Nurses And Their Patients:
Compassion & Commitment
You will meet many interesting people in these 12 short stories based on the author's experiences as a community health nurse. The individuals, their families, and their neighborhoods are all different. The one thing the characters have in common is their caring and sense of commitment to themselves, their families, and their communities.
The stories are fictionalized components of real people. They have been written to inspire and show the heroic efforts people make to care for themselves and others who are either ill or in need. The book is a must-read for anyone interested in the health and well being of individuals and their families and communities.
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Nurses And Their Patients:
Acts Of Courage & Conviction
You don't have to be a nurse to enjoy these 14 short stories about situations encountered in the author's 40 year community health nursing career. They are about everyday people meeting important life challenges.
Some of the characters will remind you of persons you know.
All of the stories are fictionalized components of patients, families, and nurses the author has known.
You will meet Nadia, who fought with the Polish Underground in WWII. She immigrates to Detroit and struggles to adapt to the American way of life. The Detroit riots of 1967 throw her into an emotional tailspin, and she is hospitalized for post traumatic stress disorder. Carletta, a high school student, lives in poverty in the inner city and sells drugs to support her mother and younger sisters. The stories show the dynamics of family relationships and their connection to the society-at-large. The focus is health -
physical, emotional, and spiritual -
and the challenges people overcome to make permanent changes in their lives.
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Some of the characters will remind you of persons you know.
All of the stories are fictionalized components of patients, families, and nurses the author has known.
You will meet Nadia, who fought with the Polish Underground in WWII. She immigrates to Detroit and struggles to adapt to the American way of life. The Detroit riots of 1967 throw her into an emotional tailspin, and she is hospitalized for post traumatic stress disorder. Carletta, a high school student, lives in poverty in the inner city and sells drugs to support her mother and younger sisters. The stories show the dynamics of family relationships and their connection to the society-at-large. The focus is health -
physical, emotional, and spiritual -
and the challenges people overcome to make permanent changes in their lives.
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The Human Side of Nursing:
A Short Story Collection
This second edition of The Human Side of Nursing: A Short Story Collection ontains six more stories than the original book. Through these 21 vignettes, the author describes her day-to day experiences as a visiting nurse and illustrates how illness, aging, and disability affect individuals and families. As her patients learn to manage their health and relationship problems, they regain hope and meaning for their lives.
The patients' interaction with the nurse and the professional challenges and joys she experiences are the central themes of this book. The vignettes, all written in layman's terms and most from the client's
perspective, will make you smile, laugh, and cry. They are meant to look beneath the surface to the
deeper part of human nature.
Most have been published previously in nursing journals.
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Reviews for Runaway Girl: A Nurse's Story
Memorable and heart spoken. Brought back poignant memories of my nursing school days.
Spoke to what nursing is and the altruistic values nurses hold toward humanity.
Anyone interested in a career in nursing needs to read this book.
Cindy Hughes Hammer, BSN, MSN, PhD,
psychiatric nurse and clinical psychologist.
A colorful snapshot of nursing life in the 1920s. Connie ...falls into nursing, only to discover that nursing is her true calling. Filled with historical detail that brings the old days of nursing to life, the story reveals that … the enduring spirit of nursing has remained constant. I rooted for Connie through her trials and triumphs, and experienced her fears, her pride, and her happiness as she doggedly moved forward to become a nurse, all while keeping a deep personal secret. Connie Sinclair’s journey is … a glimpse into the past
and a symbol of the timeless, collective nurse experience.
Meaghan O’Keeffee, RN, BSN, writer and editor for Nurse.com
I very much enjoyed reading Runaway Girl: A Nurse’s Story. The author did research into the medical and nursing practices at the time in and around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania … a nice historical approach to the story. My mother, also a nurse in Pittsburgh about 5 years later, witnessed many of the same stories.
JoAnn Yost RN, BSN University of Pittsburgh, MSN University of Utah,
Family Nurse Practitioner Elma, Washington
Gerber’s description of the almost overwhelming hurdles Connie must face in order to reach her coveted goal of becoming
a nurse are so real it is hard to put the book down. There is no doubt for the reader that it is truly an honor to be called “Nurse”.
Jean Telep, RN, BSN, MSA
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Spoke to what nursing is and the altruistic values nurses hold toward humanity.
Anyone interested in a career in nursing needs to read this book.
Cindy Hughes Hammer, BSN, MSN, PhD,
psychiatric nurse and clinical psychologist.
A colorful snapshot of nursing life in the 1920s. Connie ...falls into nursing, only to discover that nursing is her true calling. Filled with historical detail that brings the old days of nursing to life, the story reveals that … the enduring spirit of nursing has remained constant. I rooted for Connie through her trials and triumphs, and experienced her fears, her pride, and her happiness as she doggedly moved forward to become a nurse, all while keeping a deep personal secret. Connie Sinclair’s journey is … a glimpse into the past
and a symbol of the timeless, collective nurse experience.
Meaghan O’Keeffee, RN, BSN, writer and editor for Nurse.com
I very much enjoyed reading Runaway Girl: A Nurse’s Story. The author did research into the medical and nursing practices at the time in and around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania … a nice historical approach to the story. My mother, also a nurse in Pittsburgh about 5 years later, witnessed many of the same stories.
JoAnn Yost RN, BSN University of Pittsburgh, MSN University of Utah,
Family Nurse Practitioner Elma, Washington
Gerber’s description of the almost overwhelming hurdles Connie must face in order to reach her coveted goal of becoming
a nurse are so real it is hard to put the book down. There is no doubt for the reader that it is truly an honor to be called “Nurse”.
Jean Telep, RN, BSN, MSA
Available via Amazon