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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.

Publication Info. New York : Workman Publishing, [2015]

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 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  362.173 ROBBINS    Check Shelf
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  362.173 ROBBINS    Check Shelf
 Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Adult Department  362.173 ROB    Storage
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  362.173 ROBBINS    Check Shelf
 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  362.173 ROBBINS    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  362.17 ROB    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Whiton Branch - Non Fiction  362.173 ROBBINS    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  610.73 ROBBINS    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  610.73 R53    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  362.173 ROBBINS    Check Shelf

Description viii, 360 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography 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.
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/Form Personal narratives.
ISBN 9780761171713 (hardback : alkaline paper)
0761171711 (hardback : alkaline paper)
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