Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inspiration for Nurses: 101 Stories of Appreciation and Wisdom

by Amy Newmark, LeAnn Thieman

Nurses will find their own hearts and souls in these pages — and the inspiration they need to cope in health care today.

Most nurses didn’t choose their careers because of great hours, pay and working conditions! Chicken Soup for the Inspiration for Nurses reminds them why they entered the profession… and why they stay.

Working in health care never gets easier; staying positive and engaged can be difficult. And yet nurses show up… over and over again… day after day, selflessly nurturing others with their hands and their hearts.

This collection of true stories champions nurses’ daily contributions, commitments and sacrifices, and depicts the compassion, intelligence and humor needed to meet today’s demands. Through laughter and tears, nurses share their stories to inspire and fortify one another, so together they can continue their competent, compassionate service.

Regardless of age or area of practice, nurses will discover the universality of caring, the power of their skillful hands, bright minds and devoted hearts. These stories will bless them with the hope, health and healing they bring to all those they touch. Because they deserve it.

Genres: Medical

400 pages, Paperback

First published June 23, 2015

About the author

Amy Newmark is the bestselling author, editor-in-chief, and publisher of the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series. Since 2008, she has published 191 new Chicken Soup for the Soul titles, most of them national bestsellers in the U.S. and Canada, more than doubling the number of Chicken Soup for the Soul titles in print today.

Amy is credited with revitalizing the Chicken Soup for the Soul brand, which has been a publishing industry phenomenon since the first book came out in 1993. By compiling inspirational and aspirational true stories curated from ordinary people who have had extraordinary experiences, Amy has kept the thirty-year-old Chicken Soup for the Soul brand fresh and relevant.

Follow Amy on Twitter @amynewmark. Listen to her free podcast, The Chicken Soup for the Soul Podcast, on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, the Podcasts app on iPhone, or by using your favorite podcast app on other devices.

Reviews

[Vinetha · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.”
- Leo Buscaglia

“I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.”
- Lao Tzu

If I forget this book years down the line, this is what I hope I will remember at the very least, because this is what stood out to me the most:

You will never understand the impact a nurse has on the hundreds of lives they cross, unless you are cared for by someone who really sees you, or you hear someone else’s story. This book made me see the compassion, the patience, the strength, and humanity that make nurses so admired. To remember to take the time to be human, to truly see, listen, and care, can be the source of light in someone’s weakest and darkest moments, and this is something I hope to carry forward with me.

[Natalie]

I had the honor of meeting LeAnn Thieman today--she is even more inspirational and uplifting in person...so genuine, funny, and real. She walks the walks and when she talks, everyone in the room listened. I left feeling humbled, healed, grateful and inspired to continue our life's passion and commitment to the nursing profession.

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just like all the Chicken Soup for the Soul books, this one is filled with heartwarming stories, but these are stories written by nurses or by patients or families who’s lives were touched by a nurse. I’m a nurse and really loved reading these stories, all made me smile and some made my cry. All the stories were heart touching affirmations why I do what I do.

[David Craighead · Rating 5 out of 5]

Under Appreciated Profession

Excellent collection of short reads on just how important nurses are to the health profession. If you really want to know all of the motions of being a nurse, read this book.

[Allyson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Disconnect

I lived these books years ago when they were really popular. I don't know if *I* changed or if it was just this book but I didn't enjoy it as much. If course there were some stories that made me cry but mostly I didn't feel as connected to the stories.

[Colleen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Now I know why I became a nurse.

[Brianna Guth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Little boring, but definitely some good heart warming stories

[Cass]

Had to return at the library, will get back to it in the future. :P