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008 160108s2010 nyu 000 0aeng
010 _a2009046576
020 _a9780061791550 (hardcover : alk. paper)
020 _a0061791555 (hardcover : alk. paper)
020 _a9780061791543 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020 _a0061791547 (pbk. : alk. paper)
035 _a(OCoLC)463631913
_z(OCoLC)456180460
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050 0 0 _aRT120.I5
_bB76 2010
060 1 0 _aWY 156
_bB881c 2010
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100 1 _aBrown, Theresa.
245 1 0 _aCritical care :
_ba new nurse faces death, life, and everything in between /
_cTheresa Brown.
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aNew York, NY :
_bHarperStudio,
_cc2010.
300 _axi, 189 p. ;
_c22 cm.
505 0 _aWhy the professor became a nurse -- Getting my feet wet -- First death -- Benched -- A day on the floor -- Condition A -- Openings -- Doctors don't do poop -- Switch -- Access -- Poison.
520 _a"At my job, people die," writes Theresa Brown, capturing both the burden and the singular importance of her profession. Brown, a former English professor, chronicles her first year as an R.N. in medical oncology. She illuminates the unique role of nurses in health care, giving us a moving portrait of the day-to-day work nurses do: caring for the person who is ill, not just the illness itself. Brown takes us with her as she struggles to tend to her patients' needs, both physical and emotional. Along the way, we see the work nurses do to fight for their patients' dignity, in spite of punishing treatments and an often uncaring hospital bureaucracy. We also see how caring for the seriously ill gives Brown herself a deeper appreciation of what it means to be alive. Ultimately, this is a book about embracing life, whether in times of sickness or health.--From publisher description.
600 1 0 _aBrown, Theresa.
650 0 _aIntensive care nursing
_vBiography.
650 1 2 _aCritical Care
_vPersonal Narratives.
650 1 2 _aOncology Nursing
_xmethods
_vPersonal Narratives.
650 2 2 _aNurse's Role
_vPersonal Narratives.
650 2 2 _aTerminal Care
_vPersonal Narratives.
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