The Call of Nursing

Written for anyone curious about what it really takes to be a nurse, The Call of Nursing is unlike any other book you may have read about the profession. In it, twenty-three skilled, experienced nurses discuss in their own words how and why they do what they do, and offer a rare glimpse into a profession that hides in plain sight.

A hospice nurse describes a search for ethical practice that led her from Russia to the United States. A nurse corps officer in a traumatic brain injury ward recalls his deployment to Iraq while still in nursing school. An emergency and critical care nurse describes 9/11 as a rookie paramedic. A pediatric nurse describes her unwavering devotion to victims of sexual abuse.

Also included are descriptions of the nontraditional routes each nurse took to achieve her or his educational and professional goals.

The twenty-three portraits in The Call of Nursing help us see more clearly the challenges nurses face and accept on a routine basis, and offer an inspirational look at the reasons nurses often feel called to care and service.