| Description |
viii, 360 pages ; 25 cm |
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text rdacontent |
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unmediated rdamedia |
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volume rdacarrier |
| Source |
Given in honor of Astrid Zagorski 5/15 PPL |
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NBK 5/15 PPL |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 336-360). |
| Contents |
What it's really like to be a nurse: the joy and heartbreak of the "secret club" -- Crossing doctor-nurse lines: how the sexy-nurse stereotype affects relationships with doctors and patients -- Who protects the nurses? Taking care of people who punch you in the face -- When nurses bully nurses: hierarchies, hazing, and why they eat their young -- Burnt to a crisp: how nurses cope--and why some crack -- The Stepford nurse: how hospitals game the system for patient "satisfaction" -- The code of silence: painkillers, gossip, and other temptations -- Don't get sick in July: nurses' secrets--what patients need to know about their hospitals and their health -- What makes a hero: why nurses do what they do -- What you can do: advice and inspiration for the public, patients, families, nurses, aspiring nurses, managers, and others. |
| Subject |
Nurses -- United States.
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Nurse and patient -- United States.
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Nurse and physician -- United States.
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Nursing Staff, Hospital -- United States -- Personal Narratives. |
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Nursing Staff, Hospital -- United States -- Popular Works. |
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Nurse-Patient Relations -- United States -- Personal Narratives. |
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Nurse-Patient Relations -- United States -- Popular Works. |
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Nursing Care -- United States -- Personal Narratives. |
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Nursing Care -- United States -- Popular Works. |
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Nursing Service, Hospital -- United States -- Personal Narratives. |
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Nursing Service, Hospital -- United States -- Popular Works. |
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Physician-Nurse Relations -- United States -- Personal Narratives. |
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Physician-Nurse Relations -- United States -- Popular Works. |
| ISBN |
9780761171713 |
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0761171711 |
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