As nurses are often the first point of contact for a patient entering the healthcare system, they have deep potential to shape and mold the entire experience for the patient. This book contains a collection of true stories from ordinary nurses, about ordinary patients, and the ordinary miracles that occur when they come together. Illustrating the routine acts nurses perform to improve the lives of their patients, the stories span a myriad of different patients and settings. Ordinary Miracles in Nursing contains stories that reveal the depth of the human spirit, some are sad, some are funny; all will touch you deeply with the inherent humanity of nurses and the nursing profession.