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A moving story unfolds in real time in The Shift as practicing nurse and frequent New York Times contributor Theresa Brown reveals the individual struggles as well as the larger truths about medicine in this country. She lets us experience all the life that happens in just one day in a busy teaching hospital’s oncology ward.
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In the span of twelve hours, lives can be lost, life-altering treatment decisions made, and dreams fulfilled or irrevocably stolen. Every day, Theresa Brown holds these lives in her hands. On this day there are four.
There is Mr. Hampton, a patient with lymphoma to whom Brown is charged with administering a powerful drug that could cure him–or kill him; Sheila, who may have been dangerously misdiagnosed; Candace, a returning patient who arrives (perhaps advisedly) with her own disinfectant wipes, cleansing rituals, and demands; and Dorothy, who after six weeks in the hospital may finally go home. Prioritizing and ministering to their needs takes the kind of skill, sensitivity, and, yes, humor that enable a nurse to be a patient’s most ardent advocate in a medical system marked by heartbreaking dysfunction as well as miraculous successes.
This remarkable book does for nurses what writers such as Atul Gawande and Abraham Verghese have done for doctors, and at shift’s end, we have learned something profound about hope and healing.
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Sounds fascinating. Thank you for the opportunity to win this book!
Love hospital stories!
Can’t wait to share this with my daughter-in-law who is an RN.
I’ve read everything that Theresa has published. Though not a nurse, I have learned so much through Theresa Brown’s extraordinary writing. I’m excited about this new book.
I’ve read everything that Theresa has published. Though not a nurse, I have learned so much through Theresa Brown’s extraordinary writing. I’m excited about this new book.
I’ve really enjoyed Theresa Brown’s other literary works, her columns in the NY Times, and she’s a great speaker! Looking forward to this book very much!
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