PART I: NURSING THROUGHOUT LIFE
INFANTS
Chapter 1: Special Delivery by Kendra Smith
Chapter 2: Cardiac Baby by Carrie A. Moore
Chapter 3: Launching of a Miracle by Pamela Daley LaFrentz
Chapter 4: Sweet Baby Boy by Mary E.Pelrine
Chapter 5: Keelin by Janice McCoy
Chapter 6: Ross’s Story by Ida Souza
Chapter 7: “All the King’s Horses and All the King’s Men”
by Pamela Daley LaFrentz
Chapter 8: The Letter by Susan Bristol
YOUNG PEOPLE
Chapter 9: The Unsmiling Visitor by Kim Ceccarelli
Chapter 10: Martin Makes the Team by Judith Dorward
Chapter 11: Brian by Kathy L. Hageseth
Chapter 12: Bottoms Up by Janice M. McCoy
Chapter 13: Maria by Patrice E. Harris
Chapter 14: Joe by Amy S. Coghill
Chapter 15: What a Day by V. Horst
Chapter 16: A Good Hair Day by Judith Dorward
Chapter 17: Who Doo-Dooed the Worm by Judith Dorward
Chapter 18: The Hardest Job I’ve Ever Loved by Amy Barnes
Chapter 19: Sleeping Through the Night by Jean S. Coffey
Chapter 20: In the School Nurses Own Words Compiled
by Ann St. Germaine
ADULTS
Chapter 21: The Young Man’s Feet by Hazel M. B. Weigert
Chapter 22: Informed Choice by Page M. Vandwater
Chapter 23: Finding Hope by Catherne Thompson
Chapter 24: A Gentleman Who Touched Me by Lynn Simko
Chapter 25: Something to Smile About by Stephanie Chomos
Chapter 26: Being a Nurse by Grayce Massi-Ventura
Chapter 27: I Made a Difference by Heather Levy
Chapter 28: Care and Courage by Noel Kline
Chapter 29: A Patient Delivered Education by Linda Johnson
Chapter 30: A Special Patient by Janelle Harris
Chapter 31: A Special Place in My Heart by Kelly Cavin
Chapter 32: The Art of Nursing by Deborah Downes
Chapter 33: A Final Smile by Marie Daniel
Chapter 34: A Lesson in Total Patient Care by Ann March
Chapter 35: Oops by Kathy Castilli-Aliffi
Chapter 36: A Day to Remember by Melody Antoon
Chapter 37: You Never Know What Will Happen
by Kathy Gimley Baker
ELDERLY
Chapter 38: The First Time I Saw Grace by Penny deBoard
Chapter 39: As Angels Visit by Marcia K. Cline
Chapter 40: Man’s Best Friend by Helen Daniels
Chapter 41: Appreciation of Touch by Bozenia Padykulus
Chapter 42: A Rose by Any Name by Colleen Kenny
Chapter 43: An End of Life Story by Janet Duda
Chapter 44: Mr. Monk by Teresa Bagenski
Chapter 45: Nana by Catherine Duren
Chapter 46: A View from the Other Side by Eileen Laband
Chapter 47: Students in Process by Kris Haldeman
Chapter 48: The Fighter by Debra Waddell
Chapter 49: Every Day by Karen Fontaine
Chapter 50: White House by Margaret Sheridan Bonen
Chapter 51: Cranky Lady by L. M. Rasmussen
PART II: NURSING IN SPECIAL SITUATIONS
NURSES AS ADVOCATES FOR PATIENTS
Chapter 52: Peanuts for Julia by Claudia Vepraskas
Chapter 53: Sweaty Palms by Ruth Knollmueller
Chapter 54: Patient and Family Values by Sandy McLaughlin
Chapter 55: Milda by Barbara Stevenson
Chapter 56: Discharge Planning by Ellen Thompson
Chapter 57: Passover in the County Jail by Marla Gundle
NURSES WITH PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS
Chapter 58: I Get Up Seven Times by Eva Chan
Chapter 59: The Devil’s Excommunication by Kathy Wilmering
Chapter 60: Just Call Me Sarah by Pamela Sturtevant
Chapter 61: Prison Stress Management by Irene O’Day
Chapter 62: Knowledge is Power by Peggy Campbell
Chapter 63: Looking for Stephen by Lois Finelli
Chapter 64: The Christmas Tree Lady by Marilyn Fletcher
Chapter 65: Just Another Day in the Emergency Room
by Denise Casaubon
NURSES WITH FAMILIES
Chapter 66: New Mom by Debbie Dulaney and Aquilla Miller
Chapter 67: Intensive Caring by Teresa Julich
Chapter 68: Bernard by Therea Greeson
Chapter 69: John by Marge McDowell and J.M. Pantatallo
Chapter 70: A Special Person by Patricia A. Layton
Chapter 71: Purdy Darn Good Public Health Nurse by K B. Kalb
NURSES IN UNIQUE SITUATIONS
Chapter 72: Holocaust Survivors by Lenore Weinstein
Chapter 73: Low’s Legacy by Lorraine Steefel
Chapter 74: The Heart of Healing by Fran Nielson
Chapter 75: Whining is Annoying by Beha Serdans
Chapter 76: Ivy by Amy Zlomek Hedden
Chapter 77: The Spoils of War by Steven Brown
Chapter 78: The Patient I Hated by Amy Blanchard
Chapter 79: A Family Affair by Beth Samar
Chapter 80: Nurse as Teacher by Arlene Clarke-Coughlin
Chapter 81: 9-11-01 by Bonnie Whaite
Chapter 82: The New Manager by Janice Freeman
Chapter 83: Snapshots by M K Kilts-Shaggs
Chapter 84: Occupational Health Nursing
by Annmarie Centrone-Cefoli
Chapter 85: All in a Day’s Work by JoAnn Bugbee
Chapter 86: Parish Nurse by Caryl A. Prati
Chapter 87: Southern Belles by Tracie Shields
Chapter 88: The Call I’ll Never Forget by Wendell Alderson
NURSES AS PEOPLE
Chapter 89: The Middle of the Night by Laurie Wise
Chapter 90: Mothering Mother by Nikki Odango Ongtawco
Chapter 91: The Gift by Toni Phillips
Chapter 92: On Angel’s Wings by Donna Nicketas
Chapter 93: Party Talk by Patrice Rancour
Chapter 94: Alice: The Lessons Go On by Mary Cash
Chapter 95: Mutual Support by Alice Facente
Chapter 96: Thoughts at the End of the Day by Shelley Adams
Chapter 97: A Fine Art by Rosellen Dedlow
Chapter 98: My Choice by Mary McCarthy
Chapter 99: A Novice Army Nurse Makes a Difference by Pia Inguito
Chapter 100: Angels of Mercy by Michelle N. Padulla
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