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Men's Issues in Health & Nursing
Volume 23, Number 2 Spring 2006

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Inequities in Nursing
Facing Addiction
Discerning Truth

 

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3 Editorial (full text)

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 an dhow they pursue fulfillment in the work of nursing.
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?

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 God.
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.

Departments
1
Editorial
Reverse Discrimination?
5 Etc.
NEW! 31 Christian Ethics
A Difficulty Patient?
Susan Anthony Salladay
40 Practing
Talking Health With Men
Jackie Iatesta
41 FAQs in Spiritual Care
Does Knowing a Patient's Religion Help or Hinder?
Mary T. Sweat
42 Advertising
46 Resources
48 PulseBeats
Stem Cell Research, Ban on Cell Phones?

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