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Nurse

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I would recommend this book to any nursing student or new graduate. It deals with nurse-doctor as well as nurse-patient relationships in great detail with descriptions of actual individuals and case histories. While certain things have changed in the 25 years since the book was published, it still makes for informative and entertaining reading.

This book is about a head nurse on a medical-surgical floor in a hospital.Some of the information would give someone a good idea about the hussle and bustle of the nursing field and it's stresses.
A lot of this was the woman's 'personal' feelings about nursing and not all nurses feel the way she does or would or would not do some of the things she did.
She is also 29 y.o. and this was written in 1978. A WHOLE LOT has changed since then. Don't believe this book is the gospel on nursing because it's not. It does give a good basic over-all view but is more a journal of a 'new' nurses experience.

I first read this as a teenager and briefly considered becoming a nurse because of it. I found it once again at a used-book sale and re-read it to see if it was still as funny, sad, uplifting, hopeful, etc. as I thought it was back then.

It was, although a lot of the treatments Ms. Benjamin describes are long obsolete and doctors can get in serious trouble nowadays for acting the way some of the doctors in the book did - screaming at nurses, sexual comments in public, etc.

And I saw a copy today at Waldenbooks! 8)

Easy to read, Ms. Anderson's words flow very well. Provides good insight into what it is like to be a nurse and some of the personal aspects of the position. Suggested for the teen considering a nursing career or those who are simply interested in nursing and medicine.

I am going to school to become a nurse and curious about what it could be like. The book is a little outdated (takes place in the late 70's), but gave details about how busy a nursing area could become.

I enjoyed this book and how the Mary interacted with the patients that were kind, angry, upset, etc. She always stood up for herself and confronted issues immediately. Great book!

Since I am going back to school to become a nurse, I decided to read this book to maybe get a little insight as to what I was getting myself into. It was a wonderful book, I couldn't put it down. I am a big Tv watcher and when I turn the TV off to read my husband asked me if I was feeling ok. I would recommend this book not only to nursing students but to anyone that wants to read a good book. Excellent.

I am a student about to graduate from nursing school. My mom got me this book and I loved it! It was nice to read about situations that she faced as a manager on a med-surg unit. Although the book was written in the 70s, and some things are very different (like nurses not being able to administer medications IVPush) some issues in nursing, good and bad are still applicable. It was a great find.

The first of it's kind....a book about the real work of a hospital nurse. I read this book when it first came out as a freshman nursing student and have never forgotten it. After meeting the author recently I wanted to re-read this book 30 years later.... UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE MY BOOK FROM THE SELLER!!!

This book records the personal experiences and history of one nurse at a large urban hospital. She is the head nurse in charge of one floor. It recounts her experiences and her personal life. I wonder what she would now say thirty years later? TV dramas show intense activity; they skip the mundane daily events. "Drama is real life without the dull spots." This nurse often talks about death and dying; that seems like a sign of unhappiness or depression. Happy people never think about dying; the very idea is obscene, like asking someone if they've been dewormed lately. (An unfrisky puppy may suffer from this ailment.)

This book concentrates on those with incurable illnesses, or with illnesses from poor eating (diabetes). I once read a claim that diabetes is unknown among those who do not eat refined foods. (That may be true, but they may suffer from other illnesses.) But diabetes was described in the time of Hippocrates; it may be as old as civilization. Those who die of TB or cholera at 30 will never live long enough to suffer from diabetes, heart disease, or cancer. You just can't win! The book mentions the problems of untreated diabetes and other illnesses. Is this a plea for National Health Care? I think NHC should be available for all until age 19. We can't guarantee proper eating, healthy living, etc. The pursuit of happiness may not always be a healthful activity.