Critical Care

A New Nurse Faces Death, Life, and Everything in Between

by Theresa Brown

On Sale: 04/26/2011

Critical Care

A New Nurse Faces Death, Life, and Everything in Between

by Theresa Brown

On Sale: 04/26/2011

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About the Book

“Among all the recent books on medicine, Critical Care stands alone.“ — Pauline Chen, author of Final Exam

“A must read for anyone who wants to understand healthcare. Extraordinary.” — Elizabeth Cohen, MPH, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent

Critical Care is the powerful and absorbing memoir of Theresa Brown—a regular contributor to the New York Times blog “Well”—about her experiences during the first year on the job as an oncology nurse; in the process, Brown sheds brilliant light on issues of mortality and meaning in our lives.

Critical Praise

“Theresa Brown’s arresting account of life on the wards offers palpable testimony that nurses are first responders and primary healers in our times of crises.” — Mehmet Oz, MD, author of YOU: The Owner's Manual health series

“If Theresa Brown tends her patients as well as she tells her story, they are lucky patients indeed. This absorbing dispatch from the front lines of medical care captures the daily travails and triumphs of nursing with humor, compassion, and sometimes terrifying immediacy.” — Julie Salamon, author of Hospital and The Devil’s Candy

“Critical Care is a gift from an English-teacher-turned-nurse who writes from a deeply human context about her first year in a hospital oncology ward...A book of stirring stories about how we live, care for the sick and die.” — Richard M. Cohen, author of Blindsided and Strong at the Broken Places

“Brown shows us what it means to be a nurse and helps us understand that nurses need as much intensive care as their patients. Sometimes more!” — Suzanne Gordon, author of Nursing Against the Odds

“A beautifully written account of a nurse’s first year on the wards, a medical memoir that combines lyricism and compassion with searing honesty and well-timed laugh-out-loud wit...I loved this book.” — Pauline Chen, author of Final Exam

“A must read for anyone who wants to understand healthcare. This extraordinary book will open your eyes to the reality of nursing. If you or your loved one ends up in the hospital, you’ll wish you had someone like Nurse Brown at your side.” — Elizabeth Cohen, MPH, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent

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Product Details

  • ISBN: 9780061791543
  • ISBN 10: 0061791547
  • Imprint: HarperOne
  • On Sale: 04/26/2011
  • Pages: 224
  • List Price:21.00 CAD
  • BISAC1 : MEDICAL / Nursing / General
  • BISAC2 : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs
  • BISAC3 : MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery

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