Tending Lives

Author : Echo Heron
Publisher : Ivy Books
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2009-02-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307560537

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As the healthcare debate rages on with the growth of the HMO industry, nurses quietly continue to provide the day-to-day grit and deeply-felt passion that hold the healing profession together. Within these remarkable women and men are poignant, outrageous stories drawn from the edge of life. But fear of career backlash and reprisals have made them reluctant to talk to outsiders about their experience. Now Echo Heron, New York Times bestselling author of Intensive Care, draws truths far stranger than fiction out of her colleagues--and allows the nurses to speak to us in their own words. Ranging from inspiring to tragic to outrageously funny, these narratives are real life medical dramas as experienced by nurses across the country--each practicing in a variety of specialties, including cardiac care, labor and delivery, burns, the ER--even a nurse who works in dolphin care. Tending Lives portrays a penitentiary nurse responsible for orchestrating a murderer's execution; a stroke victim who rose out of his depression when his nurses began telling him jokes; and, perhaps the most riveting testimony, the moment-by-moment memories of several nurses who served in the aftermath of the Oklahoma City bombing--gripping accounts that give us new perspectives on the horror and heroism of that nightmare day. Pediatric nurses, psychiatric nurses, home-care nurses, intensive care nurses--all with distinct voices and unique stories to tell. Filled with both tears and laughter, and charged with the issues that afflict nursing care today, Tending Lives is a gripping, moving, inspiring book, a fitting tribute to a noble profession.

Author : Echo Heron
Publisher : Ivy Books
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1999-01-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780804118217

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Tending Lives by Echo Heron Pdf

A critical-care nurse in coronary and emergency medicine for eighteen years, Echo Heron has seen and heard it all. Here she recounts narratives of real-life medical dramas experienced by nurses across the country, sharing with us the inspiring, the tragic, and the outrageously funny: a penitentiary nurse who wasresponsible for orchestrating a murderer's execution; a stroke victim who rose out of his depression when his nurses began telling him jokes; and, perhaps the most riveting testimony, moment-by-moment memories of several nurses who served in the aftermath of the Oklahoma City bombing. Filled with both tears and laughter and charged with the issues that afflict nursing care today, TENDING LIVES is a gripping, moving, inspiring book, a fitting tribute to a noble profession.

Author : Timothy Byfield
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1717
Category : Health
ISBN : BL:A0020487330

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Directions Tending to Health and Long Life, &c by Timothy Byfield Pdf

Author : Charles Webster
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1793
Category : Stomach
ISBN : CHI:086905254

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Facts, Tending to Show the Connection of the Stomach with Life, Disease, and Recovery by Charles Webster Pdf

Author : Charles WEBSTER (M.D.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1793
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0018963766

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Facts tending to shew the connection of the stomach with life, disease, and recovery by Charles WEBSTER (M.D.) Pdf

Author : Bruce G. Epperly,Katherine Gould Epperly
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2009-10-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781566996471

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Tending to the Holy by Bruce G. Epperly,Katherine Gould Epperly Pdf

Tending to the Holy: The Practice of the Presence of God in Ministry invites pastors to embody their deepest beliefs in the routine and surprising tasks of ministry. Inspired by Brother Lawrence's classic text in spirituality, Tending to the Holy integrates the wisdom and practices of the Christian spiritual tradition with the commonplace practices of pastoral ministry. Bruce and Katherine Epperly utilize a variety of spiritual disciplines especially Benedictine, Celtic, Ignatian, Rhineland, and process spiritualities to provide a framework for helping clergy nurture the awareness of God, creative imagination, and personal well-being in every aspect of their ministerial lives. Practicing God's presence in the ordinary tasks of ministry inspires wholeness, spiritual transformation, vision, imagination, endurance, and healthy self-differentiation in ministry. Commitment to joining spiritual practices with the routine and repetitive tasks of ministry provides an important antidote to unhealthy stress, burnout, and loss of vision in ministry. By seeing their congregational leadership in terms of spiritual transformation, imaginative practice, and relational interdependence, ordinary ministerial practices can become ways pastors can deepen their relationship with God. Growing out of their work with pastors at every season of ministry, as well as combined ministerial experience of nearly sixty years, Bruce and Katherine Epperly invite pastoral leaders to complement and expand on their understanding of spiritual leadership, pastoral excellence, and self-care, integrating traditional and contemporary spiritual practices with the concrete arts of ministry.

Author : Norvene Vest
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2003-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780819219183

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Essays that explore spiritual direction from a variety of faith and cultural perspectives

Author : Marshall & Julia Welch
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781479707065

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Tending the Garden by Marshall & Julia Welch Pdf

Tending the Garden is a unique perspective and approach nurturing of Christian spirituality using the garden and gardening as a metaphor. Marshall and Julie Welch combine their experience and expertise in spiritual formation and gardening as an invitation to tending to one's spirituality. Whether an experienced or novice gardener, the reader will gain insight not only into the art of gardening, but Christian spirituality as well. Spirituality is presented as a relational way to grow compassion and sensitivity to self, others, the environment, and to God. The book can be read individually or as a small book club group. Guidelines for facilitating a small group discussion are presented in the introduction. Part I consists of 14 short, engaging chapters, with titles such as "Weeding: Spiritual Discernment," "Manure Happens: Desolation and Consolation," and "Thank You Very Mulch: Our Spiritual Security Blanket." The narrative is written in a very conversational voice. Each chapter begins with scripture and an inspirational quote and concludes with a series of reflection questions as well as tips on how to "cultivate" one's spirituality. The "tips" are easy-to-do activities that are grounded in a long tradition of spiritual exercises presented in a contemporary context. In Part II, the authors also use their experience as co-coordinators of a community garden in their own church congregation to present step-by-step suggestions on how other communities of faith can start and maintain their own garden. Church gardens are introduced as a unique form of spiritual formation through a sense of community with other gardeners and a form of mission and ministry.

Author : Lucy Shenouda
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781105526664

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Tending the Garden by Lucy Shenouda Pdf

Tending the Garden is a story of a change of seasons, wisdom shared and lessons learned through the beauty and inspiration of all of nature, including the weeds. As the garden is transformed with each season, those changes, both physical and metaphorical are observed from perspectives of innocence and wisdom, through the lens of darkness and light.

Author : Hiram Crespo
Publisher : Humanist Press
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780931779527

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Tending the Epicurean Garden by Hiram Crespo Pdf

Be Smart About Being Happy Gods may exist, but they’re too far removed to care about humans. So our best purpose in life is not to please gods, but to be happy. Which is not as easy as it sounds, since short-term pleasures and selfishness create longer-term misery. Thus taught Epicurus, 2,300 years ago. Hiram Crespo brings the Epicurean passion for maximum happiness into the modern age with this practical guidebook. Step one in what Crespo calls the “hedonic calculus” is to rein in desires, so they become easier to satisfy – just the opposite of the luxurious indulgence so often incorrectly associated with Epicureanism. From there, he offers a blizzard of ideas, from healthy recipes that stimulate natural “feel-good” chemicals in the brain to the journaling of positive events, even on a bad day. The highest attainable happiness, though, is communing with friends – it just doesn’t get any better than that. Being smart about being happy means using the best knowledge and tools available. Tending the Epicurean Garden is an excellent place to start.

Author : Max P. Pottag
Publisher : Alfred Music
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-02
Category : Music
ISBN : 1457450933

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French Horn Passages, Volume II by Max P. Pottag Pdf

With the ever increasing popularity of the French horn and the demand for French horn music, this book is published for the benefit of the American student and professional, to acquaint him with the most popular French horn solo parts of symphonic and standard literature.

Author : Irun R. Cohen
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2000-01-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0080542336

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Tending Adam's Garden by Irun R. Cohen Pdf

Tending Adam's Garden describes and explains the way in which our immune system works from a novel perspective. The book uses metaphors and examples to bring the immune system to life and explores the fundamental miracle of nature. Written in plain language for a broad audience, this book encompasses much more than just immunology, exploring more fundamental matters such as causality, information, energy, evolution, cognition and individuality, as well as the strategy of the immune system and its role in health and disease. Provides a unique perspective on the immune system from one of the keenest scientific and philosophical brains in the world Uses metaphors and case histories to explore themes in an accessible manner Written in plain language requiring no specialized vocabulary or specific scientific background in the subject

Author : Karen Michele Chandler
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2024-01-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781496845955

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Tending to the Past by Karen Michele Chandler Pdf

In many popular depictions of Black resistance to slavery, stereotypes around victimization and the heroic efforts of a small number of individuals abound. These ideas ignore the powers of ordinary families and obscure the systematic working of racism. Tending to the Past: Selfhood and Culture in Children’s Narratives about Slavery and Freedom examines Black-authored historical novels and films for children that counter this distortion and depict creative means by which ordinary African Americans survived slavery and racism in early America. Tending to the Past argues that this important, understudied historical writing—freedom narratives—calls on young readers to be active, critical thinkers about the past and its legacies within the present. The book examines how narratives by children’s book authors, such as Joyce Hansen, Julius Lester, Marilyn Nelson, and Patricia McKissack, and the filmmakers Charles Burnett and Zeinabu irene Davis, were influenced by Black cultural imperatives, such as the Black Arts Movement, to foster an engaged, culturally aware public. Through careful analysis of this rich body of work, Tending to the Past thus contributes to ongoing efforts to construct a history of Black children’s literature and film attuned to its range, specificity, and depths. Tending to the Past provides illuminating interpretations that will help scholars and educators see the significance of the freedom narratives’ reconstructions in a neoliberal era, a time of shrinking opportunities for many African Americans. It offers models for understanding the powers and continuing relevance of the Black child’s creative agency and the Black cultural practices that have fostered it.

Author : John Wilder May
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 998 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Insurance law
ISBN : UIUC:30112032800770

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The Law of Insurance, as Applied to Fire, Life, Accident, Guarantee, and Other Non-maritime Risks by John Wilder May Pdf

Author : Lesley I Shore
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-21
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781317764052

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Tending Inner Gardens by Lesley I Shore Pdf

Tending Inner Gardens: The Healing Art of Feminist Psychotherapy transforms the theory and practice of psychotherapy, one that values both the feminine and masculine perspectives. Set within a naturalistic framework, this model utilizes nature’s growing and healing processes. It proposes nature’s seasonal cycles as a model for the psychotherapy process, and author Lesley Irene Shore introduces nature’s seasonal cycle as a model for successful psychotherapy and demonstrates how to tune techniques to the rhythms of each season. Dr. Shore speaks with the voice of an experienced psychotherapist, sharing her struggles with therapeutic dilemmas and addressing issues common to every practitioner. She refuses to present simple solutions to the difficult process of helping people grow, yet offers new ways of thinking about this work. Readers will find this a healing book--for themselves as well as for their clients. The book covers relationship issues as well as the use of language, hypnosis, dreams, and creativity. Specific areas readers learn about include: language--teaches therapists to differentiate between questions that address conscious regions of the mind and ones which communicate with less conscious processes. metaphor--describes ways of working with metaphors to access less conscious processes trauma--explores the effects of psychological trauma and offers tools for healing its wounds psychotherapy process--uses nature’s seasonal cycle to chart the process of psychotherapy Tending Inner Gardens transcends the artificial dichotomies currently characterizing much psychological thought. Psychotherapists will be interested in the natural model of psychotherapy which integrates a wide range of ideas and theories, especially the sections on the psychotherapy relationship, dreams, creativity, working with metaphors, language, and the process of psychotherapy. Interesting case studies illuminate this material. Students can benefit from seeing how the tools of psychotherapy are integrated with the art. Laypeople will enjoy reading about Dr. Shore’s personal evolution as a therapist, her life on Harmony Farm, and her cases, which are discussed in detail. While this book is primarily geared toward a professional audience, it attracts a wide range of readers. It should be read by experienced psychotherapists, faculty members, and practitioners, as well as those in training. This would generally include psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, counselors, psychiatric nurses, and related professions. And while the book presents a primarily verbal, psychodynamic approach toward healing, its theoretical conceptualization will appeal to professionals in healing traditions such as art therapy, massage therapy, and expressive therapy.