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The Nurses: A Year of Secrets, Drama, and Miracles With the Heroes of the Hospital - Couverture rigide

Robbins, Alexandra

 
9780761171713: The Nurses: A Year of Secrets, Drama, and Miracles With the Heroes of the Hospital
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ISBN 10 : 0761171711 ISBN 13 : 9780761171713
Editeur : Algonquin Books, 2015

Synopsis

Nursing is more than a career; it is a calling, and one of the most important, fascinating, and dangerous professions in the world. As the frontline responders battling traumas, illnesses, and aggression from surprising sources, nurses are remarkable. Yet contemporary literature largely neglects them. In "THE NURSES," "New York Times" bestselling author and award-winning journalist Alexandra Robbins peers behind the staff-only door to write a lively, fast-paced story and a riveting work of investigative journalism. Robbins followed real-life nurses in four hospitals and interviewed hundreds of others in a captivating book filled with joy and violence, miracles and heartbreak, dark humor and narrow victories, gripping drama and unsung heroism. Alexandra Robbins creates sympathetic, engaging characters while diving deep into their world of controlled chaos--the hazing ("nurses eat their young"); sex (not exactly like on TV, but it happens more often than you think); painkiller addiction (disproportionately a problem among the best and brightest); and bullying (by doctors, patients, and others). The result is a page-turner possessing all the twists and turns of a brilliantly told narrative--and a shocking, unvarnished examination of our healthcare system. "THE NURSES" is a must-read both for the general public, who will learn hospital secrets that could save their own or a loved one's life, and for nurses, who will proudly share the book as a rallying cry for support and celebration.

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À propos de l'auteur

Alexandra Robbins, winner of the prestigious 2014 John Bartlow Martin Award for Public Interest Magazine Journalism, is the author of four New York Times bestsellers, including Pledged and The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth. She has written for The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, The New York Times, and other publications, and has appeared on numerous television shows from 60 Minutes to The Colbert Report.

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Éditeur
Algonquin Books
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0761171711
ISBN 13 
9780761171713
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
368
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Personne responsable
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