The nurses, a year of secrets, drama, and miracles with the heroes of the hospital, Alexandra Robbins
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The nurses, a year of secrets, drama, and miracles with the heroes of the hospital, Alexandra Robbins
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 336-360)
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The nurses
Nature of contents
bibliographydictionaries
Oclc number
907951000
Responsibility statement
Alexandra Robbins
Sub title
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
Table Of Contents
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
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- Nurse and physician
- Personal narratives
- Nurse and patient -- United States
- Medical care -- United States
- Nurse and patient
- Nursing Care
- Personal Narratives
- Electronic books
- Nursing Staff, Hospital
- POLITICAL SCIENCE + Public Policy + Social Security
- Popular Works
- Medical care
- Nursing Service, Hospital
- Nurses
- United States
- Nurse-Patient Relations
- POLITICAL SCIENCE + Public Policy + Social Services & Welfare
- Physician-Nurse Relations
- Nurse and physician -- United States
- Nurses -- United States
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- Nurse and physician
- Personal narratives
- Nurse and patient -- United States
- Medical care -- United States
- Nurse and patient
- Nursing Care
- Personal Narratives
- Electronic books
- Nursing Staff, Hospital
- POLITICAL SCIENCE + Public Policy + Social Security
- Popular Works
- Medical care
- Nursing Service, Hospital
- Nurses
- United States
- Nurse-Patient Relations
- POLITICAL SCIENCE + Public Policy + Social Services & Welfare
- Physician-Nurse Relations
- Nurse and physician -- United States
- Nurses -- United States
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