Charlotte M. Wood
R.N., M.S.N., M.B.A.
Clinical Manager
Medical-Surgical Nursing
Maryland General Hospital
Baltimore, MD

My fascination with nursing started when I was nine years old. That was when my grandfather, who was elderly and blind, came to live with us. He depended on my family for his primary care. While he stayed with us we went on walks, had little talks, and he shared many of his memories. My time with my grandfather taught me how to care for others and that nursing would be my chosen profession.

My career path began in 1973, at Milford Memorial Hospital, where I was a nursing assistant. Upon graduation from high school, I attended Delaware State University, and completed my B.S.N in 1982. I later attended Johns Hopkins University and completed the course work for the M.S.N., M.B.A. program. I will officially receive my M.S.N. and M.B.A. degrees in May 2003.

After receiving my nursing degree, I joined the Shock Trauma team and worked on a neurotrauma and ICU unit. As responsibilities grew, I went from being a primary nurse to a unit teacher and later a charge nurse. Today, I am the clinical manager for a 35-bed general medical-surgical unit with a subspecialty in chronic ventilators and pediatrics. In my 20 years as a nurse, I cared for many patients, developed and implemented unit-based performance improvement programs, and developed and implemented educational programs.

The nursing profession offers many opportunities and challenges that have provided me with a lifetime of rewards.

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