Table of Contents
Introduction xiii
The Florence Nightingale Pledge xv
1 The True Meaning of Nursing
Working Christmas Day Victoria Schlintz 3
Proud to Be a Nurse Barbara A. Brady 8
Nellie Joan Filbin 11
All in a Day's Work Naomi Rhode 15
Jack Kathryn Kimzey Judkins 17
Olivia Heather Black 19
A Matter of Believing Scot Thurman 24
Wake Up! Kathleen Dahle 27
The Night Al Heel Broke Loose Elizabeth Turner 30
Jelly Hearts Joyce Mueller 34
Boarder Baby Zaphra Reskakis 38
What Day Is Today? Dennis Sibley as told to Allen Klein 42
Fresh Sample Donna McDonnall 44
Codes for the Holidays Jamie L. Beeley 47
Christmas Magic Barbara Bartlein 49
2 On Love
A Forever Kind of Love Christy M. Martin 54
Happy Birthday, Grace Nancy B. Gibbs 57
In the Arms of an Angel Elaine Gray Dumler 60
The Greatest of These Is Love Roberta L. Messner 64
You Held My Hand F. A. Thompson 66
Love in Its Purest Form Maryjo Relampagos Pulmano 70
A Single Act of Love Laura Hayes Lagana 73
My Promise Linda C. Bird 75
Billy's Good-Bye Gift Susan Spence 78
3 Defining Moments
All Our Hearts Have to Offer Janie K Ford 82
The Touch of Kindness Tricia Caliguire 86
A Part of the Team Viola Ruelke Gommer 91
To Care for Them Christine Ehlers 94
The Hip in 46B Linda McNeil 97
I Baptize You … Beverly Houseman 99
A Visit from an Angel Sarah Webb Johnson 104
New Job Barbara A. Brady 106
The Depth of This Career Diane Stallings 108
How Could I Stay in This Profession? Kathleen Brewer-Smyth 112
Women in the Military Janis Nark 116
4 On Teaching and Learning
Diabetic Teaching Johanna Tracy 121
First Injection Barbara Bartlein 123
Peppy Lini R. Grol 126
A Healing Truth Virginia L. Clark 131
Finding Your Easter Sunrise Cindy Bollinger 136
The Old Woman Mitzi Chandler 140
Communication Is the Key Karyn Buxman 142
Meeting Her Needs Judy B. Smith 145
Rose Susan Pearson 147
Where Do Babies Come From? Elaine Stallman 150
Raspberries and Cream Marie D. Jones 151
5 Challenges
Now We're Talkin' Denise Casaubon 158
You Can Do Anything! Susan M. Goldberg 161
"I Am," I Said Shirley McCullough 164
One Smile at a Time Rita Kluny 168
Do Your Best and the Lord Will Bless Marilynn Carlson Webber 171
Pony Mary Jane Holman 176
Sadie, Sadie, Special Lady Andrea Watson 178
Lucky Charlene Vance 180
Cast-Cutter LeAnn Thieman 183
The Race Anne Riffenburgh 186
Mr. Jackson and the Angel Pin Linda Apple 189
Will She Ever Smile Again? Ana Wehipeihana 192
6 Miracles
Stormy Delivery Debbie Lukasiewicz as told to LeAnn Thieman 197
The Hand of God Jo Stickley 202
Forgiven Bernie Siegel 205
Afraid of the Night Nancy Harless 207
And the Angels Sang Mary Saxon Wilburn 210
A Cherished Angel Margie Seyfer as told to LeAnn Thieman 214
Lori's Wish Gwen Fosse 217
By Accident Candace L. Calvert 220
CPR Johnnie Dowdy 223
Voice in the Night Carin Klabbers 226
7 A Matter of Perspective
Impacting the Process Catherine Hoe Harwood 230
Just What I Needed to Hear "Dr. Mom" Marianne Neifert 233
All Pain Being Equal Corinne Pratz 237
The Nurse's Best Medicine Don Haines 241
Always a Nurse Shelly Burke 245
A Nurse Named Gloria Lisa Ray Turner 247
Dumbo Laura Vickery Hart 252
Bringing the Cows Home Susan Townsend 254
The Crisis of Today Karyn Buxman 257
The Assessment Rebecca Skowrohski 261
Taking Care of Joey Donna Strickland as told to LeAnn Thieman 265
Pennies from Heaven Raymond Bingham 268
Take a Number Please Naomi Follis 273
Reasonable Resignation Sylvia C. Chism 276
Black Stockings Elsie Schmied Knoke 279
8 Beyond the Call of Duty
My Mission of Hope Cherie Clark 284
The Heart of a Nurse Beatrice Sheftel 289
Nurse Puss 'n Boots J. C. Pinkerton 292
The Pinning Dawn Koehn 295
Last Rites Jacqueline C. Hadeland 297
Heroes Rhona Knox Prescott 299
9 Thank You
A Piece of Paper Sherri Sorenson 304
The Call Virginia L. Clark 308
Love in Your Hands Ken Cyr 311
Silent Angel Duane Shaw 313
Child's Praise Dolores Curran 317
Ministering Angels Allison Leigh Usher 319
A Gift from Nana Terri Murcia 321
Thank You, Mrs. Dickenson Georgann Phillips Schultz 323
There for Me Carolyn Gavalas 326
To the Nurses of the World John Wayne Schlatter 329
Who Is Jack Canfield? 331
Who Is Mark Victor Hansen? 332
Who Is Nancy Mitchell-Autio? 333
Who Is LeAnn Thieman? 334
Contributors 335
Permissions 347
