Letters to a Young Nurse is a collection of inspirational and moving reflections on nursing and our place in the world. Each letter, warmly written with compelling insight, addresses challenges frequently encountered by nurses. These letters are rooted in decades of nursing experience. They emerge from thousands of conversations at bedsides and nurse’s stations in addition to countless visits with nursing students in classrooms, labs, clinical rotations and during faculty office hours. Every page of this book strives to breathe wisdom and life into the nursing spirit. This gathering of reflections will fortify commitment to career purpose while enhancing a vision of the deeper realities and meaning of a nursing career. You will find in this collection of letters just what the author intended, an inspiring and cherished gift for the future of nursing and humanity.