I Wasn't Strong Like This When I Started Out: True Stories of Becoming a Nurse Contributor(s): Gutkind, Lee (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1937163121 ISBN-13: 9781937163129 Publisher: In Fact Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 2013 * Out of Print * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Healing - Literary Collections | Essays - Body, Mind & Spirit | Inspiration & Personal Growth |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2014395383 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 8.9" L (0.65 lbs) 320 pages |
Features: Price on Product, Table of Contents |
Review Citations: Booklist 03/15/2013 pg. 38 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This collection of true narratives reflects the dynamism and diversity of nurses, who provide the first vital line of patient care. Here, nurses remember their first "sticks," first births, and first deaths, and reflect on what gets them though long, demanding shifts, and keeps them in the profession. The stories reveal many voices from nurses at different stages of their careers: One nurse-in-training longs to be trusted with more "important" procedures, while another questions her ability to care for nursing home residents. An efficient young emergency room nurse finds his life and career irrevocably changed by a car accident. A nurse practitioner wonders whether she has violated professional boundaries in her care for a homeless man with AIDS, and a home care case manager is the sole attendee at a funeral for one of her patients. What connects these stories is the passion and strength of the writers, who struggle against burnout and bureaucracy to serve their patients with skill, empathy, and strength. |
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