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001 2009046576
003 DLC
005 20100916153702.0
008 091103s2010 nyu 000 0aeng
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020 $a9780061791550 (hardcover : alk. paper)
020 $a0061791555 (hardcover : alk. paper)
020 $a9780061791543 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020 $a0061791547 (pbk. : alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn463631913
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050 00 $aRT120.I5$bB76 2010
060 10 $aWY 156$bB881c 2010
082 00 $a616.02/5092$aB$222
100 1 $aBrown, Theresa.
245 10 $aCritical care :$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 10 $aBrown, Theresa.
650 0 $aIntensive care nursing$vBiography.
650 12 $aCritical Care$vPersonal Narratives.
650 12 $aOncologic Nursing$xmethods$vPersonal Narratives.
650 22 $aNurse's Role$vPersonal Narratives.
650 22 $aTerminal Care$vPersonal Narratives.