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OverviewIn this book, Suzanne Gordon describes the everyday work of three RNs in Boston-a nurse practitioner, an oncology nurse, and a clinical nurse specialist on a medical unit. At a time when nursing is often undervalued and nurses themselves in short supply, Life Support provides a vivid, engaging, and intimate portrait of health care's largest profession and the important role it plays in patients' lives. Life Support is essential reading for working nurses, nursing students, and anyone considering a career in nursing as well as for physicians and health policy makers seeking a better understanding of what nurses do and why we need them. For the Cornell edition of this landmark work, Gordon has written a new introduction that describes the current nursing crisis and its impact on bedside nurses like those she profiled in the book. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Suzanne Gordon , Claire M. FaginPublisher: Cornell University Press Imprint: ILR Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9780801474286ISBN 10: 0801474280 Pages: 368 Publication Date: 11 October 2007 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsForeword to the Cornell Edition by Claire M. Fagin, R. N., Ph. D., F.A.A.N. Preface CHAPTER 1: The Tapestry of Care CHAPTER 2: Nancy Rumplik - The Care of Strangers CHAPTER 3: Jeannie Chaisson - Not on the Charts CHAPTER 4: Ellen Kitchen - A Special Visitor CHAPTER 5: Nancy Rumplik - The Meaning of Illness CHAPTER 6: Jeannie Chaisson - A Mentor of Their Own CHAPTER 7: Ellen Kitchen - Collaborative Care CHAPTER 8: Nancy Rumplik - A Good Enough Death CHAPTER 9: Ellen Kitchen - Final Checkups CHAPTER 10: Jeannie - Chaisson A Good Enough Death II CHAPTER 11: Unraveling the Tapestry of Care CONCLUSION: Preserving the Tapestry of Care Afterword to the Cornell Edition Notes Selected Bibliography IndexReviews<p> For patients, physicians, nurses, and health policy analysts, Gordon's passionate and accessible account of the impact of managed care on skilled nursing provides clear grounds for concern. -Health Affairs <p> For patients, physicians, nurses, and health policy analysts, Gordon's passionate and accessible account of the impact of managed care on skilled nursing provides clear grounds for concern. Health Affairs Author InformationAuthor Website: http://suzannecgordon.com/Suzanne Gordon is coeditor of the Cornell University Press series The Culture and Politics of Health Care Work and was program leader of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-funded Nurse Manager in Action Program. She is the author of Nursing against the Odds and The Battle for Veterans' Healthcare; coauthor of From Silence to Voice, Life Support, Safety in Numbers, Beyond the Checklist, and Bedside Manners; editor of When Chicken Soup Isn't Enough; and coeditor of The Complexities of Care, First, Do Less Harm, and Collaborative Caring, all from Cornell. Tab Content 6Author Website: http://suzannecgordon.com/Countries AvailableAll regions |
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