My Hands
Selected Poetry from a Nurse
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My hands are my strength
They reach out to comfort the sick
They help to raise the weak
My hands bring help to ease your pain
Medicine to heal your body
A touch to heal your spirit
At times my hands bring pain
As they use the needle or IV line
Yet they comfort the infant in his crib
Wipe the fevered brow
Or simply hold your hand in mine
They are blessed by our chaplain every year
And by God every day
You see them mostly covered in rubber gloves
Yet the strength they hold can still be felt
For my hands are the hands of a Nurse
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About the Book
This book was inspired by ten years of work in Acute Care Hospitals, mostly in the ICU and the ER. These poems were inspired by actual events in my life. They are my interpretation of these experiences and their aftermath. My hope is to inspire other nurses, patients, and families through these words.
About the Author
Paul Phelps is a registered nurse for Banner Staffing Services in Greeley, Colorado. He works at McKee Medical Center in Loveland, Colorado. He spends most of his hours in the ICU or emergency department. He has been a nurse for ten years and has worked for Banner Health for twenty-three years now. He makes his home in Greeley for eight months a year and spends his winters in Port St. Joe, Florida.