The expression that “necessity is the mother of invention” certainly applies to nurseradio.org ! The first interview, taped in August of 2003, was the result of a request by a member of the Leadership Council of the American Holistic Nurses Association, asking Georgianna Donadio, the host of our on-line programming, to participate in a start-up project that seemed interesting and potentially supportive to nursing. After an extremely bumpy start, with many technical difficulties, several interviews with nurse leaders from a variety of organizations were taped. Sadly, most of them did not survive the problems encountered during the recording. It was at this time that the decision was made to fill the need for a voice for today’s nursing and create a non-profit organization that would be dedicated to producing meaningful and technically enjoyable interviews with the many women, and “a few good men”, who are the hands and hearts of health care - our NURSES !

We wish to express our gratitude to all who have patiently supported and encouraged this project, to our sponsors, and a very special thanks to the wonderful nurses who have shared their journeys, their stories and their hearts with all of us.