Anne Boykin Institute

for the advancement of caring in nursing

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2018 Summer Academy

Vasti Jackson, 2018 Artist-in-Residence

Vasti Jackson, an international performing artist and Grammy-winning blues musician, was Artist-in-Residence at the 2018 Summer Institute of the Anne Boykin Institute for the Advancement of Caring in Nursing. He was an active participant in the Academy dialogue on the possibility of caring humanoid healthcare robots.

Caring as the central value of nursing, health care and human living is reflected in this performance as Artist-in-Residence, culminating in his closing composition, “Nursing Angels.”

Click on this link to watch Vasti perform this original composition.

Nursing Angels

Vasti Jackson

Nursing Angels, that’s what you are,
Sent from up above, you’re the shining stars.
Nursing angels, that’s what you are,
Sent from up above, you’re the shining stars.

I was sick, and I was in need
You came along and comforted me.
With your kindness and your caring ways,
You helped me to heal and put a smile on my face.

Now, I want to thank you
for all the things that you do
You helped me to heal
You helped me to make it through.

Nursing Angels, that’s what you are,
Sent from up above, you’re the shining stars.
Nursing angels, that’s what you are,
Sent from up above, you’re the shining stars.

I wanna thank you
I just wanna thank you
Oh, I wanna thank you.

Said I wanna thank you
I wanna thank you
I just wanna thank you.