Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Monday, March 8, 2010

New Book Chronicles Joys and Trials of Nursing Career

HAM LAKE, MN – From an early age, Minnesota native Janet Izzo knew someday she’d be a nurse, and in her new book, “Hotel Hennepin: Nurses Can Make the Difference,” she shares how at the age of thirty, she decided to make her childhood dream a reality, ignoring her family's laughter, braving college courses with students nearly half her age, and balancing the roles of wife, mother, and student.

The book describes the joys and struggles of professional nursing while at “County” Hospital, jokingly known as Hotel Hennepin.  It was there she had the privilege of caring for hundreds of women from every walk of life. Izzo tells their stories as only a nurse can, taking readers behind the scenes of this busy obstetric unit where new life begins and sometimes ends on the same day.

Readers will laugh and they will cry at the dramatic real-life stories behind the doors of Hotel Hennepin, showing that nursing is more than just a job—it's a passion.

Published by Tate Publishing and Enterprises, the book is available March 16,^, 2010, through book stores nationwide, from the publisher at www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore, or now, through the author’s website at www.janetizzo.com.

A Minnesota native, Izzo currently resides in Ham Lake . She is involved with the American Nursing Association and the Minnesota Nurses Association. As an inspirational speaker, Janet presents to nurses and nursing students across the nation on the topic “Nurses Can Make the Difference” and is available for nursing conferences, graduations, orientations or as a keynote for luncheons and dinners. To book Janet or to inquire about her fees, please contact her.                                                

                     www.janetizzo.com                                     janetizzo@usfamily.net