Nurses and Their Patients: Compassion and Commitment (Nursing in th Neighborhoods: Stories of Patients, Families, and Their Nurses) - Softcover

Gerber, Lois

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0988570610 ISBN 13: 9780988570610

Publisher: Create Space, 2014

Synopsis

You will meet many interesting people in these 12 short stories based on my experiences as a community health nurse. The individuals, their families, and their communities are all different. The one thing they have in common is their caring and sense of commitment to themselves, their families, and their neighborhoods. Melissa is a teenager with Down Syndrome. She attends a school for children with special needs where she meets a school nurse, Mr. Dave. He talks with her about the meaning of love, and she follows his advice when she tries out for the Special Olympics and meets Jimmy. Carol is a middle-aged wife who struggles to maintain a semblance of a normal life while caring for her husband with Alzheimer's Disease. At the same time, Allison is in Fairbanks, Alaska, managing a primary care clinic. Her creative problem solving helps her deal with the health care needs of her community. 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. The book is a must-read for anyone interested in the health and well being of individuals and their families and communities.

About this title

About the Author

Lois Gerber believes in the spirit of community health nursing and its focus on wellness, relationships, families, and communities. She's worked in home health agencies, public health departments, and an Area Agency on Aging. She's taught nursing students at the university level and has counseled families dealing with elder care issues. For forty some years, she has helped people of all ages, various religions and ethnicities, and different socio-economic levels. Her three E-books are short story collections about her nursing experiences. Some stories have been previously published in nursing journals. Lois comments, "I'm a different and better person because of my patients, their families, the nurses I have worked with, and the students I have taught. I want to share what I've learned about peoples' courage and compassion in dealing with health and relationship challenges with others." Her web site is www.nursesbookshelf.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Create Space
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0988570610
• ISBN 13: 9780988570610
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160