title: Holding on to hope.
abstract: A nurse practitioner persists in caring for a patient with overwhelming problems. With God's help and against all odds, the patient's life eventually changes.
authors.affiliation: Avera Spencer Health Care, Spencer and Milford, Iowa, USA.
authors.forename: Maureen Reeves
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Horsley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D057179:Advanced Practice Nursing; D029481:Bronchitis, Chronic / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D002835:Christianity; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000523:psychology*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations