03618nam 2200673Ia 450 991046214410332120211209004224.00-8014-6499-40-8014-6503-610.7591/9780801465031(CKB)2670000000241288(EBL)3138361(SSID)ssj0000713550(PQKBManifestationID)11434032(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000713550(PQKBWorkID)10658343(PQKB)11115861(MiAaPQ)EBC3138361(DE-B1597)481689(OCoLC)987928997(DE-B1597)9780801465031(Au-PeEL)EBL3138361(CaPaEBR)ebr10594471(CaONFJC)MIL681607(OCoLC)922998253(EXLCZ)99267000000024128820070810d2007 uy 0engurnn#---|u||utxtccrLife support[electronic resource] three nurses on the front lines /Suzanne Gordon ; foreword by Claire M. FaginIthaca, N.Y. ILR Press20071 online resource (368 p.)Cornell paperbacksThe culture and politics of health care workDescription based upon print version of record.1-322-50325-7 0-8014-7428-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-334) and index.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 --IndexIn 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 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.Culture and politics of health care work.NursesSocial conditionsNursingElectronic books.NursesSocial conditions.Nursing.610.73Gordon Suzanne1945-1030710Fagin Claire M859185MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462144103321Life support2479443UNINA