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Author:

Robbins, Alexandra, 1976- author.

Title:

The nurses : a year of secrets, drama, and miracles with the heroes of the hospital / Alexandra Robbins.

Publisher:

Workman Publishing,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

viii, 360 pages ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Nursing--United States.
Nursing services--United States.
Nurse and physician--United States.
Hospitals--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [336]-360).

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.

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.

ISBN:

0761171711
9780761171713

LCCN:

2015011380

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