麻豆传媒

News — Penn Nursing Associate Professor , was a nursing student at the onset of the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s, when treatments were nearly nonexistent and funeral homes refused to pick up those who died from the disease.

He revisits the experience with 鈥淒on鈥檛 Ever Forget Me鈥� in the new book . A collection of essays by nurses at different stages of their careers, the book is edited by Lee Gutkind and published by InFACT Books.

Joining Dr. Coleman in the pages of 鈥淭rue Stories of Becoming a Nurse鈥� is , who will join the ranks of 2.7 million nurses in the U.S.

In her essay 鈥淣urse Nora at Nineteen,鈥� Ms. Casper shares the mental image of the capable nurse she hopes to become 鈥� 鈥渁 skilled clinician who demonstrates knowledge as well as empathy.鈥� But her expectations are challenged by her initial clinical experiences in a nursing home.

鈥淭here is no way to memorize how to take care of someone,鈥� she writes. 鈥淲hat once seemed instinctual to most of us becomes overwhelmed by technicalities and anxiety. . . . the possibility of taking a real pulse, pricking a finger, or giving a bed bath was as daunting as it was exciting.鈥�

From trying on the first set of scrubs to guiding a patient toward a good death, Ms. Casper and Dr. Coleman share quintessential moments in nursing 鈥� true stories that have been largely untold.

The is one of the premier research institutions in nursing, producing new knowledge in geriatrics, pediatrics, oncology, quality-of-life choices, and other areas. Researchers here consistently receive more research funding from the National Institutes of Health than any other private nursing school, and many Master鈥檚 programs are ranked first in the country.