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NEWS FROM JOHNS HOPKINS NURSING for future ceremonies. This is a very ’96
Honor Guard to Begin
Many alumni have expressed interest
in starting a Nursing Honor Guard
to honor deceased alumni. I have
obtained a vintage Church Home
cape and genuine white clinic shoes
special tradition that many nursing
schools around the country have been
doing for years.
I urge everyone to read up on this and
appreciate how very special this will be
for deceased alumni when requested.
Always Ready to Help!
CHURCH NOTES During the COVID-19 Pandemic,
several alumnae have been busy
DEB CORTEGGIANO KENNEDY, ’73 stitching away to help others. Barbara
Zelenka Spink, ’69 has made over
300 masks for nurses in New York,
50 Kennedy Krieger, and Masonic Homes.
Virtual Reunion Weekend Debbie Cappoloni Edmunds, ’70 was
busy making masks (and shields
The coronavirus did put a damper on Reunion Weekend 2020, but with her 3-D printer), and Mary Ann
I ask fellow alumni to hold that thought until 2021 when we will DeSisco Frey, ’67 donated her time
celebrate and do justice to the Fifty Year Honorees from 1970 and and talent to make gowns and masks
1971. The Distinguished Alumni Award will also be presented at the for local Health Care Heroes! Susan
2021 celebration. Nominations are still being accepted. Riddleberger, ’73 volunteered with
local AORN members to make masks
Look to the Church Home Facebook Page for ongoing updates. to support both nurses and local
Homeless Shelters. Thank you to all of
these talented and generous alumnae
JOHNS HOPKINS NURSING FALL/WINTER 2020
A Presence in the New for their donation of time and caring
during this devastation. ◼
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
The new wing of the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing will not
open soon enough. It promises to be spectacular and truly state of
the art. Befitting indeed for the No. 1 school in the country! In the
new school Garden, a bench has been purchased by Patricia Kniffin CHURCH NOTES
Roberts, ’65 in honor of Church Home Alumni.
IN MEMORIAM
In the new building, a quilt will hang adorned with squares of Judith Dorothy Lutz ’60
memories, symbols, and more. Church Home Alumni purchased Agnes Thompson Roden ’49
two 10-inch squares for the quilt. The squares will proudly display
the Church Home Pin and the Ensign on the Hill Dome.
nerves or neurological sites. Abbott develops
and manufactures implantable spinal cord
stimulators that treat chronic pain conditions,
providing a non-addictive alternative for
patients with no other solution. Abbott also
develops deep-brain stimulation devices that
treat the symptoms of movement disorders like
KEITH
Parkinson’s disease.
Spinal cord stimulator implants are unique in the
the patient is awake to ensure the device is in the
right spot for optimal pain relief. “So I actually
interacted with patients during the procedure,”
BOETTIGER sense that the surgeon implants the device while
“Many people in the medical device industry Boettiger explains. “My nursing background and
have always worked in a business or corporate confidence communicating with patients at an
setting,” says Keith Boettiger, president of anxious time helped the implant team achieve
Abbott Neuromodulation, a division of Abbott the best outcomes.”
worth over $800 million dedicated to developing And he expects future Johns Hopkins Nursing
medical devices for people living with chronic
alumni to have similar opportunities.
pain and movement disorders.
“My ability to interact with and encourage “There’s a big opportunity right now for
advanced practice nurses in specialty practice
many kinds of people to perform at their because surgeons are increasing their focus on
procedures. Diagnostic and follow-up activities
best comes from being a nurse.” are becoming the domain of the nurse.” And 51
nurses are ready. “Nurses are prepared for just
“My ability to interact with and encourage many about anything. As a nurse on the floor, as a
kinds of people to perform at their best comes nurse manager, or as an advanced practice
from being a nurse,” Boettiger explains. “It clinician … you learn leadership.” ◼
doesn’t matter if you’re leading a team as a
nurse manager or as an executive—nursing
experience is invaluable.”
Boettiger practiced as a nurse at the bedside
for three years, then brought his clinical and
professional experience to a position selling
medical devices. “My clinical background
gave me credibility, helping me become a very
successful medical device sales representative.”
Today, he’s far from the ICU where he started WHAT IS A HOPKINS NURSE?
his career in nursing—or serving in the Peace
Corps in Senegal, where he decided to join the
profession. But the satisfaction that comes from
truly making a difference remains his driving
force. “The amazing thing about being a nurse
Read more is that you have so many options to grow your MAGAZINE.NURSING.JHU.EDU
about Keith career while still helping people,” Boettiger says.
Boettiger at
magazine.
nursing.jhu. “Neuromodulation” is the application of
edu/keithb electricity or pharmaceutical agents to afflicted