"This book is greatly needed and will be an invaluable resource for nurses researching the spiritual dimension of nursing. O'Brien's research shows a deep yearning for God in the hearts of those who face illness and points out the crucial significance of nursing intervention. She demonstrates that good nursing requires care for the whole person, including the spiritual dimension. Spirituality in Nursing provides beautiful models for expert spiritual care, as well as a basis for further research."

—Book review in Journal of Christian Nursing

"While not a book primarily for parish nurses, this book is a wonderful resource for any nurse who sees an understanding of spirituality and its role in nursing care as an important part of his or her practice."

—Book review in Parish Nurse Perspectives
International Parish Nurse Resource Center

"Sister O'Brien—I want you to know how much your books are guiding my dissertation. I am a nursing faculty member at the Medical College of Ohio in Toledo, Ohio. I am completing my PhD in Higher Education at the University of Toledo,  and I am writing a dissertation entitled The Sacred Space:  The Art of Nursing as Experienced by Nursing Students. Your books are definitely spiritually directing this dissertation. I feel honored to read your words—they are often times my own thoughts! I have also enjoyed Henry Nouwen's books for years—and I know you find his words speak often to you, too. I have just this semester started writing my dissertation, and I am still working on Chapter One—but I had to let you know how much The Nurse's Calling and Spirituality in Nursing: Standing on Holy Ground are impacting me. May God Bless You for who you are and the multitude of lives you have touched! You have been a joy to me for two weeks and I just had to write today and tell you!"

—Sue Idczak, PhDc, RN, CNS
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Medical College of Ohio

"O'Brien's passion for nursing as a sacred covenant sparkles through the case studies and comments from the nurses she interviewed. It is both scholarly and personal...This book is greatly needed and will be an invaluable resource for nurses researching the spiritual dimension of nursing. O'Brien's research shows a deep yearning for God in the hearts of those who face illness and points out the crucial significance of nursing intervention.  Spirituality in Nursing provides beautiful models for expert spiritual care, as well as a basis for further research."

—Judith Allen Shelly, RN, DMin
Editor, Journal of Christian Nursing
as reviewed in Journal of Christian Nursing