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About the Authors
Linda Anne Silvestri, PhD, RN
(Photo by Laurent W. Valliere.)
As a child, I always dreamed of becoming either a nurse or a teacher. Initially I
chose to become a nurse because I really wanted to help others, especially those who
were ill. Then I realized that both of my dreams could come true; I could be both a
nurse and a teacher. So I pursued my dreams.
I received my diploma in nursing at Cooley Dickinson Hospital School of Nursing
in Northampton, Massachusetts. Afterward, I worked at Baystate Medical Center in
Springfield, Massachusetts, where I cared for clients in acute medical-surgical units,
the intensive care unit, the emergency department, pediatric units, and other acute
care units. Later I received an associate degree from Holyoke Community College in
Holyoke, Massachusetts; my BSN from American International College in
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