September 2007

On call when school bells

Cynthia Scurry has spent most of her 27 years as a nurse in operating rooms. But when her daughter started school seven years ago, Scurry decided that being a school nurse was a better fit.

"I thought it was going to be a little piece of cake, and I found that it's about as challenging as the OR," said Scurry, school nurse at Kemp Elementary School in Powder Springs ... more

• Back to school means back to work

Cycle of life

Biking has been a part of Ana Bailie's life since she was about 8.

"My father began taking me on long bike rides on Sunday afternoons. Eventually, we'd do 10 or 20 miles. I enjoyed having the one-on-one time with my Dad and I knew there would be ice cream," said Bailie, care coordinator for Community Care Services with Visiting Nurse Health System in Atlanta. "Now, biking is just me. It's part of who I am." ... more

Call of the wild

Most boys leave their mothers behind when they go to Boy Scout camp. Not Eric, 17, and Ian Chapin, 16.

"They've never complained about my going. I've always served as camp nurse, and I'm more like one of the boys. I can squish bugs, kill scorpions, raft and cave with the rest of them. I guess it's good I had sons," said Karen Silverthorn, a nurse in the medical-surgical unit at WellStar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta ... more