Stories about nurses are scarce, but stories about nurses who have accomplished extraordinary feats are almost non-existent. This beautifully produced, full-color book breaks that trend with stories about nurses who, in their daily lives, have made outstanding contributions in extraordinary ways in their communities. From around the globe, authors have contributed over 100 stories and images of nurses guaranteed to make you laugh, cry andapplaud as you learn of their accomplishments. These stories capture the diversity, intensity and heroism of nursing. Collectively, they form a fascinating mosaic describing the fullness of the nursing profession.

pt. 1 Nurses respecting each others' stories :Pam Berreth, Linda Knodel -- Carole L. Hamm -- Sally A. Sample -- Debbie Downey Afasano -- Judith S. Mitiguy -- Janet Boivin -- Mary Grace Tighe -- Carol Ann Cavouras -- Elizabeth Fredeboelling -- Nancy Lynn Dextrom -- Linda L. Chlan -- Geraldine Kelly-Mancuso -- Sister Mary Stephen Brueggeman -- Mary Ann McDermott -- Jackie L. Sallade -- Vicki Keough -- Carolyn Hope Smeltzer, Sister Judith Jackson -- Marie Duffy -- Pat Mezzina -- Susan Randall -- Jorie Moberley -- Alicia Pufundt -- Lori Fewster -- JoEllen Wilbur -- Elizabeth Burn Joosten -- Frances R. Vlasses -- Mary Beth Williams -- Susan Randall -- Carol Hutelmyer, Peggy Daly -- Deb Gauldin -- Susan Randall -- Phyllis Powell Pelt -- Sharon Brody Heath -- Janie Lea Gawrys, Mary Beth Williams -- Judy Lau Carino -- Diane Henley Peters. -- A blend of profession and faith : Sister Helen Kyllingstad / -- Alex / -- A modern-day Florence Nightingale : Hollie's story / -- Angels passing by / -- A nurse with a message and a mission / -- Army nurses / -- Being a nurse : Therese C. McGurkin / -- Bridging two worlds : Judith Black Feather / -- Creative thinking : doing what is right for patients / -- Engineering change / -- Filling each day with care : Donna Mae Jensen, nurse extraordinaire! / -- Going home again / -- Hands-on care : Sister Helen Watkins / -- In, of, and from the neighborhood : Michelle Knapp / -- Joan's journey / -- Judi's story / -- Kansas' first trained nurse : Sister Joanna Bruner / -- Mary Frances Murphy / -- Memory catcher : Dolores' memorabilia / -- Neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow / -- New graduate, master teacher : Laura Difiglio Klink / -- Night shift on the bus / -- Nurse Josie / -- Nursing the community : Ellen Barton / -- Old school : Miss Mary Jane Morris / -- Phone conversations / -- Poetry in nursing / -- Second time around / -- Sister Sheila Murphy / -- The art of bending with the wind / -- The gift / -- The million-dollar secret : school nursing / -- The quiet soldier : Ruth Smith / -- The whole is greater than the sum of the parts : a team of nurses / -- Weathering the storm : Janice Marshall / -- Where nursing leads : Mary Vergera / Part I: Nurses Respecting Each Others' Stories -- Part II: Families Knowing that their Nurse's Story is Special -- Part III: Friends Listening to Nurses' Stories -- Part IV: Nurses Defining Themselves through Patients' Stories -- Part V: Nurses Reflecting on their Stories -- Part VI: Tribute to a Special Nurse. pt. 2 Families knowing that their nurse's story is special : Helen Jean Talbot-Bond -- Kathleen Archibald Simon -- Angela Renee Starkweather -- Cheryl Vajdik -- Carolyn Hope Smeltzer -- Elizabeth (Betty) J. Corso Falter -- Carol Vandrey -- Carolyn Hope Smeltzer -- Kimberly A. McNally -- Elizabeth (Betty) J. Corso Falter -- Betty J. Noyes -- Deborah Mandel -- Peggy Miller -- Anne E. Solak, Rhiannon E. Tennant -- Alma Joel Labunski -- Kerry L. O'Brien -- Heather R. Beebe -- Bernie Rimgale -- Susan Rimgale -- Debbie Downey Afasano -- Ann Kobs -- Elly Burns-Prestage -- Susan A. Bisol. -- Ada / -- All in the family / -- A pattern for a nursing quilt / -- And now there are four / -- Cadet nurse by dream : the art of possibilities / -- Census of one : staff of five / -- Community of friends, an addendum to Census of one : staff of five / -- Comfort by the yard : a special nurse and niece / -- Gayl : composing one life, nursing many others / -- Hands of gold : story of Lillian Hedrick Falter Class of 1929, Saginaw General Hospital / -- Hello, my name is Betty / -- Married to a male nurse, bringing caring home : Phillip Leigh Mandel / -- Marilyn Danner Irish : devoted to family and country / -- Nana / -- Nursing history revisited : a daughter's reflection / -- Ruth's walk as a nurse : Ruth I. Robertson / -- She still giggles / -- Susan, my daughter : through the years / -- Susan, a daughter's reflection of a mother's pride / -- The story of angels : a family and two sisters / -- Two nurses who knew the meaning of caring / -- What she taught me in life, she taught me in death / -- When I'm a nurse, I won't let babies cry : Gerry's story / pt. 3 Friends listening to nurses' stories : Sue Kamrad-Marrone -- Frances R. Vlasses -- Cheryl Vajdik, Carolyn Hope Smeltzer -- Susan O'Neill -- Carolyn Hope Smeltzer -- Chris Harris Vlasses -- P. Ann Solari-Twadell -- Lori L. Fischer -- Carol Ann Cavouras -- Barb Ward -- Terry R. Light -- Carol J. Swenson -- Ida M. Androwich -- Carolyn Hope Smeltzer -- Chris Harris Vlasses -- Judith (Judi) A. Jennrich -- Irene Stemler -- Frances R. Vlasses -- Sheila Kelly Ames -- Fran McGibbon -- Sheila McNally -- Patricia Birck -- Lori L. Fischer -- Loretta Jean Aiken. -- A nurse seen through the eyes of a good friend : my friend, Peggy Jones / -- A study of volunteerism / -- A walk on the beach / -- A weekend in the wilderness / -- Bonnie : nurse, mother, educator / -- Called on / -- Creating an environment of health and healing through presence / -- From lessons learned to love returned / -- Home on the ranch : Phyllis Ethridge / -- Miracle worker / -- Nurse excellence seen through the eyes of a physician / -- People and pets : a full life of oncology care, Linda Brethauer / -- Privileged to serve / -- Ruth / -- Seeing is believing / -- She never turns away / -- Something to sing about / -- The bridge group / -- The power of prayer and friendship : Carla's story / -- The presence of Michael working magic / -- The smile is in her eyes / -- The story of Karin / -- Travel nurse on a mission / -- Wendy's legacy / pt. 4 Nurses defining themselves through patients' stories : Katherine (Katie) Koehn -- Donna Horrocks -- Carole Leomporra -- Rebecca Caldwell -- Sarah Ann Johnson -- Diane Scheb -- Jacqueline Rohaly-Davis. -- A nurse's perspective / -- Hey Dot, they took the respirator out of the room! / -- Julia's gift / -- Michael finds a family : a family of staff nurses / -- Nobody / -- The many faces of courage / -- The marine, a nurse, and the wall / pt. 5 Nurses reflecting on their stories : excerpts from Jo Anne Marcell -- Victoria C. Fron -- Zenaida M. Sarmiento -- Pamela A. Martyn-Nemeth -- Shannon Bright Smith -- Linda M. Bond -- Michelle Williams -- Linda Heitman -- Julia T. O'Malley -- Melanie Morrisey Dines -- Debra Dunn -- Trudie Kidwell Hart -- Students, faculty and the alumni of the Division of Nursing, The Steinhardt School of Education, New York University -- Stephanie L. Morris -- Katherine L. Smith-McEwen -- Nancy Carol Parks -- Sally Bellerose -- Loretta Jean Aiken -- Christine D. Rowland. -- A good way to make a living / -- A nurse for all seasons / -- A nurse's mission / -- Any nurse's story / -- A second chance / -- Family care / -- Hope / -- Is there a nurse on board? / -- Julia's story / -- Lessons from a hospice nurse / -- Making a difference around the world / -- My child showed me the way / -- Recollections of September 11, 2001 : -- Nurses remember 9/11 / -- The birth of a pediatric nurse / -- The gift of intuition / -- The tapestry of nursing / -- Touchy-feely stuff / -- When disaster strikes / -- Why I became a nurse / pt. 6 Tribute to a special nurse -- Contributors and their stories.