The Nurses A Year of Secrets, Drama, and Miracles with the Heroes of the Hospital
The Nurses: A Year of Secrets, Drama, and Miracles with the Heroes of the Hospital by Alexandra Robbins, published by Workman Publishing on April 19, 2016, offers an in-depth exploration of the lives of four nurses over the course of a year. This reprint edition spans 384 pages and is presented in English. The book delves into the complexities of nursing, highlighting the unsung heroism, challenges, and unique camaraderie that define this vital profession.
Readers will encounter a candid portrayal of the nursing profession, revealing the realities of hazing, the impact of trauma, and the prevalence of drug abuse among healthcare workers. Robbins provides a nuanced look at the dynamics within hospitals, including the bullying that nurses often face from peers and superiors. Through these narratives, the book sheds light on significant health care issues and the personal struggles that accompany a career dedicated to saving lives.
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A New York Times bestseller. “A funny, intimate, and often jaw-dropping account of life behind the scenes.”—People
Nurses is the compelling story of the year in the life of four nurses, and the drama, unsung heroism, and unique sisterhood of nursing—one of the world’s most important professions (nurses save lives every day), and one of the world’s most dangerous, filled with violence, trauma, and PTSD.
In following four nurses, Alexandra Robbins creates sympathetic characters while diving deep into their world of controlled chaos. It’s a world of hazing—“nurses eat their young.” Sex—not exactly like on TV, but surprising just the same. Drug abuse—disproportionately a problem among the best and the brightest, and a constant temptation. And bullying—by peers, by patients, by hospital bureaucrats, and especially by doctors, an epidemic described as lurking in the “shadowy, dark corners of our profession.”
The result is a page-turning, shocking look at our health-care system.
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