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Autore |
Gordon Suzanne <1945-> |
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Titolo |
Life support : three nurses on the front lines / / Suzanne Gordon ; foreword by Claire M. Fagin |
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Ithaca, N.Y. : , : ILR Press, , 2007 |
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ISBN |
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0-8014-6499-4 |
0-8014-6503-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xxv, 338 pages) |
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Collana |
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Cornell paperbacks |
The culture and politics of health care work |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Nurses - Social conditions |
Nursing |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-334) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword to the Cornell Edition -- Preface -- Chapter 1. The Tapestry of Care -- Chapter 2. The Care of Strangers / Rumplik, Nancy -- Chapter 3. Not on the Charts / Chaisson, Jeannie -- Chapter 4. A Special Visitor / Kitchen, Ellen -- Chapter 5. The Meaning of Illness / Rumpllk, Nancy -- Chapter 6. A Mentor of Their Own / Chaisson, Jeannie -- Chapter 7. Collaborative Care / Kitchen, Ellen -- Chapter 8. A Good Enough Death / Rumpllk, Nancy -- Chapter 9. Final Checkups / Kitchen, Ellen -- Chapter 10. A Good Enough Death II / Chaisson, Jeannie -- Chapter 11. Unraveling the Tapestry of Care -- Conclusion: Preserving the Tapestry of Care -- Afterword to the Cornell Edition -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 intimate portrait of health care's largest profession and the important role it plays in patients' lives. Life Support is essential reading for working nurses, nursing students, and anyone considering a career in nursing as well as for physicians and health policy makers seeking a better understanding of what nurses do and |
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why we need them. For the Cornell edition of this landmark work, Gordon has written a new introduction that describes the current nursing crisis and its impact on bedside nurses like those she profiled in the book. |
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