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    When Angels Fall
    When Angels Fall
    When Angels Fall
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    When Angels Fall

    By Mark Mastroianni

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    Author Mark Mastroianni, RN, reveals, through his own problems with substance abuse, how pervasive the problem is throughout the nursing profession. He offers advice on helping nurses recover from their addictions, while giving employers many reasons to help them through their problems and keep them gainfully employed caring for the patients who need them most.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateNov 18, 2013
    ISBN9781483513041
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      Employers

      The Nightingale Pledge

      Nurses have been referred to as the angels you see when you survive.⁴

      —eCollegeFinder Blog

      I solemnly pledge myself before God and in the presence of this assembly, to pass my life in purity and to practice my profession faithfully. I will abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous and will not take or knowingly administer any harmful drug. I will do all in my power to maintain and elevate the standard of my profession, and will hold in confidence all personal matters committed to my keeping and all family affairs coming to my knowledge in the practice of my calling. With loyalty will I endeavor to aid the physician in his work, and devote myself to the welfare to those committed to my care.

      Most nurses recite this pledge as part of their graduation ceremony and probably never read it again—or take the time to fully understand its meaning. Granted, much has changed since this pledge was composed in 1863, but once grammatically dissected, you will notice that fundamentally much of this vow has value to the nursing profession more than 100 years later.

      To pass my life in purity and to practice my profession faithfully. When re-reading this sentence for the first time in many years, the initial image in my mind’s eye is a matronly female meticulously clothed in a starched white uniform, a crisp, strategically placed nursing cap on her head and white shoes that could bear your reflection in its sheen. Her nails are perfectly trimmed and her makeup (if worn at all) is subdued. Her demeanor is professional and calm regardless of the challenges she faces on her shift. This is hardly a description the general public would use in today’s healthcare setting. In fact, I frequently hear patients and their families say they can’t differentiate professions since the advent of scrubs. This book, however, is not a judgment of modern-day healthcare attire, so I will not digress any further.

      To pass my life in purity and to practice my profession faithfully. When reviewing the synonymous cross-reference, purity means to be free from moral fault. Moral is simply to conform to a standard of right behavior. So, in our final analysis, to pass my life in purity is to simply do the right thing both personally and professionally. Is that such an archaic standard? Shouldn’t that be a fundamental obligation to our loved ones and for those we serve professionally? So what happened? How did so many of us nurses end up living such dysfunctional lives?

      Throughout my career, I worked with many nursing professionals who were exemplary at the bedside and yet experiencing failed relationships, financial disarray and significant legal/social difficulties. This eventually progressed to chronic time and attendance violations, harassment at work by creditors, unimaginable stress, physical illness and for some, substance abuse to numb their pain and desperation, even if only temporarily.

      The gentle spirit of nursing has made a huge impression on the American people; according to public opinion polls. Nurses are seen as trustworthy, capable and conscientious caregivers, critical to the health care system.⁵

      —Cathryn Domrose

      This book was written to enhance substance-abuse awareness among nurses, employers, the public and particularly men and women currently enrolled in nursing programs. Based on statistics, there are members of their class, as well as nurses currently employed, who are or will face difficulties with some form of addiction that, if ignored, will erode their ability to function at home and in the workplace. They will no longer be able to do the right thing personally and professionally,

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