Table of Contents
AUTHOR'S NOTES 2021 and 1993. i
CONNECTION ON A BRIDGE. 1
NURSING IS. 2
GIVING THANKS. 4
THE NURSE. 5
ANN'S ZEST ENDS. 6
WITH GRATITUDE TO MY MENTORS. 9
ON SUNSETS. 10
PLEASE WRITE! 12
MY FRIEND.. 13
GRANDPA JOE. 14
SPOUSAL INTUITION.. 16
DON'T SHOW, DON'T TELL. 18
INTUITION.. 19
SHHHHHH! 20
MATTERS OF HIS HEART. 21
DONNA. 34
AYAWNA. 38
ODE TO THE WOMAN OF THE '90S. 40
THAT SHINING STAR. 41
ODE TO EMILY. 43
BRENDA: HEROINE AS WELL. 44
NON-DOMINANT DOMINANCE. 45
ABBREVIATION LANE. 46
S.O.A.P.I.E. FOR ME?. 48
ACLS MEGACODE TESTING: JULY 1991. 50
MR. JONES AND THE NURSE PRACTITIONER. 52
AUTHOR'S NOTES 2021 and 1993. i
CONNECTION ON A BRIDGE. 1
NURSING IS. 2
GIVING THANKS. 4
THE NURSE. 5
ANN'S ZEST ENDS. 6
WITH GRATITUDE TO MY MENTORS. 9
ON SUNSETS. 10
PLEASE WRITE! 12
MY FRIEND.. 13
GRANDPA JOE. 14
SPOUSAL INTUITION.. 16
DON'T SHOW, DON'T TELL. 18
INTUITION.. 19
SHHHHHH! 20
MATTERS OF HIS HEART. 21
DONNA. 34
AYAWNA. 38
ODE TO THE WOMAN OF THE '90S. 40
THAT SHINING STAR. 41
ODE TO EMILY. 43
BRENDA: HEROINE AS WELL. 44
NON-DOMINANT DOMINANCE. 45
ABBREVIATION LANE. 46
S.O.A.P.I.E. FOR ME?. 48
ACLS MEGACODE TESTING: JULY 1991. 50
MR. JONES AND THE NURSE PRACTITIONER. 52
UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS. 53
THE CODE. 54
DAY SHIFT. 55
NIGHT SHIFT. 57
MORNING REPORT. 59
ODE TO THE HOME HEALTH CARE NURSE. 60
THE MIRROR IMAGE. 61
PATIENT ADVOCATE ... 62
THE ART OF NURSING: 64
CAREGIVER. 66
SORROW SHARED.. 67
TO YOU ALL (RE: 3:45 PM) 68
A FORMULA FOR SUCCESS. 71
NURSES UNITE! 72
MY POETRY. 73
THE PROCESS. 74
SHARING THE CARING.. 75
A TRIBUTE TO NURSING: 76
BONUS SECTION: HAIKU POEMS BY SUSAN.. 78
MOON AT YELLOW TRAFFIC LIGHT. 79
EGRET AT SANTEE LAKES. 80
THOUSAND PALMS OASIS. 81
LAKE POWAY OSPREY AND PREY. 82
ODE TO BIRD WATCHING.. 83
BUTTERFLIES MARVEL. 84
HUMMINGBIRDS: MAGNIFICENT CREATURES. 85
ABOUT THE AUTHOR 86