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The nurses : a year of secrets, drama, and miracles with the heroes of the hospital  Cover Image Book Book

The nurses : a year of secrets, drama, and miracles with the heroes of the hospital

Summary: In a gripping, behind-the-scenes look filled with drama, miracles, heartbreak, humor and unsung heroism, an award-winning journalist chronicles a year in the lives of four real-life hospital nurses, in a book that doubles as a shocking, unedited examination of our healthcare system.

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  • ISBN: 9780761171713 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 0761171711 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: print
    viii, 360 pages ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Workman Publishing, [2015]

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 336-360).
Formatted Contents Note: What it's really like to be a nurse : the joy and heartbreak of the "secret club" -- Crossing doctor-nurse lines : how the sexy-nurse stereotype affects relationships with doctors and patients -- Who protects the nurses? Taking care of people who punch you in the face -- When nurses bully nurses : hierarchies, hazing, and why they eat their young -- Burnt to a crisp : how nurses cope-and why some crack -- The stepford nurse : how hospitals game the system for patient "satisfaction" -- The code of silence : painkillers, gossip, and other temptations -- Don't get sick in July : nurses' secrets-what patients need to know about their hospitals and their health -- What makes a hero : why nurses do what they do -- What you can do : advice and inspiration for the public, patients, families, nurses, aspiring nurses, managers, and others.
Subject: Nurses
Nurse and patient
Nurse and physician
Medical care United States
Nursing Staff, Hospital United States Personal Narratives
Nursing Staff, Hospital United States Popular Works
Nurse-Patient Relations United States Personal Narratives
Nurse-Patient Relations United States Popular Works
Nursing Care United States Personal Narratives
Nursing Care United States Popular Works
Nursing Service, Hospital United States Personal Narratives
Nursing Service, Hospital United States Popular Works
Physician-Nurse Relations United States Personal Narratives
Physician-Nurse Relations United States Popular Works
Genre: Personal narratives.

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  • 3 out of 3 copies are currently available at West Georgia Regional Library System.

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