After going to Chicago to attend the American Burn Association conference in April 2008, I became greatly interested in some research possibilities. It sounded fun at the time, but after many hours spent in the basement of University Hospital going through medical records, I realized research isn't for sissys.
In conjunction with 2 other nurses, a research nurse, and our supportive physicians, we finished our paper. Not only did we finish, but it was presented at the 2009 ABA conference, and now it is published!
You can check it out here-- it may not be the cause of riveting discussion at your next book club, but I'm excited about it. And you thought I was just a nurse...