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

by Theresa Brown

A twelve-hour view of nursing on a cancer ward

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    Praised by The Wall Street Journal as “an engrossing human drama”

    The Wall Street Journal describes the book as an engrossing human drama and says it reflects elements of every n...

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A twelve-hour view of nursing on a cancer ward

Theresa Brown’s account is organized around one shift on a busy teaching hospital’s cancer ward. Across those twelve hours, the book brings together the work of nursing, consequential treatment decisions, and the personal stakes faced by patients. Its close focus on a single day also opens onto broader questions about medicine in the United States and the role of a nurse observing and caring for people through uncertain circumstances.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in nursing and hospital care
  • Those seeking firsthand perspectives on cancer treatment and patient experience
  • Readers interested in medical biography and the human dimensions of healthcare

Themes

Nursing practiceCancer careTreatment decisionsPatient experienceHope and humanity

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Book overview

"An engrossing human drama . . . The Shift is one nurse's story, but it contains elements of every nurse's experience."--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 hospital's cancer ward. In the span of twelve hours, lives can be lost, life-altering treatment decisions made, and dreams fulfilled or irrevocably stolen. Unfolding in real time--under the watchful eyes of this dedicated professional and insightful chronicler of events--The Shift gives an unprecedented view into the individual struggles as well as the larger truths about medicine in this country. By shift's end, we have witnessed something profound about hope and humanity.
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