Called to Care

<P><B>Nursing is a vocation: a calling from God to care for others.</B> The role of the nurse originally grew out of a holistic Christian understanding of humans as created in the image of God. Yet as nursing and healthcare continue to change the effects have proven disorienting to many. Now more than ever we need nurses who are committed both to a solid understanding of their profession and to caring well for patients and their families.</P><P>For over twenty years <I>Called to Care</I> has served as a unique and essential resource for nurses. In this third edition Judith Allen Shelly and Arlene B. Miller now joined by coauthor Kimberly H. Fenstermacher present a definition for nursing based on a historically and theologically grounded vision of the nurse's call:</P><P><I>Nursing is a ministry of compassionate and restorative care for the whole person in response to God's grace which aims to promote and foster optimum health (shalom) and bring comfort in suffering and death for anyone in need.</I></P><P>Focusing on the features of the nursing metaparadigm-person health environment and nursing-they provide a framework for understanding how the Christian faith relates to the many aspects of a nurse's work from theory to everyday practice.</P><P>This new edition of <I>Called to Care</I> is thoroughly revised for today's nurses including updated examples and new content on topics such as cultural competency palliative care and the current state of healthcare and nursing education. Each chapter features learning objectives discussion questions case studies and theological reflections from Scripture to help readers engage and apply the content. For educators students and practitioners throughout the field of nursing this classic text continues to provide clarity and wisdom for living out their calling.</P>