One nurse, twelve hours, four patients lives theresa brown isbn. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the shift. Theresa brown, bsn, rn, works as a clinical nurse in pittsburgh. The nerdy nurses guide to technology provides the tools nurses need to improve their practices, further their careers, and solidify themselves as assets to their employers. Summary the shift is based on the real life experience of theresa brown during one of her shifts working as a nurse. In the span of twelve hours, lives can be lost, lifealtering treatment decisions made, and dreams fulfilled or. Danielle ofri, md, phd, author of what doctors feel a moving story unfolds in real time as practicing nurse and new york times columnist theresa brown reveals the individual struggles as well as the. In a book as eyeopening as it is riveting, practicing nurse and new york times columnist theresa brown invites us to experience not just a day in the life of a nurse but all the life that happens in just one day in a hospitals cancer ward. If youre looking to become a nurse or join the medical field, this is a good play by play of just one day in the life.
One nurse, twelve hours, four patients lives, was a new york times bestseller and is available everywhere books are sold. I rarely fall asleep easily after a shift, especially if im working the next one, but now quiescence comes, pushing at the edges of my mind. A new nurse faces death, life, and everything in between, as well as a blogger for the new york times. The book the shift by theresa brown is a good inside look at the everyday lives of nurses. Her second book, the shift, will be released on september 22, 2015, published by. Writer and registered nurse theresa brown pulls back the curtain on. One nurse, twelve hours, four patients lives, practicing nurse, pittsburgher, and new york times columnist theresa brown invites us to experience not just a day in the life of a nurse but all the life that happens in just one day on a busy teaching hospitals cancer ward. One nurse, twelve hours, four patients lives, we see that its not without considerable effort in fact, this high degree of multi.
My breath deepens and i feel the calm of oblivion begin to cover me. Danielle ofri, md, author of what doctors feel in a book as eyeopening as it is riveting, practicing nurse and regular contributor to the new york times theresa brown invites us to experience. Its incredible the love that people evoke at the end of their lives, she says. The shift, her second book about nursing following critical care, chronicles one 12hour shift in a fairly typical work day for brown. Hampton, whose cuttingedge treatment may kill him, and anxious candace, awaiting a stem cell. Although the book is full of medical terminology, the author has made every effort to explain the reader what these terms mean. The shift one nurse, twelve hours, four patients lives by theresa brown and publisher algonquin books workman. A moving story unfolds in real time as practicing nurse and new york times columnist theresa brown reveals the individual struggles as well as the larger truths. One nurse, twelve hours, four patients lives, in which she discusses health care and her experiences in patient care and patient safety. The shift follows theresa brown through a twelve hour shift at the urban teaching hospital where she works as a registered nurse. Brown holds a doctorate in english, is a former university professor of english, a.
The wall street journal practicing nurse and new york times columnist theresa brown invites us to experience not just a day in the life of a nurse but all the life that happens in just one day on a busy teaching hospitals cancer ward. I got so caught up in her stories that i was late for my shift at the hospital. Theresa received her bsn from the university of pittsburgh, and during what she calls her past life, a phd in english from the university of chicago. Author theresa brown uses this technique a lot in her new book, the shift, even though shes not a firsttime writer. New york times columnist for bedside from 20122015, she was previously a contributor to the times blog well. Theresa browns new book the shift algonquin books, 2015 is available now. The shift compelling and compassionate human drama. Four patients lives, a book written by theresa brown. Once she completed her rigorous training and received her license as a registered nurse, brown became a floor nurse on an oncologystem cell transplant unit of a large teaching hospital in western pennsylvania. Save up to 80% by choosing the etextbook option for isbn. One nurse, twelve hours, four patients lives, a nonfiction book that shows not just a dayinthelife of a nurse, but all the life in one day in the hospital. This excerpt from the shift is printed here courtesy of algonquin books of chapel hill. See all books authored by theresa brown, including the shift. If you want to understand how modern medicine ticks, fasten your seat belt and spend a day in the hospital with theresa brown on the shift.
One nurse, twelve hours, four patients lives by theresa brown. One nurse, twelve hours, four patients lives, theresa brown, rn, a practicing nurse and columnist for the new york times, invites readers into the heart of her daily experiences on a cancer ward. Author and nurse theresa brown discusses hospitals. One nurse, twelve hours, four patients lives author. Written with humor and easily digestible sections of information, this reference guide supplies nurses with the practical application tools they need to embrace technology and be successful. Theresa brown, phd, bsn, rn, is an american clinical nurse, frequent contributor to the new york times and author. One long shift with a nurse on a cancer ward the asco post. The shift theresa brown paperback books online raru. Shes one of those rare people who seems to do many things well. Palliative care nurse theresa brown provides inhome, endoflife care to patients. In the span of twelve hours, lives can be lost, lifealtering treatment decisions made, and dreams fulfilled or irrevocably stolen. Theresa brown on the shift, her patients and the power of nurse writers a book that really captures the essence of nursing is more than just a good read. She is thorough, yet her prose moves swiftly, often reflecting the rapid pace of her shift. One nurse, twelve hours, four patients lives theresa.
The shift 9781616203207, 9781616205423 vitalsource. Working a shift with theresa brown by maureen shawn kennedy, ajn editorinchief many of you may be familiar with theresa brown, nurse and author of critical care. Every day theresa brown holds patients lives in her hands. We know that when shes describing patient care, shes going to give us all the steps required to discharge her duties. Danielle ofri, md, phd, author of what doctors feel. A new nurse faces death, life, and everything in between, and more on. The shift is one nurses story, but it contains elements of every nurses experience. Nurse and new york times columnist theresa brown discusses her book the shift in which she talks about health care and her firsthand experience in patient care and patient safety. I will do this all again tomorrow and then there will be another shift and another and another. Brown s thoughtful and insightful observations provide an inside look at the challenges of nursing on an oncology unit, as she takes care of patients like frail mr. Throughout the book theresa deals with four patients who each have a life threatening disease. She effectively conveys the great burdenand uncertaintyof the critical decisionmaking doctors require of her and how she sometimes, agonizingly, secondguesses herself. Chicago turabian humanities citation style guide brown, theresa, the shift. Theresa brown has succeeded in serving up a thoroughly engrossing view of the everyday in an american hospital.
One nurse, twelve hours, four patients lives by theresa. Throughout the book, brown doesnt provide wasted or unnecessary details. Practicing nurse and new york times columnist theresa brown invites us to. The living, breathing heart of browns book lies in her vivid. Perri klass, md, author of treatment kind and fair. Theresa is a frequent contributor to the new york times. Nurse and new york times columnist theresa brown discusses her book the shift in which she talks about health care and her firsthand. Theresa brown books list of books by author theresa brown. Theresa brown helps us understand the dramas and the dangers as the beautifully evocative stories of nurses and doctors, patients and family members, overlap and entwine during a twelvehour shift.
Order your copy today a gripping story unfolds in real time as practicing nurse and new york times columnist theresa brown reveals the individual struggles as well as the larger truths about medicine in this country. The local nurse and author is currently on a regional book tour for the shift. One nurse, twelve hours, four patients lives by theresa brown, algonquin, 256 pp. By shifts end we have witnessed something profound about hope, healing, and humanity. Theresa brown earned her phd in english from the university of chicago and taught writing at several universities before switching to a career in nursing about 10 years ago. One nurse, twelve hours, four patients lives ebook written by theresa brown. In the span of twelve hours, lives can be lost, lifealtering treatment. Whether its offering new nurses an authentic introduction to the world theyre stepping into or simply chipping away at longstanding misconceptions, a nurses story is a powerful.
Order your copy today compelling and compassionate human drama. Theresa brown on the shift, her patients and the power. The book, browns second memoir, spans a single 12hour workday and. Four patients to one nurse might not sound like a huge workload it didnt to me, anyway, when i started this book. One nurse, twelve hours, four patients lives, and critical care. Her first book, critical care, was published in 2010 by harper studio, an imprint of harpercollins. She is a prolific writer, contributor to the new york times, and a speaker on nursing, health care, and endoflife issues. In a book as eyeopening as it is riveting, practicing nurse and regular contributor to the new york times theresa brown invites us to experience not just a day in the life of a nurse but all the life that happens in just one day on a busy teaching hospitals cancer ward.
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