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student feature The art of life “Nursing is an art: and if it is to be made an art, It requires an exclusive devotion as hard a preparation, as any painter’s or sculptor’s work; for what is the having to do with dead canvas or dead marble, compared with having to do with the living body, the temple of God’s spirit? It is one of the Fine Arts: I had almost said, the finest of Fine Arts.” ~ Florence Nightingale from “Nursing is an art” poem, 1859 Norma Ruiz Nursing major
A Lourdes nursing student, Norma Ruiz perfectly and literally captures Florence Nightingale’s poem. A talented artist, she is also an accomplished philanthropist, advocate, nurse, mother, and student. The preparation of an artist lends itself well to Norma’s personal and professional life. “My art helps me deal with day to day hassles. It is my therapy and I feel that it also helps me be a better nurse.” A trailblazer for the Latino community and its artists, Norma is the treasurer and member of the Organization of Latino Artists (OLA), a non-profit group of volunteer artisans. OLA’s mission is to effect a neighborhood change through community based art projects including a summer mural program. Over the last three years, the group has worked with college students, art teachers and local and national artists to create a series of murals on Broadway in Toledo’s Old South End. 8 AtLourdes MAgAzine | Fall 2012 A second initiative of OLA was the creation of the Barrio Latino Art Festival. Holding its inaugural event in fall of 2012, the organization plans to continue offering the festival each September during Hispanic Heritage Month. A celebrated professional Norma’s own art is gaining notoriety. A featured artist at the festival, her work was also chosen for an exhibit at the Lucas County Public Library Main Branch and is on display at Lourdes’ Center for Nursing Scholarship. As a nurse, she received a recognition award from The University of Toledo Medical Center for the pet therapy program she initiated in the institution’s stroke unit. “I believe in holistic nursing and therapy programs, whether it is with art, music or pets,” offers Norma. “A visit from a pet each day noticeably improves a patient’s health.
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