Nurses The Real-Life Experiences of Registered Nurses

Name: Nurses The Real-Life Experiences of Registered Nurses
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ISBN: 9780804108003

ISBN-10: 0804108005

ISBN-13: 9780804108003

Edition: N/A

Authors: Michael Brown

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Registered nurse Michael Brown has interviewed over fifty practicing nurses, spanning forty-one states and most nursing specialties. He takes you to the front lines of his profession, where split-second, life-and-death decisions are made every day by these unsung heroes of health care, who put their own lives at risk to provide support and comfort to those who need it most..

Book details

List price: $7.99
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 5/23/1992
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 318
Size: 4.00" wide x 7.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.330
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Author's Note


Introduction



"Running the Show" Extended Scope



"To Be Needed" Becoming a Nurse



"The Rubber Clause" Beginning as a Nurse



"All That Can Be Done" The Emergency Room



"A Human Crisis" Psychiatric Emergencies



"That Long Hallway" Medical-Surgical Floors



"Hopefully Some Listening" Psychiatric Floors



"The Whole Thing Right There" The Operating Room



"This Isn't K Mart" Recovery Room



"Always That Surprise" Speciality Units



"No Lack of Choices" Nursing Administration



"Right up against Life" Nurse-Midwives



"Different Responsibilities" Nurse Practitioners



"The Nature of the Work" Teaching