Mountains to Climb

Literature & Fiction

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Leslie, the overachiever of the four Nurseketeers, is passionate about working in the operating room. Struggling with setting priorities and the inability to say no, Leslie can’t keep up with her studies, meet the expectations of her basketball coach, serve effectively as president of the Student Nurses’ Association, work part time, and remain fully engaged with the love of her life. Her dream of becoming a nurse is challenged when she fails the first exam of her senior year. Compounding her frustration, she and her mother are arguing. The relationship with her boyfriend is heading for the rocks and her world is crumbling as her challenges loom like mountains to climb, the summit hidden by clouds of frustration, failure, and despair.

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Joy Don Baker & Terri Goodman, nursing students in the ‘70s like the fictional characters in their Nurseketeers series, are both writers in professional nursing literature. They met in the ‘80s and have remained friends for years. As co-authors, their mission is to share enjoyment, writing, and learning through meaningful stories about diverse nursing characters. Both are well-established leaders in perioperative nursing. Dr. Baker teaches at the University of Texas at Arlington and served as the editor-in-chief of AORN Journal. Dr. Goodman is an entrepreneur and an approved provider of continuing education as the principal at Terri Goodman & Associates. Baker & Goodman have produced the award-winning book A, B, & Cs of Author Partnering, the definitive how-to guide that leads readers through creating a partnership, establishing a productive work environment, and producing a work of fiction, non-fiction, or journal article.

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First Time

Do you remember doing something important for the first time; something you'd practiced and practiced? We never feel ready to venture into unknown territory, even when we're as prepared as we can be. In practice, there are do-overs, but there's only one first time for the real thing. Hopefully yours was a fond memory, and the real thing was even better than you'd hoped!

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Mountains to Climb

Sharon finished prepping the patient, and Leslie handed Banks towels to isolate the operative site, presenting them one at a time like Troy had instructed. Troy moved to the opposite side of the table to help with the rest of the draping. Leslie worked the mayo stand into place over the patient’s legs, then pulled the back table into position. A single drop of sweat rolled down the middle of her back as she picked up the scalpel and passed it to Banks for the initial incision.

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JD and T Baker and Goodman

Mountains to Climb

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Mountains to Climb

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