The Closing And Opening Of A Millennium : A Journey From Old To New Thinking (Wisdom From The Field Series)

The Closing and Opening of a Millennium : A Journey From Old to New Thinking (Wisdom from the Field Series)

The Wisdom From The Field Series: Every person, at one time or another, will need the services of health care. That alone speaks to the importance of this series. The quality of our health care system will impact the quality of life for every member of our society. The health care system is experiencing major transformation. This four book series uncovers the work necessary to create the best place to receive health care and the best place for those who provide the care to work. The content reflects the lessons learned from thousands of people across the continent committed to co-create such a system. The four fundamental characteristics necessary to create the best place will be progressively explored throughout the series. No one will be untouched by the wisdom shared from those who give and receive care who are actively doing this work. The Closing and Opening of a Millennium: A Journey From Old To New Thinking is the first in the series. It will challenge one's thinking about the essence of health care. It will explore the old and new thinking patterns that have influenced the quality of care. The book will bring poignant lessons from the largest group of health care givers in the world, the nurse. It will bring alive the importance of what clinicians and recipients of care believe "matters most" via powerful clinical stories. The clarity will provide hope and a sense of direction that will ignite you to take action and create a health care system for this new millennium. This book is also available on audiocassette. Review I strongly recommend this book to all nurses, whether in nursing school, active or retired... -- Tools for Education - Book Reviews, Home Healthcare Nurse, Volume 15, Number 1, 1997Jolene S. LeRoy, RN, BSN, QI Education Nurse, Aurora, Illinois. I feel fortunate to have attended the 11th National Nursing Symposium on Home health Care in June 1996 at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Michigan. It was there that I heard Bonnie Wesorick speak as the closing speaker on "Celebrating the Essence of Nursing in a Time of Chaos." She inspired me with so much of what she had to say that I purchased her book. Ms. Wesorick invites the reader to take a journey. The reader's feelings, beliefs, and wisdom are stimulated to think about one's personal meaning related to healthcare and the essence of nursing. I strongly recommend this book to all nurses, whether in nursing school, active or retired, no matter what are of practice. The book offers all nurses hope in this time of renewal. -- Tools for Education - Book Reviews, Home Healthcare Nurse, Volume 15, Number 1, 1997 About the Author Bonnie Wesorick, RN, MSN is the founder of the CPM Resource Center, and originator of the Clinical Practice Model and CPM Consortium. For the last two decades she has centered her practice around co-creating healthy, healing work cultures and an integrated health care system. Her diverse roles in practice, education and research have linked her with interdisciplinary staff, managers, educators, advanced practitioners, educators and researchers to improve work cultures and health care services. She has learned from and shared her wisdom with over 700 diverse organizations within and beyond the health care arena. She is an internationally known speaker, author, and visionary in the field of health care. She has worked with a variety of health care settings including hospitals, clinics, schools, extended care, home care and community services. Bonnie brings a sense of direction and hope in the midst of today's chaos. She connects with the hearts and minds of others through her continuous field work with small and large groups, presentations, story telling, workshops, audio and videotapes and numerous publications including six books. She is often a key note or featured speaker at local, state and national conferences across the continent.