Tag Archives: medical mission

How to Measure Health Progress (when we are all going to die)

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

Getting out of the Silo Something I liked about the medical community of Mission Hospital at Tansen was the accessibility of doctors and nurses to each other, something not common in Nepal, but for that matter, not common in most … Continue reading →

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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation and other public spectacles

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

In previous blogs I have teased you a few times by saying someday I would tell the tale of a particular death at Mission Hospital; now is a good time to share. Oh, I had already been teaching certain specific … 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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The Mysteries of Planning and $$$$

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

When I tell people I am going to live in Asia for the summer, and volunteer my time teaching nursing there, the most frequent question is “how can you afford to do this?”. I usually tell them I make money … Continue reading →

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April 16 2011 update regarding Nepal summer 2011

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

And now the blogging about my 2011 trip starts in earnest. I have been planning this since January – no, I have really had the idea in the back of my head for two years, but started putting in on … Continue reading →

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