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Ordinary Miracles in Nursing

Author(s): Patricia Winstead-Fry, PhD, RN, Professor Emerita, CAM Nursing Research, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont
Deborah Labovitz, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Professor Of Occupational Therapy, The Steinhardt School of Education at New York University, New York City, New York
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  • ISBN-13: 9780763738143
  • ISBN-10:076373814X
  • Paperback    279 pages      © 2006
Price: International Sales $38.95 US List
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Overview

As nurses are often the first point of contact for a patient entering the healthcare system, they have deep potential to shape and mold the entire experience for the patient—and they do just that. This book contains a collection of true stories from ordinary nurses, about ordinary patients, and the ordinary miracles that occur when they come together. Illustrating the routine acts nurses perform to improve the lives of their patients, the stories span a myriad of different patients and settings.

 

Take a moment from your busy, hectic day and read one of these stories. You’ll feel refreshed, uplifted, and inspired—you’ll be reminded of the reasons you entered the nursing profession in the first place, and the ordinary miracles you witness firsthand.

 

Ordinary Miracles in Nursing contains stories that reveal the depth of the human spirit, some are sad, some are funny—all will touch you deeply with the inherent humanity of nurses and the nursing profession.

 

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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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ShowAbout the Author(s)

Patricia Winstead-Fry, PhD, RN-Professor Emerita, CAM Nursing Research, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont

Deborah Labovitz, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA-Professor Of Occupational Therapy, The Steinhardt School of Education at New York University, New York City, New York

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  • "The many contributors and settings are strictly American, but the humanitarian experiences that mark nursing practice are universal. These are uplifting stories to warm your heart and illustrate the myriad ways that nurses make a difference in their patients’ lives."

    Canadian Nurse
    Vol.102/No.3
    March 2006

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