Called to Care

A Christian Worldview for Nursing

2nd Edition

By Judith Allen Shelly and Arlene B. Miller

(paperback)

Product Details

Line: IVP Academic
Length: 304 pages
Size: 6 x 9 inches
Binding: paperback
Published: January 2006

ISBN-10: 0-8308-2765-X
ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-2765-7
IVP Order Code: 2765

Related Subjects

Health/Health Care

Preface
Preface to the Second Edition
Part One: Introduction--Why Care?
1. Caring & the Christian Story
2. Revolution in the Nursing Paradigm
3. A Christian Worldview for Nursing
Part Two: The Person--Caring in Relationship
4. What Does It Mean to Be Human?
5. The Person as a Spiritual Being
6. The Person as a Cultural Being
Part Three: The Environment--Context for Care
7. The Seen Environment
8. The Unseen Environment
9. A Storied Environment
Part Four: Health--Outcomes of Care
10. Working Toward Shalom
11. Hope in Suffering
12. The Paradox of Death
Part Five: Nursing--Practice of Care
13. Nursing as Christian Caring
14. Spiritual Care
15. Looking to the Future
Appendix: Guidelines for Evaluating Alternative Therapies