Tag Archives: CCNEPal 2013

July 21st report for the summer and upcoming schedule

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

I’m back in Bharatpur, where I was a month ago. The return bus ride through eastern Terai was wonderful – like riding through The Shire. Statistics to date: As of today I taught 19 sessions, with 560 certificates awarded.  The present … Continue reading →

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CCNEPal goes to CUGH 2016 in San Francisco, April 8th to 11th

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

CCNEPal will be at the meeting of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health 2016 Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA April 8th through 11th. Click here for the conference program. Poster Presentation Final Poster Number on Poster Board: 2.037_HRW … Continue reading →

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A Nurse responds to the SCCM article on Critical Care in Underserved Areas

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

May is National Critical Care Awareness Month in USA. and the campaign is to “turn your ICU blue” hey, read my second book might as well include a link to my second book, The Sacrament of the Goddess, a novel … Continue reading →

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CCNEPal 2014 is counting down the days

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

Quick summary I bought my ticket for the 2014 trip. I leave from USA May 24th and I arrive in KTM May 26th at 0830. The plan is to continue teaching critical care nursing skills. I have been working to … Continue reading →

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New Name for this blog will be CCNEPal 2014

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

short announcement. The name of this blog will be changed to reflect the upcoming trip to teach critical care nursing in Nepal 2014 – not the past. yesterday is gone. we won’t get it back. on to the future!

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CCNEPal plans for 2014

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

time flies It seems like I only got home to Hawaii yesterday, but will be leaving for Kathmandu tomorrow. In truth, there are seven months before summer 2014 break. In the past I start planning in November or thereabouts. There … Continue reading →

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Preliminary report of CCNEPal 2013

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

Preliminary report of CCNEPal 2013 The CCNEPal 2013 summer critical care nursing project is winding down. A single one-day training event remains, then we pack up our tents. This was an extension of the 2011 summer program which trained 190 … Continue reading →

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i need help from all nepali nurses august 2013

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

Thinking of the future Please help me. How can we make it so that every nurse in Nepal is comfortable with skills of emergency response? I want to know!  CCNEPal 2013   In two weeks I will get on the plane … Continue reading →

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life is better when the major events are accompanied by a theme song

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

theme song Maybe you did not know that CCNEPal had a theme song. Here is one version of it. I write this the day I put batch thirteen in the 2013 record books – there are only three batches remaining … Continue reading →

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and her name was …. anju…. *

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

LNC batch  The first batch of 30 from LNC sessions was great. There are three more LNC batches to go, as well as a group in Jorpati, one in Bhaktapur, and the Big Group in Pokhara.  My pile of 500 certificates is … Continue reading →

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June 16th in Pokhara

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

the two sessions in Bharatpur are in the books now, and I had a great week there. There are too many highlights to mention, but the program was enthusiastically received. In each place I deputized members of the class to … Continue reading →

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About Sonya Davidson, RN in Nepal

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

Two weeks ago we interviewed the Matron of one of the major hospitals in Kathmandu, and the clip was widely viewed. I have met truly wonderful and inspiring people here. I hope to continue interviewing and posting the little videos … Continue reading →

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May 19 about teamwork in critical care nursing

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

And here in Kathmandu we begin teaching this week CCNEPal 2013’s first 3-day course will begin tomorrow. Most of our courses will be open to “the general public” of nurses – I promise that there will be a registration process … Continue reading →

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Hour-by-hour description of Critical Care Response Training for Nurses

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

NOTE: we are beginning to schedule the actual sessions for the 3-days course, and the first host agency asked me to supply a detailed hour-by-hour description of the class.  I am posting it here as well so as to inform … Continue reading →

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Update About Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) training component

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

We will focus on critical care nursing skills, but not do an “official” ACLS class. As described in previous blogs, a lot of what I teach is based on materials from the American Heart Association (AHA) and my own background … Continue reading →

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ACLS equipment in Kathmandu

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

update: we decided that we simply did not have the capacity to do A full-fledged American-style ACLS course in Nepal; and we also realize that it probably won’t address the needs if we did….. Twelve days of Christmas? This week … Continue reading →

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reading for Nepal volunteers Jan 9 2013

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

So yesterday I skyped with a nurse who will be joining us in Nepal, and she asked what to read to prepare. I have previously recommended some of my own specific past blogs, of course, but she wanted more. “The … Continue reading →

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Jan 7th update for summer 2013 plans –

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

I am crossposting this on the blog. This message goes out to every person who has still left open the possibility of joining us in Nepal in 2013 to be part of CCNEPal. As you can see, there are sixteen … Continue reading →

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