I have worked for six years in the cardiac unit at Rose Medical Center in Denver. As a cardiovascular registered nurse (CVRN), I’ve cared for people of all ages, sizes, ethnicities, and backgrounds ...

Cindy Milligan’s 31-year journey in healthcare began with a pivotal moment at age 12 when her grandmother suffered a stroke. Spending an entire summer in the hospital, young Cindy was captivated by ...

Andy Hoang eagerly began her first nursing job this year in New Hampshire, with a desire to specialize in cardiac care. She was excited about attending a November practice session on how to respond to ...

"I didn’t realize how precious [life] was until I nearly lost it," said Andy Hoang, who describes herself as a "pretty average healthy 23-year-old" Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She ...

Andy Hoang, a 23-year-old nurse in New Hampshire, went into cardiac arrest during a training session at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Her colleagues, instead of practicing on a mannequin, ...

As a registered nurse in Colorado, Jennifer Harlan cares for cardiac patients for a living — but in the past five years, she herself has survived three heart attacks. Last week, Harlan, 53, had the ...