In the spirit of the season, NurseTogether contributor Donna Maheady has created a slideshow honoring nurses with disabilities, using “Air on the G String” as the background music for this lovely tribute. 

“Air on the G String” is a musical piece for string and piano, arranged by August Wilhelmj, a German violinist, from the “Air” of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major.

August Wilhelmj transposed the key of the piece from its original D Major to C major and transposed the melody down an octave. This made it possible for Wilhelmj to play the piece on only one string of his violin, the G string.

This musical piece demonstrates the beauty that can result from doing something a different way. So…turn up the music and celebrate the work of nurses and nursing students with disabilities— from around the world. Each one demonstrates a unique melody and contribution to nursing practice.

Happy Holidays!

About the Author:  Donna Maheady, Ed.D., ARNP is a pediatric nurse practitioner, nursing care consultant, and author of the book “Leave No Nurse Behind: Nurses working with disAbilities”.  Donna is a strong advocate for inclusion of nurses with disabilities in nursing practice, and has taught nursing for over 20 years and worked with nursing students with a wide range of disabilities.  Donna is the founder of www.ExceptionalNurse.com, a nonprofit resource network for nurses and nursing students with disabilities. 

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