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Introduction:
Hello, my name is Amy C. Gallagher. I am 39 years
old and an Aries, and I certainly fit every trait associated with
the 'sign of the ram.' I tend to take things head on. I
am a very direct person and tend to say exactly what I
think. However, when it comes to dealing with people, I believe in
the "Thumper" approach from the movie Bambi -- if I don't have
anything nice to say, I don't say anything at all. I love to laugh
and have been told I have a great sense of humor. I do believe that
laughter is an important part of healing.
I am very fierce when it comes to doing things
"the right way," and tend to be very "by-the-book" clinically. I
don't believe that there is a difference between "school" and the
"real world," because standards are standards when it comes to care
delivery. In other words, you don't cut corners to save time, you
work harder and smarter. I believe one of the roles of the nurse
educator is to help nursing students mesh their education with their
practice.
Educational Background
I graduated from Austin Peay State University in
May of 1998 with my Associate of Science in General Studies degree.
After nearly 4 years as a stay-at-home mom, I returned to APSU to
pursue my BSN. I was inspired by my younger sister who has been an
RN for 9 years now. She loved nursing so much and it made such a
huge difference in her life and that of her son whom she was raising
by herself at the time.
I graduated in May of 2005 with my BSN and began
my nursing career. When my husband deployed to Iraq, I decided to
pursue a master’s degree to occupy my mind and because 12 hour
shifts were difficult as a single parent. I graduated in
December of 2009 with a Master's of Science in Nursing (MSN).
My concentration is nursing education. My future goals include
a post-graduate
certificate in advanced practice and a doctoral degree in education.
Family
I have been married to the love of my life for 18
years. We
met in Germany while we were both in the U.S. Army. Our son Michael
was born in 1998. Ryan came along in August of 2007. Shelby was
born in June 0f 2008. So, yes, I have two babies at home born just
about 10 months apart (my Irish twins), and yes, it is VERY hard
sometimes.
Our family also includes a Boxer named Maggie and
a Ragdoll cat named Mischief who thinks she is a dog.
We are currently living in Clarksville, Tennessee,
near Fort Campbell, Kentucky, the home of the 101st Airborne
Division (Air Assault). This is our fourth tour with the
101st, so Clarksville is home to us. My husband is currently
assigned to the 506th Infantry Regiment (Currahee) as a first
sergeant. He is deployed to Afghanistan his
third one-year combat tour.
Hobbies
I love to read. My favorite authors include Dean
Koontz, Stephen King, Jefferson Bass, Tami Hoag, Diana Galbadon, Lisa
Gardner, and Karin Slaughter. I admit to being a Harry Potter fan
and have read the entire series at least twice and never tire of
them. I used to collect X-men comics and have several thousand
dollars worth. I love museums and zoos and travel.
I love yard work and flowers and hope to have a
trellis with climbing roses and wisteria some day. I would like to
learn to roller-blade, but I am sure I will fall and break a bone. I
didn't realize until a few years ago that you can forget how to
roller skate. I really thought it was like riding a bike (but it
isn't!)
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