Bringing It Home: A Nurse Discovers Healthcare Beyond the Hospital

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AuthorShalof, Tilda
PublisherMcClelland & Stewart
Bindingpaperback
PublishedApril 29, 2014
Edition1
LanguageEnglish
Pages336
ISBN-10077108000X
ISBN-139780771080005
Weight0.75 lb
Dimensions
H × W × L
1.18 in × 5.59 in × 8.19 in

Bringing It Home: A Nurse Discovers Healthcare Beyond the Hospital

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Used book in very good condition. Pages and cover are intact, with minor wear. Limited notes or highlighting are possible. CDs and access codes may be missing.

About this book

ICU nurse and bestselling author Tilda Shalof learns what nursing beyond the hospital really means. For the 350,000 professional nurses in Canada and 3 million in the US; readers of Atul Gawande's award-winning books and The American Nurse by Carole Jones. In her latest book, ICU nurse Tilda Shalof leaves the hospital behind to accompany the nurses who work in homes, from mansions to shacks to the streets, all across the country. Working with the Victorian Order of Nurses, a...

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ICU nurse and bestselling author Tilda Shalof learns what nursing beyond the hospital really means. For the 350,000 professional nurses in Canada and 3 million in the US; readers of Atul Gawande's award-winning books and The American Nurse by Carole Jones.
In her latest book, ICU nurse Tilda Shalof leaves the hospital behind to accompany the nurses who work in homes, from mansions to shacks to the streets, all across the country. Working with the Victorian Order of Nurses, a Canadian not-for-profit organization that provides home and community care, Tilda meets a wide variety of nursing professionals who offer untraditional care, sometimes in unlikely settings. This book not only describes a personal journey, but it also brings to light new health care issues. North America is on the cusp of change as the needs of our aging population put pressure on our health care system; more people need care in their homes and community supports to stay well. Yet this book is not just about caring for our elderly; Tilda also discovers how nurses care for people with a home, living on the street, for teen parents, returning soldiers with PTSD, those with physical disabilities, sex trade workers, and complex pediatrics. Shalof tells her story with her usual engaging, conversational style, and with this book, she continues to enlighten, surprise, and entertain readers.
A portion of the proceeds from this book benefit The Victorian Order of Nurses.


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