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Holland America nurse explains the scope of clinical practice at sea
October 29, 2009 9:55 AM by Valerie Newitt
Nursing takes on new "heights" for those who choose to practice the profession at sea. Imagine climbing into a basket lowered from a helicopter hovering over a ship in mid-ocean. Up and away, and you're in the copter. The basket is lowered again, this Read More...
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Laura the Holland America Cruise Nurse Ties the (Nautical Marital) Knot
October 14, 2009 5:14 PM by Valerie Newitt
Last time we saw Laura Vlaadingerbroek, MSN, RN, she was serving as chief medical officer aboard Holland America Lines' luxurious ms Zaandam . All the while she was living -- and loving --the good life, while traveling to exotic ports-of-call. Then she Read More...
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Nurse at Sea: How One RN Found Career and Love on Holland America Cruise Ship
October 2, 2009 9:28 AM by Valerie Newitt
It started out as a career shift, but ended up as The Love Boat for Laura Vlaardingerbroek, MSN, RN, lead medical officer aboard the ms Zaandam. From that mouthful of a last name you may have guessed: This American RN from Wisconsin married a Dutch officer Read More...
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'Shameless Plug' for RNs Who Deserve Your Attention
September 16, 2009 9:09 AM by Valerie Newitt
This is not the next "official" installment of this globetrotting blog. Next up in just a few days, as promised, will be more of the adventures of Joe "the Snake Man" Niemczura, MS, RN, in Nepal. Instead, this is just a shameless plug for a story that Read More...
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