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Briefing — Healing Work

May-June 2003

Although we had not planned a special section for this issue of Health Progress, several articles, each dealing with an aspect of work in the health ministry, have come together in a kind of rough theme.

In "Living Our Mission" (p. 17), Beth Perry, RN, PhD, describes the profound mutual healing often experienced by nurses who work in acute care. On p. 20, Rosemary Hume, RN, MSN; Sr. Sharon Richardt, DC, PhD; and Beth Applegate, RN, MSN, outline a program whereby spirituality and work can be integrated in the health care workplace. In "Becoming a Health Care Administrator" (p. 26), Cynthia Carter Haddock, PhD; Robert A. McLean, PhD; and Robert C. Chapman report on the results of a study exploring the various ways people come into leadership roles. And, in "Transforming the Workplace" (p. 30), Robert L. Veninga, PhD, lists 10 steps health care facilities can take to boost employee satisfaction.

On another note, Mark G. Tozzio, Gary L. Rowe, Robert R. Cook, and John R. Griffith describe, in "Strategic Planning for a Turnaround" (p. 35), the measures taken by a Missouri-based Catholic organization to recapture its leadership role in the local health care market.

Clarification
An article in the January-February 2003 issue of Health Progress—"The Challenge and Heart of Chaplaincy" by Michele Le Doux Sakurai—summarized for Catholic health care the salient points of a work entitled Professional Chaplaincy: Its Role and Importance in Health Care, Larry VandeCreek and Laurel Burton, editors. The five certifying organizations named on p. 27 of the article are those that contributed to the development of the Professional Chaplaincy work. Neither Ms. Sakurai nor the editors of Health Progress intended to suggest that there are not other certifying organizations in North America that collaborate to uphold professionalism and accountability in chaplaincy.

Happy 110th!
This is the 110th issue of Health Progress to be put together by Les Stock, our graphic designer. The editors, who are indebted to Les not only for his artistic and technological skills but also for his unfailing good cheer, would like to take the opportunity to say, "Thanks!"

 

 

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