The Nurse's Story
"The Nurse's Storybelongs on the library shelf of every nursing school, every hospital, and every public library in the country. " --The Midwest Book Review"The Nurse's Storywill be enough to forever change your thinking . . . " --Daily News"A touching work, highly recommended for nursing, medical, and health sciences libraries. " --Library Journal"Just the right blend of emotion, compassion and wisdom. " --Harold S. Kushner"Riveting, wrenching. Few nurse's have experienced the range of cases this dedicated woman describes: cancer, burn unit, emergency ward, birth, brain damage . . . The writer is a vigorous optimistic, caring woman. And she exudes frankness . . . " --Los Angeles Times"The Nurse's Story captures the complexities of caring for acutely ill patients and the sensitivity needed in working with families . . . " --American Journal of Nursing"The first truly unvarnished portrait of the role and life of a nurse I have ever read, this book is a moving and important affirmation of courage, of the power of love, and of tragedy redeemed by compassion . . . " --Charles Horton, Chapel Hill NC"The most shattering and exhilarating book on nursing ever written . . --Mario PuzoGritty and honest . . it has a fierce compassion. -Martha Lear Author ofHeartsounds--Martha Lear Author of HeartsoundsWith uncompromising honesty, Carol Gino strips the TV image to reveal the gritty truths of a nurse's life, from it's early, optimistic beginnings to the harsh realities (and incalculable rewards) that sustain her even in the face of a nurse's greatest professional hazard -- burnout. How can she help the family of a terminally ill patient when the doctor can do nothing more? What can she do for a 10-year-old burn victim for whom most of consciousness is pain? How does she convince the doctor of her intuition that the patient cannot survive major surgery at a given time? And how can she leave all this behind at the end of her shift? The Nurse's Story is one woman's eloquent testament of passionate commitment, a moving and important affirmation of courage, of the power of love, and of tragedy redeemed by compassion. The Nurse's Story belongs on the library shelf of every nursing school, every hospital, and every public library in the country. --Midwest Book Review