Amie Walker Leads a ‘Journey to the Center of the Heart’ of Nursing
Oglesby, IL. (PRWEB) July 14, 2014 -- The physical labor, emotional demands, and work shifts are just a few of the job expectations that make nursing a stressful profession. As a nurse, Amie Walker is well aware of the challenges that these medical professionals face on a daily basis. Her book, “Journey to the Center of the Heart” (published by Xlibris), is her way of helping her fellow nurses reconnect to the core of their profession and stay motivated throughout their journey in this noble field.
Walker’s professional experience has exposed her to the daily grind and pressures that nurses must endure on the job. Because of this, she recognized the need for nurses to have a safe and healthy channel for their thoughts and issues. “Journey to the Center of the Heart” is a self-care tool that encourages readers to describe their experiences and reflect upon them. It is designed to preserve the physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional wellbeing of nurses. It includes resources useful for leading nurses into a more holistic way of life and nursing practice – something which will ultimately impact the healthcare field as a whole.
“I want nurses from all avenues of life and experience to understand that they are not alone in the issues they are facing,” Walker says. “Our profession requires us to be so strong and resilient, something our patients can count on, we don’t always like to share some of our tougher moments – so they get bottled up, and sometimes manifest in unhealthy ways. I want nurses to have a safe spot for addressing these things.”
“Journey to the Center of the Heart”
By Amie Walker
Hardcover | 6 x 9in | 256 pages | ISBN 9781499017342
Softcover | 6 x 9in | 256 pages | ISBN 9781499017359
E-Book | 256 pages | ISBN 9781499017304
Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble
About the Author:
Amie Walker is a faculty member at Mennonite College of Nursing at Illinois State University. She is also an adjunct faculty member at Illinois Valley Community College. She still works as a staff nurse at a long-term care facility and in corrections. She completed the Integrative Healing Arts Program through The BirchTree Center for Healthcare Transformation, and is a certified Clinical Aromatherapy Practitioner, Reiki II practitioner, and a master of crystology. She is married and has two children.
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