Andrea Skillman
RN, BSN, Distinguished Toastmaster
IL, USAudiences interact with historic nurses to unveil where nursing has come from and gives though provoking comments on where nursing will be in the future. This living history format combined with current day comparison's is ideal for nursing groups as well as healthcare professionals. With her vast knowledge of historic nurses such as Florence Nightingale (Mother of modern nursing), Clara Barton(Red Cross). Andrea portrays the nursing experience of the past, while dressed in period clothing and utilizing medical equipment and other period items. As Andrea brings these women to life, she emphasizes the concepts and methods that these founders of modern nursing developed; while identifying and comparing how their ideas have impacted nursing and society from past to present. Her interactive interpretations engage small to large groups in a thought-provoking style and can be tailored to meet the venue's needs. This allows her to entertain and educate all audiences, including professional groups, classrooms, and the general public.
Andrea has been a nurse over 30 years working in a variety of settings: from Intensive Care to Long Term Care, to educating nurses at the community college. Andrea has learned to walk with her patients so much so, that she literally is able to walk in the historic nurses shoes. Her knowledge in holistic health concepts is vast and well researched. She also has a love of nursing and the overarching direction of the career path. These interactive programs present our collective history and gives rise to discussing where are we going as a profession. Historic founding nurses are used as a platform to remind current nurses and general audiences where we have come from and stimulate a discussion to preventive health areas not fully developed as the founding nurses had planned. Stimulating discussions increase the creativity for the future role of nursing.
Audiences interact with historic nurses to unveil where nursing has come from and gives though provoking comments on where nursing will be in the future. This living history format combined with current day comparison's is ideal for nursing groups as well as healthcare professionals. With her vast knowledge of historic nurses such as Florence Nightingale (Mother of modern nursing), Clara Barton(Red Cross). Andrea portrays the nursing experience of the past, while dressed in period clothing and utilizing medical equipment and other period items. As Andrea brings these women to life, she emphasizes the concepts and methods that these founders of modern nursing developed; while identifying and comparing how their ideas have impacted nursing and society from past to present. Her interactive interpretations engage small to large groups in a thought-provoking style and can be tailored to meet the venue's needs. This allows her to entertain and educate all audiences, including professional groups, classrooms, and the general public.
Andrea has been a nurse over 30 years working in a variety of settings: from Intensive Care to Long Term Care, to educating nurses at the community college. Andrea has learned to walk with her patients so much so, that she literally is able to walk in the historic nurses shoes. Her knowledge in holistic health concepts is vast and well researched. She also has a love of nursing and the overarching direction of the career path. These interactive programs present our collective history and gives rise to discussing where are we going as a profession. Historic founding nurses are used as a platform to remind current nurses and general audiences where we have come from and stimulate a discussion to preventive health areas not fully developed as the founding nurses had planned. Stimulating discussions increase the creativity for the future role of nursing.
Lamp Oil Wisdom
Lamp Oil Wisdom- This living-history presentation covers Nightingale's family, education, caring for sick-poor and widespread travel. Nightingale retells of the deplorable conditions of Crimea; what tools were used and how statistic’s and cleanliness had a huge impact on improving mortality. She returned home a hero, started the Nightingale nursing school which still stands today. She changed the role of nursing from 3rd class citizens,...
Nightingale Theories
Presentation begins with a role play about the role of nursing with an audience member and Miss Nightingale. Presentation discusses a lack of cleanliness at Scutari Hospital in Constantinople and exorbitant death rates. Nightingale then presents her four nursing theories of: Healing Presence, Integral Approach, Transdisciplinary, and finally Relationship Centered Care. Colorful personal stories add to the experience. Common diseases of the day, role-play and interactive treatments...
Modern Conversation
A current nurse collaborator interview’s Miss. Nightingale in a conversational question and answer format. Miss. Nightingales social and family background is explored as well as her beginning interest in caring for the sick-poor. Nightingale’s use of statistics to gather data across Europe is explained using graphs from her time. Nightingales three basic nursing concepts are described. She is questioned about the other European nursing models of her time. Nightingale shares the heartache...
Progression of Nurses
Showcases a progression of three nurses. Two historic nurses; Florence Nightingale (what she learned in Crimea) and Clara Barton (how she developed the Red Cross). Lastly a modern nurse emerges at the end to pontificate the current state of what these formative nurses taught us: Infection control, collaboration with peers, the importance of education and evidence based practice. Lastly some updates are offered on area’s not fully developed in nursing as the founding nurses had hoped and...
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