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Robbins, Alexandra, 1976- author.
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Nurses.
Nurse and patient.
Nurse and physician.
Medical care -- United States.
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The nurses : a year ...
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The nurses : a year of secrets, drama, and miracles with the heroes of the hospital / Alexandra Robbins.
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Robbins, Alexandra, 1976- author.
New York : Workman Publishing, c2015.
Subjects
Nurses.
Nurse and patient.
Nurse and physician.
Medical care -- United States.
ISBN:
9780761171713 (alk. paper) :
0761171711 (alk. paper)
Description:
viii, 360 pages ; 25 cm
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.
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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.
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Hawaii State Library
Social Science & Philosophy
362.173 Ro
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Hilo Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
362.173 Robbins
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Kapolei Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
362.173 Ro
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