Author Archives: Mary Duffy

Mary Duffy

About Mary Duffy

Mary Duffy is Executive Editor of Scrubs.
A nurse who commands attention

A nurse who commands attention

Meet Lt. General Patricia D. Horoho, the first non-male, non-physician Surgeon General of the U.S. Army. We’re proud to count this nurse among our ranks!

Mission of love

Mission of love

Six American nurses travel thousands of miles to a hospital in coastal Ecuador for an exhausting, exhilarating, eye-opening week treating children and changing lives—including their own.

Are you out of control?

Are you out of control?

When you’re overworked, overstressed, overscheduled and overwhelmed, your willpower wanes. Here’s how to restore your resolve and get back on track.

Photo by LRMC PAO

Who is Lt. General Patricia D. Horoho?

She’s the Surgeon General of the U.S. Army, who broke a 236-year tradition by being the first non-male, non-physician to assume the post. Get her story.

Shop talk–from nursing to retail

Shop talk–from nursing to retail

Three RNs who went from dressing wounds to dressing nurses explain what’s flying off the racks now.