THE NURSE WHO BECAME THE PROBLEM: When Speaking Up Makes You the Enemy - Couverture souple

Rivera, Orlando E.

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798161419922

Editeur : Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

THEY TOLD YOU TO SPEAK UP. THEN YOU DID.

You raised a concern about patient safety. Suddenly, the conversation wasn't about the patient anymore. It was about your attitude, your communication, your loyalty, and whether you were still a team player.

When did doing the right thing become a career risk?

The Nurse Who Became the Problem: When Speaking Up Makes You the Enemy pulls back the curtain on one of nursing's most uncomfortable contradictions: a profession that demands patient advocacy while sometimes punishing the very people who practice it.

Through gripping fictional scenarios, sharp professional insight, and an unfiltered examination of healthcare culture, Orlando E. Rivera, DNP, MBA, RN, explores what happens when nurses question authority, challenge unsafe practices, and discover that speaking the truth can come at a personal and professional cost.

Inside these pages, you'll confront the difficult realities of toxic nursing culture, workplace bullying, retaliation, organizational politics, broken trust, and the quiet ways talented nurses are pushed toward the door.

But this book doesn't let nurses off the hook, either.

Not every nurse who speaks up is right. Not every leader who demands accountability is wrong. And sometimes, the person claiming to be the victim is contributing to the very culture they condemn.

Written from the perspective of a nurse who has worked at the bedside and in healthcare leadership, this book challenges both sides of the conversation without pretending the answers are easy.

For the nurse who has been called difficult. For the leader brave enough to ask why. For anyone who believes patient safety should matter more than protecting egos.

This is not another book telling nurses to be more resilient. It's a challenge to examine the systems, behaviors, and leadership decisions that make resilience necessary in the first place.

Because sometimes the nurse everyone calls the problem is the only one willing to confront it.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798161419922
• Reliure: Tapa blanda
• Nombre de pages: 216
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible