Celebrates 100th Convention 2012 Distance-Education Class Page 6 Page 5 Honoring Our Own Paulette Adams, RN influenced in their careers. The Nightingale Tribute was read and then each of our group shared a great memory So often we forget to recognize and honor our own. A few about Carol that was meaningful to us. We then formally years ago the Kentucky Nurses’ Foundation began an initiative ended the ceremony and stayed around for a few minutes to promote The Nightingale Tribute for nurses at their funerals. to talk with Carol’s family. Some of Carol’s family are All ten KNA districts were sent a letter about the tribute and nurses or in nursing school so they were very appreciative copies of the tribute. They were also asked to talk with funeral of the comments and talked about how the nursing homes in their regions and to approach families of deceased profession was so much a part of Carol’s life They also nurses to do the Nightingale Tribute. KNF has heard that some confirmed that although they knew nursing was important of you are using the tribute and we would like to hear how it to Carol, they did not know about a lot of the stories our has been received. group was able to share with them. This experience was very much a two way street—we who did the Tribute I would like to share with you a wonderful experience gained as much as the family. It brought home so vividly a group of us had using the Nightingale Tribute at Carol the importance of HONORING OUR OWN. McGuire’s funeral. An email went out alerting many of us of Carol’s death in Boston, Kentucky. Mary Romelfanger In addition to the moving experience of Carol McGuire’s contacted the family and ask if we could come during the Nightingale Tribute, members of the KNA were also honored viewing hours to do the Nightingale Tribute for Carol. The to present the Nightingale Tribute at services honoring two family thought this was a great idea and so eight of us other dearly departed members of the KNA family, Charlotte travelled to Boston, Kentucky. We met with the family for a Bratcher and Charlotte Denny, whose recent losses have little while and then introduced the Nightingale Tribute using affected us deeply. The opportunity to honor and celebrate a white rose in a vase. Our introduction to the tribute included the lives and careers of all three of these incredible women some remarks about Carol’s contribution to the nursing are humbling. profession through her work as a staff nurse in various positions and her work as the nursing education consultant at If you would like more information about the Nightingale the Kentucky Board of Nursing. 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