Chicken soup for the nurse's soul: 101 stories to celebrate, honor, and inspire the nursing profession

The Florence Nightingale pledge Share with us 1. The true meaning of nursing : Working Christmas Day / Victoria Schlintz ; Proud to be a nurse / Barbara A. Brady ; Nellie / Joan Filbin ; All in a day's work / Naomi Rhode ; Jack / Kathryn Kimzey Judkins ; Olivia / Heather Black ; A matter of believing / Scot Thurman ; Wake up! / Kathleen Dahle ; The night Al Heel broke loose / Elizabeth Turner ; Jelly hearts / Joyce Mueller ; Boarder baby / Zaphra Reskakis ; What day is today? / Dennis Sibley as told to Allen Klein ; Fresh sample / Donna McDonnall Codes for the holidays / Jamie L. Beeley ; Christmas magic / Barbara Bartlein 2. On Love : A forever kind of love / Christy M. Martin ; Happy birthday, Grace / Nancy B. Gibbs ; In the arms of an angel / Elaine Gray Dumler ; The greatest of these Is love / Roberta L. Messner ; You held my hand / F. A. Thompson ; Love in its purest form / Maryjo Relampagos Pulmano ; A single act of love / Laura Hayes Lagana ; My promise / Linda C. Bird ; Billy's good-bye gift / Susan Spence 3. Defining moments : All our hearts have to offer / Janie K. Ford ; The touch of kindness / Tricia Caliguire ; A part of the team / Viola Ruelke Gommer ; To care for them / Christine Ehlers ; The hip in 46B / Linda McNeil ; I baptize you / Beverly Houseman ; A visit from an angel / Sarah Webb Johnson ; New job / Barbara A. Brady ; The depth of this career / Diane Stallings ; How could I stay in this profession? / Kathleen Brewer-Smyth ; Women in the military / Janis Nark 4. On teaching and learning : Diabetic teaching / Johanna Tracy ; First injection / Barbara Bartlein ; Peppy / Lini R. Grol ; A healing truth / Virginia L. Clark ; Finding your Easter sunrise / Cindy Bollinger ; The old woman / Mitzi Chandler ; Communication is the key / Karyn Buxman ; Meeting her needs / Judy B. Smith ; Rose / Susan Pearson ; Where do babies come from? / Elaine Stallman ; Raspberries and cream / Marie D. Jones 5. Challenges : Now we're talkin' / Denise Casaubon ; You can do anything! / Susan M. Goldberg ; "I am," I said / Shirley McCullough ; One smile at a time / Rita Kluny ; Do your best and the Lord will bless / Marilynn Carlson Webber ; Pony / Mary Jane Holman ; Sadie, Sadie, special lady / Andrea Watson ; Lucky / Charlene Vance ; Cast-cutter / LeAnn Thieman ; The race / Anne Riffenburgh ; He conquered it / Lance Armstrong ; Mr. Jackson and the angel pin / Linda Apple ; Will she ever smile again? / Ana Wehipeihana

6. Miracles : Stormy delivery / Debbie Lukasiewicz as told to LeAnn Thieman ; Summons to the danger zone / Joan Wester Anderson

The hand of God / Jo Stickley ; Forgiven / Bernie Siegel ; Afraid of the night / Nancy Harless

And the angels sang / Mary Saxon Wilburn ; A cherished angel / Margie Seyfer as told to LeAnn Thieman

Lori's wish / Gwen Fosse

By accident / Candace L. Calvert ; CPR / Johnnie Dowdy ; Voice in the night / Carin Klabbers

7. A matter of perspective : Impacting the process / Catherine Hoe Harwood ; Just look at you / "Dr. Mom" Marianne Neifert ; All pain being equal / Corinne Pratz

The nurse's best medicine / Don Haines ; Always a nurse / Shelly Burke

A nurse named Gloria / Lisa Ray Turner ; Dumbo / Laura Vickery Hart ; Bringing the cows home / Susan Townsend ; The crisis of today / Karyn Buxman

The assessment / Rebecca Skowronski ; Taking care of Joey / Donna Strickland as told to LeAnn Thieman ; Pennies from heaven / Raymond Bingham ; Take a number please / Naomi Follis ; Reasonable resignation / Sylvia C. Chism

Black stockings / Elsie Schmied Knoke

8. Beyond the call of duty : My mission of hope / Cherie Clark ; The heart of a nurse / Beatrice Sheftel ; Nurse Puss'n Boots / J. C. Pinkerton ; The pinning / Dawn Koehn ; Last rites / Jacqueline C. Hadeland : Heroes / Rhona Knox Prescott

9. Thank You : A piece of paper / Sherri Sorenson ; The call / Virginia L. Clark ; Love in your hands / Ken Cyr ; Silent angel / Duane Shaw ; Child's praise / Dolores Curran ; Ministering angels / Allison Leigh Usher ; A gift from Nana / Terri Murcia ; Thank you, Mrs. Dickenson / Georgann Phillips Schultz ; There for me / Carolyn Gavalas ; To the nurses of the world / John Wayne Schlatter ; More Chicken Soup?

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