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Carolyn Parnal Fink R.N. (Author)
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044914965X 978-0449149652 May 1, 1996 1
"Everything in this book happened. These are real nurses and real patients. . . ."
And the true stories that nurse Carolyn Fink gathers here are the real stuff of life, as lived by some unforgettable human beings and their nurses.
The con artist with the bogus bad back . . . The beautiful eighteen-year-old paralyzed by a hit-and-run driver . . . The shy Navajo grandmother who chose to sleep on the floor rather than in a hospital bed . . . The big shot who installed a fax machine next to his heart monitor . . . These and many others play their parts in this wonderful book and teach us much about ways of living and dying, the bitter ironies of fate, and the twin miracles of love and healing.

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"Everything in this book happened. These are real nurses and real patients. . . ."
And the true stories that nurse Carolyn Fink gathers here are the real stuff of life, as lived by some unforgettable human beings and their nurses.
The con artist with the bogus bad back . . . The beautiful eighteen-year-old paralyzed by a hit-and-run driver . . . The shy Navajo grandmother who chose to sleep on the floor rather than in a hospital bed . . . The big shot who installed a fax machine next to his heart monitor . . . These and many others play their parts in this wonderful book and teach us much about ways of living and dying, the bitter ironies of fate, and the twin miracles of love and healing.

Product Details

  • Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Fawcett; 1 edition (May 1, 1996)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 044914965X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0449149652
  • Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,120,826 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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1.0 out of 5 stars Rather [bad], June 20, 2003
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This review is from: On Duty (Mass Market Paperback)
This book seems hopelessly outdated for some reason; all of the stories are vaguely similar and the narrative voice is impersonal and humorless. The author also has some obsession with "green chili" as this foodstuff is mentioned about twenty times. Stick with Echo Heron if you want sharp, fascinating accounts of nursing.
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5.0 out of 5 stars This is a fine book & will tear at the heart of everyone!, September 18, 1998
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This book tells it like it is, and will grip the heart of anyone who has one!
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