HI! I am Joan Spitrey. I have been a Registered Nurse since 1998. I graduated from Long Island University, Brooklyn campus with my BSN. I have spent most of my career in acute care, with lots of time served in ICUs & ERs - in three different states. I had always loved sharing what I had learned with new nurses and employees, so teaching nursing school was the next natural step. I have had the opportunity to teach in the clinical arena with nursing students in all levels of their education since 2007. I am currently finishing up my Masters in Nursing Education and look forward to continuing my career educating the next generation of nursing professionals. I might as well train them well, they will be taking care of me one day!!
I had been wanting to develop an avenue to share information with my students that could be used each quarter, however, just never found the time. Well, an assignment for school came along to create a blog - nothing like a little external motivation!
On a personal note.... I am married to a nurse; we have been married since 2 weeks after graduation (yes, we met in nursing school..aahhhh....). We have two wonderful, smart & beautiful girls that keep us on our toes! We love traveling, camping, going to Disney and really anything where we can be together. I was born in Florida, but grew up mostly in Los Angeles, with a brief stent in Minnesota in between. During college, I transferred to New York to attend nursing school, where I met my husband. We then moved to Memphis, back to NYC and then have settled in Florida... for now. Let's just say, I have seen a few states - actually all 50!
Hope you enjoy my blog & a glimpse into my world! ~js
I had been wanting to develop an avenue to share information with my students that could be used each quarter, however, just never found the time. Well, an assignment for school came along to create a blog - nothing like a little external motivation!
On a personal note.... I am married to a nurse; we have been married since 2 weeks after graduation (yes, we met in nursing school..aahhhh....). We have two wonderful, smart & beautiful girls that keep us on our toes! We love traveling, camping, going to Disney and really anything where we can be together. I was born in Florida, but grew up mostly in Los Angeles, with a brief stent in Minnesota in between. During college, I transferred to New York to attend nursing school, where I met my husband. We then moved to Memphis, back to NYC and then have settled in Florida... for now. Let's just say, I have seen a few states - actually all 50!
Hope you enjoy my blog & a glimpse into my world! ~js