The Nurses is an interesting telling of not only the stories of a few nurses, but also what is going on in the lives of nurses across the US in general. I found the beginning to be heavy and more fact-oriented than I would have preferred, at that point more personal stories would have been better to get the reader invested in the book. I was also shocked at what I was reading, I couldn't believe that some of the things really happen in hospitals. Being that I have a few friends and family members that are nurses, I contacted them to find out if what I was reading was going on where they worked. Again, I was shocked to hear that these situations are happening and interestingly enough, there was not one point I asked about that wasn't backed up and elaborated upon. Even with all of the junk that goes on, every single nurse I spoke with loves their job and couldn't imagine doing anything else. The only point none of my contacts has dealt with, but had heard of, was being assigned too many patients.

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