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Book Synopsis Confessions of an Operating Room Nurse by : Kate Richardson
Download or read book Confessions of an Operating Room Nurse written by Kate Richardson and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a fun, yet serious description of life inside a busy operating room.It has interesting anecdotes plus real life job descriptions.It provides a window into the busy and stressful life of an operating room nurse. It is done with humor and interspersed with cute illustrations.
Download or read book Last Night in the OR written by Bud Shaw and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For readers of Henry Marsh's Do No Harm, Paul A. Ruggieri's Confessions of a Surgeon, and Atul Gawande's Better, a pioneering surgeon shares memories from a life in one of surgery’s most demanding fields The 1980s marked a revolution in the field of organ transplants, and Bud Shaw, M.D., who studied under Tom Starzl in Pittsburgh, was on the front lines. Now retired from active practice, Dr. Shaw relays gripping moments of anguish and elation, frustration and reward, despair and hope in his struggle to save patients. He reveals harshly intimate moments of his medical career: telling a patient's husband that his wife has died during surgery; struggling to complete a twenty-hour operation as mental and physical exhaustion inch closer and closer; and flying to retrieve a donor organ while the patient waits in the operating room. Within these more emotionally charged vignettes are quieter ones, too, like growing up in rural Ohio, and being awakened late at night by footsteps in the hall as his father, also a surgeon, slipped out of the house to attend to a patient in the ER. In the tradition of Mary Roach, Jerome Groopman, Eric Topol, and Atul Gawande, Last Night in the OR is an exhilarating, fast-paced, and beautifully written memoir, one that will captivate readers with its courage, intimacy, and honesty.
Book Synopsis Confessions of a Surgeon by : Paul A. Ruggieri M.D.
Download or read book Confessions of a Surgeon written by Paul A. Ruggieri M.D. and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-01-03 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As an active surgeon and former department chairman, Dr. Paul A. Ruggieri has seen the good, the bad, and the ugly of his profession. In Confessions of a Surgeon, he pushes open the doors of the O.R. and reveals the inscrutable place where lives are improved, saved, and sometimes lost. He shares the successes, failures, remarkable advances, and camaraderie that make it exciting. He uncovers the truth about the abusive, exhaustive training and the arduous devotion of his old-school education. He explores the twenty-four-hour challenges that come from patients and their loved ones; the ethics of saving the lives of repugnant criminals; the hot-button issues of healthcare, lawsuits, and reimbursements; and the true cost of running a private practice. And he explains the influence of the "white coat code of silence" and why patients may never know what really transpires during surgery. Ultimately, Dr. Ruggieri lays bare an occupation that to most is as mysterious and unfamiliar as it is misunderstood. His account is passionate, illuminating, and often shocking-an eye-opening, never- before-seen look at real life, and death, in the O.R.
Book Synopsis Medical Catastrophe by : Ronald W. Dworkin
Download or read book Medical Catastrophe written by Ronald W. Dworkin and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-03-17 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unnecessary death rarely happens at the hands of doctors, but it does happen. Sometimes the cause is medical error. But sometimes the cause is politics. The issues underlying many medical catastrophes are numerous: a power struggle between providers, uncertainty over who’s in charge, hesitation to practice good medicine for fear of being fired, specialization run amok, part-time doctoring. Doctors often prefer to ignore the problems, but patient safety demands that they be aired. And so does the future of the medical profession. Beneath the politics lies confusion: Doctors no longer know who they are. They don’t know how much authority they should wield. They don’t know what distinguishes them from other healthcare professionals. They don’t what about being a doctor should make them proud. When doctors lack a firm sense of who they are, the whole of medicine lacks an essential core, giving rise to personal and professional politics—and catastrophes. Patients may be relying on a system that has veered off course. In dramatic and revealing stories of patients in the operating room and interactions with colleagues, Ronald W. Dworkin traces his path from medical school to anesthesiology residency to his early years in private practice, with the experiences of his father and grandfather, also doctors, hovering overhead, in his quest to answer the question: What is a Doctor? Sometimes funny, sometimes scary, sometimes poignant, the story of what it means to be a doctor in today’s medical setting comes to life, as Dworkin outlines the contours, the challenges and rewards, of modern medicine, and how it must be rescued in order to preserve the profession and protect patients from disasters.
Book Synopsis Confessions of a Lover by : Al Morris
Download or read book Confessions of a Lover written by Al Morris and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2016-12-12 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life imposes many challenges upon us, some with happy endings, and others with unhappy ones. Confessions of a Lover plumbs the depths of those challenges and shows--time and time again--the importance of steadfastness in the face of adversity. This engaging collection of stories epitomizes the phrase, "in sickness or in health, for better or worse." Joyful, poignant, and heartbreaking all at once, Confessions of a Lover provides the reader with an intimate portrait of the author's life, emphasizing the value of advocacy and perseverance, particularly when dealing with the medical and legal systems. A lifetime of guidance by intuition and the innate intelligence to question events and interactions with others provide a unique framework for this memoir. Confessions of a Lover's wide-ranging stories describe many of the lessons we learn in life, and examine the experiences that mould our character, giving us the tools we need to meet unexpected calamities head-on. Despite circumstances that would have many angry or depressed, these personal examples reveal that gaining maturity over life experiences allows us to strive for happiness, security, and acceptance.
Book Synopsis Confessions of Emergency Room Doctors by : Rocky Lang
Download or read book Confessions of Emergency Room Doctors written by Rocky Lang and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rocky Lang and Dr. Erick Montero offer up more than 200 firsthand accounts of emergency room dramas along with bizarre and insightful medical facts and stats inside Confessions of Emergency Room Doctors. Sample entries include: * Strange Disease Fact: A melcryptovestimentaphilliac is someone who compulsively steals ladies underwear. * Dr. Brown, Chicago Hospital, writes: "A woman came into the ER, ready to give birth, followed by her husband and about ten kids. Their last name was King. We took her to the operating room and soon I came out and announced that he was the proud father of a baby boy--I told him his wife said that he should name the little one. Mr. King scratched his head and said, "Gee I just don't know, I've just about used up all the names I can think of." He glanced up at a sign that read, "No Smoking." "That's it," he says, "I'll name him Nosmo--Nosmo King."
Book Synopsis Confessions from the Closet by : serendipity
Download or read book Confessions from the Closet written by serendipity and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2022-04-19 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life is great when we are children, free to discover all we can do. When she was growing up, Serendipity learned that she had a secret elderly friend and could see stories in her mind. But when she excitedly told people about her discoveries, life began to change as she was punished and shunned for speaking her truth. In a candid narrative, Serendipity invites others along on her journey through life as she reveals secrets she has harbored for decades. While providing insight into how she first discovered her psychic abilities as a child growing up in the sixties and then why she thought she could quietly keep her special gift hidden, Serendipity also asks introspective questions directed at those on the outside looking in. As she shares the haunting details of what it was like to be called a “devil child” and then forced to live a life between two worlds, Serendipity shines a light on what it means to be psychic as she endured unthinkable tragedies and challenges and ultimately stepped into being one with spirit. Confessions from the Closet is the story of a psychic’s secrets as she bravely lived between two worlds, overcame adversity, and learned to embrace her gift.
Book Synopsis Confessions of a veterinary nurse by : Tracey Ison
Download or read book Confessions of a veterinary nurse written by Tracey Ison and published by David and Charles. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join Tracey on her humorous and bittersweet journey from trainee to fully-qualified veterinary nurse. Filled with love, fluff, laughter and the occasional tear, Tracey's story is a fascinating insight into the hard work and dedication that goes into looking after animals, in sickness and in health.
Book Synopsis Confessions of the Sisterhood by : J.C. Smith
Download or read book Confessions of the Sisterhood written by J.C. Smith and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-11-22 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Which sister are you? Are you Rose? Shes the eldest sister who is in a constant struggle with her career and her family. Rose has built a promising career in California, but she is pulled back home due to her mothers illness. Are you Kacy? Shes the middle sister, recently divorced and starting her life over. Shes the caretaker and the peacemaker. If shes not taking care of her ill mother, shes trying to keep her two sisters from killing each other. Are you Gina? Shes the youngest sister, wild and free. She has no responsibility and enjoys her parties."
Book Synopsis Confessions of a Healer by : O. T. Bonnett
Download or read book Confessions of a Healer written by O. T. Bonnett and published by MacAdam/Cage Publishing. This book was released on 1994 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bonnett proposes that society stop viewing people as "victims" of illness and question the medical profession.
Download or read book First, Do No Harm written by Lisa Belkin and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-02-16 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Crammed with provocative insights, raw emotion, and heartbreaking dilemmas,” (The New York Times) First, Do No Harm is a powerful examination of how life and death decisions are made at a major metropolitan hospital in Houston, as told through the stories of doctors, patients, families, and hospital administrators facing unthinkable choices. What is life worth? And when is a life worth living? Journalist Lisa Belkin examines how these questions are asked and answered over one dramatic summer at Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas. In an account that is fascinating, revealing, and almost novelistic in its immediacy, Belkin takes us inside a major hospital and introduces us to the people who must make life and death decisions every day. As we walk through the hallways of the hospital we meet a young pediatrician who must decide whether to perform a risky last-ditch surgery on a teenager who has spent most of his fifteen years in a hospital; we watch as new parents battle with doctors over whether to disconnect their fragile, premature twins from the machine that keeps them breathing; we are in the operating room as a poor immigrant, paralyzed from a gunshot in the neck, is asked by doctors whether or not he wishes to stay alive; we witness the worry of a kidney specialist as he decides whether or not to transfer an uninsured baby to the county hospital down the road. We experience critical moments in the lives of these real people as Belkin explores challenging issues and questions involving medical ethics, human suffering, modern technology, legal liability, and financial reality. As medical technology advances, the choices grow more complicated. How far should we go to save a life? Who decides? And who pays?
Book Synopsis How to Smuggle Children and Other Confessions of a Country Doctor by : David L. Cogswell
Download or read book How to Smuggle Children and Other Confessions of a Country Doctor written by David L. Cogswell and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2022-10-12 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An engaging and affectionate memoir, How to Smuggle Children and Other Confessions of a Country Doctor tells of three generations of Nova Scotian country doctors, whose combined practices span the twentieth century. With clear-eyed prose, Dr. David L. Cogswell explores the making of a country doctor, moving from memories of his adventurous school days, growing up in a doctor’s home, to the trials and triumphs of med school. Running parallel to his own memories of becoming a physician are the stories of his maternal grandfather—who began practicing at the turn of the century, traveling by horse and sleigh—and his father, who opened a home office in the 30s. Under their formidable influence, David opened his own home office in 1963. His diverse daily routine brought him into the heart of the community, where he, his father, and grandfather were not only familiar faces but respected medical professionals. At the core of this book is a celebration of the guiding force of family, which remained strong and consistent over one hundred years as history brought about many changes in society and medicine.
Download or read book The Nurses written by Alexandra Robbins and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times bestseller. “A funny, intimate, and often jaw-dropping account of life behind the scenes.”—People Nurses is the compelling story of the year in the life of four nurses, and the drama, unsung heroism, and unique sisterhood of nursing—one of the world’s most important professions (nurses save lives every day), and one of the world’s most dangerous, filled with violence, trauma, and PTSD. In following four nurses, Alexandra Robbins creates sympathetic characters while diving deep into their world of controlled chaos. It’s a world of hazing—“nurses eat their young.” Sex—not exactly like on TV, but surprising just the same. Drug abuse—disproportionately a problem among the best and the brightest, and a constant temptation. And bullying—by peers, by patients, by hospital bureaucrats, and especially by doctors, an epidemic described as lurking in the “shadowy, dark corners of our profession.” The result is a page-turning, shocking look at our health-care system.
Book Synopsis Confessions of a One-Eyed Neurosurgeon by : James Salmon, M.D.
Download or read book Confessions of a One-Eyed Neurosurgeon written by James Salmon, M.D. and published by Vantage Press, Inc. This book was released on 2009-04-17 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why is a Methodist minister doing stand up comedy while leading his slightly inebriated patrons in prayer? Is it possible to have more than five successful careers in your lifetime? Yes you can, if you are Reverend Dr. James H. Salmon, M.D., FACS, CPA. Dr. Salmon tells all in his memoirs. Now retired from his many lifetime endeavors, the author has written an irreverent, fascinating, and truly humorous book that entertains, educates, and delights through little triumphs and big tragedies.
Download or read book Mortal Lessons written by Richard Selzer and published by HMH. This book was released on 1996-04-15 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A surgeon shares true stories of life, death, and the human body in an essay collection that “will nail you to your chair” (Saturday Review). With settings ranging from the operating theater to a Korean ambulance, and topics as varied as the disposition of a corpse and the author’s own childhood, these nineteen captivating, wry, and intimate vignettes offer a poignant examination of health, humanity, and, of course, mortality. Sometimes tragic, sometimes humorous, the essays offer a physician’s viewpoint that goes beyond the medical to also consider the most meaningful issues and questions we face, whether as doctors or patients, cared for or caregiver. Praised by Kirkus Reviews as “an impressive display of knowledge and art, magic and mystery,” Mortal Lessons is a classic reflection on the human body and the human experience, and will resonate with readers for generations to come.
Book Synopsis The Art of Sleeping Alone by : Sophie Fontanel
Download or read book The Art of Sleeping Alone written by Sophie Fontanel and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-08-05 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beloved French author, journalist, editor and fashion blogger, at 49 years of age, makes a deliberate choice to remain single and celibate, a truly liberating decision that opens up a number of questions about the over-sexed society in which we live.
Download or read book Baby Catcher written by Peggy Vincent and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2003-04-15 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this engaging account of her career as a midwife, Vincent describes the hilarious, sometimes frightening, events surrounding the appearance of a new human being. More than a collection of unforgettable stories, "Baby Catcher" is a clarion call for a less technological, more personalized approach to childbirth in this country.
