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Karen
Buley graduated from Montana State University in 1978 with a Bachelor
of Science in Nursing. She has worked in hospitals,
in a
physicians' office, and for the American Red Cross. For
sixteen years
Karen was a certified Lamaze instructor. She continues to
care
for new families and their babies in Missoula, Montana. A published author, Karen's writing credits include American Nurse Today, A Cup of Comfort for Nurses, Directions in Nursing, Family Circle, Holiday Voices, the Missoulian, Montana Voices, Nursing Made Incredibly Easy, Story Circle Journal, and an award-winning essay on www.allnurses-central.com. Karen is a contributor to www.nursetogether.com, and the anthology of nurses' stories she compiled--Nurses on the Run~Why They Come, Why They Stay, may be ordered from bookstores and online booksellers, and from www.nursesontherunbook.com. Born in Missoula, Montana, Karen credits her roots to Butte, America, birthplace of her parents and her home throughout most of her childhood. Karen enjoys reading, writing, hiking, and volunteer work in Missoula where she lives with her husband, Rich. Their son, Eric, a recent graduate of Pacific Lutheran University, received a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Venezuela. Their son, Colin, is majoring in journalism at Seattle University. Karen lives by her motto, "You can't win if you don't try." |