It all started 6 years ago with the idea of helping nurses take their first step into the humanitarian world. Now One Nurse At A Time has grown into an organization which has funded 42 volunteer nursing scholarships and, as evidenced by emails, has helped countless nurses through our website. One Nurse has given me the opportunity to serve my fellow nursing colleagues and to encourage and be encouraged by those nurses who see our profession as a ministry.
This has been an exciting and rewarding ride, but now it is time for me to say goodbye. My life has changed drastically over the past 6 years. My 3 children, ages 9, 6, and 11 months, need me present in their lives and I love being their mom. I’m looking forward to having the time to spend with my kids and my husband.I will always support the core mission of ONAAT and will be cheering from the sidelines. I look forward to seeing what the future holds for One Nurse At A Time and feel privileged to have been a part of such a wonderful organization.
Denise Walsh, RN, MSN said it best, “To look into the eyes of the desperately poor, and see their hope in your ability to care, is what it means to be a nurse. You are the scientist, you are the caregiver, you are the nurse. I implore you to always have eyes that will see the injustices and the inequities in the world. And to know that your eyes are the eyes that the patient will always remember.”
Kindest Regards,
Staci Kelley, RN, BSN
Co-Founder
This has been an exciting and rewarding ride, but now it is time for me to say goodbye. My life has changed drastically over the past 6 years. My 3 children, ages 9, 6, and 11 months, need me present in their lives and I love being their mom. I’m looking forward to having the time to spend with my kids and my husband.I will always support the core mission of ONAAT and will be cheering from the sidelines. I look forward to seeing what the future holds for One Nurse At A Time and feel privileged to have been a part of such a wonderful organization.
Denise Walsh, RN, MSN said it best, “To look into the eyes of the desperately poor, and see their hope in your ability to care, is what it means to be a nurse. You are the scientist, you are the caregiver, you are the nurse. I implore you to always have eyes that will see the injustices and the inequities in the world. And to know that your eyes are the eyes that the patient will always remember.”
Kindest Regards,
Staci Kelley, RN, BSN
Co-Founder
One Nurse At A Time
Staci, you will be missed but not forgotten! Sometimes founding an organization is like being a mom, first they are just an idea, a twinkle in your eye. You do all the important, hidden, behind the scenes work to carry them to term. And then comes the really hard work, pushing them out into the world and then rearing and nurturing them until they are able to stand on their own. Once they are able to stand on their own feet and are off and running, you're there running along side of them to catch them when they stumble and fall. But then others come along side to help, strong and capable ones that love them almost as much as you do and are dedicated to help them to grow and mature. You don't need to be the one to do everything for them. They can even do some things on their own! Now, it's time to sit back and let them find their way, to be independent and progress in the path you have provided for them. It's time to watch what you have brought into this world grow, mature and prosper into the organization you had dreamed and prayed about all those many years ago.
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