Care and Compassion

Community Service Project

We have some great resources to share.

HSTA teachers/students can contact me for resources listed below.

Jenny Bardwell

800-345-4267

jbardwell@hsc.wvu.edu

List of Resources

3 articles from the perspective of:

A Medical Student - He provides a good historical perspective on doctoring care past and present.

M. J. Brenner. 1999. The curative paradigm in medical education: Sriking a balance between caring and curing. The Pharos. Summer 1999. pp. 4-8.

 A Nurse- She points out differences between doctors care and nurses care.

C. Webb. 1996. Caring, curing, coping: towards an integrated model. Journal of Advanced Nursing 23, 960-968.

Nurses in culturally diverse setting - This study explores experiences of white nurses with African American rural families and the strategies these nurses found most effective in delivering care.

C.A. Smith. 1994. The Lived Experience of Care Within the Context of Cultural Diversity. Journal of Holistic Nursing,12 (3), pg. 282-290.

Recent newspaper articles titled: Life, Death, and Managed Care.

These articles describe the reality of residents and interns on their way to become doctors.

Great reading material for any HSTA students wanting to be a doctor.

Books:

M. Albom. 1997. Tuesday's with Morrie by (also a TV show recommended by Oprah)

J.D.Bauby. 1997. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.