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. 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. The book, browns second memoir, spans a single 12hour workday and. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the shift. Summary the shift is based on the real life experience of theresa brown during one of her shifts working as a nurse.
The shift 9781616203207, 9781616205423 vitalsource. Practicing nurse and new york times columnist theresa brown invites us to. One long shift with a nurse on a cancer ward the asco post. This excerpt from the shift is printed here courtesy of algonquin books of chapel hill. Hampton, whose cuttingedge treatment may kill him, and anxious candace, awaiting a stem cell. 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.
Shes one of those rare people who seems to do many things well. In this book, theresa brown tells us what its really like to be a nurse on the ward of a busy american hospital and how difficult it is to find time to give each patient. Throughout the book theresa deals with four patients who each have a life threatening disease. New york times columnist for bedside from 20122015, she was previously a contributor to the times blog well. The book the shift by theresa brown is a good inside look at the everyday lives of nurses. Brown holds a doctorate in english, is a former university professor of english, a. Her first book, critical care, was published in 2010 by harper studio, an imprint of harpercollins. 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.
One nurse, twelve hours, four patients lives by theresa. One nurse, twelve hours, four patients lives by theresa brown, algonquin, 256 pp. Theresa is a frequent contributor to the new york times. 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. 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. 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. One nurse, twelve hours, four patients lives ebook written by theresa brown. 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. One nurse, twelve hours, four patients lives, and critical care. Theresa brown books list of books by author theresa brown. Danielle ofri, md, phd, author of what doctors feel. 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.
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. Every day theresa brown holds patients lives in her hands. 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. Her second book, the shift, will be released on september 22, 2015, published by. By shifts end we have witnessed something profound about hope, healing, and humanity. One nurse, twelve hours, four patients lives theresa brown isbn. Theresa brown, phd, bsn, rn, is an american clinical nurse, frequent contributor to the new york times and author. In the span of twelve hours, lives can be lost, lifealtering treatment. The living, breathing heart of browns book lies in her vivid. Four patients lives, a book written by theresa brown. 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.
I will do this all again tomorrow and then there will be another shift and another and another. Order your copy today compelling and compassionate human drama. The shift is one nurses story, but it contains elements of every nurses experience. I got so caught up in her stories that i was late for my shift at the hospital. The shift, her second book about nursing following critical care, chronicles one 12hour shift in a fairly typical work day for brown. Theresa browns new book the shift algonquin books, 2015 is available now. Nurse and new york times columnist theresa brown discusses her book the shift in which she talks about health care and her firsthand. The shift one nurse, twelve hours, four patients lives by theresa brown and publisher algonquin books workman. One nurse, twelve hours, four patients lives, in which she discusses health care and her experiences in patient care and patient safety. Perri klass, md, author of treatment kind and fair. 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.
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. Theresa brown has succeeded in serving up a thoroughly engrossing view of the everyday in an american hospital. The shift compelling and compassionate human drama. 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. 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. Writer and registered nurse theresa brown pulls back the curtain on. 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. Although the book is full of medical terminology, the author has made every effort to explain the reader what these terms mean.
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. Author and nurse theresa brown discusses hospitals. One nurse, twelve hours, four patients lives, was a new york times bestseller and is available everywhere books are sold. Throughout the book, brown doesnt provide wasted or unnecessary details. 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. 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. 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. In the span of twelve hours, lives can be lost, lifealtering treatment decisions made, and dreams fulfilled or. Save up to 80% by choosing the etextbook option for isbn. The shift theresa brown paperback books online raru. 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. A new nurse faces death, life, and everything in between, as well as a blogger for the new york times.
Four patients to one nurse might not sound like a huge workload it didnt to me, anyway, when i started this book. A nurse reflects on the privilege of caring for dying. A new nurse faces death, life, and everything in between, and more on. She is thorough, yet her prose moves swiftly, often reflecting the rapid pace of her shift. See all books authored by theresa brown, including the shift. 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. The shift follows theresa brown through a twelve hour shift at the urban teaching hospital where she works as a registered nurse. We know that when shes describing patient care, shes going to give us all the steps required to discharge her duties. 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. She effectively conveys the great burdenand uncertaintyof the critical decisionmaking doctors require of her and how she sometimes, agonizingly, secondguesses herself. 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.
She is a prolific writer, contributor to the new york times, and a speaker on nursing, health care, and endoflife issues. Chicago turabian humanities citation style guide brown, theresa, the shift. My breath deepens and i feel the calm of oblivion begin to cover me. Its incredible the love that people evoke at the end of their lives, she says. Theresa brown, bsn, rn, works as a clinical nurse in pittsburgh. One nurse, twelve hours, four patients lives author. Palliative care nurse theresa brown provides inhome, endoflife care to patients. One nurse, twelve hours, four patients lives, we see that its not without considerable effort in fact, this high degree of multi. You will learn the importance of time management, and communication skills. Author theresa brown uses this technique a lot in her new book, the shift, even though shes not a firsttime writer. One nurse, twelve hours, four patients lives theresa. 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.
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