{"product_id":"healing-when-a-nurse-becomes-a-patient-hardcover","title":"Healing: When a Nurse Becomes a Patient - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTheresa Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Shift\u003c\/i\u003e comes a frank look at navigating the world of healthcare as a cancer nurse becomes a patient and experiences the system from the other side.​\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Despite her training and years of experience as an oncology and hospice nurse, Brown finds it difficult to navigate the medical maze from the other side of the bed. Why is she so often left in the dark about procedures and treatments? Why is she expected to research her own best treatment options? Why is there so much red tape? At times she's mad at herself for not speaking up and asking for what she needs but knows that being a \"difficult\" patient could mean she gets worse care. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Of the almost four million women in this country living with breast cancer, many have had, like Brown, a treatable form of the disease. Both unnerving and extremely relatable, her experience shows us how our for-profit health care industry \"cures\" us but at the same time leaves so many of us feeling alienated and uncared for. As she did so brilliantly in her \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, \u003ci\u003eThe Shift\u003c\/i\u003e, Brown relays the unforgettable details of her daily life--the needles, the chemo drugs, the rubber gloves, the bureaucratic frustrations--but this time from her new perch as a patient, looking back at some of her own cases and considering what she didn't know then about the warping effects of fear and the healing virtues of compassion. \"People failed me when I was a patient and I failed patients when working as a nurse. I see that now,\" she writes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHealing\u003c\/i\u003e is must-read for all of us who have tried to find healing through our health-care system. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheresa Brown, RN, \u003c\/b\u003e author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Shift\u003c\/i\u003e, is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e contributor. Her writing also appears on CNN.com and in the \u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Nursing\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eJournal of the American Medical Association\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Post-Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e. She has been a guest on MSNBC Live and NPR's \u003ci\u003eFresh Air\u003c\/i\u003e. Her first book was \u003ci\u003eCritical Care\u003c\/i\u003e, and during what she calls her past life, she received a PhD in English from the University of Chicago. She lectures nationally and internationally on issues related to nursing, health care, and end of life. Find her at theresabrown.com \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis author is represented by the Hachette Speakers Bureau.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 12, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767292952864,"sku":"9781643750699","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e15351c105441fb07e813c83fc3a04f5.webp?v=1780308388","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/healing-when-a-nurse-becomes-a-patient-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}