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FEMA Nurses Face "Mission Impossible"

Remembering Katrina

M.J. Miller, RN, BSN

The University of Akron, findmjm{at}yahoo.com

Thérèse Dowd, PhD, RN

The University of Akron, dowd{at}uakron.edu

Dowd, a faculty member, is a strong proponent for nurses sharing their stories. Miller's story about her volunteer experience was so compelling that Dowd challenged her to share it with the nursing community. This story is a demonstration of how a nurse can bring leadership, sensitive interpersonal skills, and a sense of humor to help forge a cohesive and outward looking temporary community. Nurses naturally interact from a paradigm of care and comfort. Miller makes this interaction explicit. The outcome of the journey was a memorable lived experience that brought caring, healing, and comfort to a situation of devastation. It is hoped this nursing story will inspire the reader to try a similar new role or to tell their story.

Key Words: aesthetics • holistic care • nursing practice • theory based

Journal of Holistic Nursing, Vol. 26, No. 1, 56-62 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0898010107306200
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