Cargando…

Life support : three nurses on the front lines /

In this book, Suzanne Gordon describes the everyday work of three RNs in Boston-a nurse practitioner, an oncology nurse, and a clinical nurse specialist on a medical unit. At a time when nursing is often undervalued and nurses themselves in short supply, Life Support provides a vivid, engaging, and...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gordon, Suzanne, 1945-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, N.Y. : ILR Press, 2007.
Colección:Cornell paperbacks.
Culture and politics of health care work.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword to the Cornell edition
  • The tapestry of care
  • The care of strangers / Nancy Rumplik
  • Not on the charts / Jeannie Chaisson
  • A special visitor / Ellen Kitchen
  • The meaning of illness / Nancy Rumplik
  • A mentor of their own / Jeannie Chaisson
  • Collaborative care / Ellen Kitchen
  • A good enough death / Nancy Rumplik
  • Final checkups / Ellen Kitchen
  • A good enough death II / Jeannie Chaisson
  • Unraveling the tapestry of care
  • Conclusion: Preserving the tapestry of care
  • Afterword to the Cornell edition.