Whittaker scholarship winner, Esther Bernhofer, has combined a diverse nursing career with the raising of 8 children. Graduating with her BSN from the University of Akron in 1981 and went on to work at various institutions in the Cleveland area. After joining the Cleveland Clinic as staff nurse on a respiratory unit, she renewed her interest in nursing research and education and returned to school in the BSN to PhD program at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. She has one more full time year to complete her dissertation “light, Sleep, Mood and Pain in the Medical Inpatient”. Her passion for pain management led her to take on a full time position as the Pain Management/Education Coordinator for the Medicine and Digestive Disease Institutes.
NEF’s only purpose is to provide nursing scholarship assistance to make graduate level nursing education possible. NEF is the largest, single, private, professionally endorsed source of funds for advanced nursing study with over one hundred years of service to and for professional nursing.
NEF’s Board of Directors is comprised of leaders from nursing, education, technology, and business communities. Members donate their time and talent to the advancement of the nursing profession. NEF operates with exceptionally low overhead. NEF employs only one individual who serves in several capacities. NEF is a non-profit organization with 501(c) status; thus, your contributions are fully tax-deductible.
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