Dare to Care

About the Book

DARE TO CARE

DARE TO REDISCOVER THE ART OF CARING

THE CONCEPT OF CARING IS A FAMILIAR SOUNDING ONE AND YET IT IS SOMEWHAT ALLUSIVE TO MOST OF US. DARE TO CARE IS A PRACTICAL LOOK AT CARING CONCEPTS. NOW IS THE TIME FOR PERSONAL REFLECTION CONCERNING THE ART OF CARING. CARING IS AT THE CORE OF EVERY PERSONAL INTERACTION. THE TIME HAS COME TO EXAMINE THE ATTITUDES THAT IMPACT THOSE PEOPLE WHO SHARE THE SPACE OF OUR LIVES.

DARE TO CARE IS A SIMPLE CONVERSATION FROM ONE PERSON’S HEART TO YOURS. IT INITIATES A DIALOGUE THAT WILL CHALLENGE YOUR THINKING CONCERNING WHY, HOW AND WHAT WE CARE ABOUT. TODAY’S WORLD HAS SO MANY UNCERTAINTIES AROUND US. THE ONE THING WE MUST CLING TO IS OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH THOSE WE CARE ABOUT. WE WILL LOOSE OUR HUMANITY IF WE LOOSE OUR ABILITY TO CARE.

DARE TO CARE GIVES GUIDANCE AND PRACTICAL DIRECTION TO REACH OUT AND EFFECT CHANGE IN THOSE AREAS THAT STIR OUR PASSIONS. DARE TO CARE IS A CHALLENGE TO HONE THESE CARING SKILLS AND BEGIN TO PUT THEM INTO PRACTICE. IT IS A CHALLENGE TO ALL OF US. IT IS A CHALLENGE TO PUT ACTIONS TO THE DES1EES OF OUR HEARTS. THE ART OF CARING IS AT EVERYONE’S DISPOSAL IF WE ONLY DARE TO CARE.

About the Author

CHERYL MASSON RN, DSN.

BORN AND RAISED IN THE MIDWEST, CHERYL HAS BEEN WORKING IN THE NURSING PROFESSION SINCE 1974. UPON GRADUATION FROM MISSOURI BAPTIST SCHOOL OF NURSING, SHE DUG INTO THE TRENCHES OF THE HOSPITAL SETTING. OVER TIME SHE WAS INVOLVED IN MANY FACETS OF THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSION.

CHERYL SPENT SEVERAL YEARS OF HER NURSING PROFESSION ON THE FRONT LINES, GIVING HANDS-ON BEDSIDE CARE IN THE HOSPITAL SETTING AND IN THE LONG TERM CARE SETTING. SHE HAS ALSO EXPERIENCED NURSING FROM A MANAGEMENT POSITION. SHE HAS KNOWN THE CHALLENGES OF CREATING STANDARDS FOR CARE AND INSTILLING A VISION FOR THE FUTURE.

CHERYL’S DESIRE IS TO EDUCATE OTHERS CONCERNING THE CONCEPTS OF CARING SHE HAS A PASSION TO EDUCATE OTHERS TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE FULFILLING PROFESSION OF NURSING AND TO HELP THEM BLOSSOM INTO GREAT CARE GIVERS. SHE ALSO HAS A DESIRE TO IMPROVE AND FACILITATE BETTER ENVIRONMENTS FOR ALL THE “HELPS” PROFESSIONS.

ARMED WITH A LOVE FOR PEOPLE AND A PASSION FOR CARING, CHERYL’S GOAL IS TO ENCOURAGE POSITIVE REFLECTIONS CONCERNING OUR OVERALL ATTITUDES AND VIEWS ABOUT THE. RELATIONSHIPS WE HAVE WITH THOSE THAT ARE IN OUR LIVES. HER GOAL IS TO INSTILL THE BASIC CONCEPTS OF CARING AND COMPASSION AS A FOUNDATIONAL CORNERSTONE. A CORNERSTONE, NOT ONLY IN THE PROFESSION SHE LOVES, BUT ALSO AS A PART OF THE OVERALL PERSPECTIVES THAT WE HOLD TOWARD OTHER PEOPLE IN EVERY ASPECT OF OUR LIVES.