The Nurses: A Year Of Secrets, Drama, And Miracles With The Heroes Of The Hospital

A New York Times bestseller. ôA funny, intimate, and often jaw-dropping account of life behind the scenes.öùPeople Nurses is the compelling story of the year in the life of four nurses, and the drama, unsung heroism, and unique sisterhood of nursingùone of the worldÆs most important professions (nurses save lives every day), and one of the worldÆs 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. ItÆs a world of hazingùônurses eat their young.ö Sexùnot exactly like on TV, but surprising just the same. Drug abuseùdisproportionately a problem among the best and the brightest, and a constant temptation. And bullyingùby peers, by patients, by hospital bureaucrats, and especially by doctors, an epidemic described as lurking in the ôshadowy, dark corners of our profession.ö The result is a page-turning, shocking look at our health-care system.

• | Author: Alexandra Robbins
• | Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
• | Publication Date: Apr 19, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 384 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Biography & Autobiography
• | ISBN-10: 0761189254
• | ISBN-13: 9780761189251