This episode of BCEN and Friends lets you meet our friend Barbara Weintraub.

Barbara has been an ER nurse since 1985. After initially obtaining a bachelor’s degree in Biology from Northwestern in 1983, she completed her bachelor's degree in nursing in 1984. Barbara later obtained a Master’s in Public Health from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1991 and a Master’s in Nursing from Rush University in 1999.

Barbara has one son, 32, who lives in Boston and is obtaining a PhD in computer cybersecurity. Barb says he’s the “smarty” in the family! Barb has three cats!

Barbara has been very active in emergency nursing, having both presented and been published on a wide variety of topics, including pediatric emergency care and improving patient flow. She has also been an active member of the Emergency Nurses Association, having served in both state and national positions.

Come along as Michael Dexter and Hollye Briggs talk with Barbara about her career journey – the past, present, and future of nursing as she sees it.

This episode is called, A Heart for Nursing.

Barbara Weintraub can be reached on LinkedIn and Facebook.