The Shift: One Nurse, Twelve Hours, Four Patients' Lives

Practicing nurse and "New York Times" columnist Theresa Brown invites us to experience not just a day in the life of a nurse but all the life that happens in just one day on a busy teaching hospital s cancer ward. In the span of twelve hours, lives can be lost, life-altering treatment decisions made [...]
Visa längre beskrivning

Practicing nurse and "New York Times" columnist Theresa Brown invites us to experience not just a day in the life of a nurse but all the life that happens in just one day on a busy teaching hospital s cancer ward. In the span of twelve hours, lives can be lost, life-altering treatment decisions made, and dreams fulfilled or irrevocably stolen. Unfolding in real time--under the watchful eyes of this dedicated professional and insightful chronicler of events--"The Shift "gives an unprecedented view into the individual struggles as well as the larger truths about medicine in this country. By shift s end, we have witnessed something profound about hope and humanity. "