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The Shift: One Nurse, Twelve Hours, Four Patients' Lives
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This would be an illuminating book for any person who has some desire to possibly do RN-BSN hospital nursing. It's not unusual to do 12 hour shifts, usually 3 or 4 per week.
It's well written, ironically she came to nursing later after children and had already taught with a Phd in English. Both sides of the brain for Theresa. She's mid-forties when she writes this 12 hour shift minute by minute. She has 4 patients at one time. Departure for one, but intake day for another. It's on an oncology ward.
Very real. That she gave immense movement to movement detailing for flushing ports of different kinds and the administration of a pain killer narcotic by syringe- all of the particulars, that was 5 star. For medical personal it might seem elementary childish in read, but I think it partakes of the pull even within precise hand or body movement "time". The phone rings regardless. The call button sounds for both the more lighter or the most tragic situations- but regardless it is a withdrawal from "other" to get to it.
Excellent. I can't say I was in love with her appraisals or a few times too, her value judgments, but I do understand her fulfillment quotient. But it truly does give you the flavor of both the bridges needed to cross, as well as the high levels of context knowledge that has to be nearly immediate in nature. Not just to notice, but to react.
It's well written, ironically she came to nursing later after children and had already taught with a Phd in English. Both sides of the brain for Theresa. She's mid-forties when she writes this 12 hour shift minute by minute. She has 4 patients at one time. Departure for one, but intake day for another. It's on an oncology ward.
Very real. That she gave immense movement to movement detailing for flushing ports of different kinds and the administration of a pain killer narcotic by syringe- all of the particulars, that was 5 star. For medical personal it might seem elementary childish in read, but I think it partakes of the pull even within precise hand or body movement "time". The phone rings regardless. The call button sounds for both the more lighter or the most tragic situations- but regardless it is a withdrawal from "other" to get to it.
Excellent. I can't say I was in love with her appraisals or a few times too, her value judgments, but I do understand her fulfillment quotient. But it truly does give you the flavor of both the bridges needed to cross, as well as the high levels of context knowledge that has to be nearly immediate in nature. Not just to notice, but to react.
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May 22, 2017 08:04PM
Jeanette this reminds me too much of when I was a nurse.:) I will pass on this one.
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Oh, I totally agree. The reviews of this book from nurses cited time and again that the pace and the pages of process description were too much like work. The third nurse joins my daughter-in-law and her own mother this last week. My granddaughter, Jessica is now RN BSN too. And her sister Mallory starts in the program at Loyola this fall. And my other daughter-in-law is OT therapist. My son said just this last month, that he is a singular (CFO) surrounded by medical and doesn't want to hear another illness story from anyone. He's only half joking because sometimes I hear them talking over him. He's going to have a pharmacist too, I think. Andy's more than 1/2 way there already.
As of today- our pharmacist is practicing at Mayo Clinic in MN (grandson) and the granddaughter I mention above in 2017 Mallory graduated yesterday. She is nursing now at Lurie Childrens' in Chicago. And a third granddaughter has joined the family too - through adoption. Anna Maria. The adoption in court procedure was through Zoom yesterday and it was really something. So nice to have a baby in the family again!
