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Introduction

 Hello, my name is Jaimie Howard. I am a registered nurse, a mom of two and a wife of one. The purpose of this blog/reflective journal is to have a place where I can reflect my thoughts and document my learning as I go through this nursing leadership course and my last semester of nursing school!

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