Monthly Archives: May 2011

What does it mean to be “Scholarly?”

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

Keeping off the street and out of Trouble So after the first trip to Nepal in 2007 I wrote a 100,000-word book. ” Narrative non-fiction” – Then I compiled a FaceBook page; now up to 3950 ‘fans.’ Then I generated … Continue reading →

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Of Documents, paperwork and certificates with a capital “C”

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

Catch-Up Catches Up please do check out my book on Amazon Thursday was catching up on administrative things, stultifying but necessary. Hardly the stuff of which riveting blog-o-pulchritude is woven. In today’s installment of the serial we do boring things…. … Continue reading →

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Impact of Facebook. Meeting my Students

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

please consider subscribing to my current blog, Honolulu 2011-2012. when you get there, click on the little box to the right that says sign me up. Used to be: You’d have an overseas experience and return home. When you were … Continue reading →

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And another big step in planning May 23rd

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

So today was a bit anticlimactic in a way. The bandh was cancelled, which I discovered through overhearing some workmen joke about it in Nepali as they were starting their day fixing the driveway of annexe 2. Yippy! Higher Ground … Continue reading →

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Air cargo building in Kathmandu

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

Cargo Arrival Late last night I got an email to say that my five boxes were in Thai Air Cargo and I could get them. My plan was to go there myself and see if I could independently navigate the … Continue reading →

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Bringing 115 kg of books to Kathmandu and other travails

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

Arranging and re-arranging boxes of books in my office Monday the 16th of May I got to the office early and did my last minute re-arranging of items and boxes. As you know, I collect donated nursing textbooks. At one … Continue reading →

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A Bare-Handed Surgeon is Dangerous

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

(Caution: some hyperbole here. Think before you believe. Don’t let the details get in the way of a good story. Apologies to those mentioned by name. ) Chapter One: Surgery Returned to Honolulu from Boise Sunday morning May 15th, after … Continue reading →

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Reprint of Interview with Joe Niemczura published in “Imprint” regarding volunteer nursing in Nepal

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

Editor’s note: Joe Niemczura, RN, MS teaches nursing at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu. He has also taught nursing in a rural area of the Himalayan country of Nepal. Joe was the keynote speaker at NSNA’s 2010 mid-year convention. … Continue reading →

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Twelve steps to prepare for global health nursing

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

reprinted from something I wrote for one of the publications of the American Nurses Association. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Your nursing skills are your gift to the world. Take these steps to prepare to use them in a foreign culture. More American nurses are … Continue reading →

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about culture shock and re-entry shock

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

Thoughtful reflection Prior to my trip I spend time thinking about my past trips, and also about the effect of having lived in a foreign country in the past. On thie first trip I knew I was going to learn about … Continue reading →

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reprint of 2008 meningococcal meningitis episode

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

Looking through old emails I cam across this, and thought I would share it…. something that happened in 2008 but is fresh in memory….. it’s an email  I sent to friends at the time…. ***************************** don’t know how to start this … Continue reading →

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Paulo Freire and my project

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

Just a quick note about the issues of colonialism, neo-colonialism, etc.  Nepal was never conquered in the colonialist sense, a fact of which the Nepalese are justly proud.But they still depend on foreign aid. If you have not read the … Continue reading →

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