The Nurses: A Year of Secrets, Drama, and Miracles with the Heroes of the Hospital
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (599 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0761189254 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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It kind of misses I wanted very much to like this book, but it kind of misses the point. It is somewhat gossip driven and trite. I was also surprised that the author discussed how nurses need to have each other's backs and respect each other but continued to call male nurses "murses" throughout the text. That word simply reinforces a stereotype meant to divide rather than unite. Nursing is a vast and honorable profession and, despite my minor issues with the book, I am happy to see my beloved profession being discussed and. Scholarly and Readable I admire Alexandra Robbins for writing a scholarly, yet interesting account of what nurses go through on a daily basis. I particularly liked that she followed the lives of several nurses to illustrate how nurses react short-term and long-term to their life and work experiences. I have two sisters who are nurses and never realized the daily politics that they had to endure in their early careers in the '70s.. Sherry Sublett said The Nurses- Read it to appreciate hard work!!. I enjoyed reading this book! It made me appreciate how hard some nurses work in behalf of others. It's a difficult situation to care for sick people and then to have to stay on the doctors to be sure they are getting the proper treatment and medications seems to add a further degree of difficulty!! Thanks to all those who advocate for those who are sick!
“A funny, intimate, and often jaw-dropping account of life behind the scenes.”—PeopleNurses is the compelling story of the year in the life of four nurses, and the drama, unsung heroism, and unique sisterhood of nursing—one of the world’s most important professions (nurses save lives every day), and one of the world’s most dangerous, filled with violence, trauma, and PTSD. And bullying—by peers, by patients, by hospital bureaucrats, and especially by doctors, an epidemic described as lurking in the “shadowy, dark corners of our profession.” The result is a page-turning, shocking look at our health-care system. In following four nur
First tip: Don't get sick in July." — Mickey Rapkin, author of Pitch Perfect "A fascinating and somewhat alarming examination of the contemporary nursing professionRobbins not only shows, she tells in this revealing expose of the modern day state of nursing. It's brutally honest, emotional, and most of all, a paean to nurses—the people who help us live, die, and survive every day." — Rachel Simmons, author of Odd Girl Out "Nurses are the unseen warriors of the hospital system, part of a 'secret club' of heroes with its own rules and codes. "A funny, intimate & often jaw-dropping account of life behind the scenes" —People "a detailed, sympathetic, and eye-opening portrait of how nurses work, deal with stresses, an