Arthur Talk - Sheri Arthur

Two Books will be discussed:

Power Failure

Fatal Decision - WW1 Nurse

  Terri Arthur, RN, BS, MS is a former disaster volunteer nurse for the American Red Cross and a charter member of the Nightingale Society in recognition for her generous support for nursing scholarship and research. For her work advocating for the health and safety of nurses, she was awarded the Kathryn McGinn-Cutler Award from the Mass. Nurses Association. The Boston Massachusetts State House awarded her with a Citation of Recognition.

        Arthur’s book, Fatal Decision: Edith Cavell, WWI Nurse, won the Midwest Independent Publishers Award for Historical Fiction and was also a finalist for the Eric Hoffer Award, an international competition. It has been optioned for film.

        She is a former adjunct professor for Lesley University Graduate School, Cambridge, Massachusetts and the former nursing director of SEAK, a company that provides continuing education to nurses, doctors, and lawyers on occupational health and safety.

        In addition to being an author, Terri has worked as a critical care nurse, staff educator, and clinical manager. She holds degrees in nursing, education and biology and master’s in health business management. She founded and continues to manage Medical Education Systems, Inc, an educational company.

 She has published in the “Journal of Emergency Nursing,” “The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing,” the “Navy Medical Magazine of History,” the “Nursing Standard” in England, and the American Red Cross on-line magazine “Nursing Matters Past and Present,” the “American Association for the History of Nursing,” and many other newspapers and magazines.

        She is a frequently requested guest lecturer nationally and internationally speaking to historical societies, colleges, nursing schools, hospitals, women’s groups, military groups, and nursing associations.