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January 5th Update for summer 2019 teaching schedule of CCNEPal

Posted on January 5, 2019 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

CCNEPal offers a threeday course in critical care skills to nurses of Nepal since 2011. Browse past blog entries on this site to learn about our activities. As of January 2019, the plan is to arrive in Nepal around May … Continue reading →

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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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Ten Rules to Prevent Thrashing of Doctors in Nepal

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

Update October 2nd 2016 In Charikot, Dolkha district, there was an “incident.”  I do not pretend to know the details, but one pertinent feature was publishing a videotape of the doctors involved, apologizing for what happened.  Fortunately, these particular doctors … Continue reading →

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Welcome Nurse Eye Roll fans!

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

Welcome Nurses of USA! I have more than one blog, and this is the one that describes, in professional terms, “CCNEPal” the critical care education project in Nepal that I started in 2011. Please feel free to browse the site. … Continue reading →

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August 23rd 2015 CCNEPal update

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

I checked the statistical report of blog hits and I see that the home page, and whatever is there, is still getting a lot of hits every day. So – I need to put up something substantive instead of just saying … Continue reading →

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CCNEPal “Road Trip” starts April 8th – dates and locations announced

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

Schedule of #ACLS training in #Nepal announced CCNEPal has always made our training available outside Kathmandu Valley. The next “Road trip” starts in just a few days. Here is the plan: April 8th – travel day, from KTM to Biratnagar. … Continue reading →

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CCNEPal updated schedule of sessions for APril and May 2015

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

Note: this will be amended as sessions are added. This is not the final list. All good things must come to an end I knew when I got the approval to spend a year in Nepal teaching critical care that … Continue reading →

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Schedule for 2-day course in Advanced Life Support for MBBS docs Feb 5th 2015

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

I have been asked to share the hour-by-hour schedule and the objectives,  for the course in Advanced Cardiac Life Support, that CCNEPal uses when we teach a class of MBBS docs. here it is, in all it’s glory. First, the … Continue reading →

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March 2015 dates for 3-day sessions at Lalitpur Nursing Campus announced

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

UPDATED Feb 19th We are still registering students for these sessions! From here on, go to Lalitpur Nursing Campus in Sanepa, to the library, and register there. Session 1, March 1st, 2nd and 3rd – all seats taken, class is … Continue reading →

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CCNEPal 3-day critical care nursing course in Kathmandu Valley February/March 2015

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

This will be a brief announcement. we expect to offer a series of the 3-day critical care skills training course in Kathmandu once again ( the fourth such series!) in February/March. This is the same 3-day course that has now … Continue reading →

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Our Friends may change or die

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

Book review Oct 24, 2014 Books are the most faithful of friends. Our friends may change or die but our books are patiently waiting to talk to us. But to read nothing but books of fiction is like eating nothing … Continue reading →

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Link to May 2014 interview on Himali Swoharu e-radio.

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

this is a short blog entry. I recorded an interview with Mr. Sahadev Paudel, of Manhattan New York USA who has produced an ongoing podcast for many years. It was a pleasure to meet him in person – He’d interviewed … Continue reading →

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link to the blog for my new novel

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

The book is now available on Amazon. and the reviews are pouring in. Review of my novel The Sacrament of the Goddess by a Nepali RN

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Best Review of The Sacrament of the Goddess so far – a “page turner” for summer 2014

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

I have been sending out copies of the book to gather pre-publication reviews. The date approaches – May 1st. Here is the best of the early reviews, from Goodreads   Justin Acklin rated it 5 of 5 stars I read … Continue reading →

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An insider’s view of my writing process…..

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

My daughter has her own blog titled “Maine – The Way Life Turned Out” and she used her platform to proclaim to the world her opinion of my book. very objective of course! click here. and why not subscribe to her … Continue reading →

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new e-book edition of The Hospital at the End of the World, on Amazon soon

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

update: the first version included links only to the book site. I have now re-done them to reflect the e-book site. 2009 When The Hospital at the End of the World was published in 2009, e-books and e-readers were just … 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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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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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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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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CCNEPal 2013 – gearing up for summer 2013

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

We now have an official name for this project. Previously I have just called it Kathmandu Critical Care Nursing Education summer 2013. It will now be called CCNEPal – Critical Care Nursing Education Project Nepal which will be more “catchy” Summary: Until … Continue reading →

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On the topic of writing a second book about Nepal Oct 26th

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

The Weight This week I got to the point where I needed to print off a copy of my manuscript so as to have something to heft. Looking at the screen was getting stale, and the story is taking sufficient shape … Continue reading →

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The Most Interesting Man in the World?

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

Indulge me in a pleasant fantasy…. Surely you have seen this TV commercial? The Stay Thirsty Grant Here is the truth: I probably am actually pretty boring, if the truth must be told.  But there is one thing I do that … Continue reading →

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About Maternal-Child Health in rural Nepal – link to Video

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

May 9 update: link to News article about childbirth in Nepal April 27th update: Today I learned that there is a Midwives Society of Nepal, they have a web page and (of course) a FaceBook page. Thought I would pass … Continue reading →

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Link to United Mission Hospital YouTube playlist

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

한국의 모든 독자에 오신 것을 환영합니다! 내게 이메일을 보내, 제가 질문에 대한 답변과 조언을 제공 드리겠습니다. Hi – You would not think that Hawaii has dreary days, but it happens. We have had rain for part of every day for … Continue reading →

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Link to the Professionally-edited YouTube Video

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

please consider subscribing to my current blog, Honolulu 2011-2012 A late entry to this blog. One day a professional photojournalist came to class. She took footage of the mega-code drills, including small teams working on resuscitation protocols. She also interviewed me. She … Continue reading →

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Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree

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

Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree…. I don’t particularly listen to country music, but the old chestnut from Tony Orlando and Dawn http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBL2kzKg4nY has been going through my head to day, and I were in Honolulu I would … Continue reading →

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Joe is just as pretty as he always was, and wins a beauty contest to prove it

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

Time Travels back and forth The dilemma is always whether to use this as a chronology or not. Yesterday was a get-your-chores-done kind of day, picking up photocopying for my last cohort, meeting with people to plan events, grocery shopping, … Continue reading →

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The purpose of a Final Exam and other pedagogical mysteries

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

please take a look at my current blog, and consider subscribing The Party’s Over….. The Big Class finished the eighth of our weekly teaching sessions Wednesday, July 20. Sixty two nurses in attendance despite the heavy rain. The rain did … Continue reading →

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Excerpt from The Hospital at the End of the World which details the comparison between USA hospitals and Nepal hospitals

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

July 28 2011 udate: This entry was originally titled  Today I performed an emergency appendectomy but I am having a relaxing day to recover from a recent cold and fever and decided to re-tag my blog so as to help people … Continue reading →

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The Light at the End of the 2011 Tunnel for Kathmandu Critical Care

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

Pani 6 It’s raining as I write this, cool and delightful weather. The fridge at the Guest House was repaired while I was gone, I cooked spaghetti and meat for myself last evening. I am sharing the Guest House with … Continue reading →

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At Times Like These, I want My Mommy….

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

please consider subscribing to my current blog, Honolulu 2011-2012 Floating in space and time – You can think of a blog as a diary from one day to the next in which case there will be an ongoing stream of … Continue reading →

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“Joe! Stop and Smell the Incense!”

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

High Water Update Today the Bagmati River receded about a foot, but the rains continue intermittently, so the hundreds of squatters living in bamboo and blue tarp shacks on the river bank at Thapathali are still living a tenuous existence. … Continue reading →

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A Hindu Wedding in Old Kathmandu, brass band, raksi, and mother-in-law

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

Start off with some puffery: There are hundreds, perhaps thousands of foriegn medical volunteers who come here, but not very many get a newspaper article written about their project. Here is one about me. I am flattered, of course. Chuba part … Continue reading →

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Tales of the Terai, Day Two in Bhairawa Nepal

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

So they tell me it was 39 degrees here yesterday. Thank God the classroom was air conditioned, although it was being stressed by the work it was doing. I had to Google a temp converter. Yes folks, 102 and it … Continue reading →

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definition of a “slum”

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

Further Adventures in documents Thursday I got my visa renewed. On arrival I only had the cash for a one-month visa due to my book-shipping problem, and now I am legally here til I leave Aug 2nd. The visa cost … Continue reading →

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First Day of Critical Care class – the “Main Event” of this particular three-ring circus

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

I will revise this in the next day or two unless of course I just add another one altogether – – – June 1st was the first class meeting of “the main event“. I will be doing other adapted versions … 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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