December, 2003
For Edna Boyd-Davis, the U.S. Army Reserves has been the best place to be a nurse - and an officer.
In a recent ceremony at the U.S. Army Reserve Headquarters at Fort McPherson, Boyd-Davis was promoted to colonel, a rank just below brigadier general.
As chief nurse in charge of Reserves Unit 3297, and now as a colonel, the Riverdale resident oversees 150 nurses whose mission includes filling vacancies at hospitals across the country when other nurse reservists are called to active duty. Full Article
A patient dies and the only family member arrives too late to say goodbye.
A neonatal intensive care team whisks a baby away from the delivery room, leaving the mother and father alone to grapple with the implications of their son's problems.
An elderly woman keeps a vigil by her comatose husband day after day, with few people acknowledging her presence.
A woman learns that her brain tumor is inoperable.
Each scenario presents an opportunity for a nurse to bridge the subject of spirituality to either the patient or the family member. Full Article