Transforming Care: A Christian Vision of Nursing Practice

Nursing involves skill, judgment, compassion, and respect for human life whether or not the nurse is a Christian. Is there anything distinctive, then, about Christian nurses?
The authors of Transforming Care address the question of how Christian faith molds nursing practice. Suggesting that such faith entails something more essential than evangelism or a certain position on moral dilemmas, they deal with the ordinary, everyday nature of nursing practice.
The first part of the book articulates the relationship between Christian faith and nursing practice while analyzing the concepts of nursing, person, environment, and health common to nursing literature. The second part describes and evaluates nursing practice in three different health care contexts: acute care settings, mental health facilities, and community care contexts. Sidebars throughout the book offer thought-provoking quotations from well-known authors and nursing experts.
Contributors
Cheryl Brandsen
Bart Cusveller
Mary Molewyk Doornbos
Mary Flikkema
Ruth E. Groenhout
Arlene Hoogewerf
Kendra G. Hotz
Clarence Joldersma
Barbara Timmermans

Author: Mary Molewyk Doornbos, Ruth Groenhout, Kendra G. Hotz
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 07/01/2005
Pages: 211
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 8.92h x 6.44w x 0.66d
ISBN: 9780802828743

About the Author
Groenhout, Ruth: - Ruth E. Groenhout is professor of philosophy at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan.Doornbos, Mary Molewyk: - Mary Molewyk Doornbos is professor of nursing and chair of the Department of Nursing at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan. "

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