The Shift : One Nurse, Twelve Hours, Four Patients' Lives (Hardcover)

from caittilynn

This was a very well written account of a day in the life of a nurse: from patients to paperwork and the constant struggle to get everything completed on time, provide the care that patients need to stay alive as well as the care and attention that they want from their nurse. As a nurse I was abl...

from AzureMountain

A readable and well paced account of one day/one shift of a medical oncology nurse working in a hospital setting. The memoir honestly addresses the issues faced by nurses balancing their patient loads, their personal lives, and the bureaucratic steps necessary to cover in the age of lawsuits for ...

from lyndavaughan

Have you ever been in the hospital and wondered why the nurse is always busy - somewhere else? This interesting read, written by an RN, sheds some light on where the nurse is spending her time! The reader quickly understands the fast pace that the nurse is keeping, while trying to juggle many nec...

from Kikoa

My mother used to be an RN when nurses did everything . Lately I some how felt that Nurses don't do much. This novel made me do a reality check. I am so tired from reading it. I think there are good nurses and not so good. Clearly this is one of the good guys.

from chrisac

I was happy to win an ER copy of "The Shift" back in August, and was disappointed when it never came. Then - a winter surprise: I finally received the book in February. Having spent much time in hospitals in the past several years with my late partner, and aging parents, I have come to have even ...