Carol Gino
Do you still feel the passion to Help?,Can you still see the miracles?,or,Are you exhausted by Burnout?,Suffering Compassion Fatigue?,National Bestseller! This book is a moving and important affirmation of courage. Of the power of Love and of tragedy redeemed by compassion. Here is a book that will shatter forever your casual assumptions about medicine, doctors, and especially about nurses.,What can a nurse do for a ten-year old girl who is burned over most of her body, for whom all consciousness is pain? She tries to comfort her, to help release her from her torment, while a zealous doctor tries to play God and repeatedly forces her back to lifeâ€¦,When a doctor can do nothing more for a terminal patient, what can the nurse do for his family?,After a particularly difficult day, when a favorite patient dies, how does she leave her work behind her and convince her own healthy children and husband of her love for them?,â€œCarol Gino has written a wonderfully moving book. She tells The Nurseâ€™s Story with just the right blend of emotion, compassion and wisdom.â€ Harold S Kushner, author of â€œWhen Bad Things Happen To Good Peopleâ€,â€œA shattering, exhilarating book. A tribute to human dignity and courage.â€ Mario Puzo, author of The Godfather,â€œGritty and honest. It has a fierce compassion.â€ Martha Lear, author of Heart Sounds.,â€œRiveting, wrenching. Few nurseâ€™s have experienced the range of cases this dedicate nurse describes: cancer, burn unit, emergency room, birth, brain damageâ€¦The writer is a vigorous, optimistic, caring woman. And she exudes franknessâ€¦â€ Los Angeles Times
Nonfiction,Biography,Nurses,Nursing,Medical
The Nurse's Story