title: Mary Opal Wolanin: a life worth living ... a life of giving. Interview by Dianne Thomas.
abstract: This is the first of two articles related to the conversation that the board had with Mary Opal Wolanin that evening. In Part I, she tells of her life, education, and nursing and geriatric nursing experiences. In Part II, Mrs. Wolanin presents challenges to nurses and shares her dreams for the future of nursing.
authors.affiliation: Dillard University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
authors.forename: M O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Wolanin
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000266:history; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States