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On the Job: What Really Works?

Volume 21, Number 4 Fall 2004

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Personal or group study ideas.
Read the articles, choose your questions!

small box Exploring Christian vs. Humanistic Thinking:
Read Price-Hoskins, pp. 6-12 and Salladay, pp. 14-17.
a. How is interpretation of the Code of Ethics (Table 1, p. 10) similar to different in Christian and humanistic value systems?
b. Reflect on Jack Ogden's desire for deliverance in a good death (p. 14). How does Christian and/or humanistic thinking support or refute Ogden's plans?
c. Evaluate the Possible Nursing Actions When Patients Plan a Final Exit, Table 1, p. 16. Are the individual actions based on Christian or humanistic thinking?

small box Discovering God's Resources:
Read Anderson & Lanig, pp. 18-21 and McCollum, pp. 22-25.
a. Identify specific resources God provides for Christians to use in our work.
b. In what ways are you using or not using those resources?
c. Develop five concrete steps that can help you more effectively access God's power in your life and nursing.

small box Mentoring:
Read Walker, pp. 26-27 and McDonald, pp. 28-29.
Identify ways Jesus mentored the twelve disciples in these Scriptures: Matthew 4:18-23, 8:23-27, 15:29-39, 13:51-53, 28:19-20 with Acts 1:1-11.

contents

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1 First-Rate Work Environments - Editorial

Workplace Challenges

6 The Right Thing--For the Right Reason
Pam Price-Hoskins

14 The Right Thing--For the Right Reason
Susan A. Salladay

Merciful Release or Unlawful Death?

18 Perfect Peace at Work?
Marilyn C. Anderson and Hilreth Lanig

The Nursing Shortage

22 Thinking Outside the Box
Joni McCollum

Rescue Nurses Lend a Hand

Three nurses share how mentoring can influence nurse retention, model Jesus Christ and develop both the mentor and mentee.

26 An Effective Retention Strategy
Marcena Walker

Mentoring Like Jesus

28 So, What Is Mentoring?
Luberta (Skip) McDonald

30 Precepting: Putting Myself in Her Shoes
Jill DeHoog

Parish Nursing

34 Mobilize Support Groups to Meet Congregational Needs
Janice E. Hurley and Susanne Mohnkern

41 Practicing

41 The Toilet Nurse
Karen Cavaleri

49 Gift Bearers
Kristina Ibitayo

Departments

5 Letters.

42 Advertising

Jobs Education, PN Resources, Missions

46 Resources

A biblical view of work, mentoring, parish n ursing, Hugs for Nurses

48 PulseBeats

Nurse Shadowing, Life-Saving Gadget, Got Sore Fee?, Ask Me 3