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Men's
Issues in Health & Nursing
Volume 23, Number 2 Spring 2006
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Inequities
in Nursing
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Facing
Addiction
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Discerning
Truth
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3 Editorial
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6 When
Prostate Cancer Strikes
Gene Roberts
Over 234,000 men in the U.S. were diagnosed with prostate
cancer in 2005, while around 30,000 died from it. Discover
invaluable lessons learned from one nurse's journey with
this very personal cancer.
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13 Men
in Nursing: Hard-Wired for Adventure!
Richard Haas
Some things in nursing inadvertently send the message, "No
men need apply." Haas shares three common needs men have
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16 Why
Aren't Men Choosing Nursing?
Kathy Schoonover-Shoffner
The percentage of men in nursing has remained around 6% for
decades, compared to 94% females. Why aren't men entering
nursing? How can they be recruited into the profession? |
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18 Evaluating
Addictions Treatment in Light of Scripture
Kathy M. Graham
Addiction is a growing problem in America. In March 2004,
1066,351 clients were being treated for substance
abuse. Is treatment effective? Do beliefs underlying mainstream
treatment line up with biblical thinking?
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26 The
Fatherless Epidemic: Transforming Tragedy to Triumph
Bernadine Irwin and Kimberly Ann Copen
While the impact of fatherlessness is staggering - accounting
for the majority of teen crimes - one nursing school has found
a way to introduce troubled teens to the Fatherhood of
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32 On
the Tip of My Tongue: Living with Aphasia
John A. Liechty
John lost his ability to communicate, his career and much
of life that was significant to him. He shares his journey
and how he reconnected with himself, other people and God. |
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34 Riding
Out Hurricane Katrina
Joyce Martin
What was it like to work as an ER nurse in New Orleans during
Hurrican Katrina? |
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38 God
Had Other Plans
Larissa Funk
This nursing student discovered God - and herself - in a
gritty, inner-city Chicago clinic.
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