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A review by perpetuia1965
The Nurses: A Year of Secrets, Drama, and Miracles with the Heroes of the Hospital by Alexandra Robbins
4.0
3.5 rounded up.
Day by day happenings in 4 hospitals following several ER nurses.
Really a behind the scenes account of this profession. I learned a tremendous amount and will forever view nurses differently. Their work is so very needed and I think, under-appreciated .
Only negative: can seem a little long because of all the details, but is every bit informative.
One thing I learned: this population, because of its extremely high stress levels and easy access to narcotics, is very vulnerable to chemical dependency. Being aware of this and having support options/stopgaps in place can offer some relief/solutions to this very real dilemma.
The author does provide several suggestions to improve the pitfalls in this line of work gleaned from her many interviews with nurses in the trenches. She doesn’t just lay out the problems in nursing, she offers real answers from those who should know - the nurses who are actually dealing with all the
Day by day happenings in 4 hospitals following several ER nurses.
Really a behind the scenes account of this profession. I learned a tremendous amount and will forever view nurses differently. Their work is so very needed and I think, under-appreciated .
Only negative: can seem a little long because of all the details, but is every bit informative.
One thing I learned: this population, because of its extremely high stress levels and easy access to narcotics, is very vulnerable to chemical dependency. Being aware of this and having support options/stopgaps in place can offer some relief/solutions to this very real dilemma.
The author does provide several suggestions to improve the pitfalls in this line of work gleaned from her many interviews with nurses in the trenches. She doesn’t just lay out the problems in nursing, she offers real answers from those who should know - the nurses who are actually dealing with all the