Connie Henke Yarbro, MS, RN, FAAN
Seminars in Oncology Nursing
Editor, Seminars in Oncology Nursing. Start 1984
Co-editor of 4 cancer nursing textbooks, in multiple editions
Years as Editor: Since 1984
Years in INANE: Since 1986
Other Position: Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, University of Missouri, School of Nursing
Accomplishment: Initiating a review journal in oncology nursing, which allows expert guest editors.
Best: Mentoring colleagues and allowing them to learn the intricacies of serving as an editor. Also mentoring new writers.
Worst: Meeting precise deadlines and dealing with authors who don’t follow guidelines.Amusing: There are so many! I think of all the excuses you get from contributors who don’t meet their deadlines, from their cat dying to computer crashing to dogs eating their paper.
3 words: Mentor, professional, supportive
If not editor?: Retire!
Relax?: Reading, golfing, traveling