Just a Nurse - Hardcover

Kraegel, Janet, R.N.; Kachoyeanos, Mary

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0525247602 ISBN 13: 9780525247609

Publisher: Dutton Adult, 1989

Synopsis

A collection of interviews with nurses in every sector--those in burn units, cancer wards, AIDS wards, hospice, and other lines of duty--reflects their candid thoughts on their work, from the disenchanted to the perenially optimistic

About this title

From Publishers Weekly:

The nursing profession is in a state of crisis as nurses, underpaid, undervalued and overworked, the authors attest, are leaving the field in alarming numbers. In this anthology of stories told from their personal experiences, the voices of nursing professionals are heard. From every sector--burn units, cancer wards, intensive care units, hospices, in prisons and in the military--nurses, male and female, speak of the great rewards as well as the tremendous burdens of their roles. The practicing nurses throughout the country who are interviewed here include midwives, anesthetists and faith healers. We hear from those who remain idealists, those who are burnt out, those who question their transient relationships with patients. The insiders' views here give a human dimension to nursing, dispel some of its mythology and stereotyping, and open appealing vistas for those considering nursing as a career. First serial to Ladies Home Journal and R.N. magazine.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal:

The notion that nursing is a low rung in the medical profession's ladder is sensitively explored and dispelled by this contemporary collection of interviews. Whereas physicians provide medical treatment, nurses provide medical care. The inability to ensure proper care through effective coordination of treatment and medical services causes burnout for some and fuels activism in others. Interviews are varied: Hospital, hospice, prison, and army nurses, nursing entrepreneurs, rolfers, midwives, and dropouts offer their experiences. This book complements Making Choices, Taking Chances: Nurse Leaders Tell Their Stories , edited by Thelma Schorr and Anne Zimmerman (Mosby, 1988).
- Mary Hemmings, Health Science Lib., McGill Univ., Montreal
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dutton Adult
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0525247602
• ISBN 13: 9780525247609
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304