Real Nurse Photos

Liza: The only way to travel from Liberia to Guinea was by motorbike because the roads had all washed out. First motorcycle wipeout in Africa at age 60! You're never too old to live your dreams.

Sonia" "Taking a break from triaging patients, to take a picture with a local school girl in Haiti." Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 2012

"Even though many are still living in harsh conditions years after the earthquake in Haiti, this little guy still manages to put on a big smile on his face. His smile makes me proud to be a nurse. I love my job." Port-au-Prince, Haiti March 2012

Melanie: "This is a picture from a medical mission trip to Kamakwie, Sierra Leone. This beautiful child is the cousin of one of the very sickest children I cared for there. I call it "Joy." He liked me a lot but I also had candy in my pockets :)"

I currently am with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a United States Peace Corps Volunteer providing technical support at a malaria research center in Malawi, South Eastern Africa region. I was an ER Nurse in Washington DC prior to my post, assisting nurses, lab techs, and various other staff in developing a quality research center. I work on an in vivo drug efficacy study, evaluating the efficacy of the three antimalarials used in Malawi in under five children. In the photo are myself, and two nurse midwife research colleagues, Orpha Malunga and Georgina Banda.

By far the youngest patient I had the privilege of treating while in Senegal, Africa. Happy to report, she was a very healthy baby. Senegal, Africa October, 2011

"Introducing the local children of a village in Senegal, Africa, to Flat Stanley!" Senegal, Africa October, 2011

Taking a lunch break with one of the best trauma surgeons I've ever had the privilege to work amongst. Senegal, Africa November, 2011

Liza: I'm attaching a photo of me taken during a recent nursing mission trip to Liberia, West Africa with a group called Nurses for the Nations. Hundreds of people traveled on foot for days and even slept on the concrete floor of this church in order to receive some basic nursing care. The kids were the best! This photo was actually taken in the country of Guinea. We had to travel over the border from Liberia to Guinea by motorcycle because the roads were too muddy to naviagte by truck. There was no running water or electricity in any of the villages we visited. It was a pretty challenging environment in which to practice.