Karen Kearsley, BSN, RN

As a high school graduate I was torn between Nursing and Computer Science. I entered college as a nursing major and graduated in '92 from UMASS, Amherst. My first experience as a new nurse was in a GI unit in the process of a transition to a GI/Telemetry unit. I then worked in a hemodialysis unit where I enjoyed my work and my patients for the next five years. During this time I dabbled in web development.

It seemed my nursing career was cut short when I was advised to stop working on my feet. I left nursing and went back to school achieving a certificate in Client Server Programming at Clark University in Cambridge, MA. After working in the computer industry for a few years my love of nursing brought me back. I'm a school nurse by day search the web for resources, update and develop pages at night.

I currently live in the Boston area with my husband, son (7), and my daughter (5). I enjoy spending my time updating Student Nurse Journey.com and doing my part to help advance the nursing community.