Softcover

ISBN 10: 1441531521 ISBN 13: 9781441531520

Publisher: Xlibris, 2009

Each of us has at least once in our lifetime come into contact with nurses of all backgrounds, whether in the course of being cared for or while they care for our family and friends. More often than not, we have seen nurses as what they truly are: compassionate professionals who often go above and beyond the call of duty in an unequivocally selfless manner. But not many of us have taken time to ponder over the challenges nurses confront, the experiences they encounter, and the stories that come with these opportunities to change people's lives and be sometimes changed in the course of doing so.

This book, Nursing Stories: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Journey, chronicles the challenges nurses face, the camaraderie they share, the experiences they have, and their unfaltering desire to make a difference. Many nurses of diverse specialties working across the globe have, in this book, succinctly told their stories, experiences, and challenges, not only to promote nursing as a profession in which one can make a difference, but also as one in which the difference one makes can help shape one's outlook on life. Every new page in this book highlights that while nurses try to change lives, a lot of them end up being changed themselves.

Nursing Stories: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Journey is a compilation of actual life-transforming stories that range from subtly hilarious stories to confronting clinical experiences. Some of the stories are intriguing, challenging, inspiring, scary, or outright inconceivable. Welcome to the world of nursing, welcome to Nursing Stories: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Journey.

About the Author:

Pedus Chidi Eweama is a native of Nigeria who now lives in Savannah, Georgia. As a freelance writer, he has contributed to various local and international journals. Pedus was a local winner in the 1999 "letter to the front" worldwide letter writing contest. As a poet, his celebrated poem, "A Mutilated Virgin of Ten", was recently published in the International Library of Poetry Anthology, "Nature's Echoes". At the time of this publication, he is a semi-finalist contending for the International Library of Poetry Open Poetry Contest Award. Some of his award-winning poems have also been published in the Famous Poets' Anthology, "GEM 2000". A believer in volunteerism, he founded Child Aid, Survival and Development International (CASDI) as well as volunteers for the American Red Cross (ARC) As a human rights activist, he belongs to the International Society for Human Rights (ISHR) and The Community Rights Project (CRP). Pedus is a new generation writer who strongly believe in perseverance, dedication and innovation.